The new DC universe to be controlled by James Gunn and producer Peter Safran got to work on the launch of the first two episodes of the animated film Creature commandsavailable to anyone with a Max subscription and an interest in gory, creepy, hilarious superhero comedy. Similar to what he did in his own live-action DC story The suicide squadGunn puts together a team of absolute misfits and sends them on their way a controversial mission which is controlled by the evil Amanda Waller (Viola Davis). But as we got to know Frank Grillo’s Rick Flag Sr., The Bride (Indira Varma), GI Robot (Sean Gunn) and more, there was a subplot involving Eric Frankenstein (David Harbour) that will develop as the full season progresses.
After the first two episodes of Creature commands premiered on Max. This is what you think you know about Frankenstein. He essentially forced his creator, Victor, to create The Bride so that this monster would have a mate. The bride fell in love with Victor instead, so Eric killed him. Then, as we saw in a funny montage, Eric spent ages chasing The Bride, trying (and unsuccessfully) to win her over.
But there’s more about Eric Frankenstein that’s hinted at in these opening episodes. For starters, when we first meet him, he’s on a chartered yacht, surrounded by bikini-clad ladies. Ultimately, he hires a helicopter pilot so he can spy on The Bride, and we’ll see more indications of Frankenstein’s wealth in later episodes. So when I got the chance interview David Harbour, the voice by Eric Frankenstein, approximately his contributions to the new DC universeI asked if he knew where Frankenstein got all his money! Harbor laughed and elaborated for CinemaBlend:
That’s a great question. I haven’t really gone into that, but he feels like he has this kind of oligarch and gangster vibe. So who knows? I mean, he has very questionable morals. I think he has his own code of ethics. I don’t think he’s against using drugs or guns or whatever to make some money. And I certainly don’t think he’s opposed to just toppling banks, or Fort Knox, or whatever. I mean, he’s pretty sophisticated when he wants something. Right. He’s quite ruthless and refined. And I imagine that if at some point he had to raise some money to bring back his bride, he clearly seems quite capable of doing so.
In the montage that ends Creature commands In Episode 2, we see some of the lengths Eric went to to win back The Bride. They seem relatively harmless: surprising her with flowers at a market, or showing up at her punk rock show. But David Haven believes that within that montage, Frankenstein was fully capable of some “sophisticated” crimes. And now I just want a spin-off show of Eric through the years, making me a fortune like Oz in The penguin. Different universe, but you get the same idea.
Creature commands continues with the third episode, dedicated to the Nazi-hating GI Robot, beginning Thursday, December 12. So make sure you’re up to date with your Max subscription to see how James Gunn’s universe expands in the future. upcoming DC movies and TV shows.
