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This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us season 2 episode 5. In the first season of HBO’s The Last of Us, series creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann decided to forgo an element of the Cordyceps infection from the game. Instead of using airborne spores as a vector for the Cordyceps fungus to […]

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Ever since James Gunn announced the full cast for Superman, people have been scratching their heads. Sure, we expected that the cast would include Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor–played by David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult, respectively. But as the cast list grew, so did the names of other superheroes. Edi Gathegi and Mister Terrific? Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl? Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner? Is this a Superman movie or a Justice League movie?

Gunn has clarified on social media that Superman focuses on the central triangle of Clark, Lois, and Lex, but also that his movie sees the Man of Steel joining a world already populated with superheroes, superheroes who have lost their way. And in the first teaser for season two of Peacemaker, a show all about those lost superheroes who preceded Superman, we get a sense of what that main team might be.

The Secret Gospel of Maxwell Lord

The teaser begins with an embarrassing moment for Peacemaker a.k.a. Christopher Smith, played by John Cena. He visits a shabby studio to interview for a part in a superhero team. His interviewers include Hawkgirl and Guy Gardner, but they’re flanked by a face familiar to anyone who has seen a James Gunn project, Sean Gunn. Although he’s already appeared in DC projects, voicing G.I. Robot and Weasel in Creature Commandos and cameoing as the Calendar Man in The Suicide Squad, here he’s got a different job, playing Maxwell Lord.

DC movie fans may remember Maxwell Lord as the enterprising businessman that Pedro Pascal played in Wonder Woman: 1984. There, his greed turned him into a villain who almost destroyed the world, only saved when Wonder Woman appealed to his better side at the end of the movie.

However, Gunn’s Lord functions much more like his original comic book counterpart. First introduced in 1987’s Justice League #1, written by J. M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen and penciled by Kevin Maguire, Maxwell Lord was the opportunistic businessman who assembled his own Justice League after the long-running team had disbanded in disgrace. Thanks to his maneuvering and business acumen (and, it must be said, light mind-control powers introduced later in the run), Lord put together an unconventional team that featured longtime mainstays like Batman and Martian Manhunter, but mostly oddballs such as Guy Gardner, Booster Gold, and Fire and Ice.

The DeMatteis/Giffen/Maguire League (known colloquially as Justice League International [JLI], due to the title of the book during its most formative issues) has long been a fan-favorite thanks to its humorous and character-driven approach to mainline superheroics. The JLI would battle huge baddies like the alien conqueror Despero or the mind-controlling Gray Man, but they would also get involved in failed get-rich-quick schemes or devote an entire issue to the crass Guy Gardner going on a date with the demure Ice.

In other words, JLI is exactly the type of book that informs James Gunn’s approach to the DC Universe, in which C- and D-list heroes spend more time bickering than they do saving the day.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not the Justice League

However, the Peacemaker season 2 trailer is the first time we’ve really seen how Gunn plans to integrate the JLI into his version of the cinematic DC Universe. As demonstrated in this clip, Lord is recruiting new members into his team, ultimately serving as the deciding factor. Guy Gardner and Hawkgirl are once again wearing matching outfits, costumes that look quite different than their comic book versions, suggesting that they are all part of the same team.

Given the black and white motif worn even by Guy Gardner, a Green Lantern who usually has more of an emerald look, many have speculated that the team would be a variation of the Terrifics, a group led by Mister Terrific. Some have also speculated that the team would work at the behest of Simon Stagg, another millionaire in the DC Universe, whose building is prominently displayed in the Superman teaser.

While both of these elements may still be integrated into the Superman line-up, the Peacemaker trailer makes it clear that the main team will be a variation of the JLI, complete with Max Lord at the head. And, as demonstrated by the barbs that Lord and co. unwittingly toss at Peacemaker, they’ll be the same unserious group that we initially saw in the comics.

Inspiring the Heroes

What does this mean for Superman? Within the pages of DC Comics, the JLI were unusual, but they were still heroes, and earned the respect of even Batman, who often served alongside them. However, the team largely trusted Maxwell Lord, at least until a retcon in the mid-2000s turned him into a powerful mind controller and maniacal villain, who shot his buddy Blue Beetle in the head.

Superman may very well seek to split the difference between the two depictions. The pseudo-JLI of the movie may have the potential to be great, but that potential has been hampered by cynicism. They can only do good if they have the support of a rich guy like Lord. It would fit with the inspirational tone that Gunn is striking in his Superman marketing materials for Superman to inspire the JLI to become greater heroes.

Will they actually become the Justice League? While that would be fun, one hopes that the League of Gunn’s DC Universe will be more in line with the classic team, with Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman at the core. But there’s always been room for more teams in the DC Universe, especially when they’re being written by James Gunn, a guy who loves his little-known weirdos.

Superman takes flight into theaters on July 11, 2025.

