James Gunn explains the importance of featuring ‘Creature Commandos’ in the future of the DCU

Batman It first appeared on James GunnDCU. Kind of.

the Episode six to Commando Creatures“Priyatel Skelet” shows viewers the backstory of the doctor Phosphorus. It’s the classic story where an ordinary nuclear scientist gets involved with the mob. Betrayal leads to murder and a nuclear scientist becomes a radioactive human and a crime boss. A tale as old as time.

The flashback climaxes with a montage showing the exciting new life of Dr. Phosphorus: victories in violent turf wars, loads of money, and this lavish party where he dances joyfully while a ballroom full of guests basks in his nuclear glow.

Then the lights went out. And above, through the porthole, a silhouette against the night sky: Batman. A flash of lightning reveals a glimpse of the caped crusaders. And that’s it. The implication is that Batman arrested Dr. Phosphorus.

James Gunn explains Batman’s importance in the DCU

James Gunn has been doing weekly reviews of Easter egg episodes with Rotten Tomatoes TV. There he provided some insight into all things Batman.

When they first gave me (the episode), we saw a lot of Batman. And I was like, “I’m not ready to commit to that, I’m not ready to commit to that, I’m not ready to commit to that!” So I was like “More silhouettes, more silhouettes, more silhouettes!” And I think it’s a great way to show that Batman really exists, he really exists in this universe. Just like when we got to ()
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In the movie, we see Superman actually exists, and is already known to the people in Metropolis. We never need to hear the origin story again.

So, yeah, that’s just a way of introducing that Batman is part of this universe, and he’s an important part of this universe, and he has an influence on it, including defeating these beautiful, dangerous, scary people like Phosphorus, who is a very powerful person. . This is DCU Batman.

Listen, I gotta tell you, I just love Batman. I’ve loved it since I was a little kid. He’s one of my favorite characters. I’ve set records in the past, when I was at Marvel, that I said my favorite character was Batman. I love him. We will do great things with him. He is the most popular superhero in the world. I can’t wait for people to see more of him. Along with Superman. And together.

When will Batman appear next in the DCU?

Nobody knows! As far as anyone knows, the DCU hasn’t even cast anyone as Batman. Maybe they’ll be some sort of Batman teaser in the post-credits scene Superman. Or 2027 Supergirl. But the first Batman movie included in the DCU is The brave and the bold This currently has no release date.

“What about Robert Pattinson?” Matthew Reeves Batman stories are their own thing. Gunn calls them otherworldly stories. Reeves clearly didn’t want his Batman to be part of the DCU and Gunn respected that. Maybe Gunn hopes that will change?

I certainly wasn’t expecting something as bold as introducing Batman via an animated show about characters most audiences wouldn’t know. But it’s a good way to attract people who have been waiting Superman Movie to check out Commando Creatures. We’ll see what other big surprises Gunn has in store as he continues to create the DCU.