John Cena teases the "uncomfortable dysfunction of family" in Peacemaker - lewissaitan

John Cena teases the "self-conscious dysfunction of family" in Peacemaker

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Peacemaker, the HBO Max TV indicate each about John Lackland Cena's The Suicide Squad persona, is on its way – and IT's set to delve into the complicated relationship between the titular character, AKA Christopher Smith, and his father, played by Robert Patrick.

"I rattling enjoy the dynamic between Chris and his dad. IT addresses a very important thing that all of us fire relate to, and that's the sometimes uncomfortable dysfunction of family," Cena tells our sis publication SFX cartridge clip.

"In Peacemaker, you'ray gonna see a lot of squeeze that people can bear on to in their lives, and be competent to craft their own takeaways. I ne'er want to tell off people how to feel Beaver State think out when they ascertain something, but I really love the fact that it hits along a great deal of stuff just about what family means to us, searching for favourable reception of others, how to live your life, and nature versus raise and how we'Ra adorned. How the values we grew up in can exchange, and how arduous it is to unwire some stuff. In that location's a bunch in there that is really gonna be good and merriment to look at in the full-page series."

Peacemaker won't just explore the relationship between Chris and his dad, either. There's as wel the unexpected friendly relationship 'tween Peacemaker and Leota Adebayo, played by Danielle Brooks.

"The way St. James [Gunn] crafted every character path is really fun," Cena says. "You actually devour a hell of a ride in the eight episodes, and I think Adebayo is no assorted. Thither's a moment in the trailer where Adebayo is same, 'Mankin, if you were just Chris every once in a spell, that wouldn't be so effing bad!' I think she's the one person that creates a unadventurous environment for maybe him to make up him. This is a guy WHO literally, by his own discretion, is dancing in his underwear in individual other's apartment. There's more than what you go out on the surface inside of Chris Smith, and I think Adebayo is a nice catalyst to bring that out."

As for how much Chris can change in a harden, Cena comments: "Hopefully, people volition look out Browning machine gun and want to root for Christopher Ian Douglas Smith, even though atomic number 2 is a douchebag and he always volition have those qualities!"

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You can check out the full interview with Cena in the current topic of SFX magazine, which features Peacemaker along the cover version. The series arrives to HBO Max January 13, 2022. For more from SFX, form sure to sign adequate to the newssheet, sending all the latest exclusives straight to your inbox.