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For much of its broadcast life between 1995 and 2001, Voyager was seen as the worst of the then-four Star Trek series. But in the 30 years since its premiere, Voyager has become a beloved entry, complete with characters that rank among the best in the franchise. Voyager returned to the episodic storytelling of The […]

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Ever since James Gunn announced the full cast for Superman, people have been scratching their heads. Sure, we expected that the cast would include Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor–played by David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult, respectively. But as the cast list grew, so did the names of other superheroes. Edi Gathegi and Mister Terrific? Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl? Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner? Is this a Superman movie or a Justice League movie?

Gunn has clarified on social media that Superman focuses on the central triangle of Clark, Lois, and Lex, but also that his movie sees the Man of Steel joining a world already populated with superheroes, superheroes who have lost their way. And in the first teaser for season two of Peacemaker, a show all about those lost superheroes who preceded Superman, we get a sense of what that main team might be.

The Secret Gospel of Maxwell Lord

The teaser begins with an embarrassing moment for Peacemaker a.k.a. Christopher Smith, played by John Cena. He visits a shabby studio to interview for a part in a superhero team. His interviewers include Hawkgirl and Guy Gardner, but they’re flanked by a face familiar to anyone who has seen a James Gunn project, Sean Gunn. Although he’s already appeared in DC projects, voicing G.I. Robot and Weasel in Creature Commandos and cameoing as the Calendar Man in The Suicide Squad, here he’s got a different job, playing Maxwell Lord.

DC movie fans may remember Maxwell Lord as the enterprising businessman that Pedro Pascal played in Wonder Woman: 1984. There, his greed turned him into a villain who almost destroyed the world, only saved when Wonder Woman appealed to his better side at the end of the movie.

However, Gunn’s Lord functions much more like his original comic book counterpart. First introduced in 1987’s Justice League #1, written by J. M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen and penciled by Kevin Maguire, Maxwell Lord was the opportunistic businessman who assembled his own Justice League after the long-running team had disbanded in disgrace. Thanks to his maneuvering and business acumen (and, it must be said, light mind-control powers introduced later in the run), Lord put together an unconventional team that featured longtime mainstays like Batman and Martian Manhunter, but mostly oddballs such as Guy Gardner, Booster Gold, and Fire and Ice.

The DeMatteis/Giffen/Maguire League (known colloquially as Justice League International [JLI], due to the title of the book during its most formative issues) has long been a fan-favorite thanks to its humorous and character-driven approach to mainline superheroics. The JLI would battle huge baddies like the alien conqueror Despero or the mind-controlling Gray Man, but they would also get involved in failed get-rich-quick schemes or devote an entire issue to the crass Guy Gardner going on a date with the demure Ice.

In other words, JLI is exactly the type of book that informs James Gunn’s approach to the DC Universe, in which C- and D-list heroes spend more time bickering than they do saving the day.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not the Justice League

However, the Peacemaker season 2 trailer is the first time we’ve really seen how Gunn plans to integrate the JLI into his version of the cinematic DC Universe. As demonstrated in this clip, Lord is recruiting new members into his team, ultimately serving as the deciding factor. Guy Gardner and Hawkgirl are once again wearing matching outfits, costumes that look quite different than their comic book versions, suggesting that they are all part of the same team.

Given the black and white motif worn even by Guy Gardner, a Green Lantern who usually has more of an emerald look, many have speculated that the team would be a variation of the Terrifics, a group led by Mister Terrific. Some have also speculated that the team would work at the behest of Simon Stagg, another millionaire in the DC Universe, whose building is prominently displayed in the Superman teaser.

While both of these elements may still be integrated into the Superman line-up, the Peacemaker trailer makes it clear that the main team will be a variation of the JLI, complete with Max Lord at the head. And, as demonstrated by the barbs that Lord and co. unwittingly toss at Peacemaker, they’ll be the same unserious group that we initially saw in the comics.

Inspiring the Heroes

What does this mean for Superman? Within the pages of DC Comics, the JLI were unusual, but they were still heroes, and earned the respect of even Batman, who often served alongside them. However, the team largely trusted Maxwell Lord, at least until a retcon in the mid-2000s turned him into a powerful mind controller and maniacal villain, who shot his buddy Blue Beetle in the head.

Superman may very well seek to split the difference between the two depictions. The pseudo-JLI of the movie may have the potential to be great, but that potential has been hampered by cynicism. They can only do good if they have the support of a rich guy like Lord. It would fit with the inspirational tone that Gunn is striking in his Superman marketing materials for Superman to inspire the JLI to become greater heroes.

Will they actually become the Justice League? While that would be fun, one hopes that the League of Gunn’s DC Universe will be more in line with the classic team, with Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman at the core. But there’s always been room for more teams in the DC Universe, especially when they’re being written by James Gunn, a guy who loves his little-known weirdos.

Superman takes flight into theaters on July 11, 2025.

