James Gunn Offers Cryptic Tease About Who His Rebooted DC Universe Is Actually About, Directs Fans to Peacemaker Season 2 for Clues

James Gunn’s rebooted DC Universe is disconnected to a flyer with Superman, but whose communicative is the DCU really? In a caller interview, Gunn of people wouldn't say, but did tease they’re a quality no-one would expect.

In an interrogation with ScreenRant, Gunn jokingly acknowledged the DCU isn’t Krypto the Superdog’s story, contempt his prima crook successful Superman. Then, helium added: “I think... I bash cognize whose communicative it is. And it astir apt isn't anyone anyone would ever expect.”

ScreenRant asked if this enigma quality is idiosyncratic we’ve seen already successful the DCU, and Gunn confirmed it is.

As Gunn has indicated successful anterior interviews, he’s gathering towards a large event. But this, too, sounds similar it volition instrumentality fans by surprise.

“And it's not what anyone thinks,” helium continued. “It's not what anyone would guess. But I deliberation that if radical ticker the adjacent play of Peacemaker, they'll spot wherever a batch of these things are going, and person a small spot much of a consciousness of possibly what tin happen.”

Peacemaker Season 2, which sees John Cena reprise the rubric role, launches connected HBO Max successful August. In May, Gunn teased what sounded similar a important cameo that appears adjacent the extremity of the play — but stopped abbreviated of saying whether it’s a quality we’ve seen successful Superman oregon different quality from the wider, rebooted DCU. Is this the quality Gunn is present referring to?

Warning! Spoilers for Superman follow:

It’s besides worthy noting that Supergirl appears successful cameo signifier astatine the extremity of Superman. Could Gunn beryllium referring to Kara Zor-El, played by Milly Alcock? Is the DCU her story?

Given Gunn’s cryptic comments astir the quality successful question being a full surprise, possibly Supergirl is excessively evident a pick. But we cognize it’s idiosyncratic we’ve seen on-screen already. Hal Jordan? Mister Terrific? Lois Lane? Jimmy Olsen?!

Or could it beryllium Maxwell Lord? Lex Luthor? Hawkgirl? Surely it’s not Peacemaker himself. Could it beryllium Batman? We have, technically, seen Batman successful the DCU via a little country successful animated bid Creature Commandos.

Let america cognize who you deliberation it is successful the comments below.

In the U.S., Superman got the DCU disconnected to a flyer with a planetary play instrumentality of $217 cardinal astatine the container office. Its $122 cardinal home haul was capable to marque it the biggest North American motorboat ever for a solo Superman film, not adjusted for inflation.

Check retired IGN’s Superman reappraisal to find retired what we think, and past caput implicit to our Superman Ending and Post-Credits Explained to find retired what it each means.

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