WhilePeacemaker’s first season may have come to a close, speculation on its placement in the DCEU and the story for anupcoming second seasonis going strong. Namely, fans have been curious to know more about one of the finale’s funniest scenes, where the Justice League (or most of them) finally appear after being summoned by Leota Adebayo (Danielle Brooks) and her mother, Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). After the episode, some tweets from the stand-in actors have revealed that this scene could have had much bigger ramifications than what Aquaman (Jason Momoa) decides to do in his love life.
The scene in question comes near the final moments ofPeacemaker’s finale, where Justice League members Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and The Flash (Ezra Miller) finally appear to assist the 11th Street Kids in taking down Goff (Annie Chang) and the Cow. The only members of DC’s most famous team that appear in their roles are Momoa and Miller, with stand-ins taking the place ofHenry Cavill’s Superman andGal Gadot’s Wonder Woman. These stand-in actors forSupermanandWonder Womanrecently took to Instagram to confirm their involvement in the finale.
It’s not hard to imagine that Gadot and perhaps Cavill were both too busy to pop in for this brief scene. There’s a lot to take away from this — it shows DC’s apparent commitment to continue storylines with Superman — though Cavill’s involvement remains up in the air (a stand-in cameo inShazamonly makes this more frustrating). Yet the bigger question comes when discussing Batman and Cyborg, both of which had stand-in actors complete a version of this scene. When asked about their eventual exclusion, series creatorJames Gunnsaid the following in an interview withVariety: “You know, I don’t know what I can — there are reasons for it, but I’m actually uncertain whether I can say what those reasons are. It might have to do with future stuff.”
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It’s not too surprising that Warner Bros. removed the inclusion of Cyborg from the scene, as actorRay Fisherhas made his displeasure with the studio andJustice LeaguedirectorJoss Whedonvery apparent. He was a major standout ofZack Snyder’s Justice League, where he had a much bigger role, so it may come as a disappointment that his rendition of this character likely won’t move forward. Yet while this is unfortunate, it’s not a surprise given that Fisher’s rolewas written outof Miller’sThe Flashmovie, set for release later this year.
As for Batman, this further cements thatRobert Pattinson’s Batman will stand alone,outside of the DCEU, with his first film set for release in two weeks.Ben Affleck’s appearance as the character also would have been a long shot, asThe Flashis set to be his last time donning the cape and cowl.
Check out the tweets below fromMatt Turner, who was the Batman stand-in for the scene:
