{"id":2143812,"date":"2025-11-09T01:58:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T01:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2143812"},"modified":"2025-11-09T01:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T01:58:20","slug":"one-peacemaker-star-knew-james-gunn-was-taking-over-dc-studios-before-it-was-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/one-peacemaker-star-knew-james-gunn-was-taking-over-dc-studios-before-it-was-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"One Peacemaker Star Knew James Gunn Was Taking Over DC Studios Before It Was Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The following contains\u00a0<strong>spoilers<\/strong> for &#8220;Peacemaker&#8221; season 2.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Each of the characters in the 11th Street Kids on &#8220;Peacemaker&#8221; has their specialties, but keeping secrets is definitely not one for super-hacker John Economos (Steve Agee). In episode 6 of the second season, which \/Film&#8217;s Bill Bria calls <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1979763\/peacemaker-season-2-episode-6-best-things-james-gunn-done\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;one of the best things James Gunn has ever done,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;one of the best things James Gunn has ever done,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0 the gang goes through Peacemaker&#8217;s (John Cena) dimensional portal and ends up in the alternate universe he&#8217;s been living in, which turns out to be one where\u00a0Nazis won World\u00a0War\u00a0II. Almost immediately upon being discovered by Earth\u00a0X&#8217;s Auggie Smith (Robert\u00a0Patrick), Economos starts spilling his beans, telling the alternate universe version of Peacemaker&#8217;s evil dead dad basically everything.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thankfully the actor who plays John Economos isn&#8217;t nearly as quick to share secrets, as he&#8217;s not only starred in several major James Gunn comic book productions, but in an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mensjournal.com\/entertainment\/peacemake-season-2-episode-6-spoilers-steve-agee-interview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Men's Journal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Men&#8217;s Journal<\/a> he revealed that he was also at Gunn&#8217;s home when the writer, director, and producer found out that he was actually in the running to be co-CEO of DC Studios. That&#8217;s a pretty massive secret to keep, but Agee isn&#8217;t much like his onscreen alter-ego beyond basic appearances and an appreciation for season 2 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/dcs-james-gunn-snuck-minor-153000588.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:theme song rockers Foxy Shazam;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">theme song rockers Foxy Shazam<\/a>, so Gunn was in the clear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1727516\/best-hbo-shows-all-time-ranked\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The 20 Best HBO Shows Of All Time, Ranked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The 20 Best HBO Shows Of All Time, Ranked<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Steve Agee knew James Gunn was potentially going to be DC Studios co-CEO<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Steve Agee as John Economos looks serious in front of a lot of money, wearing a glorious three raccoon moon shirt &#8211; Jessica Miglio\/HBO Max<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When asked by Men&#8217;s Journal if he was bad about spilling secrets like his dye-bearded alter-ego, Agee explained that he was kind of a secret king, actually. &#8220;In my job, especially in this world of comic books and superheroes, secrecy is so key,&#8221; he said. &#8220;You don&#8217;t want to spoil anything, and there are people who accidentally spoil stuff. I never want to be the person to spoil stuff for anybody.&#8221; He continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"mb-4 border-l-2 pl-5 italic text-tertiary\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Before it happened, I was one of the few people that knew James [Gunn] was up for co-head of the DCU part of Warner Bros. I was at his house, and he was like: &#8216;I want to tell you something, but I swear to God, man, you cannot tell anybody this.&#8217; So, I sat on that for months and months and months. I&#8217;m really good at keeping secrets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Agee does have to be pretty good at keeping secrets, since he&#8217;s not only played John\u00a0Economos in &#8220;The Suicide Squad&#8221; and &#8220;Peacemaker,&#8221;\u00a0but he was the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1967228\/peacemaker-star-steve-agee-wants-play-dc-character-king-shark\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:body performer for King\u00a0Shark in &quot;The Suicide Squad&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">body performer for King\u00a0Shark in &#8220;The Suicide Squad&#8221;<\/a> as well, and he seems to be one of the first to find out what&#8217;s happening in the world of\u00a0Gunn. Since Gunn has a habit of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/1834760\/things-happen-every-james-gunn-movie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:hiring the same actors again and again;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">hiring the same actors again and again<\/a>, I&#8217;m guessing they&#8217;re all pretty good at keeping secrets &#8230; even Nathan Fillion, somehow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Season 2 of\u00a0&#8220;Peacemaker&#8221; is available to stream on HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you&#8217;re looking for the easiest way to keep up with all the major movie and TV news, why not <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.slashfilm.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a>? You can also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=slashfilm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:add us as a preferred search source;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">add us as a preferred search source<\/a> on Google.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slashfilm.com\/2014712\/peacemaker-star-steve-agee-knew-james-gunn-dc-studios-takeover-early\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:original article on SlashFilm;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">original article on SlashFilm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following contains\u00a0spoilers for &#8220;Peacemaker&#8221; season 2.\u00a0 Each of the characters in the 11th Street Kids on &#8220;Peacemaker&#8221; has their specialties, but keeping secrets is definitely not one for super-hacker John Economos (Steve Agee). In episode 6 of the second season, which \/Film&#8217;s Bill Bria calls &#8220;one of the best things James Gunn has ever [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2143813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[352809,350647,320697,41332,316700,409370,354732,326584,345103],"class_list":["post-2143812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-alternate-universe","tag-danielle-brooks","tag-dc-studios","tag-james-gunn","tag-john-cena","tag-keeping-secrets","tag-leota-adebayo","tag-peacemaker","tag-steve-agee"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/One-Peacemaker-Star-Knew-James-Gunn-Was-Taking-Over-DC.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2143812"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2143814,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2143812\/revisions\/2143814"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2143813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2143812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2143812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2143812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}