James Gunn Could Have Spoiled Some ‘Superman’ Stars Coming to the ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Finale

As Peacemaker‘s second season has been unfolding, its closing stretch of episodes has been saved beneath lock and key to forestall spoilers from spreading on-line. Solely the primary 5 episodes (of eight complete) have been despatched to reviewers, particularly as a result of DC Studios head honcho James Gunn didn’t need to spoil any large moments. That features not telling his publicist what’s what. Which makes the entire secrecy surrounding Peacemaker season two’s finale all of the extra ironic, as Gunn wound up spoiling it himself.

In keeping with GamesRadar+, within the director’s commentary of Superman, Gunn revealed that he recycled a set from the movie the place authorities authority figures have been attempting to determine what to do with the Kryptonian, teasing that another Superman characters could be making their return in Peacemaker.

“The Saturday after we did [this Superman scene], we shot a scene from Peacemaker [season two] episode eight, as a result of it had numerous the identical solid from Superman,” Gunn mentioned. “It had James [Hiroyuki Liao] as Mori and Frank [Grillo] as Rick Flag, after which a few different folks. I feel this can have already aired when this director’s commentary comes out, however I’m unsure truly—I’ll depart the secrets and techniques there.”

Seeing as how Gunn went on document to say that Superman‘s digital launch got here method uncharacteristically early to make method for Peacemaker, Gunn being the inception level of spilling the beans on a Superman spoiler, nevertheless vauge, is nearly ironic given he’s needed to do damange management from rampant DC Studios rumors about movie plots telling followers to relax out and never consider something unless it comes from him.

Whereas Gunn doesn’t go on to outright reveal whether or not these different folks could be Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor or David Corenswet’s Clark Kent, who’re already poised for an uncanny team-up within the sequel Superman movie Man of Tomorrow, there’s sufficient proof to counsel that no less than the latter will make an look in Peacemaker.

The above whoopsie daisy on Gunn’s half retroactively made a seemingly innocuous put up from Corenswet, made earlier this month, appear much less like a passing of the torch from Superman to Peacemaker as DC Studios’ new obsession, and extra like a straight-up spoiler in plain sight, all however confirming his look. On the time, Corenswet’s put up was characterised on-line as him visiting the Peacemaker set whereas capturing Superman and taking a fast candid picture with John Cena to drum up hype for the present.

Given Peacemaker‘s monitor document of losing no time to disclose Cena’s Christopher Smith just isn’t an enormous fan of huge blue in its opening scene, retconning the Justice Gang showing as a substitute of the Justice League in its season one finale, the probability the 2 will sq. off sooner or later in Peacemaker‘s safeguarded season two finale feels all however assured.

One other piece of proof supporting this idea is James Gunn’s personal spouse and Peacemaker star Jennifer Holland, who revealed to Phase Hero podcast that the ultimate three episodes would have important implications for the rebooted DC universe transferring ahead. Gunn shared the identical sentiment, saying this season would “instantly” tie into Man of Tomorrow in the identical interview. Nonetheless, Gunn acquiesced to not wanting the massive second to be spoiled.

“It may imply they’re horrible,” Gunn mentioned on the Section Hero podcast. “That’s one possibility. Or it may imply that there’s numerous main twists and turns within the final three episodes… I actually don’t need what’s in these final three episodes to be spoiled. And so I’m preserving them near the chest. I received’t even let my publicist see them. That’s the god’s sincere reality.”

Regardless of the case, Superman followers should tune in to Peacemaker and discover out if Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, or some other outstanding solid members will make an look when new episodes of the present air on Thursday evening on HBO Max.

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