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MEET OUR HERO OF THE MONTH

CHARISSA BARTON

THE CHOREOGRAPHER OF PEACEMAKER SEASON 2’S OPENING CREDITS

Was it your mission to outdo your work on Season 1’s credit sequence?

A note I gave myself was, “Don’t hold back.” Working with a lot more bodies automatically made it bigger. James [Gunn] pitched a different song [Foxy Shazam’s ‘Oh Lord’]. It’s a different tempo. I said, “I’ll find a way to keep the energy up.”

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