Comedian guide followers can rejoice as The Suicide Squad star John Cena is in line for his personal streaming collection.
HBO Max (at present unique to the US) introduced on Wednesday that it has ordered a derivative of the upcoming James Gunn movie, which options the 43-year-old skilled wrestler because the Peacemaker from the pages of DC Comics supervillain team-up.
The eight-episode collection will skip taking pictures a pilot and proceed proper to collection manufacturing.
Gunn will write the entire episodes and is alleged to be helming most of them, in accordance with Deadline.
The previous WWE star may even function a co-executive producer.
The collection is predicted to discover the origins of Cena’s The Suicide Squad character. Within the comics, his identify is Christopher Smith, a pacifist diplomat and son of a Nazi loss of life camp commandant who fights dictators and warlords because the founding father of the Pax Institute.
“James Gunn has the distinctive skill to create an expansive universe whereas additionally bringing to life the soul and wit of every character. We sit up for a deep dive into the world of Peacemaker, stated Casey Bloys, Chief Content material Officer for HBO and HBO Max.
Gunn added, “Peacemaker is a chance to delve into present world points by way of the lens of this superhero/supervillain/and world’s greatest douchebag. I am excited to broaden The Suicide Squad and produce this character from the DC movie universe to the complete breadth of a collection.”
Cena shall be subsequent seen in F9, the ninth instalment of the favored Fast & Furious franchise, and can also be tapped to play co-host to the revival of Wipeout on TBS.
Different DC Universe (additionally unique to the US) originals which have since moved to HBO Max embrace Doom Patrol, Harley Quinn, Titans, Swamp Factor, and Younger Justice.
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