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HBO Max orders John Cena-led Suicide Squad spinoff TV series

Posted on by Josh Nason

Even before he debuts in the new “The Suicide Squad” movie next year, John Cena has a deal in place to play his character in a TV series ordered by HBO Max.

Deadline reported Wednesday that the DC Universe show will be named after Cena’s character (“The Peacemaker”), a show that will be written and mainly directed by James Gunn who is handling the same duties on the movie.

Gunn also wrote and directed the first two Guardians of the Galaxy movies for Marvel which starred former WWE star Dave Bautista.

Scheduled to begin production early next year, the first season will be eight episodes and will explore the origins of the Peacemaker character. Cena is a co-executive producer on the series. The new Squad movie, which also stars Margot Robbie and Idris Elba, is set for release in early-August.

It will be a busy 2020 for the former WWE star as he will appear in the ninth Fast & The Furious movie (currently in post-production) and the reboot of the Wipeout game show for TBS.

His most recent WWE appearance was in the cinematic Firefly Fun House match against Bray Wyatt at April’s WrestleMania 36.

VIDEO: John Cena appears in new ‘The Suicide Squad’ trailer

Posted on by Bryan Rose

A new teaser trailer highlighting the cast of next year’s The Suicide Squad film was released today by Warner Bros. Pictures. You can watch the trailer below:

Cena will play the part of Christopher Smith aka Peacemaker, one of the many superheroes that are part of the Suicide Squad. The movie is a standalone sequel to the first Suicide Squad film released in 2016.

Cena has established a career as a major Hollywood film actor since leaving WWE as a full-time talent in 2017. He most recently appeared for WWE back at WrestleMania 36, competing in a Firefly Fun House match against Bray Wyatt. Wyatt won that match, with Cena not being seen on WWE programming since.

During his time away from WWE, Cena has starred in a number of films including Blockers, Bumblebee, and Doolittle. His next major role will be in F9, the latest sequel in the Fast and the Furious film series, which is set for release on April 2, 2021.

The Suicide Squad is scheduled for a August 6, 2021 release in theatres.

John Cena officially joins cast of second ‘Suicide Squad’ movie

Posted on by Joseph Currier

John Cena is officially part of the cast for the next Suicide Squad movie.

The cast of the film was revealed via a tweet from director and writer James Gunn today, with Gunn writing “Don’t get too attached.” The movie is called “The Suicide Squad” and is scheduled to be released on August 6, 2021.

Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Idris Elba, Michael Rooker, Peter Capaldi, Daniela Melchior, Jennifer Holland, Julio Ruiz, Taika Waititi, Alice Braga, Steve Agee, Tinashe Kajese, Pete Davidson, Storm Reid, Juan Diego Botto, Sean Gunn, Nathan Fillion, Joel Kinnaman, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Jai Courtney, Joaquin Cosio, and David Dastmalchian are also in the cast.

The first Suicide Squad movie hit theaters in 2016, with it featuring characters from the DC Comics extended universe. The plot was that “A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.”

Cena being in talks to join “The Suicide Squad” was first reported by Variety in April. Cena’s character for the movie has yet to be confirmed, though it’s been rumored that he’ll be playing Peacemaker.

In June, it was announced that Cena will also be part of the cast for “Fast & Furious 9.”

Cena’s most recent appearance on WWE television was at Raw Reunion in July. He also appeared at WrestleMania 35 but hasn’t wrestled since January of this year.