The DCU restructuring under James Gunn was essential after the sorry state of DCEU, but it ended several promising projects as well.

The opening animation (of a Golden Age Man of Steel breaking a chain with his pectorals) in front of DC Studios productions such as Creature Commandos, and other releases such as Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,

According to Bloody-Disgusting, the late Return of the Living Dead actors James Karen and Don Calfa will appear in Linnea Quigley’s meta-sequel, Trash’s Revenge, “with the magic of CGI.” In response to a fan on Threads (via Screen Rant ), James Gunn confirmed he’s now “pre-writing” his next DCU project after Superman and Peacemaker season two.

DC Studios' James Gunn has revealed whether Clayface really died in Creature Commandos ahead of the villain taking centre stage in a solo movie next year. He's also talked more about Victor Frankenstein.

Creature Commandos kicks off James Gunn’s darker DCU vision, exploring moral ambiguity, shocking losses, and the human cost of superhero conflicts.

Both those projects were helmed by James Gunn, who also made Creature Commandos, has his Superman movie coming this summer on the 2025 movies schedule, and is running DC Studios with producer Peter Safran.

Filmmaker James Gunn talks about dividing his involvement between Superman, Peacemaker, and future DC releases, even teasing a new story in the works.

James Gunn has offered an explanation as to how Peacemaker Season 1 and The Suicide Squad fit into the DCU's canon following the release of Creature Commandos. Creature Commandos is the first official project that is part of Gunn and Peter Safran's DCU.