James Gunn and Peter Safran have been chosen as co-chairs and co-CEOs of DC Studios, the newly created production entity that will oversee DC properties for Warner Bros. Discovery.
“We are honored to be the guardians of these DC characters that we have loved since we were children,” said Gunn and Safran. “We look forward to collaborating with the world’s most talented writers, directors and actors to create an integrated and multifaceted universe that still allows for the individual expression of the artists involved.”
Gunn and Safran will now oversee film, TV and animation at DC Studios. They will take on their new roles on November 1 and report to Warner Bros. Discovery president and CEO, David Zaslav, working closely with Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, co-presidents and CEO of Warner Bros. Film Group. Both are also expected to continue working on other projects outside of DC.
“DC has some of the funniest, most powerful and iconic characters in the world and I am thrilled to have the unique and complementary talents of James and Peter join our world-class team and oversee the creative direction of the legendary DC Universe,” he said. stated David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery. “Their decades of film experience, close ties to the creative community and proven track record of exciting superhero fans around the world make them uniquely qualified to develop a long-term strategy across film, TV and animation and carry on this iconic. franchise. the next level of creative storytelling. “
The search for someone to oversee the DC Universe has been ongoing since it was announced that Walter Hamada would step down as the head of DC Films. There were several names around the job, but so far nothing had been concrete.
Gunn is no stranger to the world of comic book adaptations in general, having directed films for both Marvel and DC. He is currently working on the third Guardians of the Galaxy film for Marvel. Gunn also wrote and directed the “smooth” reboot of “Suicide Squad” for DC and created the HBO Max spin-off series “Peacemaker”.
Safran has produced several DC films, including “Aquaman” and the “Shazam” sequel, as well as “Suicide Squad” and “Peacemaker” with Gunn. His production company, The Safran Company, recently renewed its production contract with WB.
“We couldn’t be more excited to have James Gunn and Peter Safran join the team and take the lead in the DC universe,” said De Luca and Abdy. “James is a brilliant director and storyteller and Peter is a prolific and very successful producer and to see them working together to create this new era for DC is literally a dream come true. We all share a very similar sensitivity and passion for this universe and the stars could not have aligned better. We look forward to getting started, deepening and collaborating with these unprecedented creative minds. “
through Variety
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