As Peacemaker‘s second season has been unfolding, its final stretch of episodes has been kept under lock and key to prevent spoilers from spreading online. Only the first five episodes (of eight total) were sent to reviewers, specifically because DC Studios head honcho James Gunn didn’t want to ruin any big moments. That includes not telling his publicist what’s what. Which makes the whole secrecy surrounding Peacemaker season two’s finale all the more ironic, as Gunn wound up spoiling it himself.
According to GamesRadar+, in the director’s commentary of Superman, Gunn revealed that he recycled a set from the film where government authority figures were trying to figure out what to do with the Kryptonian, teasing that some other Superman characters would be making their return in Peacemaker.
“The Saturday after we did [this Superman scene], we shot a scene from Peacemaker [season two] episode eight, because it had a lot of the same cast from Superman,” Gunn said. “It had James [Hiroyuki Liao] as Mori and Frank [Grillo] as Rick Flag, and then a couple of other people. I think this will have already aired when this director’s commentary comes out, but I’m not sure actually—I’ll leave the secrets there.”
Seeing as how Gunn went on record to say that Superman‘s digital release came way uncharacteristically early to make way for Peacemaker, Gunn being the inception point of spilling the beans on a Superman spoiler, however vauge, is almost ironic given he’s had to do damange control from rampant DC Studios rumors about film plots telling fans to chill out and not believe anything unless it comes from him.
While Gunn doesn’t go on to outright reveal whether those other people would be Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor or David Corenswet’s Clark Kent, who are already poised for an uncanny team-up in the sequel Superman film Man of Tomorrow, there’s enough evidence to suggest that at least the latter will make an appearance in Peacemaker.
The above whoopsie daisy on Gunn’s part retroactively made a seemingly innocuous post from Corenswet, made earlier this month, seem less like a passing of the torch from Superman to Peacemaker as DC Studios’ new obsession, and more like a straight-up spoiler in plain sight, all but confirming his appearance. At the time, Corenswet’s post was characterized online as him visiting the Peacemaker set while shooting Superman and taking a quick candid photo with John Cena to drum up hype for the show.
Given Peacemaker‘s track record of wasting no time to reveal Cena’s Christopher Smith is not a huge fan of big blue in its opening scene, retconning the Justice Gang appearing instead of the Justice League in its season one finale, the likelihood the two will square off at some point in Peacemaker‘s safeguarded season two finale feels all but assured.
Another piece of evidence supporting this theory is James Gunn’s own wife and Peacemaker star Jennifer Holland, who revealed to Phase Hero podcast that the final three episodes would have significant implications for the rebooted DC universe moving forward. Gunn shared the same sentiment, saying this season would “directly” tie into Man of Tomorrow in the same interview. Still, Gunn acquiesced to not wanting the big moment to be spoiled.
“It could mean they’re terrible,” Gunn said on the Phase Hero podcast. “That is one option. Or it could mean that there’s a lot of major twists and turns in the last three episodes… I really don’t want what’s in those last three episodes to be spoiled. And so I’m keeping them close to the chest. I won’t even let my publicist see them. That’s the god’s honest truth.”
Whatever the case, Superman fans will have to tune in to Peacemaker and find out if Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, or any other prominent cast members will make an appearance when new episodes of the show air on Thursday night on HBO Max.
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