James Gunn and his longtime girlfriend, actress Jennifer Holland, are engaged!Gunn — the writer/creator/director of the HBO series — shared the news to Instagram on Tuesday, with a picture and a simple caption: "
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has enraptured fans with its tongue-in-cheek yet action-packed take on life of an antihero who desperately wants to be liked. While John Cena’s titular egotistical hired assassin is at the center of James Gunn’s HBO Max series, it's the ensemble cast of quirky characters that really brings the story alive. Especially Freddie Stroma, who plays Peacemaker’s longtime, adoring friend, Vigilante, a sociopath who has no problem killing anyone who has done wrong -- or seen him out of costume.
“He’s definitely a psychopath,” Stroma tells ET’s Will Marfuggi, explaining that he’s really a foil for Peacemaker, who has developed a conscience over the course of the season. “He’s trying to figure out where he is on the moral spectrum. That’s what he’s trying to figure out through the show.
And then, Vigilante represents what he was before. Maybe not quite as psychotic.” That said, there’s a foolish charm bolstered by Stroma’s stunning good looks that is disarming. “He’s very off… but he’s got this sort of sweet aspect to him,” Gunn tells Polygon.His ringtone is Aqua’s “Barbie Girl,” after all.
“It’s so good, because you can never put your finger on him and you just don’t know what this character is,” Stroma says. And it’s that which makes him so watchable -- and pop off the screen -- even alongside Cena. Adding to his impact are some amazing action sequences, most notably in episode 4 (“The Choad Less Traveled”), when Vigilante provokes a jail fight with a bunch of white supremacists after getting himself arrested on purpose. “As soon as I read it, I was like, ‘Wow.
James Gunn and his longtime girlfriend, actress Jennifer Holland, are engaged!Gunn — the writer/creator/director of the HBO series — shared the news to Instagram on Tuesday, with a picture and a simple caption: "
Amber Dowling The Season 1 finale of HBO Max’s “Peacemaker” blew away the TV competition to earn the top spot on Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of Feb. 14 to 20.
James Gunn and Jennifer Holland are officially engaged. The "Suicide Squad" director, 55 — who later released the spin-off, "Peacemaker," centered on the anti-hero played by John Cena — popped the question to his longtime partner.
HBO Max series.Cena’s snarky Peacemaker proclaims that Green Arrow “goes to Brony conventions dressed as the back half of Twilight Sparkle with a four-inch-wide butthole drilled in the costume.”For reference, a “Brony” is a male fan of the neon cartoon “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” — and Princess Twilight Sparkle refers to the name of a horse character on the ’80s animated classicAmell starred as the DC hero on the CW’s “Arrow” for eight seasons from 2012 until 2020. He now stars as a pro-wrestler on the Stars series “Heels,” which is perhaps why he decided to sucker-punch Cena where it might hurt most.The Toronto native took to Twitter on Friday to retaliate for Peacemaker’s anal attack: Amell trolled wrestler-turned-actor Cena by quipping, “Haven’t seen it.
Congratulations are in order for James Gunn and “Peacemaker” star Jennifer Holland.
James Gunn and longtime girlfriend Jennifer Holland are engaged!
Warning, the following story includes major spoilers for “Peacemaker” and its finale. After eight episodes of television, writer/director James Gunn has proven DC Comics properties can be a cut above The CW counterparts that have dragged down the brand for years.
John Cena has shared some exciting news about the season finale of Peacemaker.
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“I feel like we are left as a team, as a unit, and it took a journey for us to get there, but we finally do,” says Peacemaker star Danielle Brooks of the first season of the HBO Max series from James Gunn.
***Warning spoilers ahead for season one of “Peacemaker” and, most importantly, the big cameos in the show’s finale.*** “Peacemaker” became the first big DCEU television series launching on HBO Max as DC Films looks to branch out their live-action comic book universe on the streaming service with films like “Batgirl” and other shows brewing on the horizon. The series is a direct spinoff of “The Suicide Squad,” with James Gunn writing and directing most of the episodes.
Warning: The following interview contains spoilers from The Peacemaker season one finale “It’s Cow or Never”, now available to watch on HBO Max.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSPOILER WARNING: This story discusses major spoilers for the Season 1 finale of “Peacemaker,” currently streaming on HBO Max.Throughout the first season of “Peacemaker,” the titular costume vigilante, a.k.a.
explosive debut season, has been renewed for season 2 by HBO Max. The news comes ahead of the season 1 finale, which debuts on Thursday. The series created by James Gunn and starring John Cena will see the duo reuniting once again after first working together on.
UPDATE: HBO Max has officially announced Season 2 of “Peacemaker,” so it is now confirmed. The original post follows… As “Peacemaker” wraps up its first season on HBO Max, it seems like only a matter of time before we get official word about Season 2.
A Season 2 of James Gunn’s popular DC series Peacemaker is locked and loaded on HBO Max. Gunn will direct and write all episodes for the new season.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThe DC Comics adaptation “Peacemaker” has been renewed for Season 2 on HBO Max, executive producer James Gunn and star John Cena announced on Wednesday.The announcement comes the day before the Season 1 finale of the show, which continues the story of Cena’s titular costume vigilante from Gunn’s 2021 feature film “The Suicide Squad.” Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Chukwudi Iwuji, Jennifer Holland, and Steve Agee played the members of the motley crew of operatives tasked to help Peacemaker repel an alien invasion.Gunn wrote all eight episodes of the first season, and directed five, along with Jody HIll, Rosemary Rodriguez, and Brad Anderson.
As “Peacemaker” wraps up its first season on HBO Max, it seems like only a matter of time before we get official word about Season 2. James Gunn, even before the series began airing, hinted that he would like to do more episodes.