James Gunn Suggests Peacemaker’s Aquaman Fish Joke Is Not DCEU Canon
James Gunn suggests Peacemaker’s profane Aquaman rumor is most likely just that within DC Extended Universe canon. As a follow-up to The Suicide Squad, Gunn’s second DCEU project Peacemaker premiered on HBO Max earlier this year to critical and commercial acclaim. The series follows John Cena’s “douchey Captain America,” Christopher Smith, and Amanda Waller’s (Viola Davis) A.R.G.U.S. as they thwart an alien invasion via Project Butterfly. In addition to Cena, the cast includes Jennifer Holland, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stoma, Nhut Le, Chukwudi Iwuji, and Robert Patrick.
Peacemaker takes a handful of jabs at DC’s roster, including off-kilter jokes about Batman never killing the Joker and Superman’s poop fetish. Perhaps the most vicious barb sees Arthur Curry/Aquaman accused of having sexual relations with fish. Peacemaker’s finale seemed to cement both these rumors thanks to a cameo by actual members of the Justice League. Alongside the silhouettes of Wonder Woman, Superman, and Batman, Jason Momoa and Ezra Miller made appearances as Aquaman and the Flash, respectively. When Peacemaker makes a crack about Aquaman’s love life, the latter says, “I’m so f—king sick of that rumor,” to which Flash replies, “It’s not a rumor.”
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Gunn recently took to Twitter to discuss the nature of that Aquaman rumor. While replying to a fan who asked him how much hate mail he got for that joke, Gunn clarified that, even in the DCEU, you shouldn’t believe everything you read online. Check it out below:
Plenty. Although just because Peacemaker believes something someone wrote on Twitter, doesn't make it actually true (or canon). https://t.co/wu5bBHxybs
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