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Trivia: The role of Peacemaker was originally offered to John Cena's fellow WWE alum Dave Bautista, who previously worked with director James Gunn in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, but he turned it because of a scheduling issue with Army of the Dead. Bautista said he would not have played the role as good as Cena does.

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Trivia: Early in the film, Polka Dot Man is mocked by Calendar Man. David Dastmalchian, who plays Polka Dot Man, also voiced Calendar Man in Batman: The Long Halloween, which was released the same year as this film.

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Trivia: King Shark was originally going to be a hammerhead, but director James Gunn found it challenging for a character with monocular vision to interact with other characters, so he went with the great white design instead.

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Trivia: This is the first James Gunn-directed film that does not feature a voice cameo from Rob Zombie.

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Trivia: Warner Brothers offered James Gunn the opportunity to direct a sequel to Man of Steel, but he chose to do this film instead. Gunn would later go on to direct a new iteration of Superman with Superman (2025).

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