Does John Cena as Peacemaker have a bit of “arrested development?”
The leading man of the new HBO Max series Peacemaker says his role of “Peacemaker” Christopher Smith will have some familial warts on display as he interacts with his father, played by Robert Patrick. John Cena spoke with SFX to give further details about what fans can expect from his new series.
“In Peacemaker, you’re gonna see a lot of stuff that people can relate to in their lives, and be able to craft their own takeaways. I never want to tell people how to feel or think when they watch something, but I really love the fact that it hits on a lot of stuff about what family means to us, searching for approval of others, how to live your life, and nature versus nurture and how we’re raised,” Cena said. “How the values we grew up in can change, and how difficult it is to unwire some stuff. There’s a bunch in there that is really gonna be good and fun to look at in the whole series.
“The way James [Gunn] crafted every character path is really fun,” Cena explained. “You really go through a hell of a ride in the eight episodes, and I think Adebayo is no different. There’s a moment in the trailer where Adebayo is like, ‘Man, if you were just Chris every once in a while, that wouldn’t be so effing bad!’ I think she’s the one person that creates a safe environment for maybe him to be him. This is a guy who literally, by his own free will, is dancing in his underwear in somebody else’s apartment. There’s more than what you see on the surface inside of Chris Smith, and I think Adebayo is a nice catalyst to bring that out.”
Check out the latest trailer for the series at this link. Peacemaker premieres on HBO Max on January 13, 2022. Cena’s first appearance as Peacemaker was in The Suicide Squad, which is available to stream now on HBO Max and Amazon Video.
