James Gunn’s rebooted DC universe begins with "extraordinarily fun" Creature Commandos, but says that "humongous epic" Superman is the "true start of everything"
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The new DCU might be starting out with Creature Commandos, butJames Gunnsays the true start is the upcoming live-action Superman movie.
“Superman is the true start of everything, it’s a humongous epic. This is a way for people to just take a little nibble and see what it tastes like,” Gunn told Entertainment Weekly. “There are a ton of fun references to other DC stuff, a bunch of hints for things that are coming. So I think it’s just an extraordinarily fun way to start.”
Superman, which wasformerly known as Superman: Legacy, is the the first movie in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s new DCU – titledChapter One: Gods and Monsters– and follows a younger Superman as he embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.
The full cast includes Rachel Brosnahan as David Corenswet as Clark Kent, Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane, Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl, Maria Gabriela de Faria as The Engineer, Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner,Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen, Sara Sampaio as Eve Teschmacher, Terence Rosemare as Otis,Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho, andNicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor.
Creature Commandos, an animated series that Gunn describes as “Guardians of the Galaxy without the sentimentality,” is set to kick off the DCU on December 5. The show follows a team of creatures put together by Amanda Waller in order to fight crime.
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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ currently based in the Midwest. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.
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