DC followers, like every devoted fanbase, have a eager eye for particulars and a few of them have been barely confused concerning the contrasting appearances of 1 character particularly. It was noticed by many who Rick Flag Sr.’s hair is white within the animated sequence Creature Commandos however black in Superman and Peacemaker. Fortunately for all of us, James Gunn addressed the discrepancy in a latest interview with Collider’s Steve Weintraub, and the reason is sensible and extra importantly, humorous.
“As a result of that m—f—er Frank Grillo was taking pictures Tulsa King once we have been taking pictures Peacemaker,” Gunn laughed.
“We have been going to initially do the white, he was going to dye it white, after which I noticed anyone the opposite day say, ‘Properly, what about non permanent hair dye? Have not you ever heard of non permanent hair dye?’ And I’m like, ‘It appears to be like like shit. Sure, I’ve heard of that, and it appears to be like like absolute shit whenever you’re placing pretend grey on anyone’s very darkish black hair.’”
The choice to maintain Flag’s hair black in live-action got here right down to avoiding the synthetic look brought on by non permanent dye. Nonetheless, Gunn teased that the white hair would possibly nonetheless present up. “As you see from the sequence, Rick Flag Sr. is an extremely useless man, and [is] simply swayed by girls and his ego being type of, you realize, tended to,” Gunn joked. “So, I believe the man dyes his hair. On Peacemaker Season 2, we’ve obtained a dye beard, and we even have a dye hair, which is Rick Flag.”
Who Is Rick Flag Sr.?
Within the DC Universe, Rick Flag Sr. (as performed by Grillo) is ready to look in quite a few tasks. Flag Sr. is a basic and can lead the Creature Commandos in his first look, heading up a ragtag crew of misfits, together with Frankenstein and the Bride, on high-stakes, typically harmful missions. Along with that, the character can also be set to look in Superman and the second season of Peacemaker.
The character can also be the daddy of Rick Flag Jr., a well-recognized face to followers of Suicide Squad and The Suicide Squad, performed by Joel Kinnaman in each films. Sadly for Rick Sr., his son was killed by Peacemaker (John Cena) throughout The Suicide Squad, so maybe that might be a selected bone of competition between the 2 when Flag Sr. seems within the second season of Peacemaker.
Creature Commandos is ready to premiere on Max on December 5, whereas Superman will fly into theaters in July 2025. Peacemaker will return to HBO and Max in August 2025. Keep tuned to Collider for extra updates together with our full interview with James Gunn.
In “Creature Commandos,” Amanda Waller assembles a covert crew of monstrous operatives, together with a werewolf, vampire, and gorgon, to undertake high-risk missions deemed too perilous for human brokers.
Launch Date December 5, 2024
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