David Harbour Teases Live-Action Frankenstein in the DCU: “It’d Be Super Fun”
David Harbour has stepped into the world of DC as Eric Frankenstein in the awesome animated series Creature Commandos. While his portrayal is animated for now, Harbour is already entertaining the day he’ll be bringing the despicable monster to live action.
Eric Frankenstein is one of the most entertaining characters in Creature Commandos, and he’s a far cry from the sympathetic monster many associate with Mary Shelley’s creation.
Harbour gives the character a hint of humanity, but he’s mostly known in the series for his unapologetically brash and antagonistic traits. Those traits make the character both fascinating and detestable.
During an interview with Collider, Harbour addressed Eric Frankenstein transitioning to live action, a possibility DC Studios co-head James Gunn has hinted at for characters introduced in DCU animated projects.
Harbor said: “I’m just like, ‘Go ahead. Put it out there!’ Because I do think it’d be super fun.
Though we don’t know when or where a live-action version of Eric Frankenstein will show, Harbour revealed that he and Gunn have discussed what bringing the character to live action might entail.
“We talked about it casually. There’s nothing planned, but I talked to him a little bit about the realities of what that would look like in terms of CG or practical effects, and he had all kinds of different thoughts and ideas.
“I think they’re still building their universe, and that’s fun. As they build it, I think they’re gonna see what people like or what works, and that’s gonna be a component to what they go forward with.”
For Harbour, the idea of Eric Frankenstein crossing paths with iconic DC heroes like Batman or Superman is exciting and fun. He said:
“It is such a fun idea to have, like, Batman run into an angry Frankenstein, or Superman, or whatever! It’s just fun that all these characters exist in the same universe, and who knows where they’d end up? It’d be kind of cool.”
As the DCU takes shape under Gunn’s leadership, fans will undoubtedly be looking forward to seeing which characters make the leap from animation to live action.
In the meantime, Harbour remains tight-lipped about his MCU future. When asked if he’ll reprise his role as Red Guardian in Avengers: Doomsday, the actor dodged the question, pretending he couldn’t hear it.