According to The Hollywood Reporter, James Gunn (Superman) shared his vision for his first DC Studios project, Creature Commandos, during the Annecy Animation Festival. Gunn shared this vision via a video message at the festival as he could not attend in person. The animated series will be his first project since he and Peter Safran (Aquaman) became the heads of DC Studios.
During the video message, Gunn said, “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.”
Gunn continued, “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.”
As per The Hollywood Reporter, Gunn continued by pointing out that Viola Davis (The Woman King) is reprising her role as Amanda Waller after playing the character in the Suicide Squad films and the series Peacemaker.
“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,” the filmmaker shared in his video. “Instead, she recruits a ragtag band of misfits, not unlike the Suicide Squad and Peacemaker.”
Gunn noted that what makes this show’s leads different is that they “are actual literal monsters, and I can’t wait for you to meet them. Creating this series has been one of the absolute joys of my life.”
Creature Commandos is scheduled to premiere later this year.