DC‘s Creature Commandos star David Harbour has teased his role as Frankenstein’s monster from the mind of James Gunn.
Speaking to io9 on the red carpet for the BoxLunch Holiday Gala, Harbour explained how his collaboration with Gunn makes the DCU animated series’ version of the iconic creature unique compared to the traditional take in literature and classic cinema.
“He’s very different. I mean, it’s the mind of James Gunn, so it is wacky and strange but also full of a lot of depth and complexity,” Harbour said. “The most interesting thing to me about Frankenstein’s monster in general is that he was created to be this sort of erudite, intellectual, romantic, brilliant person, and he winds up being a monster. I mean, that complexity can make for some pretty ripe comedy and also pathos—that a guy who considers himself one thing, is viewed by others as something very different.”
Harbour continued by praising the scripts and voiceover work for Creature Commandos. Additionally, he commended Gunn for reenvisioning the DCU as the series will be part of Chapter One: Gods and Monsters.
“I’ve seen the art, James is a genius,” Harbour added. “I think it’s going to be really fun and really exciting, and it opens up a whole new door to the DC Universe of how these characters will occupy the world. I like the concept of a live-action and cartoon back and forth.”
Who stars in Creature Commandos?
Based on the original DC Comics introduced in Weird War Tales and created by J.M. DeMatteis and Pat Broderick, Creature Commandos follows government official Amanda Waller gathering a black ops group of monsters led by Rick Flag Sr. Harbour joins Viola Davis reprising her role as Waller from 2016’s Suicide Squad and 2021’s The Suicide Squad. Additional voice actors include Frank Grillo as Flag Sr., Indira Varma as the Bride of Frankenstein, Zoë Chao as Nina Mazursky, Alan Tudyk as Doctor Phosphorus, Sean Gunn as G.I. Robot and Weasel, Steve Agee as John Economos, and Maria Bakalova as Princess Ilana Rostovic.
Creature Commandos is scheduled to be released in 2024 on Max.
