LOS ANGELES
James Gunn, the writer-director who made the “Guardians of the Galaxy” family names for Marvel and revived “The Suicide Squad,” will quickly be answerable for the way forward for Batman, Superman and the whole DC Universe for Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio on Oct. 25 named Gunn and veteran govt Peter Safran co-chairmen and CEOs of the newly shaped DC Studios.
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The roles can have Gunn and Safran growing a long-term plan for the corporate’s DC Comics properties, in movie, tv and animation. Each will proceed to additionally produce, develop and direct particular person initiatives, the studio stated.
“We’re honored to be the stewards of those DC characters we’ve cherished since we had been kids,” stated Gunn and Safran in a written assertion. “Our dedication to Superman, Batman, Marvel Girl, Aquaman, Harley Quinn, and the remainder of the DC steady of characters is simply equaled by our dedication to the marvel of human risk these characters signify. We’re excited to invigorate the theatrical expertise world wide as we inform a few of the greatest, most stunning, and grandest tales ever informed.”
Safran has produced many movies for Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema, together with Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” in addition to “Aquaman,” “Shazam” and the horror movies in “The Conjuring” universe.
Beginning Nov. 1, Gunn and Safran will report on to David Zaslav, the president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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For the previous 4 years, Walter Hamada headed what was beforehand referred to as DC Movies however formally departed the studio final week, forward of the theatrical launch of “ Black Adam.”
Zaslav had promised a “reset” to the studio’s DC operations in an overhaul to implement a extra Marvel-like 10-year construction and enhance high quality, and with that, usher in a extra centralized artistic govt, akin to Marvel’s Kevin Feige.
In contrast to Marvel, DC has a number of completely different threads working concurrently in its movies with Todd Phillips’ “Joker” sequel and Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” along with the movies of Henry Cavill’s Superman, who made an look in “Black Adam.”
