James Gunn Talks That Surprise 'Peacemaker' Cameo, Says David Corenswet Was Bummed It Wasn't Him

WARNING: This post contains spoilers from Peacemaker season two!

James Gunn is opening up about this week’s surprise cameo on a new episode of Peacemaker!

The writer and director, and co-head of DC Studios, wrote in a cameo for a character from Superman on the DC series, tying the two projects together as part of the new interconnected DCU.

In a new interview, James explains the cameo appearance and reveals how David Corenswet felt about it not being him.

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When asked if we could see David appearing on the show as a version of Superman, Gunn told Variety, “No. In fact, David was very upset that Nick got to be on the show, and he didn’t. It just didn’t work.”

“I needed Lex in the show to serve a specific purpose. And actually, what Lex and Rick Flag are up to affects very much what happens in an aspect of [Superman sequel] Man of Tomorrow,” he continued. “So all of that is connected. But this relationship between Rick Flag and Lex Luthor is a potentially negative thing for Superman and all meta-humans.”

James also added how this was the plan all along when he was preparing the DCU.

“I didn’t know some things about it, but I knew what the overall story of the DCU was. That was something I pitched to [Warner Bros. Discovery CEO] David Zaslav before we even took the job,” he said. “I’m like, here’s the story. There’s going to be this movie, this show, this movie, this show, and those things all fit in in different ways. Some things came, like Clayface, that we didn’t expect, and other things have been a harder road to travel. But the general outline of that overall story is what we are following through Superman, Peacemaker, Man of Tomorrow and beyond.”

If you missed it, find out more details about the upcoming Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow!