DC opens a new chapter in its history. Eleven years after Man of Steel worn by Henry Cavill, Warner Bros has finally decided to review its license from top to bottom, to abandon its actors and creatives to bring in new craftsmen. Also gone is Walter Hamanda, president of DC Studios; James Gunn and Peter Safran are now responsible for overseeing all new comic book adaptations. In the cinema, it is with Superman that hostilities will be launched. David Corenswet sera Clark Kent and his alter ego from the month of July 2025. But before that, it is on Max that the new DCU will show itself for the first time. Tomorrow, Creature Commandos will invest the ranks of the American platform all over the world. Before the launch promised for December 5, the American press was able to lay eyes on this animated series imagined by James Gunn himself. What do the first reviews say?
Action and comedy
With a band of misfits at the heart of its narrative, Creature Commandos seems to be a return to conquered territory. Like his Guardians of the Galaxy, or the super-zeroes of the Suicide Squad, the members of the squad led by Rick Flag Sr are made up of unsuitable characters and rejected by everyone. The first reviews applaud the director's approachhere use of a recipe that had already made it successful. For ComicBook, “Creature Commandos channels the heart and dark humor that have become the calling cards of James Gunn's found family stories”.
A feeling shared by Looper magazine, “Gunn knows how to keep this content entertaining and confusing while treating his silly characters with sincerity. The only major drawback is that the series brings almost nothing new”. IGN adds that the animation offers a feeling of novelty, an opportunity to reinvent Gunn's recipe even a little. Club AV specifies that the narration is sometimes a little confusingwithout hindering reception. “Gunn's monster achieves the level of seriousness he so often seeks. Even when he's going around in circles, the guy still knows how to deliver thrills at a lower cost.
If the series displays a critical average of 95% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoesnot all are enthusiastic. Inverse deplores a tone that is too similar to that of previous DC productions. The company “wanted to abandon the nihilistic and brutal aspects of DC's shared continuity, that's not the case here. If anything, Creature Commandos is doubling down on its efforts to maintain the dark, old vibe of the DCEU rather than charting a new path.”
Bodes well for the DCU?
Creature Commandos is a foreword for a rebirth eagerly awaited by the worshipers of Superman, Batman and their glossy cronies. The wanderings of the DCEU must be abandoned to give these idols the films and series they deserve. However, Creature Commandos does not appear to be a clear break with the cinematographic universe developed under the aegis of Walter Hamada. Indeed, the series brings together characters who had already been used before, and the same performers.
This is the case of Amanda Waller, played by Viola Davis since 2016. Gunn is passionate about this antagonist, and aims to offer her a series. The boundaries between old and new era at DC become irremediably more tenuous. This feeling should continue since the series Peacemakerwhich went so far as to invite certain members of the Justice League for the finale of its season 1, will return to our screens in 2025. If this sequence will be revoked, undoubtedly through the narration, it is clear that the cut is ultimately less clear than expected.
The press still agrees that the first episodes of Creature Commandos bode well for the future. Collider rejoices: “If this series is any indication, the future of the DC Universe is in very good hands”. Discussing Film seems to have appreciated this “Colorful, action-packed introduction to the new DCU franchise”. The American media nevertheless regrets that the director does not relies too much on “his old lazy habits”.
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To discover the first episodes of Creature Commandosthe appointment is made this Thursday December 5 on Max. Seven episodes are on the program of this first season. Among the actors invited to voice the characters, we find Sean Gunn in the role of Weasel, Frank Grillo in that of Rick Flag Sr and David Harbor to play Eric Frankenstein. Maria Bakalova (Princess Ilana Rostovic) and Indira Varma (The Bride) are also on the trip, as is Anya Chalotra (Circe).
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