Despite the upheaval currently taking place at DC Studios, a handful of projects remain in development, including Man of Tomorrow, The People vs. Gorilla Grodd, and Creature Commandos Season 2.
Alien: Earth star Sydney Chandler has already been cast as Nosferata, one of the new additions to Task Force M teased at the end of Season 1. Now, The InSneider is reporting that Community star Danny Pudi will play Khalis the Mummy.
In the comics, Khalis is an undead Egyptian mummy who became a member of the Creature Commandos, which, on the page, was a black-ops team of monsters working for the government organisation S.H.A.D.E.
Created by Jeff Lemire and Alberto Ponticelli, he made his debut in Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1. Unlike his teammates, Khalis wasn't surgically transformed into a monster. He possesses superhuman strength, durability and regenerative abilities, can sense nearby living beings and serves as the team's medic.
Pudi had a minor MCU role in 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, where he reunited with the Russo Brothers—who had directed several episodes of Community—as a S.H.I.E.L.D. technician.
In 2024, DC Studios launched the DCU with Creature Commandos. The animated series received rave reviews, and a second season was announced before the finale aired. In that episode, The Bride was introduced to her new team: Weasel, Doctor Phosphorus, an updated, massive G.I. Robot, Nosferata, Khalis, and The Suicide Squad's King Shark.
It's previously been reported that Captain Atom will appear in the animated series when it returns. Apparently, we're getting the Nathaniel Adam version of the character, who made his debut in History of the DC Universe #2 in 1987. On the page, he's a hero connected to and powered by the Quantum Field, the result of a secret government project.
Creature Commandos tracks a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. When all else fails...they’re your last, worst option.
The cast features Steve Agee as Economos, Maria Bakalova as Princess Ilana, Anya Chalotra as Circe, Zoe Chao as Nina Mazursky, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Sean Gunn as GI Robot & Weasel, David Harbour as Frankenstein, Alan Tudyk as Dr. Phosphorus, Indira Varma as The Bride, and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller.
All episodes of Creature Commandos are now streaming on Max.