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Whether it’s the ‘thank God that’s not me’ aspect; a national curiosity about the murkier side of life; the fact that detective stories have a built-in dramatic structure with mystery, tension and resolution; or simply that commissioners shovel them onto screens in such volume that audiences can’t help but eat them up – crime drama […]

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Ever since James Gunn announced the full cast for Superman, people have been scratching their heads. Sure, we expected that the cast would include Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor–played by David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult, respectively. But as the cast list grew, so did the names of other superheroes. Edi Gathegi and Mister Terrific? Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl? Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner? Is this a Superman movie or a Justice League movie?

Gunn has clarified on social media that Superman focuses on the central triangle of Clark, Lois, and Lex, but also that his movie sees the Man of Steel joining a world already populated with superheroes, superheroes who have lost their way. And in the first teaser for season two of Peacemaker, a show all about those lost superheroes who preceded Superman, we get a sense of what that main team might be.

The Secret Gospel of Maxwell Lord

The teaser begins with an embarrassing moment for Peacemaker a.k.a. Christopher Smith, played by John Cena. He visits a shabby studio to interview for a part in a superhero team. His interviewers include Hawkgirl and Guy Gardner, but they’re flanked by a face familiar to anyone who has seen a James Gunn project, Sean Gunn. Although he’s already appeared in DC projects, voicing G.I. Robot and Weasel in Creature Commandos and cameoing as the Calendar Man in The Suicide Squad, here he’s got a different job, playing Maxwell Lord.

DC movie fans may remember Maxwell Lord as the enterprising businessman that Pedro Pascal played in Wonder Woman: 1984. There, his greed turned him into a villain who almost destroyed the world, only saved when Wonder Woman appealed to his better side at the end of the movie.

However, Gunn’s Lord functions much more like his original comic book counterpart. First introduced in 1987’s Justice League #1, written by J. M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen and penciled by Kevin Maguire, Maxwell Lord was the opportunistic businessman who assembled his own Justice League after the long-running team had disbanded in disgrace. Thanks to his maneuvering and business acumen (and, it must be said, light mind-control powers introduced later in the run), Lord put together an unconventional team that featured longtime mainstays like Batman and Martian Manhunter, but mostly oddballs such as Guy Gardner, Booster Gold, and Fire and Ice.

The DeMatteis/Giffen/Maguire League (known colloquially as Justice League International [JLI], due to the title of the book during its most formative issues) has long been a fan-favorite thanks to its humorous and character-driven approach to mainline superheroics. The JLI would battle huge baddies like the alien conqueror Despero or the mind-controlling Gray Man, but they would also get involved in failed get-rich-quick schemes or devote an entire issue to the crass Guy Gardner going on a date with the demure Ice.

In other words, JLI is exactly the type of book that informs James Gunn’s approach to the DC Universe, in which C- and D-list heroes spend more time bickering than they do saving the day.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not the Justice League

However, the Peacemaker season 2 trailer is the first time we’ve really seen how Gunn plans to integrate the JLI into his version of the cinematic DC Universe. As demonstrated in this clip, Lord is recruiting new members into his team, ultimately serving as the deciding factor. Guy Gardner and Hawkgirl are once again wearing matching outfits, costumes that look quite different than their comic book versions, suggesting that they are all part of the same team.

Given the black and white motif worn even by Guy Gardner, a Green Lantern who usually has more of an emerald look, many have speculated that the team would be a variation of the Terrifics, a group led by Mister Terrific. Some have also speculated that the team would work at the behest of Simon Stagg, another millionaire in the DC Universe, whose building is prominently displayed in the Superman teaser.

While both of these elements may still be integrated into the Superman line-up, the Peacemaker trailer makes it clear that the main team will be a variation of the JLI, complete with Max Lord at the head. And, as demonstrated by the barbs that Lord and co. unwittingly toss at Peacemaker, they’ll be the same unserious group that we initially saw in the comics.

Inspiring the Heroes

What does this mean for Superman? Within the pages of DC Comics, the JLI were unusual, but they were still heroes, and earned the respect of even Batman, who often served alongside them. However, the team largely trusted Maxwell Lord, at least until a retcon in the mid-2000s turned him into a powerful mind controller and maniacal villain, who shot his buddy Blue Beetle in the head.

Superman may very well seek to split the difference between the two depictions. The pseudo-JLI of the movie may have the potential to be great, but that potential has been hampered by cynicism. They can only do good if they have the support of a rich guy like Lord. It would fit with the inspirational tone that Gunn is striking in his Superman marketing materials for Superman to inspire the JLI to become greater heroes.

Will they actually become the Justice League? While that would be fun, one hopes that the League of Gunn’s DC Universe will be more in line with the classic team, with Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman at the core. But there’s always been room for more teams in the DC Universe, especially when they’re being written by James Gunn, a guy who loves his little-known weirdos.

Superman takes flight into theaters on July 11, 2025.

