Frank Grillo was recently promoting his latest action thriller, Lights Out, which hit theaters on February 16, 2024 when an interview with Moviefone quickly turned to
Grillo's upcoming appearance as Rick Flag Sr. in the animated DCU series Creature Commandos, which will be released later this year.
Speaking to Moviefone, Grillo disclosed whether he's finished recording all of his lines. " I love James Gunn and Peter Safran and what they're doing at DC and for the DCU, and these characters are living in all their movies. I'm going to be around for a while, and I wish I could tell you what I have coming up with them, but I can't."
"But it's exciting. I was just with the RussoBrothers, Kevin Feige and Lou D'Esposito and it's kind of like, “I miss those guys, but you blew it.” Now we're going over here."
Grillo has made some negative remarks about Marvel in the past, as he is obviously upset with how Crossbones' storyline played out in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Crossbones is infamous for assassinating Captain America in the comics and it's evident that Grillo wanted something similar to occur in the MCU.
In the interview with Moviefone, Grillo also stated that Flag Sr. will appear in future live-action DCU productions, although he couldn't reveal which ones. However, he did confirm that Flag will not feature in Superman: Legacy.
In a separate but similar interview with ScreenRant, Grillo described Creature Commandos as a "hard R" show.
Said Grillo, "..I think because this is a hard R — Creature Commandos is a hard R — it's fun. When we were doing it, I think one day it was me and David Harbour recording, I was on the ground. I had to stop in the recording studio, I had to go on the ground and laugh, that's how funny and filthy it is. [Laughs] It's amazing, I'm so happy to be a part of it. I think that is what's different is this guy's the boss, and he's grizzled, white on the sides, and white in the beard, and I'm leaning into all that."
Gunn announced that Anya Chalotra, who plays Yennefer of Veneberg in The Witcher, will play Circe, the Wonder Woman villain, in Creature Commandos. The confirmation came after months of fan speculation
Creature Commandos has fought off delay rumors for months, with Gunn recently confirming a late-2024 release window for the Max series [via Threads]. If we had to make a logical guess, it would make sense for Creature Commandos to drop around Halloween.
The 7-episode animated series will stream on Max and stars Harbour as Eric Frankenstein/Frankenstein's Monster, Indira Varma as The Bride, Zoe Chao as Dr. Nina Mazursky, Alan Tudyk as Dr. Phosphorus, Sean Gunn as Weasel and G.I. Robot, and Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr.
Steve Agee will also reprise his Peacemaker role of John Economos. Viola Davis is also slated to appear as Amanda Waller.
More recently Gunn has revealed that he views Indira Varma's The Bride as the main character of the series. He also shared that he's not directing any episodes but he did direct each actor's recording sessions.