Suicide Squad in 2016 didn’t feature John Cena but part two of the movie does have him. The first edition was written and directed by David Ayer which turned out to be a Box Office success, grossing over $740 million worldwide.
Then James Gunn took charge of The Suicide Squad part two in 2021 which was said to be a ”soft reboot” of the 2016 film. The film stars Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, John Cena as Peacemaker, and more.
Per the earlier reports, this new DC film drew just $26.5 million at the box office from 4,002 North American theaters, according to Variety. The numbers may appear to be really disappointing, HBO Max did present some other facts to present the success.
According to HBO Max chief Andy Forssell, the John Cena-starrer was described as the “second-most viewed film over an opening weekend on HBO Max since we began day-and-date releases with theaters.”
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Mortal Kombat is believed to be holding the number one spot, but that assumption wasn’t directly confirmed. The video game franchise reboot came in April and only made $41.1 in theaters from which $23.3 was gathered in the opening weekend.
Updates on John Cena’s upcoming Peacemaker series
Now, John Cena is also set to star in a spinoff based on his Peacemaker character on HBO Max. Many fans were highly impressed with the WWE Superstar’s portrayal of the Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad and now more details regarding the upcoming spinoff have been revealed.
Speaking to Variety, James Gunn talked about the upcoming Peacemaker spinoff. And how the post-credits scene in The Suicide Squad would tie to the spinoff with this movie. Gunn claimed that the TV series will be taking place both in the past and present.
“Well, through the story, you learn where Peacemaker came from. There’s a moment in the movie where Bloodsport talks about his father and what his father was like, and you cut to a shot of Peacemaker, and Peacemaker nods. That’s the seed of the entire “Peacemaker” series. So we get to see Peacemaker with his father, who’s played by Robert Patrick, where he came from, what he’s done, what that means to him, and where he’s going after all of this.”