The post Peacemaker Season 2 Trailer Reveals Superman’s Justice League… Sort Of appeared first on Den of Geek.

In news that will come as comfort to traditionalists, the finale of the current series of Doctor Who (which we’ve stubbornly been calling series 15 for consistency, but almost everywhere else is called season two, so take your pick), won’t be released early on BBC iPlayer. As confirmed on the official Doctor Who website, the […]

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Ever since James Gunn announced the full cast for Superman, people have been scratching their heads. Sure, we expected that the cast would include Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor–played by David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult, respectively. But as the cast list grew, so did the names of other superheroes. Edi Gathegi and Mister Terrific? Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl? Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner? Is this a Superman movie or a Justice League movie?

Gunn has clarified on social media that Superman focuses on the central triangle of Clark, Lois, and Lex, but also that his movie sees the Man of Steel joining a world already populated with superheroes, superheroes who have lost their way. And in the first teaser for season two of Peacemaker, a show all about those lost superheroes who preceded Superman, we get a sense of what that main team might be.

The Secret Gospel of Maxwell Lord

The teaser begins with an embarrassing moment for Peacemaker a.k.a. Christopher Smith, played by John Cena. He visits a shabby studio to interview for a part in a superhero team. His interviewers include Hawkgirl and Guy Gardner, but they’re flanked by a face familiar to anyone who has seen a James Gunn project, Sean Gunn. Although he’s already appeared in DC projects, voicing G.I. Robot and Weasel in Creature Commandos and cameoing as the Calendar Man in The Suicide Squad, here he’s got a different job, playing Maxwell Lord.

DC movie fans may remember Maxwell Lord as the enterprising businessman that Pedro Pascal played in Wonder Woman: 1984. There, his greed turned him into a villain who almost destroyed the world, only saved when Wonder Woman appealed to his better side at the end of the movie.

However, Gunn’s Lord functions much more like his original comic book counterpart. First introduced in 1987’s Justice League #1, written by J. M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen and penciled by Kevin Maguire, Maxwell Lord was the opportunistic businessman who assembled his own Justice League after the long-running team had disbanded in disgrace. Thanks to his maneuvering and business acumen (and, it must be said, light mind-control powers introduced later in the run), Lord put together an unconventional team that featured longtime mainstays like Batman and Martian Manhunter, but mostly oddballs such as Guy Gardner, Booster Gold, and Fire and Ice.

The DeMatteis/Giffen/Maguire League (known colloquially as Justice League International [JLI], due to the title of the book during its most formative issues) has long been a fan-favorite thanks to its humorous and character-driven approach to mainline superheroics. The JLI would battle huge baddies like the alien conqueror Despero or the mind-controlling Gray Man, but they would also get involved in failed get-rich-quick schemes or devote an entire issue to the crass Guy Gardner going on a date with the demure Ice.

In other words, JLI is exactly the type of book that informs James Gunn’s approach to the DC Universe, in which C- and D-list heroes spend more time bickering than they do saving the day.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not the Justice League

However, the Peacemaker season 2 trailer is the first time we’ve really seen how Gunn plans to integrate the JLI into his version of the cinematic DC Universe. As demonstrated in this clip, Lord is recruiting new members into his team, ultimately serving as the deciding factor. Guy Gardner and Hawkgirl are once again wearing matching outfits, costumes that look quite different than their comic book versions, suggesting that they are all part of the same team.

Given the black and white motif worn even by Guy Gardner, a Green Lantern who usually has more of an emerald look, many have speculated that the team would be a variation of the Terrifics, a group led by Mister Terrific. Some have also speculated that the team would work at the behest of Simon Stagg, another millionaire in the DC Universe, whose building is prominently displayed in the Superman teaser.

While both of these elements may still be integrated into the Superman line-up, the Peacemaker trailer makes it clear that the main team will be a variation of the JLI, complete with Max Lord at the head. And, as demonstrated by the barbs that Lord and co. unwittingly toss at Peacemaker, they’ll be the same unserious group that we initially saw in the comics.

Inspiring the Heroes

What does this mean for Superman? Within the pages of DC Comics, the JLI were unusual, but they were still heroes, and earned the respect of even Batman, who often served alongside them. However, the team largely trusted Maxwell Lord, at least until a retcon in the mid-2000s turned him into a powerful mind controller and maniacal villain, who shot his buddy Blue Beetle in the head.

Superman may very well seek to split the difference between the two depictions. The pseudo-JLI of the movie may have the potential to be great, but that potential has been hampered by cynicism. They can only do good if they have the support of a rich guy like Lord. It would fit with the inspirational tone that Gunn is striking in his Superman marketing materials for Superman to inspire the JLI to become greater heroes.

Will they actually become the Justice League? While that would be fun, one hopes that the League of Gunn’s DC Universe will be more in line with the classic team, with Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman at the core. But there’s always been room for more teams in the DC Universe, especially when they’re being written by James Gunn, a guy who loves his little-known weirdos.

