Peacemaker’s delightfully bizarre opening dance sequence has been recreated with LEGO blocks and the show’s writer/director James Gunn approves. Peacemaker made its debut on HBO Max on January 13 and aired its season 1 finale on February 17. The series follows John Cena’s Christopher Smith/Peacemaker, who first appeared on the screen in last year's The Suicide Squad, also directed by Gunn.
Peacemaker’s spin-off series sees the “douchey Captain America” and the 11th Street Kids attempt to thwart an alien invasion using a plot called Operation: Butterfly. In addition to Cena, Peacemaker stars Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Robert Patrick as Auggie Smith, Chukwudi Iwuji as Clemson Murn, Nhut Le as Judomaster, and Freddie Stoma as Adrian Chase/Vigilante. As Gunn’s follow-up to The Suicide Squad, Peacemaker establishes its wonderful absurdity with its 90-second intro/opening credits sequence that sees the entire cast doing an expressionless and robotic dance to Wig Wam's "Do Ya Wanna Taste It.” Choreographer Charissa Barton called this the “Peacemaker Groove” and it has resonated with and been recreated by fans on many social media platforms.
Gunn recently took to Twitter to share a YouTube video created by Brick Cucumber. The video uses stop-motion animation featuring the toy "cast" of Peacemaker to recreate the series’ opening intro in LEGO form. Another fan commented on Gunn’s post recommending an 8-bit recreation of Peacemaker’s intro. You can check them both out below:
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When talking about the origins of the Peacemaker Groove, Gunn has said the intent of the dance number, which he wrote into the script, was to subvert expectations. While it may appear ridiculous, the show’s intro makes subtle changes to its dance sequence that tell a deeper and darker story with each episode of Peacemaker. With its dance numbers, bald eagle sidekick, jukebox-worthy soundtrack, and jokes made at Aquaman's expense, Peacemaker has received rave reviews for being a different kind of comic book-derived series.
The show is officially the DC Extended Universe’s best-reviewed project, having a 95% critics and 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes as of the time of this writing. Peacemaker has already been renewed for a second season, which Gunn will also return to both write and direct after finishing work on Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. As the first DCEU series to debut on HBO Max, Peacemaker’s success paves the way for more The Suicide Squad spinoffs taking place in Gunn's corner of the universe. With Gunn's subversive style, there's no telling where that could lead.
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