The new DC Universe is nearly upon us, with the primary entry within the James Gunn-led franchise, the grownup animated collection Creature Commandos, debuting on Max on December 5. But one query that has come up typically since Gunn and his co-CEO Peter Safran took cost of DC Studios is what, if something, will nonetheless be thought of canon from the outdated guard of films and TV exhibits.
Well, it now sounds as if virtually all the things that has come previous to Creature Commandos might be relegated to the continuity junk heap, with a number of exceptions. I spoke to James Gunn just lately in regards to the new present and the brand new DCU, and he defined that, mainly, nothing is unquestionably canon “until you see it in Creature Commandos” and something that’s launched after that within the DCU.
“Now in Creature Commandos, you may hear them discuss issues that occurred in [The] Suicide Squad or Peacemaker,” Gunn defined. “Well then, these issues mechanically grow to be canon.”
Take the character Weasel, who’s voiced by Sean Gunn. He (it?) was beforehand seen in Gunn’s movie The Suicide Squad, and his shock survival was teased in a post-credits scene. Now he’s again as a member of the Creature Commandos, which is one other crew of misfit mercenaries handpicked by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis).
Gunn did acknowledge that there’s one scene from Peacemaker that has confused issues a bit – the second when the Justice League arrives within the Season 1 finale just a bit too late to avoid wasting the day. Jason Momoa’s Aquaman and Ezra Miller’s Flash even had transient if hilarious cameos within the scene. But the factor is… that’s the Justice League from the outdated regime, not the brand new DCU.
“The fact is nearly all of Peacemaker is canon aside from Justice League… which we’ll sort of take care of within the subsequent season of Peacemaker,” guarantees Gunn.
It’s a small follow-up from Gunn’s earlier clarification, the place he confirmed that Peacemaker Season 2 would certainly be canon to the brand new DCU. Confusion remained, nevertheless, round Season 1, particularly given that scene.
How precisely this discrepancy might be resolved stays to be seen. Peacemaker Season 2 is presently capturing and can debut in August, 2025, and Gunn’s Superman reboot starring David Corenswet as Clark Kent/Superman and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane is presently in post-production with a July 11, 2025, launch deliberate. It ought to be famous that Frank Grillo performs Rick Flag Sr. in each productions, in addition to in a lead function in Creature Commandos.
Creature Commandos additionally options the voices of Maria Bakalova, David Harbour, Alan Tudyk, Indira Varma, Sean Gunn, Zoë Chao, Steve Agee and Viola Davis. The first two episodes of the seven-episode collection debut on Max on December 5.
Watch our full chat with James Gunn beneath or discover out when he says the Lanterns TV present might be launched on the hyperlink.
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