Back in 2022, when Peacemaker Season 1 aired on HBO, the superhero landscape was very different. In fact, at the end of that first season, Peacemaker (John Cena) told the Justice League, including Superman,

James Gunn returns to his wild, irreverent corner of the DC Universe as Peacemaker Season 2 is set to hit screens with an all-star new cast, massive battles, and unexpected pairings.

Sean Gunn, who plays Maxwell Lord in Peacemaker Season 2, accidentally explained why Robert Pattinson’s Batman would work in the DCU.

Obsessed Peacemaker fan Adrian Chase invites himself to Project Butterfly, but he proves to be an asset. Vigilante’s biggest moment comes when he nearly sacrifices himself to help defeat White Dragon, Peacemaker’s dad. In Season 2, Vigilante will continue to be his friend’s side through thick and thin.

At the red carpet premiere of Peacemaker season 2, Liam Crowley, who is a reporter at ScreenRant, asked the Sasha Bordeaux actress about the implication of her character's appearance in the HBO Max series. This exchange between Crowley and Sol Rodriguez went with the ScreenRant reporter asking:

EXCLUSIVE: Following the introduction of a new DC character in Peacemaker season 2 tied to him, Batman's DCU future gets teased by James Gunn.

One of Peacemaker's new cast members hopes she'll also feature in another of the DC Universe's most anticipated projects.

They could be joined by other DC characters like Peacemaker and Doctor Phosphorous ... and it could also prove to be a good bridge between the new DCU and the new Batman movie. Finally, the series could also be about the Justice Society of America.

Sean Gunn says his brother James Gunn's DCU is definitely storyteller-oriented, meaning project can be different genres