Frank Grillo Admits He Refused to Do One Thing in ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2: “I Was Really Against It Because I’m a Serious Actor”

Frank Grillo has become a key player in the rebooted DC Universe, playing Rick Flag Sr. He’s been busy, appearing in every DCU project released so far.

Grillo had a major role in Creature Commandos last December, a smaller part in Superman which came out two weeks ago, and now he’s set to have a big role in Peacemaker Season 2.

But Grillo wasn’t excited about one particular thing in the new season, the opening credits dance. The DC series is introducing a new dance sequence that’s both silly and serious. At San Diego Comic-Con, director James Gunn and the cast visited Entertainment Weekly’s video suite before their Hall H panel. They had a laugh about Grillo’s dancing skills.

Gunn joked, “He is a terrible dancer,” making everyone laugh, but added, “But he was a trooper.” Grillo admitted, “My knees were dying!”

Grillo returns as Rick Flag Sr., a character from Creature Commandos and the father of the late Rick Flag Jr. (played by Joel Kinnaman), who was killed by Peacemaker (John Cena) in The Suicide Squad (2021).

Grillo told Entertainment Weekly that he wasn’t happy about having to do the dance for the opening credits because he didn’t know about it when he joined the show.

“I was really against it because I’m a serious actor,” Grillo said. “And I was reluctant. And little by little, I became the best dancer out of everyone.”

The rest of the cast quickly disagreed, but Grillo stood by his claim, joking, “I thought so! But I had such a great time watching Tim Meadows suffer.”

Tim Meadows also joined the cast this season, playing the foul-mouthed A.R.G.U.S. agent Langston Fleury. He admitted he was actually worse at dancing than Grillo.

“I was horrible,” Meadows said. “Everybody expected me to be good, and I don’t want to say why they expected me to be good, but I was horrible.”

James Gunn shared who actually nailed the dance moves, saying, “Jen [Holland] is very good, and Freddie [Stroma] is very good.” Gunn also mentioned Eagly, the Mandalorian’s eagle companion, who tries to join the dance sequence, adding, “He is not the best at it, but he tries to really join in the dance sequence at the end. He’s got a little pose this time.”

Peacemaker Season 2 is set to return on Thursday, August 21, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO Max.

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