James Gunn and Peter Saffron were chosen as the new leaders of DC Studios, respectively as co-chairman and CEO. The two will oversee each project for Warner Bros. Discovery.
“We are honored to be the representatives of the DC characters we have loved since childhood. We look forward to working with these incredible writers, directors, and actors to create an integrated world, with different depths and able to express each individual author. Our commitment to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Harley Quinn and the other characters from the DC Comics stable, our commitment can only be compared to what these heroes represent. We’re excited to reinvigorate this cinematic experience around the world as we tell the best and greatest stories ever told. We’re also excited to partner with Mike, Pam, Casey, Channing and the entire Warner Bros. Discovery team, we thank David Zaslav, whose vision for the future and the franchise gave us this incredible opportunity of a lifetime. But most of all we can’t wait to take you all through the history of the DCU.”
Gunn and Safran will now oversee movies, TV series and animation at DC Studios. Their duties will be effective from November 1. Gunn and Safran will report directly to Mike De Luca and Pam Andy, co-presidents and CEOs of Warner Bros. Film Group. Both are excited to continue working on products beyond DC.
“DC has some of the greatest and most iconic characters in the world and we are thrilled to have the unique yet complementary talents of James and Peter, join our great team to dictate the creative direction of the DC Universe. The their decades of experience in the community and their successes in the superhero genre around the world make them the right people to create a long-term plan between film, TV and animation to take this unique franchise to the next level of creativity.”
said David Zazslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Gunn is no stranger to DC characters, having spent years directing Marvel’s cosmic world with his Guardians of the Galaxy, he moved to DC with the Suicide Squad reboot and spin off series, Peacemaker.
Safran has produced many DC films such as Aquaman, Shazam, The Suicide Squad and its spin off Peacemaker.
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