Even if this trailer didn’t make it clear that Creature Commandos comes from the mind of James Gunn, you’d know. You’d know because of the somehow predictable song choice, which feels apt but sort of too apt, and you’d know because of the reveling in (literal, here) cartoon violence. And then there’s the Weasel, who feels like the next logical step from Rocket Raccoon. You get the gist: It’s an extremely James Gunn situation. Human shish kabob? Unlikely team-up? Biting statements about the government’s willingness to use people to further its goals? Check, check, check.
Creature Commandos, as the logline says, “tracks a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for missions deemed too dangerous for humans. When all else fails… they’re your last, worst option.”
It seems like Indira Varma’s The Bride might be the team leader here, which is cool, though the way her walk is animated makes me give this show some serious side-eye. She’s joined by Doctor Phosphorus (Alan Tudyk), The Weasel (Sean Gunn), Nina Mazursky (Zoe Chao), and G.I. Robot (Sean Gunn again). The Witcher’s Anya Chalotra voices antagonist Circe; Maria Bakalova (Bodies Bodies Bodies) is Princess Ilana; David Harbour (Stranger Things) is Frankenstein; Frank Grillo is Rick Flag Sr.; and, of course, Viola Davis returns as Amanda Waller, and Steve Agee as Economos.
Creature Commandos is DC Studios’ first entry in “Gods and Monsters,” the name for the new chapter in the DCU. It all starts December 5th on Max.
