{"id":1976106,"date":"2025-08-23T13:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T13:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1976106"},"modified":"2025-08-23T13:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T13:22:02","slug":"the-dcu-is-giving-an-mcu-actor-some-well-deserved-redemption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-dcu-is-giving-an-mcu-actor-some-well-deserved-redemption\/","title":{"rendered":"The DCU Is Giving An MCU Actor Some Well-Deserved Redemption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The DCU is fully underway and there is already a substantial actor that deserves highlighting: Frank Grillo. Grillo plays Rick Flag Sr., the father of the fallen Rick Flag from <em>The Suicide Squad<\/em>. Rick Flag Sr. is the leader of the Creature Commandos as well as the head of government agency A.R.G.U.S. by the time of <em>Superman<\/em> and <em>Peacemaker<\/em> Season 2. It\u2019s undeniable that Rick Flag Sr. is a crucial character at the start of James Gunn\u2019s foray into the DC universe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/frank-grillo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Frank Grillo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Frank Grillo<\/a> has been doing an excellent job as Rick Flag Sr. in all the DCU projects he\u2019s been a part of. He looks even better when you stop and remember he was also in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/ent\/the-best-marvel-memes-from-every-phase-of-the-franchise.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MCU;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">MCU<\/a>. And with plenty of Rick Flag Sr. in the can at this point, it\u2019s safe to say that the DCU has made up for the MCU essentially wasting Grillo in the larger scheme of things.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Frank Grillo In The MCU<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>frank grillo<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In case you forgot, Frank Grillo played Brock Rumlow a.k.a. Crossbones in two <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/marvel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Marvel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Marvel<\/a> Cinematic Universe movies, <em>Captain America: The Winter Soldier<\/em> and <em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em>. While I remembered his brief appearance in <em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em>, it was hard to even recollect his involvement in <em>Captain America: The Winter Soldier<\/em>. He was very much one of those random character pulls from the comics for fans to gush over \u2014 \u201cThey\u2019re finally using Crossbones! He\u2019s always been my favorite forever and not just because he showed up in a movie!\u201d \u2014 that ended up being completely unimportant for the actual character they used.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">I\u2019m sure there is at least one diehard fan of Frank Grillo in <em>Captain America: The WInter Soldier<\/em> and <em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em>, so they won\u2019t hear any of this. But I think anyone with a reasonable perspective can say that Frank Grillo was not utilized to his best during his time at Mickey\u2019s House of Marvel. Seeing him in the DCU only strengthens that stance.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Frank Grillo In The DCU<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/FThop8r7xL0NM.PkDcQkew--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/5bca4ed6d67ce294fa47f381586595db\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thanks to <em>Creature Commandos<\/em>, <em>Superman<\/em>, and <em>Peacemaker<\/em> Season 2, Frank Grillo has established himself as one of the faces of the DCU so far. Maybe he won\u2019t make it out of <em>Peacemaker<\/em> Season 2 alive, but he\u2019s already being given way more to chew on during his time in the DCU. Rick Flag Sr. is being positioned as one of the main antagonistic forces in <em>Peacemaker<\/em> Season 2, but not in a simplistic \u201cbad guy\u201d way. He\u2019s still grieving over the loss of his son and it\u2019s motivating his actions in a much more compelling way than anything Crossbones got to do in the MCU.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019ll be interesting to see if any other major MCU actors make the jump to the DCU like Frank Grillo. It certainly looks like an upgrade for certain actors. Whether or not it will start attracting more familiar Marvel faces remains to be seen. But if I was a Marvel actor who felt they got the short end of the stick, I\u2019d be asking my friends for James Gunn\u2019s phone number.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DCU is fully underway and there is already a substantial actor that deserves highlighting: Frank Grillo. Grillo plays Rick Flag Sr., the father of the fallen Rick Flag from The Suicide Squad. 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