Yahoo Lifestyle Indira Varma talks “Creature Commandos” finale, what's next for the Bride (exclusive)
"She realizes that she can be more than just a killing machine," the actress says of the team's new leader.
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The Bride (Indira Varma) in 'Creature Commandos'Warning: This article contains spoilers for Creature Commandos season 1, episode 7, "A Very Funny Monster."
Sometimes there’s convergence in a show business career, where distinct projects suddenly seem related because the same person is involved at the same time, which can make apparent certain thematic overlaps. That’s what Indira Varma recently realized, talking to Entertainment Weekly about the season finale of Creature Commandos (in which she voices the Bride of Frankenstein) in between rehearsals for a production of Oedipus at London’s Old Vic Theatre, in which she’s playing Queen Jocasta.
“I’m the OG MILF,” Varma tells EW about playing Jocasta, who famously has (unwitting) sex with her son. “And last night I was watching the season finale of Creature Commandos, and I was thinking back like, oh my god! Everything has resonance. The Bride is fixated on her creator, and is it appropriate? No!”
Indeed, earlier episodes of Creature Commandos revealed that this version of the Bride had sex with Victor Frankenstein (Peter Serafinowicz) rather than her intended mate, the monster Eric Frankenstein (David Harbour). That led Eric to kill the doctor in revenge, and spend decades unsuccessfully pursuing his Bride.
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Nina Mazursky (Zoe Chao) and The Bride (Indira Varma) in 'Creature Commandos'Related: James Gunn, David Harbour dissect Creature Commandos' Frankenstein: 'A horrible love story'
Voice acting can feel much more isolated than stage acting, especially because many actors have set up voice recording in their homes following the COVID-19 pandemic. But Varma was able to record some of her dialogue in the same room as Zoe Chao, who plays the fishlike Nina Mazursky. That added texture to the friendship between Nina and the Bride, which grew a lot over the season before coming to a tragic end with Nina’s death in the season finale.
“We got to play off each other,” Varma says. “Zoe's character is so soft and sweet, she’s a really great foil for the Bride's attitude of ‘f--- life, this is all s---’. Hopefully it’s a great payoff in the finale episode, because it’s only when Nina’s in trouble that things fall into place and it’s like an awakening. She realizes that she can be more than just a killing machine.”
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Harbour previously told EW that he did some voice-recording sessions together with Frank Grillo, who plays team leader Rick Flag, Sr. But even though Harbour wasn’t recording with Varma in person, he was blown away by her performance once he watched the finished episodes.
“You're doing your thing and you're assuming a certain idea of what the other character is, but then to hear it, I was just so surprised and impressed with her and what she did with that character,” Harbour told EW about Varma’s performance. “I just loved it.”
The final moments of season 1 set up the Bride to be team leader going into season 2, and Varma is excited to see her character’s growth continue. She also wouldn’t be averse to more time with Eric Frankenstein.
“I'm sure it won't happen, but I'd be intrigued to see how unrequited love might become requited love. That could be a fun, emotional thing to explore,” Varma says. “I feel like there's more to come with her, and this is just the introduction. We’ve seen how she behaves, and we've seen the beginnings of a human soul in there. She’s becoming someone who might be able to get over her trauma and start seeing the world in a slightly more positive way.”
Series creator James Gunn has previously said that in the new DC universe overseen by him and producer Peter Safran, the same actors will play the same characters whether in live-action or animation or video games. So does Varma have any interest in playing a live-action Bride?
“Yeah, of course! I’m only human,” Varma says. “Have you seen what she looks like?”
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