James Gunn Talks ‘Creature Commandos’ and ‘Superman’: “David Corenswet Is Going to Freak Everyone Out”
James Gunn’s latest project, Creature Commandos, marks his third successive critically acclaimed venture with DC. However, it’s the initial offering from his new slate at DC Studios, where he serves as co-head. In a technical sense, this is the fifth highly praised project in a row following his oversight of Matt Reeves’ DC Elseworlds’ HBO series, The Penguin, and the acquisition of Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story at Sundance. While not initially planned as the start of a rebooted DC universe, the massive success of Peacemaker‘s first season on HBO Max (now known as Max) prompted them to ask Gunn for another streaming series. He penned all seven episodes of Creature Commandos without a contract, and just as he was finalizing details, he was offered the position by Warner Bros. Discovery to oversee the entire universe alongside his producer friend, Peter Safran. As such, Creature Commandos is the first production since the series was already in progress.