Superman takes flight into theaters on July 11, 2025.

The post Peacemaker Season 2 Trailer Reveals Superman’s Justice League… Sort Of appeared first on Den of Geek.

Hayley Atwell and Tom Hiddleston recently concluded a run on the West End of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. This is perhaps not a surprise. Both thespians have multiple Olivier nominations to their names and are veterans of the Bard, with Atwell at one time being a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. And […]

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Ever since James Gunn announced the full cast for Superman, people have been scratching their heads. Sure, we expected that the cast would include Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor–played by David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult, respectively. But as the cast list grew, so did the names of other superheroes. Edi Gathegi and Mister Terrific? Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl? Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner? Is this a Superman movie or a Justice League movie?

Gunn has clarified on social media that Superman focuses on the central triangle of Clark, Lois, and Lex, but also that his movie sees the Man of Steel joining a world already populated with superheroes, superheroes who have lost their way. And in the first teaser for season two of Peacemaker, a show all about those lost superheroes who preceded Superman, we get a sense of what that main team might be.

The Secret Gospel of Maxwell Lord

The teaser begins with an embarrassing moment for Peacemaker a.k.a. Christopher Smith, played by John Cena. He visits a shabby studio to interview for a part in a superhero team. His interviewers include Hawkgirl and Guy Gardner, but they’re flanked by a face familiar to anyone who has seen a James Gunn project, Sean Gunn. Although he’s already appeared in DC projects, voicing G.I. Robot and Weasel in Creature Commandos and cameoing as the Calendar Man in The Suicide Squad, here he’s got a different job, playing Maxwell Lord.

DC movie fans may remember Maxwell Lord as the enterprising businessman that Pedro Pascal played in Wonder Woman: 1984. There, his greed turned him into a villain who almost destroyed the world, only saved when Wonder Woman appealed to his better side at the end of the movie.

However, Gunn’s Lord functions much more like his original comic book counterpart. First introduced in 1987’s Justice League #1, written by J. M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen and penciled by Kevin Maguire, Maxwell Lord was the opportunistic businessman who assembled his own Justice League after the long-running team had disbanded in disgrace. Thanks to his maneuvering and business acumen (and, it must be said, light mind-control powers introduced later in the run), Lord put together an unconventional team that featured longtime mainstays like Batman and Martian Manhunter, but mostly oddballs such as Guy Gardner, Booster Gold, and Fire and Ice.

The DeMatteis/Giffen/Maguire League (known colloquially as Justice League International [JLI], due to the title of the book during its most formative issues) has long been a fan-favorite thanks to its humorous and character-driven approach to mainline superheroics. The JLI would battle huge baddies like the alien conqueror Despero or the mind-controlling Gray Man, but they would also get involved in failed get-rich-quick schemes or devote an entire issue to the crass Guy Gardner going on a date with the demure Ice.

In other words, JLI is exactly the type of book that informs James Gunn’s approach to the DC Universe, in which C- and D-list heroes spend more time bickering than they do saving the day.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not the Justice League

However, the Peacemaker season 2 trailer is the first time we’ve really seen how Gunn plans to integrate the JLI into his version of the cinematic DC Universe. As demonstrated in this clip, Lord is recruiting new members into his team, ultimately serving as the deciding factor. Guy Gardner and Hawkgirl are once again wearing matching outfits, costumes that look quite different than their comic book versions, suggesting that they are all part of the same team.

Given the black and white motif worn even by Guy Gardner, a Green Lantern who usually has more of an emerald look, many have speculated that the team would be a variation of the Terrifics, a group led by Mister Terrific. Some have also speculated that the team would work at the behest of Simon Stagg, another millionaire in the DC Universe, whose building is prominently displayed in the Superman teaser.

While both of these elements may still be integrated into the Superman line-up, the Peacemaker trailer makes it clear that the main team will be a variation of the JLI, complete with Max Lord at the head. And, as demonstrated by the barbs that Lord and co. unwittingly toss at Peacemaker, they’ll be the same unserious group that we initially saw in the comics.

Inspiring the Heroes

What does this mean for Superman? Within the pages of DC Comics, the JLI were unusual, but they were still heroes, and earned the respect of even Batman, who often served alongside them. However, the team largely trusted Maxwell Lord, at least until a retcon in the mid-2000s turned him into a powerful mind controller and maniacal villain, who shot his buddy Blue Beetle in the head.

Superman may very well seek to split the difference between the two depictions. The pseudo-JLI of the movie may have the potential to be great, but that potential has been hampered by cynicism. They can only do good if they have the support of a rich guy like Lord. It would fit with the inspirational tone that Gunn is striking in his Superman marketing materials for Superman to inspire the JLI to become greater heroes.

Will they actually become the Justice League? While that would be fun, one hopes that the League of Gunn’s DC Universe will be more in line with the classic team, with Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman at the core. But there’s always been room for more teams in the DC Universe, especially when they’re being written by James Gunn, a guy who loves his little-known weirdos.

