Spoiler Warning: This story discusses major plot points in the first two episodes of “Peacemaker,” currently streaming on HBO Max.
When Danielle Brooks first signed on to the new HBO Max series, “Peacemaker,” she was thrilled to be stepping into a DC Comics adaptation, a genre that to date has not made much space for women who look like her. She loved that the show’s executive producer, writer, and director James Gunn — who created the show as a spin-off from his 2021 feature “The Suicide Squad” — wrote Brooks’ role, Leota Adebayo, specifically with her in mind. And she relished the opportunity to do the same kind of physical stunt work as the show’s lead, John Cena.
But then Gunn told her and the rest of the cast about his plan for the opening credits.
“He just told us we’re dancing,” Brooks tells Variety. “He didn’t even really ask us.
When Danielle Brooks first signed on to the new HBO Max series, “Peacemaker,” she was thrilled to be stepping into a DC Comics adaptation, a genre that to date has not made much space for women who look like her. She loved that the show’s executive producer, writer, and director James Gunn — who created the show as a spin-off from his 2021 feature “The Suicide Squad” — wrote Brooks’ role, Leota Adebayo, specifically with her in mind. And she relished the opportunity to do the same kind of physical stunt work as the show’s lead, John Cena.
But then Gunn told her and the rest of the cast about his plan for the opening credits.
“He just told us we’re dancing,” Brooks tells Variety. “He didn’t even really ask us.
- 1/14/2022
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
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