James Gunn Reveals He'd Like to See PEACEMAKER Go Head-to-Head With BATMAN in His DCU

James Gunn has planned out a handful of exciting movies and TV series to kick off his DC Universe, but he still has a ton of characters and team-ups to play with as he moves into his future phases.

We will most likely have to wait until Comic-Con to hear more than what we currently know about the DC slate, but in the meantime, Gunn mentioned one interesting head-to-head he would like to see go down.

During an appearance this past weekend at CCXP 2025 in Mexico City, CBM reports that Gunn and Peacemaker star John Cena were asked who they'd like to see Christopher Smith, aka Peacemaker, battle in the DCU.

While Cena did not provide an answer, Gunn enthusiastically responded he wants to see Peacemaker fight the Dark Knight himself, Batman. It's easy to think Bruce Wayne would beat Christopher Smith no problem (James Gunn himself supports the idea).

However, it's worth noting that, while the Caped Crusader is a trained killer, Peacemaker is one as well. He may be goofy, but he knows very well how to hurt someone when he needs to, so he'd likely give Batman a good challenge. 

Will this happen? It's difficult to say, especially with The Brave and the Bold having no release date as of yet. However, it's an exciting possibility that Gunn could realistically be planning to make a reality. Would you like to see this fight go down?

Peacemaker Season 2 will be released on August 21, 2025.