Superman takes flight into theaters on July 11, 2025.

The post Peacemaker Season 2 Trailer Reveals Superman’s Justice League… Sort Of appeared first on Den of Geek.

Ever since James Gunn announced the full cast for Superman, people have been scratching their heads. Sure, we expected that the cast would include Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor–played by David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult, respectively. But as the cast list grew, so did the names of other superheroes. Edi Gathegi and […]

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Ever since James Gunn announced the full cast for Superman, people have been scratching their heads. Sure, we expected that the cast would include Superman, Lois Lane, and Lex Luthor–played by David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult, respectively. But as the cast list grew, so did the names of other superheroes. Edi Gathegi and Mister Terrific? Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl? Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner? Is this a Superman movie or a Justice League movie?

Gunn has clarified on social media that Superman focuses on the central triangle of Clark, Lois, and Lex, but also that his movie sees the Man of Steel joining a world already populated with superheroes, superheroes who have lost their way. And in the first teaser for season two of Peacemaker, a show all about those lost superheroes who preceded Superman, we get a sense of what that main team might be.

The Secret Gospel of Maxwell Lord

The teaser begins with an embarrassing moment for Peacemaker a.k.a. Christopher Smith, played by John Cena. He visits a shabby studio to interview for a part in a superhero team. His interviewers include Hawkgirl and Guy Gardner, but they’re flanked by a face familiar to anyone who has seen a James Gunn project, Sean Gunn. Although he’s already appeared in DC projects, voicing G.I. Robot and Weasel in Creature Commandos and cameoing as the Calendar Man in The Suicide Squad, here he’s got a different job, playing Maxwell Lord.

DC movie fans may remember Maxwell Lord as the enterprising businessman that Pedro Pascal played in Wonder Woman: 1984. There, his greed turned him into a villain who almost destroyed the world, only saved when Wonder Woman appealed to his better side at the end of the movie.

However, Gunn’s Lord functions much more like his original comic book counterpart. First introduced in 1987’s Justice League #1, written by J. M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen and penciled by Kevin Maguire, Maxwell Lord was the opportunistic businessman who assembled his own Justice League after the long-running team had disbanded in disgrace. Thanks to his maneuvering and business acumen (and, it must be said, light mind-control powers introduced later in the run), Lord put together an unconventional team that featured longtime mainstays like Batman and Martian Manhunter, but mostly oddballs such as Guy Gardner, Booster Gold, and Fire and Ice.

The DeMatteis/Giffen/Maguire League (known colloquially as Justice League International [JLI], due to the title of the book during its most formative issues) has long been a fan-favorite thanks to its humorous and character-driven approach to mainline superheroics. The JLI would battle huge baddies like the alien conqueror Despero or the mind-controlling Gray Man, but they would also get involved in failed get-rich-quick schemes or devote an entire issue to the crass Guy Gardner going on a date with the demure Ice.

In other words, JLI is exactly the type of book that informs James Gunn’s approach to the DC Universe, in which C- and D-list heroes spend more time bickering than they do saving the day.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not the Justice League

However, the Peacemaker season 2 trailer is the first time we’ve really seen how Gunn plans to integrate the JLI into his version of the cinematic DC Universe. As demonstrated in this clip, Lord is recruiting new members into his team, ultimately serving as the deciding factor. Guy Gardner and Hawkgirl are once again wearing matching outfits, costumes that look quite different than their comic book versions, suggesting that they are all part of the same team.

Given the black and white motif worn even by Guy Gardner, a Green Lantern who usually has more of an emerald look, many have speculated that the team would be a variation of the Terrifics, a group led by Mister Terrific. Some have also speculated that the team would work at the behest of Simon Stagg, another millionaire in the DC Universe, whose building is prominently displayed in the Superman teaser.

While both of these elements may still be integrated into the Superman line-up, the Peacemaker trailer makes it clear that the main team will be a variation of the JLI, complete with Max Lord at the head. And, as demonstrated by the barbs that Lord and co. unwittingly toss at Peacemaker, they’ll be the same unserious group that we initially saw in the comics.

Inspiring the Heroes

What does this mean for Superman? Within the pages of DC Comics, the JLI were unusual, but they were still heroes, and earned the respect of even Batman, who often served alongside them. However, the team largely trusted Maxwell Lord, at least until a retcon in the mid-2000s turned him into a powerful mind controller and maniacal villain, who shot his buddy Blue Beetle in the head.

Superman may very well seek to split the difference between the two depictions. The pseudo-JLI of the movie may have the potential to be great, but that potential has been hampered by cynicism. They can only do good if they have the support of a rich guy like Lord. It would fit with the inspirational tone that Gunn is striking in his Superman marketing materials for Superman to inspire the JLI to become greater heroes.

