James Gunn Likes Fan’s “Never Seeing Peacemaker Again” Comment After DC Exit

James Gunn’s time as co-head of DC Studios is coming to an end, and fans are already worried about the characters he championed. Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down from their posts effective December 1, with Marvel alum Jeremy Latcham taking over as president and chief creative officer. The pair will keep working on some DC projects, but the studio’s long-term plans are now up in the air.

Gunn addressed his exit in a long farewell statement shared on Threads and Instagram. He called his 4 years at DC Studios trying, said he disliked the at-times corporate side of the job, and admitted he was relieved to be leaving. He also said he was glad he took the job and that he and Safran aren’t done with DC entirely.

One small interaction under that post has fans buzzing. On the Instagram version of Gunn’s farewell post, a fan commented, “Oh we’re never seeing Peacemaker again,” with a sobbing emoji. Gunn liked it.

The comment quickly caught on. In the screenshot shared by Superman Saga News, it had gathered 66.9K likes and was marked as liked by the author. Another commenter on the same post hoped that Gunn’s next DC project would be Batman.

James Gunn likes reply after his departure as co-CEO of DC Studios "We’re never seeing Peacemaker again 😭" https://t.co/Gq2Oq0TBaA

— Superman Saga News (@SuperSagaNews) November 10, 2026

Of course, a like on social media isn’t an official announcement. Gunn hasn’t said anything directly about John Cena’s character since his departure, so fans should be careful about reading too much into it.

The concern isn’t new. After the Season 2 finale, Gunn said there were no current plans for a third season, though he didn’t rule it out. At the time, he made clear that the character was very important to him and could still appear elsewhere in the DCU.

Gunn had also hinted that some of the show’s characters would continue, while noting that it wasn’t exactly a third season of ‘Peacemaker’. More recently, Cena suggested that it could be quite some time before fans see Chris Smith again in the DCU, as Gunn turned his attention to Batman and Wonder Woman.

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Cena has also said that Peacemaker’s future isn’t his decision and that it’s up to Gunn. Now that Gunn will no longer run the studio, that question rests with new leadership. The like also arrives at a tense time. Cosmic Book News claims its insiders say the R-rated side of the DCU, including ‘Peacemaker’, is over under Latcham. None of that has been confirmed by DC Studios or Skydance.

Other reports have added to the uncertainty. Variety reported that ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 didn’t match the buzz of the first season, and that ‘Lanterns’ wasn’t renewed despite decent viewership. Insiders also say DC’s new leadership wants to focus on marquee heroes like Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and The Flash.

Gunn isn’t walking away from DC empty-handed. He’s directing ‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’, which arrives next summer, and he and Safran are producing ‘The People v. Gorilla Grodd’ and another season of ‘Creature Commandos’. Gunn also revealed in his statement that he is writing a new DC project.

Whether that new project has room for Peacemaker is anyone’s guess. For now, fans are left reading the signals, and a single heart on a comment has said more than many official statements.

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