James Gunn Offers Update on His CREATURE COMMANDOS Animated DC Studios Series
One of the projects that I’m most excited about coming out of DC Studios is the animated series, Creature Commandos, which was written by James Gunn.
Creature Commandos are a band of misfit characters who were introduced in Weird War Tales #93 (November 1980), created by J. M. DeMatteis and Pat Broderick. The team is comprised of military superhumans including a human leader, a werewolf, a vampire, Frankenstein’s monster, and a gorgon. Weasel from Suicide Squad will also be a part of the show.
Gunn recently offered an update on the project saying that production has started and they are almost done casting the series. He didn’t offer anything beyond that, but I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out!
It was previously explained that the story for the project is so big that the only way it could be told is through animation because it would be way too expensive to pull off for live-action.
Gunn shared: "Creature Commandos is based on the great team from DC. What we're doing with the DCU is, we are having animation tied directly into live action. Television, movies, and games all intertwine within the same universe. We're going to cast actors that are going to be able to play the characters in this as well as in other things, some of which we've already cast. I've written all seven episodes of the show.”
This is the first project under Gunn and Peter Safran that is going into production, and Gunn has said that he “loves it.” Are you excited about seeing what this series turns out to be?