It’s a good time to be Danielle Brooks.

She received an Oscar nomination for “The Color Purple” in 2024 — her performance as Sofia also earned her a Grammy for best musical theater album — but Brooks has arguably had an even better 2025. So far this year, she has starred in the nearly billion-dollar-grossing blockbuster hit “ A Minecraft Movie ” and voiced a villainous snow leopard in “The Bad Guys 2.” Now, along with co-star John Cena, Brooks is headed back into the DC Universe for Season 2 of HBO Max’s “ Peacemaker .”

Fresh off shepherding a brand new vision for the DCU with David Corenswet’s guileless take on “ Superman ,” James Gunn has devised this season of “Peacemaker,” premiering Aug. 21, as a way to bridge what’s come before with what’s ahead. If there’s a theme to the l

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