James Gunn Opens Up About What to Expect With 'Peacemaker' Season 2

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WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! There’s more to look forward to in the world of Peacemaker. Creator and director James Gunn opened up following the John Cena-led show’s finale, as well as confirmation of Season 2, in an interview with Deadline. Click inside to read more… During the conversation, James spoke about the conclusion of the first season, including Chris shooting Sophie (Annie Chang). “I think that the beginning of the season, we see a guy who’s sort of trapped in the prison of his own ideals, and these ideals, as we go through the season, we discover that they are the result of childhood trauma, which is his reaction to that.

He tried to escape that trauma and deny the reality of death around us at all times. He’s taken on this ridiculous vow that he believes is the right thing to do, but also, I think he’s using it as a way to try to reconcile the fact that he killed his own brother,” he said. “And at the end of the show, he is, and through the process of this show, I think he starts to let go of who his father is and who his father turned him into; this own belief that he’s a piece of s–t, which his father has superimposed upon him.

And through the season, we see this character who has taken on his father’s beliefs about himself. Not necessarily all his father’s beliefs, but his father’s beliefs about him, and we see him start to abandon some of those things and form connections for the first time with some of the other characters, in particular, Adebayo and Harcourt.” He also addressed what to expect from the second season for the first time. “I think we’re going to just continue the story of Christopher Smith, and there’s going to be repercussions for things that’ve happened, but also I’m not saying