The hype for The Suicide Squad is only continuing to grow, especially after the film's cast and crew appeared at Saturday's DC FanDome virtual convention. The event answered some long-running questions surrounding the film -- including who some of its massive ensemble cast will be playing. Among these was the reveal of John Cena's character, and it's one that you'll have to see to believe. During the panel, it was confirmed that Cena will be portraying Peacemaker in The Suicide Squad.
Peacemaker first made his debut in Charlton Comics' Fightin' 5 #40, and eventually made his DC Comics debut in a four-issue miniseries in 1988. The character - whose real name is Christopher Smith - is a devout pacifist diplomat, who uses his superheroic abilities to advance his cause. Peacemaker later learned that his ideology was the result of his dark family history, as he was ashamed of his father being a Nazi death camp leader. Peacemaker has appeared across comics in the years since, most recently in the Doomsday Clock maxiseries.
Almost since his casting was first announced, fans have speculated that Cena will be portraying Peacemaker in the film. Cena even responded to the rumors during a television appearance earlier this year, joking to not believe everything you hear on the Internet.
“I do believe the Internet has also pronounced me dead on seven or eight occasions,” Cena said at the time. “Not everything you see is true.”
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