Summary
DC Studios has finally confirmed the fate of the Suicide Squad, as the first teaser trailer forCreature Commandoshas introduced the team’s replacement for theDC Universe. James Gunn’s first experience with DC saw him reinvent the titular antihero team in 2021’sThe Suicide Squad. Since then, the filmmaker has gone on to become co-CEO of DC Studios, leading the creative side of the studio that will soon reboot the DCEU into the DC Universe, which kicks off with therelease ofCreature Commandosin December.
While James Gunn is now leading the charge at DC Studios, nofuture projects for the Suicide Squadhave been announced for the new franchise. However, during the Jim Lee and Friends panel at this year’sSan Diego Comic-Con,DC Studios may have confirmed the fate of the Suicide Squad team, as a trailer for the DCU’s first project, the animatedCreature Commandosseries, was finally released. It seems as though theDCU’s Creature Commandos teamwill be replacing the Suicide Squad.
The DC Universe Confirms Congress Ended The Suicide Squad
Creature Commandos’first trailerprovided much-wanted insight into the upcoming series, which is set to release on Max later in the year. The Creature Commandos are little-known, but it seems they’ll be taking over completely from the Suicide Squad, particularly being led by Amanda Waller and Rick Flag Sr., while the series will also have an adult tone. In the opening moments of the trailer,Waller, Viola Davis reprising her DCEU role, and Flag, voiced by Frank Grillo, confirms that Congress has dissolved Task Force X, a.k.a. the Suicide Squad.
Amanda Waller:General Flag, this is Belle Reve. For over 50 years, only those at the uppermost levels are aware of its existence.
Rick Flag Sr.:I thought Congress put a stop to all Task Force X activities.
Amanda Waller:Congress said you’re able to’t use human prisoners… These assholes aren’t human.
Congress perhaps would have made this decision after Amanda Waller’s daughter, Danielle Brooks' Leota, exposed all her mother’s clandestine operations duringPeacemakerseason 1. Not being able to use human prisoners as the foundation of Task Force X has forced Waller to be more creative in her team-building, which creates the perfect opportunity for the more monstrous and unusual Creature Commandos team to make its debut.A little-known team from DC Comics, the Creature Commandos will have a huge role in the DCU.
The DCU’s first project will introduce the Suicide Squad’s replacement, led by Rick Flag Sr., the father ofJoel Kinnaman’sThe Suicide Squadhero, and working under the supervision of Amanda Waller.This version of the team consists of several monsters, transformed humans, creatures and robots, allowing Waller to side-step Congress' new no-humans rule. The Creature Commandos first appeared in DC Comics back in 1980’sWeird War Tales #93, but it seems the DCU’s iteration will be vastly different.
Weasel
Sean Gunn
Originally in DC Comics, the Creature Commandos came together as part of Project M, which created creatures to aid in the battle during World War II. They fought Nazis, took on dinosaurs, and traveled to space, before being reinvented in 2011’s New 52 reboot.This new version of the team worked as field agents for the covert organization SHADE, and shares more similarities with the monstrous group seen in the DCU. This team also included Eric Frankenstein, the Bride, and the mutated Nina Mazursky, just as the animatedCreature Commandos, known as Task Force M, will.
What Happened To The Surviving Members Of The Suicide Squad
The fact that Congress has dissolved teams such as Task Force X and Team Peacemaker raises questions about the future of these characters in the DCU.John Cena’s Christopher Smith is returning inPeacemakerseason 2, though it seems he won’t be working for Amanda Waller and ARGUS in the upcoming series.Peacemaker is only one surviving member of James Gunn’s previous Suicide Squad, but is currently the only one confirmed to be returning. The whereabouts of the other Task Force X members are unknown.
Sylvester Stallone
Alive
InThe Suicide Squad, Bloodsport led Harley Quinn, Polka-Dot Man, Ratcatcher 2 and King Shark to face Starro, and while Polka-Dot Man was killed by the giant alien creature, the other members of the team survived. After defeating Starro, Bloodsport blackmailed Amanda Waller to let the surviving team members go free, as well as dropping charges against his daughter.They were airlifted off Corto Maltese, and haven’t been seen since. Weasel also survived the dramatic opening of the movie, allowing him to return inCreature Commandos as part of a new team.
Creature Commandos
Cast
Creature Commandos follows the exploits of a secret team of incarcerated monsters recruited for perilous missions unsuitable for humans. Released in December 2024, the film explores themes of redemption and collaboration as the monstrous squad is tasked with handling threats that present dire challenges beyond human capability.
