John Cena, Peacemaker and Season 2
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WWE legend John Cena is on his farewell tour. His Peacemaker co-star, Frank Gillo, recently admitted he was unaware of Cena's wrestling fame. Gillo's
An Octavia Butler biography and Jeff Ross' new Broadway show round out our picks for the weekend of Aug. 22. This week, I'm highlighting three performances you should see if you get the chance: Rachel Webb leading & Juliet at CTG's Ahmanson (next she's Apollonia in a Purple Rain stage musical);
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‘Peacemaker’ Breakout Freddie Stroma on Vigilante Recasting and Being Shirtless Next to John Cena
The role of Christopher Smith/Peacemaker’s (John Cena) BFF and sidekick was originally played by Chris Conrad, who is probably best-known as Johnny Cage in 1997 film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. (At the very least, Conrad is best-known for the role among this crowd; Peacemaker and Mortal Kombat are both Warner Bros. IP.)
During the interview, Cena was given a cup of coffee and, by looking at it, immediately noted that it was an American-style flat white. “I can tell because it’s too big and there’s too much milk, and the milk’s not steamed,” explained Cena.
Peacemaker is back and delivering double the drama for Christopher Smith (John Cena) and friends with an alternate dimension twist in Season 2. But before the premiere episode got too far ahead of itself,
John Cena's Peacemaker goes through the same motions in both episodes, with deliberate, detailed parallels Season 2 of James Gunn ’s over-the-top superhero dark comedy Peacemaker launches with an episode that may prompt major déjà vu.
John Economos (Steve Agee) remains employed, but he hates himself somehow even more than he already did. Worse, Flag Sr. has saddled him with a minder, Langston Fleury (Tim Meadows), who is a dangerous combination of high confidence, marginal emotional intelligence and “bird-blindness.”