We are just a few weeks away from getting our first look at the new DCU from James Gunn and Peter Safran and thanks to a video presentation during the 2024 Annecy International Animation Festival, we got some insight into what we may be getting from the Creature Commandos, a group of military monsters created by artist Pat Broderick for DC Comics.
Gunn told the audience there, “It’s a cornerstone of the legacy we’ve been entrusted to carry at DC Studios and plays an integral role in the vision for our future storytelling. Since taking the reins, our true north has been to bring DC film, TV, animation, and gaming into alignment under a single banner and bring a sense of unity and consistency into the DCU as a whole. This frees us to create a range of products that are diverse and compelling and deliver great stand-alone entertainment experiences on every medium while also being part of a larger story that we’re telling within our unified DCU. What this means in practical terms is that our characters can move in and out of animation or jump into a game or onto the big screen, but they will remain consistent throughout: same character, same history, same actor.”
Frank Grillo is a good example of this as he will be playing Rick Flag Sr. in the animated series as well as in Peacemaker season 2 and in Superman. Gunn also spoke of where the Creature Commandos fit in the timeline, “The new series picks up directly after our ‘Peacemaker’ season one finale, which leaves Waller with her hands tied operationally, meaning that she’s no longer able to get away with putting human lives on the line to carry out her clandestine morally questionable missions. Instead, she recruits a ragtag band of misfits, not unlike the Suicide Squad and Peacemaker.”
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Todd Fisher
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