Frank Grillo is ready to hitch the solid of James Gunn’s DC Studios sequence Peacemaker for its second season, taking over the position of Rick Flag Sr., the daddy of the Suicide Squad member Rick Flag, beforehand portrayed by Joel Kinnaman in two movies. Gunn broke the information on his social media pages.

Earlier than showing in Peacemaker Season 2, Grillo will first voice the character of Rick Flag Sr. in Creature Commandos, an upcoming animated sequence on Max. This sequence focuses on a black ops crew of monsters assembled by Amanda Waller, set years earlier than the formation of Job Power X.

James Gunn expressed his enthusiasm for Grillo’s twin roles, highlighting the connection between “Creature Commandos” and “Peacemaker.” He acknowledged, “Happy to announce the good @frankgrillo1 can be reprising the position of Rick Flag, Sr – the position he’ll first play in animated type in ‘Creature Commandos’ – all through Season 2 of ‘Peacemaker.’ Christopher Smith and Rick Sr have a little bit unfinished enterprise to maintain…”

James Gunn, who created and directed the primary season of Peacemaker, is returning to direct the second season alongside three extra administrators. The present, starring John Cena because the title character he first performed in 2021’s The Suicide Squad, additionally options Danielle Brooks, Chukwudi Iwuji, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, and Robert Patrick.

Peacemaker Season 2 and the Amanda Waller sequence swap launch dates

James Gunn just lately famous that the event of the Amanda Waller sequence is coming alongside properly, although its schedule has been impacted by the latest Hollywood strikes and can premiere after Peacemaker Season 2. Waller was featured within the first season of the sequence, with Viola Davis reprising her position because the creator of Job Power X.

Created by author Joe Gill and artist Pat Boyette, Peacemaker was launched as a member of Job Power X, a crew of supervillains who’re despatched on a harmful mission by the federal government. The character is thought for his excessive dedication to peace, even when it means resorting to violence to realize it. His sequence picks up proper after the occasions of The Suicide Squad.

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