PEACEMAKER Season 1 Mentioned Green Arrow- Does That Mean He's In The DCU? James Gunn Gives An Update

PEACEMAKER Season 1 Mentioned Green Arrow- Does That Mean He's In The DCU? James Gunn Gives An Update

James Gunn weighs in on whether the Peacemaker season 1 mention of Green Arrow means that the character already exists and is operating in the DCU...

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By MarkJulian - Aug 18, 2025 05:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Green Arrow

In Peacemaker season 1, John Cena’s foul-mouthed anti-hero couldn’t resist taking a jab at Green Arrow, tossing out a joke about the emerald archer being lame. It was a moment from the show, equal parts hilarious and cutting, while also hinting at larger concepts. However, that name-drop, definitely confirmed that Green Arrow was actually running around somewhere in the DCEU?

Now, things are about to get even more interesting in Peacemaker season 2. The shiny-helmeted mercenary is officially set to make the leap into the brand-new DCU via a pocket dimension twist. We've already seen the OG DCEU Peacemaker be confronted by his DCU doppleganger, but does that mean that Green Arrow also has a DCU ringer?  

James Gunn recently addressed this notion on the Peacemaker season 1 rewatch podcast, stating, "I don't know. I'm not willing to say yet. We don't really know. We don't have a Green Arrow as part of our system right now. So maybe Green Arrow exists, maybe he doesn't, I don't know."

"In season 2, Peacemaker discovers an alternate world where life is everything he wishes it could be. But this discovery also forces him to face his traumatic past and take the future into his own hands."

James Gunn wrote all 8 episodes and directed 3 for Peacemaker season 2, including the premiere.

Peacemaker Season 2 reunites John Cena with key members of the season 1 cast, including Danielle Brooks (Leota Adebayo), Freddie Stroma (Vigilante), Jennifer Holland (Emilia Harcourt), and Steve Agee (John Economos), as the series gears up for a major expansion within the new DC Universe.

This time around, the story will branch out beyond Peacemaker's tight-knit team, with Frank Grillo stepping in as Rick Flag Sr., a character who serves as the connective tissue to Superman, Creature Commandos, and future DCU chapters.

Several additional familiar faces from Superman are also set to appear, including Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner, and Sean Gunn reprising his role as the Justice Gang financier Maxwell Lord.

Fans will also be introduced to a brand-new character, Red St. Wild, portrayed by Michael Rooker, a longtime Gunn collaborator.

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Pimpanzee
Pimpanzee - 8/18/2025, 5:22 PM
Van Dyke or GTFO
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 8/18/2025, 5:26 PM
Let's get the JL established first.
epc1122
epc1122 - 8/18/2025, 5:29 PM
@MCUKnight11 - why?
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/18/2025, 5:44 PM
@MCUKnight11 - I don’t see us getting another JL film for a bit so why not introduce and develop other characters & corners as you build to one?:
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 8/18/2025, 8:20 PM
@epc1122 - yeah, the world is already full of people with powers. It would make sense that the entirety of DC was around. If batman is already gonna have Damian his 4th robin id hope that green arrow is around with speedy. He had a great arc in young justice
epc1122
epc1122 - 8/18/2025, 9:08 PM
@NonPlayerC - yeah, I agree. Just a prediction, but I don’t think we’ll get a justice league until about 2030. 2026-supergirl, 2027-superfamily teamup, 2028-Wonder Woman, 2029-dynamic duo, 2030-justice league with trinity and other characters that have been in the movies/tv shows. By that time Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, green lantern, and hawkgirl will have already been introduced and then you can just add Wally west and aquaman if needed or have two other characters in the league.
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 8/19/2025, 12:14 AM
@epc1122 - yeah I agree, and it saddens me. Justice gang just grinds every time I hear it.
epc1122
epc1122 - 8/19/2025, 2:02 AM
@NonPlayerC - eh, it’s a prototype justice league, doesn’t bother me at all 🤷‍♂️
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 8/18/2025, 5:29 PM
"PEACEMAKER Season 1 Mentioned Green Arrow- Does That Mean He's In The DCU? " ......ahem
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lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/18/2025, 5:33 PM
@harryba11zack - Antonio Bandaras?
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 8/18/2025, 5:35 PM
@lazlodaytona - Garret Dillahunt
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/18/2025, 5:58 PM
@harryba11zack - I LOVE Garrett Dillahunt! Freaking hilarious in the film "Just Before I Go" and was an awesome Terminator too
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 8/18/2025, 5:30 PM
You built the f88king thing
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/18/2025, 5:31 PM
Eh. Never got the appeal of Green Arrow.
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 8/18/2025, 5:33 PM
@lazlodaytona - boogers are green
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lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/18/2025, 5:56 PM
@harryba11zack - maybe yours are. my are yellow, so the green ones can't do anything to mine
Skestra
Skestra - 8/18/2025, 7:17 PM
@lazlodaytona - Mine are bloody and full of rage.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/18/2025, 8:10 PM
@Skestra - 😆😆
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 8/18/2025, 8:29 PM
@lazlodaytona - Which is probably why they turned him into a Batman type character for TV, I didn't read as much DC as Marvel so undoubtedly he was likely in some solid stories but in my head I always kinda saw Green Arrow as a lot like this character...

