The DCU kicks off just before Christmas and we have a whole new look and a few details and images from the first chapter… Creature Commandos.
Now, just to be clear, James Gunn’s Creature Commandos – think Suicide Squad meets Universal Monsters – is the first official chapter in the new DCU under the guidance of Gunn and Peter Safran but it’s also pretty clear that Blue Beetle, Peacemaker season one and Gunn’s The Suicide Squad are all part of the world too even if, as of right now, it’s unofficial and still a little unclear.
WATCH: The DCU begins here! First trailer for Creature Commandos is here from SDCC 2024
Speaking at the Annecy Film Festiva in June, Gunn once again talked about how the characters in the new DCU can cross many mediums: “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.”
Speaking about how Creatue Commandos is the first step into the DCU, he’s keen to point out that Superman is actually the beginning of the new universe: “Superman is the true start of everything, it’s a humongous epic. This is a way for people to just take a little nibble and see what it tastes like. There are a ton of fun references to other DC stuff, a bunch of hints for things that are coming. So I think it’s just an extraordinarily fun way to start.”
Interestingly, Gunn also confirms that Sgt Rock’s Easy Company (pictured below) will appear in the new animated series, which is interesting because we’re hearing a rumour, first reported by NexusPointNews that a Sgt Rock movie is in development with Challengers and Suspiria director Luca Guadagnino attached.
Whatever comes next, we have it on good authority that there are a heap of DC projects in development that we don’t know bout yet and that’s pretty exciting news.
Meet Task Force M. From the mind of James Gunn and DC Studios, the new Max Original series Creature Commandos premieres this December.
The seven-episode Max Original adult animated series Creature Commandos, written and executive produced by James Gunn, debuts Thursday, December 5th on Max followed by one episode weekly until January 16.
Check out the new images from Entertainment Weekly:
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