While next summer's Superman: Legacy will kickstart the DCU in theaters, the upcoming Creature Commandos TV series is going to be the first DC Studios project set in that rebooted reality.
While the animated show is going to put the spotlight on a relatively obscure group of characters from the comics, we can't help but think James Gunn will take this opportunity to lay the groundwork for what's to come in the new DCU.
There have been rumblings for some time about Creature Commandos premiering on Max in 2024 and that's now been confirmed by star Sean Gunn.
Talking to Screen Rant at the Saturn Awards, the G.I. Robot and Weasel actor said, "We have Creature Commandos coming out in the fall, which is amazing, I just can't wait for our audience to see [it.]"
And with that, we have a premiere window! There was a time when it looked like Waller would also be released this year but, thanks to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, it's slipped down the release calendar; in fact, James Gunn seems to have shifted his attention to Peacemaker season 2.
"I love that project," Sean told us about Creature Commandos last year. "The scripts are so good and we’ve already been doing a little recording which is fun. I can hint and tease that we’re going to learn a little more about Weasel which is going to be interesting."
"I just love GI Robot so much. He’s driven by one thing and one thing only, which is his hatred of Nazis and his desire to kill as many Nazis as possible," he continues in the video below. "So, for me, as somebody who hates fascism in all its forms, I can relate to somebody who wants to get out there and put the smackdown on some Nazis."
Creature Commandos stars Frank Grillo as Rick Flag, Sr., Indira Varma as Bride of Frankenstein, Zoë Chao as Nina Mazursky, David Harbour as Eric Frankenstein, Alan Tudyk as Doctor Phosphorus, Sean Gunn as G.I. Robot and Weasel, Maria Bakalova as Princess Ilana Rostovic, Steve Agee as John Economos, and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller.
The Witcher star Anya Chalotra, meanwhile, has been cast as classic Wonder Woman villain Circe.
The show sees Amanda Waller create a black ops team out of monstrous prisoners. Gunn wrote all of the first season's episodes. Keep checking back here for news on Creature Commandos' premiere date.