James Gunn has supplied a proof as to how Peacemaker Season 1 and The Suicide Squad match into the DCU’s canon following the discharge of Creature Commandos.
Creature Commandos is the primary official undertaking that’s a part of Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU. It will likely be adopted by Gunn’s Superman, which releases in United States theaters this coming July, earlier than Peacemaker Season 2 premieres in August.
With Creature Commandos having addressed a number of the occasions that occurred in 2021’s The Suicide Squad, which was a part of the DC Prolonged Universe (DCEU) continuity, Gunn has a proof as to how that movie and the primary season of Peacemaker match into the DCU.
What did James Gunn say concerning the DCU canon?
Gunn mentioned on Bluesky, “Quick reply: Solely Creature Commandos ahead is pure canon. As an example, Rick Flag Jr was killed as a result of we heard Rick Flag Sr speaking about it in Creature Commandos, not as a result of we noticed it in The Suicide Squad.
“Lengthy reply: Solely CC ahead is pure canon; Peacemaker is nearly completely in line with that canon apart from the Justice League; The Suicide Squad has a whole lot of consistencies however I consider it as an imperfect reminiscence.”
Creature Commandos premiered on Max in December 2024. The voice solid of the grownup animated sequence consists of Indira Varma because the Bride, Sean Gunn as G.I. Robotic and Weasel, Alan Tudyk as Physician Phosphorus, Will Magnus, and Clayface, Zoë Chao as Nina Mazursky, David Harbour as Eric Frankenstein, Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr., Maria Bakalova as Princess Ilana Rostovic, Anya Chalotra as Circe, and Viola Davis as Amanda Waller.
All seven episodes of Creature Commandos at the moment are streaming on Max, whereas a second season is within the works. Peacemaker Season 1 and The Suicide Squad are additionally at the moment obtainable to stream on Max.
Superman flies into theaters on July 11, 2025, from Warner Bros. Footage.
Initially reported by Brandon Schreur on SuperHeroHype.
