James Gunn Revealed The Actor He Initially Offered Peacemaker To, Why They Said No And What Led Him To Cast John Cena

James Gunn Says John Cena's Former WWE Co-Worker Turned Down Peacemaker Lead Role - Wrestling Inc.

Marvel and DC Director James Gunn claims that one of John Cena's former WWE rivals was considered for the role of Peacemaker.

James Gunn Originally Wanted Dave Bautista to Play PEACEMAKER

John Cena has proven to be such a perfect Peacemaker it’s hard to imagine anyone else in the role. But it turns out James Gunn originally did exactly that. The Suicide Squad director revealed he wrote the part of Christopher Smith for someone else. It was a superhero he already knew very well. Gunn created the role with Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista in mind. Sky CinemaDuring an appearance on The Howard Stern Show (we first heard abo…

James Gunn Revealed The Actor He Initially Offered Peacemaker To, Why They Said No And What Led Him To Cast John Cena

James Gunn says Peacemaker was written for Dave Bautista, who turned it down to make more money.

James Gunn Had a Different Actor in Mind for Peacemaker Before John Cena

Photo by: Paula Lobo/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images James Gunn originally had Dave Bautista as Peacemaker before John Cena came into the DC Universe. Bautista left WWE in 2014 and had a successful Hollywood career when he played the role Drax the Destroyer in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy. His was also featured in the Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame and Thor: Love and Thunder. Over the years, Bautista built a st…

James Gunn confirms Peacemaker was originally written for another actor before John Cena

John Cena is Peacemaker. He’s made that role his own like few could. However, James Gunn originally had another actor in mind for the role of Peacemaker: his friend Dave Bautista. On the Howard Stern Show, Gunn revealed that he wrote Peacemaker with the Guardians of the Galaxy star in mind. “It was Dave Bautista. He’s a good friend of mine,” Gunn said. “Obviously, he plays Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy, and I wrote the character of Peacemaker …

James Gunn Reveals His First Pick For PEACEMAKER Was Dave Bautista — GeekTyrant

When The Suicide Squad hit theaters back in 2021, fans were introduced to one of the most unexpected breakout characters in the DC lineup… Peacemaker, brought to life by John Cena. But according to writer-director James Gunn, Cena wasn’t originally meant to wear the shiny chrome helmet.During a recent chat on The Howard Stern Show, Gunn revealed that the role was first offered to Dave Bautista, best known to Marvel fans as Drax in the Guardians …