John Cenamade a splash in the DC Extended Universe this year with his introduction as Peacemaker inThe Suicide Squad.
The WWE star, 44,reprises the role in the first teaserfor his very own spinoff seriesPeacemaker, which premieres January 13 on HBO Max. And his tighty-whities also make a triumphant return in the action-packed series.
In Saturday’s sneak peek, he teases viewers with an impromptu dance number to Wig Wam’s “Do Ya Wanna Taste It” in nothing but a pair of white briefs. But his one-man dance party is cut short as he’s forced to fight a mullet-clad villain in his underwear.
The teaser also features a cameo from a very friendly bald eagle, who not only rides shotgun with Cena’s Peacemaker (a.k.a. Christopher Smith) in a red, white, and blue muscle car, but gives the titular anti-hero a hug with its full wingspan. It’s a very on-brand friendship for the vigilante who “believes in peace at any cost, no matter how many people he has to kill to get it.”
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The series was teased in the credits scene ofThe Suicide Squad, which premiered in August. Cena starred in the movie alongsideMargot Robbie,Idris Elba,Viola Davis,Pete Davidson, and more.
Cenapreviously teased the spinoffto PEOPLE at the red carpet premiere ofThe Suicide Squadin August, to which he arrived in full costume as Peacemaker. “Peacemakeris more of everything that you like aboutThe Suicide Squad,” he said at the time. “Step one, seeThe Suicide Squad. Step two, likeThe Suicide Squad. Step three, watchPeacemaker.”
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Also returning fromThe Suicide Squadis writer/directorJames Gunn, who wrote the entire series and helmed five of the eight episodes, including the first.
See John Cena inPeacemaker, premiering January 13 on HBO Max.
source: people.com