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...as in OK for a brief appearance as a supporting character played as a fun parody of Errol Flynn's Robin Hood but that was about it. Somehow for me, with a very similar character, marvel founds ways to make Hawkeye work far better but again read more Marvel so maybe a slanted viewpoint however (STILL didn't think Hawkeye was a good enough charcter for inclusion in the Avengers films however, but again somehow managed to make it work).
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 8/18/2025, 9:08 PM
@Apophis71 - I understand your take. It's exactly how I feel.

Well, I've read more DC than Marvel. I support both though and want all of their stuff to succeed.
WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 8/18/2025, 5:33 PM
Of course Gunn doesn't know. He's a hack creator. If you're going to make an entire universe, don't ya think you should know what's canon or not? [frick]ing hell
TheyDont
TheyDont - 8/18/2025, 6:00 PM
@WalletsClosed - You people must be so happy that straws exist.
CaptainFlapjaks
CaptainFlapjaks - 8/18/2025, 8:22 PM
@WalletsClosed - nah gunn knows. He is just keeping things close to the vest most likely. Cause the fact he was referrenced twice, maybe he is the surprise cameo gunn said would happen in order to confront peacemaker on his remarks.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 8/18/2025, 5:59 PM
So basically he could be or could not be canon eventually depending on the take they go for such as it could be an origin story or he could already be established thus the reference to him in S1 is in limbo as of now?.

I know these type of responses might seem like Gunn doesn’t know what he’s doing (which I’m sure some feel regardless) but I’m glad he’s keeping his options.

Anyway if it was up to me then he would already be established but early into his crime fighting career.

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Forthas
Forthas - 8/18/2025, 6:22 PM
And now a few words from the co-CEO of DC Films Studio, James Gunn!



REPORTER 1: Is Green Arrow canon?
JAMES GUNN: I don't know

REPORTER 2: Are Wonder Woman and the Flash active in the current DCU?
JAMES GUNN: I don't know

REPORTER 3: What is Superman's middle name?
JAMES GUNN: I don't know

REPORTER 4: Are we going to see Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn again?
JAMES GUNN: I don't know

REPORTER 5: Why was a production budget of $363 million for Superman placed in the Ohio tax credit application?
JAMES GUNN: I don't know


JAMES GUNN: Wow how time flies! Thank you all for coming! I am always here to answer all of your hard hitting questions completely and honestly. Have a great night!
OptimusInTime
OptimusInTime - 8/18/2025, 6:30 PM
@Forthas - 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
TheStranger
TheStranger - 8/18/2025, 6:49 PM
Green Arrow is just out of the mainstream enough, that Gunn would actually be a really good director for a GA project. However, Gunn should never touch Superman again. He's just not the right guy for it. He'd kill it with Green Arrow though, that is the perfect character for him.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 8/18/2025, 6:54 PM
Just got all caught up on these podcasts after rewatching all of Season 1 for like the 4th time. So hyped for S2 now.
TheWinkler
TheWinkler - 8/18/2025, 7:15 PM
Pairing Gunn's style with the old Green Arrow: Escape From Supermax script would be INCREDIBLE.
MR
MR - 8/18/2025, 7:17 PM
That mention of GA is the perfect example of how bad a writer James Gunn is. His writing is juvenile.
1stDalek
1stDalek - 8/18/2025, 7:42 PM
Green Arrow should exist and be roughly Batman's age, with Roy already running around as Arsenal. Arsenal should be Nightwing's friend by current time in the DCU, along with Wally West and Donna Troy.

If they want a young Speedy there's always Connor Hawke, Mia or Emiko Queen. I think Emiko plays really well with Damian so she'd be my pick as the current side-kick, very similar origins but very different father figures. If Jason and/or Tim aren't blown out the airlock for the DCU then they could have Connor or Mia as their archer friend.
1stDalek
1stDalek - 8/18/2025, 7:52 PM
Any Green Arrow film should lean hard into Green Arrow's socialist beliefs, he's different from Batman and Hawkeye and his compass plays a big role in that. Not to say the film should be screaming "socialism is perfect and utopic" for 2 hours, but focus on how it colors Oliver Queen's character and makes him a better person.
Huskers
Huskers - 8/18/2025, 11:21 PM
Hell yea! It’s way past time for a Green Arrow in the cinematic universe!
Laridian
Laridian - 8/19/2025, 12:56 AM
Austin Butler is my fan cast for Ollie, but he might be too big of a star now. Also, if I know Gunn, he'll REALLY play up how left wing Queen is and make his progressive ideology an important part of his character. We need that in the Justice League.
Linux1172
Linux1172 - 8/19/2025, 8:24 AM
For real? He doesn't know if one of the most iconic heroes of the DC catalogue exists in his universe? What the....? For crying out loud, the foundation has been laid, man, by the CW series and lasted 8 freakin' seasons! I'd say the hard work has already been put out there, just ride the coattails of it and develop a GA for your universe, Gunn!

I'm not a Snyder/Gunn arguer, but so far I'm not liking what what he's doing with the DC Universe.

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