DC Actor Frank Grillo Praises James Gunn and Peter Safran After They Exit the Studio: ‘It’s Just Been Extraordinary’

Frank Grillo, who’s been a mainstay in the DC Universe with his role as Rick Flag Sr. in “Superman,” “Peacemaker,” “Creature Commandos” and next summer’s “Man of Tomorrow,” posted a video message supporting ousted DC Studios chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran on Wednesday.

On Monday, Gunn and Safran were replaced by Marvel veteran Jeremy Latcham as the president of DC Studios. Gunn and Safran had overseen the DCU reboot when they took charge of the studio in 2022. They will finish their work on “Man of Tomorrow” and Season 2 of “Creature Commandos” before returning to their own creative endeavors.

“I feel like now that the dust has settled a bit and every jerkoff with an Instagram handle has an opinion, I just wanted to publicly thank two of the finest men that I’ve met in this business in Peter Safran and James Gunn, two of the most loyal guys, two of the most passionate and loving and creative human beings that I’ve had the pleasure and tge honor of getting to work with,” Grillo said. “Just an amazing experience with both of them, with everything from ‘Creature Commandos’ to ‘Peacemaker’ to ‘Superman’ and now ‘Man of Tomorrow,’ it’s just been extraordinary. It’s been a gift.”

Grillo began playing Rick Flag Sr. in Season 1 of the animated series “Creature Commandos,” then made the jump to live-action in “Peacemaker” Season 2 and “Superman.” He plays the father of Joel Kinnaman’s Rick Flag Jr., who died in Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad.”

“These two gentlemen are an example of what class and what men are really capable of in Hollywood,” Grillo said. “Whether you like their movies or not is irrelevant to me, but on a personal level, there just aren’t two better human beings that I’ve come across. I consider both of them dear, dear friends. I would even pick Peter up at the airport. Maybe not James, but Peter definitely. I want to thank you boys and I look forward to what we’re gonna do next.”