“Peacemaker” star Chukwudi Iwuji sat down with Entertainment Weekly for an extensive interview about the big reveal involving his character in the John Cena-starring HBO Max series.
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James Gunn is getting a lot of praise for John Cena and company’s stiff, snazzy dance moves in the opening credits of “Peacemaker”.
Gunn conjured a very on-brand and aesthetically delightful opening dance number for the new HBO Max series, a spin-off of “The Suicide Squad”. Gunn and Cena dished on the cast’s smooth moves in a new interview.
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“My enemy is a skip forward button! I want to vanquish it!” Gunn told IMDb. “I want all the wonderful people who worked so hard on this show to get their due in the upfront credits and for people to see them.
“I tried to create an opening credit sequence that people wouldn’t skip over once the eighth episode comes around.”
The cast was asked to honour their best dancer. Cena gave that credit to co-star Jennifer Holland.
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“Jen stole the show for sure. I would put Steve Agee up there on honourable mention,” Cena said. “We’re our own biggest critics, so I’ll put myself near the most need of improvement.”
HBO Max premiered the first three episodes of “Peacemaker” on Jan. 13. The show was well-received and will run for a total of eight episodes.
“Peacemaker” star Chukwudi Iwuji sat down with Entertainment Weekly for an extensive interview about the big reveal involving his character in the John Cena-starring HBO Max series.
Where was Aidan? And Just Like That brought back many iconic and beloved Sex and the City characters, but Carrie’s ex-boyfriend Aidan Shaw was notably absent.
the internet’s most hated character, Che Diaz. In the episode, out Thursday on HBO Max, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), goes to what she believes is a dinner to meet the family of her non-binary lover, Che. In reality, Che takes Miranda to a crowded nightclub and gets on the stage to sing a song.
Ryan Reynolds is a big fan of HBO Max’s “Peacemaker” – particularly their special guests.
Guardians Of The Galaxy director James Gunn has confirmed that the upcoming third film will be the last time that the current roster of heroes will appear on screen together.Introduced in 2014, the Guardians Of The Galaxy are Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Drax The Destroyer (Dave Bautista) Groot (Vin Diesel) Rocket (Bradley Cooper) and Gamora (Zoe Saldana). By the end of Avengers Endgame, the team also included Nebula (Karen Gillan) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff).However in a new interview, Gunn confirmed “This is the end for us, the last time people will see this team of Guardians.”“It’s big; it’s so, so big and dark, and different from what people might be expecting it to be.” he continued, speaking on Deadline’s Hero Nation podcast.Gunn has previously said that Vol.
NEW YORK -- In last year's “The Suicide Squad,” John Cena's Peacemaker is a jingoistic, bigoted superhero. Transferring the DC Comics character to a TV series spinoff gave writer-director James Gunn a forum to hold the flawed character to the light in these days of political divide.Cena, one of the biggest stars of World Wrestling Entertainment, said he was used to playing a loud-mouthed character, with a slight caveat – his wrestling persona was moral.“He was as close to a real-life superhero, that character, as you can get,” Cena said in a recent interview.
Right now, it would appear that James Gunn is loving all the acclaim he’s received from his new DC superhero TV series, “Peacemaker.” But that doesn’t mean the filmmaker is sitting around doing nothing. He’s currently in the middle of production on the highly anticipated trilogy-ending sequel, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
James Gunn has some sad news for fans of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise.
There’s more Suicide Squad incoming!
“This is the end for us, the last time people will see this team of Guardians,” James Gunn told us on today’s Hero Nation about the franchise’s conclusion with Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 due out on May 5, 2023.
EXCLUSIVE: There’s another Suicide Squad spinoff series in the works, James Gunn recently told us on the upcoming episode of Deadline’s Hero Nation.
There’s no denying that “Peacemaker” is doing pretty well for HBO Max. And even before the series debuted earlier this month, it seemed as if the streaming service was already primed and ready to go with a Season 2 of the James Gunn-led superhero show.
The 2022 virtual edition of the Sundance Film Festival is in full swing, and among the films making a debt at this year’s fest is “Dual”, a dark comedy starring Karen Gillan (“Doctor Who”, “Guardians of the Galaxy”) and Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”).
Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAT&T CEO John Stankey told investors he expects HBO Max to recoup all of the subscribers lost last fall after WarnerMedia pulled HBO from the Amazon Prime Video Channels marketplace in September amid ongoing agita in the TV industry about the fees Amazon takes for facilitating sales of subscription TV services.During AT&T’s hourlong fourth-quarter earnings call with investors on Wednesday, Stankey also noted that market conditions have spurred price hikes by HBO Max rivals, which means that HBO Max is not the most expensive of the major domestic players at present. Stankey didn’t mention Netflix by name, but the inference was clear.Last October, AT&T reported that HBO and HBO Max lost about 1.8 million subscribers in the third quarter after the disengagement from Amazon in the previous month.
Akamai on Wednesday put the Warner Bros. monster mash-up on top, followed by “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” and “Black Widow” respectively.
HBO Max is offering 20% off monthly plans for a year. If you've been waiting for an opportunity to catch up on HBO Max's Emmy-winning show and the reboot, then this might be it. When you sign up for an annual plan before the deal ends, you can save $2 each month on HBO Max with ads.
Gamora is back!
HBO Max is offering 20% off a one-year subscription. If you've been waiting for an opportunity to catch up on HBO Max's Emmy-winning show and the reboot, then this might be it. When you sign up for an annual plan before the deal ends, you can save $2 each month on HBO Max with ads.
TV’s most hated character?HBO Max has yet to even announce whether there will be Season 2 of the divisive “Sex and the City” spin-off.But in the next episode of “And Just Like That,” fans will see Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) dash to Cleveland to see her new paramour, comedian Che (Sara Ramirez).After telling her longtime husband Steve (David Eigenberg) that she wants a divorce, Miranda jumps on a plane to proclaim her love for Che, the show’s first nonbinary character.But it appears that she’s in for a rude awakening after turning up at Che’s hotel room — seemingly to find them with someone else.In a glimpse of the next episode, titled “No Strings Attached,” Che yells at Miranda, who turns up with a box of pastries: “You are not my ‘girlfriend.’ We are not dating,” to which Miranda exclaims: “We’re not? What are we doing?!”Che has turned out to be one of the most hated roles on the show, with even longtime fans lamenting the character’s contrived nature. Twitter has gone into hyperdrive about them, and after this week’s episode, one tweeted: “Stop subjecting us to che, they are making it really hard to get into and just like that….