James Gunn answered the Peacemaker season 3 question with a single emoji
As questions swirl around Peacemaker Season 3 and John Cena’s return, James Gunn has weighed in — with a maddeningly cryptic reply.
Let’s talk about the ongoing “Is it, isn’t it?” saga that is Peacemaker Season 3. If you’ve been hoping for John Cena’s Christopher Smith to pop back up on HBO Max (or just “Max”, if you’re a rebrand purist), there’s not much certainty to hang your helmet on. But as of now, James Gunn has chucked a tiny tease at fans, and honestly, it’s about as clear as mud.
Will There, Won’t There?
Despite Peacemaker Season 2 wrapping up with Smith in some serious bother, everyone’s kept pretty schtum about whether more episodes are actually on the horizon. Gunn himself previously pulled the rug out from under a lot of optimism, flat-out saying there wasn’t another series planned at the moment. To complicate matters, fresh reporting just weeks ago confirmed that a third run “isn’t currently planned” – which in TV land, as we all know, is distinct from dead and buried.
But here’s the ridiculous bit. Someone cornered Gunn on Threads and lobbed the obvious question: “Season 3?” Gunn didn't drop a statement, or even a cheeky hint. He just lobbed in a thinking-face emoji. That’s it. No clarification, no shooting anything down, just the internet equivalent of stroking his chin and staring off into the middle distance.
James Gunn responded to a fan asking about Peacemaker Season 3 with a single thinking-face emoji, leaving everything wide open to interpretation.
Is it confirmation? Absolutely not. Is it more optimistic than previous “not happening” comments? Maybe if you squint a bit.
Loose Ends and Return Hopes
On the John Cena side, he’s not been shy about saying he’d be keen to step back into Smith’s silly helmet, but he’s also clear it’s Gunn’s call. Officially, there’s still no cancellation – which, in Hollywood language, means the door isn’t entirely closed. Not that anyone’s giving away state secrets here.
Peacemaker’s last outing ended on a cliffhanger and a half. Rick Flag Sr. knocks Smith out, carts him off to the shadowy ARGUS, and dumps him through some interdimensional gateway called Salvation. That’s apparently earmarked as a super-prison for metahumans, and Smith is left on his lonesome. The finale also ropes in DC big shot Lex Luthor via Flag, so there’s ample room for shenanigans, crossovers, and expanded universe plotting – if anyone can be bothered to pick up the thread.
For now, all we’ve got is Gunn’s emoji – the sort of “update” that simultaneously means nothing and everything, depending on how desperate you are for more Peacemaker. So, we wait. Or at least, speculate as if it matters.
The Peacemaker Season 2 finale sees Chris Smith stranded alone in Salvation, potentially setting up plenty of story for a third series – if it ever gets made.