As Creature Commandos prepares to kick off James Gunn's DCU, its showrunner says he's 'thrilled' to be leading the charge ahead of the next Superman movie

• Creature Commandos' showrunner Dean Lorey says he's "excited" to be helming the DCU's first-ever project
• The adult animated series arrives seven months before James Gunn's Superman movie flies into theaters
• Lorey believes Gunn and Peter Safran "care deeply" about the cinematic universe they're developing

Creature Commandos' showrunner has admitted he's "thrilled" to be overseeing the first project in James Gunn and Peter Safran's rebooted DC Cinematic Universe (DCU).

Speaking exclusively to TechRadar, Dean Lorey, who's also one of the Max series' executive producers, said he wasn't worried about ensuring the DCU gets off to the best possible start. Instead, Lorey views Creature Commandos as the first of many "exciting" projects that are in works under the guidance of Gunn and his fellow DC Studios chief Peter Safran.

When Gunn announced the DCU's first 11 films and TV shows in January 2023 ...