CREATURE COMMANDOS' David Harbour On Playing Live-Action Frankenstein; Gunn Confirms Finale Post-Credits Scene

CREATURE COMMANDOS' David Harbour On Playing Live-Action Frankenstein; Gunn Confirms Finale Post-Credits Scene

David Harbour has discussed his Creature Commandos role and the possibility of returning to play the despicable Eric Frankenstein in live-action form down the line...

By MarkCassidy - Jan 05, 2025 10:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Creature Commandos

Creature Commandos may focus on an entire squad of monsters, but only one of them seems to be an actual bad guy.

Though we can probably blame his creator for at least some of his less appealing personality traits, Eric Frankenstein is a pretty nasty piece of work in most respects, even if David Harbour does imbue the character with a modicum of humanity with his stellar voice work.

DC Studios co-head James Gunn has confirmed that the actors cast in DCU animated projects will reprise their roles in live-action, and Harbour was asked about potentially returning as Frankenstein down the line during an interview with Collider.

The Stranger Things alum said he has discussed it with Gunn, but isn't sure if Eric will ultimately make the jump to live-action.

"I'm just like, 'Go ahead. Put it out there!' Because I do think it'd be super fun. 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. But 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. But 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."

Harbour was also asked whether he'll be returning as his Thunderbolts* character, Red Guardian, for Avengers: Doomsday, but pretended he couldn't hear the question!

In related news, Gunn has confirmed that this week's season finale of Creature Commandos will feature a post-credits scene, but didn't reveal any details. Based on his previous comments, there's a decent chance the stinger will have some impact on the events of Superman, or/and the second season of Peacemaker.

"Creature Commandos is an animated series, I've written all the episodes, something we're going to do that's a little bit different at DC is gonna have characters move into animation, out of animation, usually having the same actor play their voice as who plays them in live-action," Gunn said last year.

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TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 1/5/2025, 10:22 PM
The Penguin 🏆
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 1/5/2025, 10:30 PM
How Frankenstein is a bad guy? ...he was promised a bride and he get an unruly broad...pls b c
Steel86
Steel86 - 1/5/2025, 10:47 PM
I love this show. GI was my favorite and Frank is my runner up.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/5/2025, 10:49 PM
@Steel86 - I miss GI but atleast he “died” doing what he loved , killing Nazis.

“Cheers to the Tin Man”.
Steel86
Steel86 - 1/5/2025, 11:12 PM
@TheVisionary25 - That's what a Nazi would say...
Kadara
Kadara - 1/6/2025, 2:21 AM
@Steel86 - Yeah they do really good job with the back ground stories, basically everyone is a monster if you don't know their history.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/5/2025, 10:58 PM
This Frankenstein is truly a nasty piece of work indeed and closer to the original novel then the DC comics iteration of the character who is much more of a good guy…

The best I can describe him is a child in a monsters body who has a sense of entitlement and throws tantrums when he doesn’t get his way.

A truly toxic character who can’t take no for an answer due to his single minded obsession with The Bride but does indeed have a small sliver of humanity it seems beneath that rotting shell of his.

Harbour’s done a great job in the role and would love to see him in live action down the line!!.

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I have also liked the show thus far so hopefully the finale wraps S1 up well!!.
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 1/5/2025, 11:15 PM
There he goes taking again. Why couldn’t he leave it as a surprise.

For [frick]s sake
BraveNewClunge
BraveNewClunge - 1/6/2025, 4:50 AM
@THEKENDOMAN - 🤣🤣🤣 you make me laugh with this.
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 1/6/2025, 8:54 AM
@BraveNewClunge - But you know how this frustrates me.😂
BraveNewClunge
BraveNewClunge - 1/6/2025, 9:45 AM
@THEKENDOMAN - it's just so funny to me because we both know he'll never shut up, even if it was for his own good 😭🤣
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 1/6/2025, 11:19 AM
@BraveNewClunge - The frustration is real🤣😂 And we should keep showing it🤣😂

And pray one day there will be a change🤣🤣
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 1/5/2025, 11:21 PM
Frankenstein is gonna mess things up further in the finale once he arrives. Whatever they're planning to do with Nina's help the moment this Nice Guy zombie shows up it'll all go to hell.

I'd like to see David Harbour in live-action for this. Only knowing it's him that makes this character bearable.

It's had a decent run despite feeling like it's gone haywire since Circe's vision made Waller backpedal on everything and with Flag seriously out of commission he's just gonna have to recieve updates of what happened when he was out.

Waller better have a bullet train that takes her straight to Nanda Parbat and to the nearest Lazarus Pit because only something like that will put Flag together for Superman and Peacemaker S2. Unless she clones him ala Project Cadmus.
Kadara
Kadara - 1/6/2025, 2:23 AM
@NinnesMBC - I'm finding Waller's voice to be the weakest part of the show, it's like zero effort went into it and it's disappointing.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 1/5/2025, 11:30 PM
Funnily enough, the character actually looks like another Hellboy actor
DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/5/2025, 11:53 PM

I really like this crazy stupid show. And I don't like hardly anything animated.
TheLobster
TheLobster - 1/6/2025, 12:22 AM
This show has grown on me a ton and Frankenstein has become my favorite character of the bunch so I’m down!
campblood
campblood - 1/6/2025, 6:31 AM
I was so happy when he killed Victor Frankenstein. Dude was a cheating ass that manipulated the bride into sleeping with him
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 1/6/2025, 9:00 AM
@campblood - Well, that's not an insane take at all 🙃
campblood
campblood - 1/6/2025, 11:23 AM
@Izaizaiza - the guy had a wife. And groomed a woman with the brain of a child into sleeping with him. The necklace proved that.
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 1/6/2025, 4:14 PM
@campblood - The doctor had a wife? You have a point with the grooming thing, though. Frankenstein (the novel) is definitely about the responsibility of parenthood, and the doctor being bad at it.

Still, the monster in CC is a sociopathic, horrible dude...so I have a hard time supporting his brutal murder of the doc
campblood
campblood - 1/6/2025, 4:22 PM
@Izaizaiza - I’m not saying he is a good dude. Just that him killing Victor is was and unintentional blessing. Yes he had a wife he mentioned her in the episode.
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 1/6/2025, 5:16 PM
@campblood - Missed that
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 1/6/2025, 7:34 AM
Well his father, David Harbor Sr, already played him in live action.
Izaizaiza
Izaizaiza - 1/6/2025, 8:58 AM
I had zero excitement for this show, and it quickly grew to my favorite animated show in a long time. Sad that we are approaching the end of the first season.

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