Prepare for the first look at Creature Commandos, the DCU's first original project, which will debut next month.
Next month's Annecy Film Festival will include a new look at the series, according to recent confirmation from WB Animation.
Annecy is a prominent event that usually happens at the start of June every year in Annecy, France.
Established in 1960, this animation festival is among the most esteemed and long-standing in the world. The wide selection of films it offers pays tribute to all things animation-related, including television series, shorts, and project that use a wide range of animation techniques, such as stop-motion, 3D, and conventional 2D animation.
Along with the announcement, WB Animation has provided an updated logo for the series.
The full description for the panel reads, "From executive producer and writer James Gunn, Creature Commandos is the upcoming Max Original animated event series, based on DC characters and produced by DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation which follows Amanda Waller as she forms a black ops team out of monstrous prisoners. Prepare for an in-depth look from Rick Morales (supervising producer) and Balak Yves (supervising director) into the artistry and creative processes behind this highly anticipated series kicking off a new era of storytelling in the DC Universe."
Creature Commandos has fought off delay rumors for several months, with Gunn recently confirming a fall 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.
Actress Anya Chalotra who plays Yennefer of Veneberg in Netflix's The Witcher, has also been confirmed by Gunn to have a role in the series as the Wonder Woman villain, Circe.
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.
Grillo also teased that the series is very adult. "..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."
Grillo's Rick Flag Sr. was also just confirmed to appear in Peacemaker season 2, making him the first new DCU character (Viola Davis' Waller is a DCEU holdover) to move fluidly between animation and live-action, something that Gunn stated would be a goal of this new era of DC Comics films and television projects.