James Gunn Reveals If 'Peacemaker' & 'The Suicide Squad' Are Canon In New DCU

The new DCU under James Gunn and Peter Safran‘s leadership is kicking off this week!

Creature Commandos is the first project being released, while the upcoming Superman movie will be the “official” start of the upcoming intertwined DC Comics film and television universe.

While the start of something new is here, there are other DC projects that Gunn has and is still working on, like The Suicide Squad and Peacemaker, which is returning for a second season.

In a new interview, the writer/director and co-head of DC Studios revealed if those projects that pre-date the new DCU are part of the same continual universe.

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“Yeah, they’re light canon,” James told THR. “Peacemaker is pretty straightforward, with the exception of the appearance by a certain group [the former DCEU’s Justice League] at the end. (Laughs.) They don’t exist yet. But the rule is: If we mention [something from the past] in one of the new DCU shows [and movies], then it happened. So that’s the way we’re dealing with it.”

James recently wrapped Peacemaker season two, after wrapping filming on Superman. Both are expected in 2025.

He even teased those two upcoming projects.

“Superman is an enormous bear of a movie. It’s completely different from this show in every way, but it’s very much fantastic as well. Honestly, from the bottom of my heart, David Corenswet is going to freak everyone out with how great he is. He is one of the best actors I’ve ever worked with, and he can do everything. The man is incredible,” James shared.

“And then season two of Peacemaker is also going to take people by surprise. We take a very different route than the first season, and it’s a really magical story that people are going to be blown away by. Frank Grillo, of course, is a major part of that [and Superman], as his character, Rick Flag Sr., from Creature Commandos.”

If you missed it, James recently shut down a rumor about a Joker TV series…