Will they actually become the Justice League? While that would be fun, one hopes that the League of Gunn’s DC Universe will be more in line with the classic team, with Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman at the core. But there’s always been room for more teams in the DC Universe, especially when they’re being written by James Gunn, a guy who loves his little-known weirdos.

Superman takes flight into theaters on July 11, 2025.

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Warning: contains spoilers for Doctor Who episode “The Story & The Engine”. The Doctor and Belinda land in Lagos, Nigeria, where a mysterious Barber is holding people hostage and using their stories for nefarious purposes, in a poetic, conceptually daring episode that vividly shows how Doctor Who can keep itself fresh and vital into the […]

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Jason Mantzoukas enjoys himself way too much in this exclusive Taskmaster season 19 clip.

South of Midnight allows you to skip boss fights, and believe it or not, that’s okay.

“I recently loaded South of Midnight, interested to check out such a gorgeous-looking game, and was immediately delighted by the art and the extraordinary performances in the cutscenes, but then—as Zack warned us—I was immediately underwhelmed by the repetitive combat. However, while idly fiddling through the game’s settings to see what was what, I saw a toggle I absolutely was not expecting: ‘Boss skip option.’”

Read more at Kotaku

Following a trend of post-apocalyptic successes on other streamers, Netflix has found an appreciative audience for its genre entry, The Eternaut.

“Shows like Silo and Fallout have become international sensations for Apple TV+ and Prime Video in the last few years, and now Netflix has finally responded with a post-apocalyptic series of its own. Netflix’s newest series comes in the form of The Eternaut, which follows a group of survivors as they fend off an alien threat after a horrific snowfall took the lives of millions of people.”

Read more at Collider

Max is cracking down on password sharing, following Netflix’s example. But the money grab may take some time to implement.

“While it’s easy to dunk on Warner Bros. Discovery’s horrifically unpopular decision-making, this is more or less the same timeline Netflix worked out when it launched its own password-sharing crackdown a few years ago. Netflix’s initiative was first tested in Latin American countries like Chile and Peru in 2022 before it came stateside in 2023. Everyone and their literal mother complained about it, but Netflix claimed those complaints did not really deter people from using Netflix.”

Read more at The A.V. Club

Benedict Wong is on board for Ridley Scott’s next post-apocalypse tale, The Dog Stars.

“Benedict Wong (Weapons) has joined the cast of The Dog Stars, Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller based on the novel by Peter Heller. Character details are under wraps. Wong joins an ensemble led by Jacob Elordi, which also includes Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, and Guy Pearce. Currently shooting in Italy, the film reunites the actor with Scott following the duo’s work together on Prometheus (2012) and The Martian (2015).”

Read more at Deadline

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It’s unquestionable. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is a verified box office smash.  The record-breaking film recently achieved another massive feat, taking $33.1 million on its third weekend of domestic release with another impressively small drop of just 27 percent week-on-week despite losing all Premium, Large Format, and IMAX screens to Marvel‘s latest would-be blockbuster, Thunderbolts* (Nee […]

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Jason Mantzoukas enjoys himself way too much in this exclusive Taskmaster season 19 clip.

South of Midnight allows you to skip boss fights, and believe it or not, that’s okay.

“I recently loaded South of Midnight, interested to check out such a gorgeous-looking game, and was immediately delighted by the art and the extraordinary performances in the cutscenes, but then—as Zack warned us—I was immediately underwhelmed by the repetitive combat. However, while idly fiddling through the game’s settings to see what was what, I saw a toggle I absolutely was not expecting: ‘Boss skip option.’”

Read more at Kotaku

Following a trend of post-apocalyptic successes on other streamers, Netflix has found an appreciative audience for its genre entry, The Eternaut.

“Shows like Silo and Fallout have become international sensations for Apple TV+ and Prime Video in the last few years, and now Netflix has finally responded with a post-apocalyptic series of its own. Netflix’s newest series comes in the form of The Eternaut, which follows a group of survivors as they fend off an alien threat after a horrific snowfall took the lives of millions of people.”

Read more at Collider

Max is cracking down on password sharing, following Netflix’s example. But the money grab may take some time to implement.

“While it’s easy to dunk on Warner Bros. Discovery’s horrifically unpopular decision-making, this is more or less the same timeline Netflix worked out when it launched its own password-sharing crackdown a few years ago. Netflix’s initiative was first tested in Latin American countries like Chile and Peru in 2022 before it came stateside in 2023. Everyone and their literal mother complained about it, but Netflix claimed those complaints did not really deter people from using Netflix.”

Read more at The A.V. Club

Benedict Wong is on board for Ridley Scott’s next post-apocalypse tale, The Dog Stars.

“Benedict Wong (Weapons) has joined the cast of The Dog Stars, Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller based on the novel by Peter Heller. Character details are under wraps. Wong joins an ensemble led by Jacob Elordi, which also includes Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, and Guy Pearce. Currently shooting in Italy, the film reunites the actor with Scott following the duo’s work together on Prometheus (2012) and The Martian (2015).”

