James Gunn Explains Peacemaker Season 2 Finale’s Influence On DCU’s Future

Warning: There are spoilers forward for the Peacemaker season 2 finale.After the Peacemaker season 2 finale, James Gunn confirms the way it units up Man of Tomorrow and the way forward for the DCU. Peacemaker season 2’s ending sees a brand new dimension known as Salvation being found, which Rick Flag Sr. (Frank Grillo) and his allies plan on turning right into a metahuman jail.

Within the episode’s closing moments, Flag kidnaps Christopher Smith/Peacemaker (John Cena) and traps him in Salvation to check out the dimension earlier than it formally turns into a jail for metahumans. Reactions to the cliffhanger and the general Peacemaker season 2 finale are combined, together with some followers expressing confusion about the way it units up the 2027 film Man of Tomorrow.

On Threads, Gunn responded to a fan asking for clarification. He defined that Chris being trapped on Salvation, the federal government constructing a metahuman jail, and the brand new partnership between Flag and Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) will all issue into Man of Tomorrow and the DCU’s future. Take a look at the publish beneath:

Gunn has already confirmed that there aren’t any plans for Peacemaker season 3, though the characters can be a part of future tales within the DCU. Because of this as an alternative of the cliffhanger being resolved in season 3, it would probably be addressed when Man of Tomorrow involves theaters on July 9, 2027.

Luthor and Superman/Clark Kent (David Corenswet) having to work collectively in opposition to a better risk has been teased as the main focus of the upcoming film. That risk could also be tied to Salvation and to the monstrous sounds that Chris hears after being stranded there.

There are different DCU motion pictures and reveals being launched earlier than Man of Tomorrow, together with Lanterns, Supergirl, and Clayface. With Supergirl being a extra cosmic story, it might not really feel the consequences of the Peacemaker season 2 finale. Lanterns and Clayface being set on Earth provides them extra potential to be affected by what is occurring between the federal government and metahumans.

Whereas Chris may very well be saved from Salvation in these extra imminent tasks, this storyline appears best-suited to Man of Tomorrow, particularly given Luthor’s partnership with Flag and the supervillain’s position in wanting to construct the jail. If that is so, audiences should wait roughly two years to see the Peacemaker cliffhanger resolved.

Gunn didn’t point out the DCU’s Checkmate in his response, however the brand new group is clearly a part of the superhero universe’s future as properly and has the potential to be factored into many tasks. Peacemaker is over for now, however with all this setup, the DCU is barely simply starting.