James Gunn On Getting Called Out By Racists After Nazi Twist In Peacemaker: We Got A Lot Of Pushback But...

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favourite superhero, Superman, got a fresh face in James Gunn's reboot, Superman. David Corenswet killed it while donning the cape on screen alongside a new Lois Lane, Rachel Brosnahan. The film had a blockbuster start at the box office, earning Rs 7 crore on its opening day. The David Corenswet starrer features a cameo by John Cena, who returned as Chris Smith in the second season of Peacemaker in August. Gunn has been receiving a lot of love for both his projects but he is also facing some challenges and hurdles on his way.

James Gunn Recalls Being Called 'Polarizing' By Racists

In a recent interview with GQ magazine, Gunn said that he heard from 'a few racists' after Peacemaker dropped its bombshell Nazi twist during Season 2 Episode 6. He said, "I really do whatever I want with Peacemaker — and I mean, in one respect, I do whatever I want with anything, because I am able to make my own choices and I’m my own boss. But with Peacemaker, we really let it go. We take chances. We go to places where I think other people are afraid to go."Further, the filmmaker added, "We got a lot of pushback from various sources within the structure, on this episode in particular, and we’re like, ‘Let’s not be bashful about this. Let’s just do the story that we want to do and I don’t want to have to pull punches with it'."

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He then shared, "I have a few racists that have called me polarizing, but I’m okay with being polarizing and letting racists fall to the wayside. People have loved this episode the most, so it’s exciting. … Listen, we’re dealing with a very sensitive subject. We’re dealing with racism and, at the same time, there’s humor in this episode. And so, you’re dealing with something very delicate and yet we’re not being delicate about it — but I don’t think we’re not being delicate in a non-thoughtful way. We’re being thoughtful about it." "Some of the tidbits sprinkled throughout the episodes that tease the big Nazi reveal. That was people of color, too, by the way. It wasn’t just, you know, the whites," he concluded. Peacemaker drops new episodes every Thursday on HBO Max.