Read more at Deadline

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Warning: contains spoilers for Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 5. Doctor Who continues its exploration of deities and mythology with new episode “The Story and the Engine.” A pitstop for the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Belinda (Varada Sethu) in 2019 Lagos, Nigeria turns into an otherworldly mystery as four men mysteriously disappear following their […]

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Jason Mantzoukas enjoys himself way too much in this exclusive Taskmaster season 19 clip.

South of Midnight allows you to skip boss fights, and believe it or not, that’s okay.

“I recently loaded South of Midnight, interested to check out such a gorgeous-looking game, and was immediately delighted by the art and the extraordinary performances in the cutscenes, but then—as Zack warned us—I was immediately underwhelmed by the repetitive combat. However, while idly fiddling through the game’s settings to see what was what, I saw a toggle I absolutely was not expecting: ‘Boss skip option.’”

Read more at Kotaku

Following a trend of post-apocalyptic successes on other streamers, Netflix has found an appreciative audience for its genre entry, The Eternaut.

“Shows like Silo and Fallout have become international sensations for Apple TV+ and Prime Video in the last few years, and now Netflix has finally responded with a post-apocalyptic series of its own. Netflix’s newest series comes in the form of The Eternaut, which follows a group of survivors as they fend off an alien threat after a horrific snowfall took the lives of millions of people.”

Read more at Collider

Max is cracking down on password sharing, following Netflix’s example. But the money grab may take some time to implement.

“While it’s easy to dunk on Warner Bros. Discovery’s horrifically unpopular decision-making, this is more or less the same timeline Netflix worked out when it launched its own password-sharing crackdown a few years ago. Netflix’s initiative was first tested in Latin American countries like Chile and Peru in 2022 before it came stateside in 2023. Everyone and their literal mother complained about it, but Netflix claimed those complaints did not really deter people from using Netflix.”

Read more at The A.V. Club

Benedict Wong is on board for Ridley Scott’s next post-apocalypse tale, The Dog Stars.

“Benedict Wong (Weapons) has joined the cast of The Dog Stars, Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller based on the novel by Peter Heller. Character details are under wraps. Wong joins an ensemble led by Jacob Elordi, which also includes Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, and Guy Pearce. Currently shooting in Italy, the film reunites the actor with Scott following the duo’s work together on Prometheus (2012) and The Martian (2015).”

Read more at Deadline

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This article contains spoilers for all episodes of Ghosts season 4. The fourth season of CBS’s Ghosts ends with “The Devil Went Down To Woodstone,” a finale that teases the possibility of more romance and otherworldly chaos in Woodstone Manor.  Sam’s (Rose McIver) novel dramatizing Issac’s (Brandon Scott Jones) life with a vampiric twist is […]

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Jason Mantzoukas enjoys himself way too much in this exclusive Taskmaster season 19 clip.

South of Midnight allows you to skip boss fights, and believe it or not, that’s okay.

“I recently loaded South of Midnight, interested to check out such a gorgeous-looking game, and was immediately delighted by the art and the extraordinary performances in the cutscenes, but then—as Zack warned us—I was immediately underwhelmed by the repetitive combat. However, while idly fiddling through the game’s settings to see what was what, I saw a toggle I absolutely was not expecting: ‘Boss skip option.’”

Read more at Kotaku

Following a trend of post-apocalyptic successes on other streamers, Netflix has found an appreciative audience for its genre entry, The Eternaut.

“Shows like Silo and Fallout have become international sensations for Apple TV+ and Prime Video in the last few years, and now Netflix has finally responded with a post-apocalyptic series of its own. Netflix’s newest series comes in the form of The Eternaut, which follows a group of survivors as they fend off an alien threat after a horrific snowfall took the lives of millions of people.”

Read more at Collider

Max is cracking down on password sharing, following Netflix’s example. But the money grab may take some time to implement.

“While it’s easy to dunk on Warner Bros. Discovery’s horrifically unpopular decision-making, this is more or less the same timeline Netflix worked out when it launched its own password-sharing crackdown a few years ago. Netflix’s initiative was first tested in Latin American countries like Chile and Peru in 2022 before it came stateside in 2023. Everyone and their literal mother complained about it, but Netflix claimed those complaints did not really deter people from using Netflix.”

Read more at The A.V. Club

Benedict Wong is on board for Ridley Scott’s next post-apocalypse tale, The Dog Stars.

“Benedict Wong (Weapons) has joined the cast of The Dog Stars, Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller based on the novel by Peter Heller. Character details are under wraps. Wong joins an ensemble led by Jacob Elordi, which also includes Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin, and Guy Pearce. Currently shooting in Italy, the film reunites the actor with Scott following the duo’s work together on Prometheus (2012) and The Martian (2015).”

Read more at Deadline

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