Caption of a photo of John Cena the peacemaker with Superman star David Corensweet

The following article contains Spoilers For the second season of the series “Peacemaker”.

The Internet loves to speculate about the future of big franchise projects based on every rumor and behind-the-scenes photo, and this is especially true for big superhero stories… and when it comes to superheroes, no one is bigger than Superman. So, it was no surprise that fans hit a wall when David Corenswet, who played Clark Kent/The Last Son of Krypton in James Gunn’s 2025 “Superman” film, shared a photo of himself wearing full Superman regalia on set with John Cena in Season 2 of Cena’s HBO Max series “Peacemaker.”

It didn’t help that Gunn had already taken to Instagram Call Season 2 of “Peacemaker” a prequel On to the follow-up movie to “Superman,” “Man of Tomorrow,” which has really sparked a proliferation of rumors and fan theories. In addition, since only critics were given The first five episodes of the series The Peacemaker, Season 2 To review ahead of time, this means there will be some huge surprises and maybe even a Superman appearance in the remaining three episodes.

Although we never got that appearance from Ollie Sobes (although we did have fun, An expletive-laden appearance from his enemy Lex Luthorplayed by Nicholas Hoult, while Peacemaker himself appeared on TV in “Superman”), there’s always a chance Superman and Peacemaker (Cena) will meet in the future. After all, they’re both still alive and part of Gunn’s DC Universe, so they could totally share the screen at some point. As for the story behind that photo? It turns out that Cornesweet was just paying Cena a courtesy visit on the set of “Peacemaker” while taking a break from filming on the set of Superman.

In an interview with GQCena set the record straight regarding the photo and tried to clear up any ambiguity around it:

“I can tell you the story behind David and me, and that photo of me dressed as the Peacemaker, is that I knew they were finishing up filming ‘Superman’ and I really wanted to meet David. I wanted to meet the new Superman and just offer my services, like, ‘Hey man, your life’s about to change, and I heard you were doing an incredible job.’ (…) As someone who has been exposed to a lot more media than I have had formal training in acting, if I can help you in any way, please, this is my number, let me know.

Both “Superman” and “Peacemaker” Season 2 were filmed at the same time at Trilith Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, so Gunn could get everything done according to schedule, which meant it wasn’t too difficult for Corenswet to sneak from set to set to meet Cena. While it’s entirely possible we could see the two cross paths on screen in the future, Cena has been clear that he knows absolutely nothing about it and wouldn’t tell anyone even if he did, because he loves the power of a good surprise in storytelling. If you want answers about Future peacemaker He added that DC Studios and Superman co-CEO “James (Gunn) is a great guy to ask.”

“Peacemaker” is currently streaming on HBO Max.