If the screenplay isn’t perfect, the project isn’t moving forward.
When asked abouthis iteration of Batman, Gunn says there’s no pressure to meet a timeline-specific date.
Congrats on the series.
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JAMES GUNN: Thank you, man.
I’m gonna start with two questions from social media.
Is there a distribution plan forCreature Commandosfor those countries where Max isn’t yet available?
Why is Rick Flag’s hair white inCreature Commandosbut black inSuperman?
GUNN: Because that motherfucker Frank Grillo was shootingTulsa Kingwhen we were shootingPeacemaker.
Haven’t you ever heard of temporary hair dye?
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And Im like, It looks like shit.
In the future, could his hair be white, or are you gonna do black?
What’s Still Canon in the DCU?
A lot of people are wondering what’s canon in the new DC.
As far as I can tell, it’sThe Suicide SquadandPeacemaker.
What can you guys say about that?
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GUNN: Well, it’s whatever we mention in anything.
GUNN: It wasn’t exactly a spec thing.
I talked to Peter Girardi from Warner Bros.
Animation, and he was like, You should do something in animation.
He says, What do you want to do?
And I’m like, I think I wanna do Creature Commandos.
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So, I went and wrote the episodes.
So, it was sort of spec, but it wasn’t really.
GUNN: Minimally, but not a lot.
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James Gunn and Peter Safran are going big out of the gate with the new universe.
What have you guys been discussing when it comes to Season 2?
DEAN LOREY: Weve discussed that wed love to do it.
Follows a group of military super humans composed by a human leader, a werewolf, a vampire, Frankenstein’s monster and a gorgon.
So obviously, we think theres a lot of story to tell.
Part of it is, will James ever have time to write it?
GUNN: I will not.
[Laughs]
LOREY: And will James pick it up?
It obviously does also come down to how many people are actually watching it.
That’s exactly true.
Also, we might decide that we want to do something different withCreature Commandos.
We might want to go off and make theCreature Commandosmovie.
We might want to do something different.
I just know that I would love to have some of the same people involved, like Dean.
That’s not always the case.
LOREY: We had a great team.
Which Creature Commando Will Make the Live-Action Leap First?
For both of you, you never really know how something is gonna turn out.
Which character or performance surprised you because it was better than you expected?
LOREY: I’ve been consistently saying that G.I.
Was he gonna go in a more robo direction or what?
And I was glad that he did that.
He focused more on humanity, which I really liked.
GUNN: There were so many for me.
There are just some great performances on the show throughout.
LOREY: Peter as Dr. Frankenstein.
GUNN: Oh yeah!
Peter Serafinowicz as Dr. Frankenstein is great.
There are just so many fun things in there.
GUNN: I hope that we do it.
The announcement was made at the panel for ‘Creature Commandos.’
Can you talk about that aspect?
Even when there’s a sacrifice, like Yondus sacrifice inVol.
2, it’s so meaningful and so touching and so poignant.
I’ve had few more creatively invigorating experiences than Episode 4, which is Weasel’s story.
It was really wonderful.
And we got into it.
LOREY: They were great.
Did you want to add anything, Dean, especially about balancing the different tones?
LOREY: For me, it’s just trying to be truthful in the moment to each tone.
I feel like we need to take this seriously, even though we’re a comedy.
So, here, this was a really good opportunity to kind of double down on that.
I love Matt Reeves Batman The Batman,The Penguin.
GUNN: There’s no set timeline for anything.
There are a couple of other things that people don’t know about.
There are a couple of movies and TV shows that are green-lit or near-green-lit.
And onceBrave and the Boldgets to that point, then we’ll make the movie.
That’s really all it is.
It’s not because people don’t care about that format anymore.
It’s because the movies aren’t as good, and it all comes down to the writing.
Getting tired out by the constant stream of new movies and shows?
There’s a simple fix that is more obvious than you might think.
James, I know you’re working onSupermanandPeacemaker.
Have you decided what you’re gonna direct next?
GUNN: I haven’t.
I’m gonna start playing around.
Supermantrailer this month or next month?
[Laughs] Good one, Frosty!
I gotta try.
Are you writing anything right now?
I’m about to collapse from shootingPeacemakerandSupermanin a row.
So, I am about to collapse.
I am so excited we finished shootingPeacemakerin six days.
I can’t wait.
Im gonna go and hole up.
IsPeacemakerSeason 2 calledPeacemakerSeason 2 orPeacemaker-colon-something else?
GUNN:PeacemakerSeason 2, *No Justice League Happened in Peacemaker Season 1.
If a story is gonna be R-rated, we’re totally okay with that.
If it’s gonna be PG, PG-13, G, I don’t care.
Whatever is worthy of the story, that’s what we’re gonna do.
Is the R-rated script one of the things that’s close to being green-lit?
GUNN: Well, I didn’t say there’s just one.
[Laughs] There is more than one.
You look at the success ofDeadpool & Wolverine, and it’s clear that it works.
GUNN: Thats right.
People love that character.
People love that format for that thing.Peacemakeris unrated, basically.
I like the idea of doing all sorts of different things.
I’m gonna give you a sort of soft yeah on that one.
Do you want to tease any more about what the first game might be?
GUNN: Listen, I had no more fun days onSupermanthan with the Daily Planet staff.
I see that cast doing many more things with us I don’t see that.
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