DC Studios is an American film and television production company that is part of Warner Bros. Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. It is responsible for the production of films, television, animation and video games based on characters from the American comic book publisher DC Comics. The studio has been led by filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran as its co-chairmen and co-CEOs since it was formed in November 2022.[1]
History[]
DC Films previously existed as a production banner within Warner Bros., but was reorganized to be a formal division after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice underperformed at the box office and garnered negative reception from audiences and critics alike.[2] The division was created under Warner Bros. executive vice president Jon Berg and DC Comics chief content officer Geoff Johns. This was done at the time to compete more directly with its popular rival, the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Due to the underperformance and negative reception of Justice League, both critically and commercially, Warner Bros. announced a new strategy and organization of DC Films would occur, with Geoff Johns and Jon Berg stepping down as co-chairmen of DC Films and co-runners of DC Extended Universe.[3][4]
In January 2018, it was announced that Warner Bros. executive Walter Hamada will be the new president of DC Films and will oversee all future DCEU projects.[5] In February 2018, Chantal Nong Vo was announced to be the vice president of production for DC Films.[6]
On April 5, 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery announced to reshape DC Entertainment. Newcomer president David Zaslav announced that he was looking for a "Kevin Feige" type figure to lead what would later be a new entity called DC Studios.[7] On August 5, 2022, shortly after Batgirl cancellation, then president Walter Hamada was deeply upset of the cancellation and threatened to resign; however, Hamada agreed to stay on until the release of Black Adam[8], Hamada was set to leave DC Films on October 21, 2022. Hamada left two days earlier on October 19, 2022.
On October 25, 2022, James Gunn and Peter Safran were announced as the new (and first) co-chairmen and co-CEOs of the newly created "DC Studios".
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References[]
- ↑ Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran to Lead Film, TV and Animation Division (Exclusive) - The Hollywood Reporter
- ↑ DC Films Shake-Up As Warner Bros Responds To Fans & Critics – Deadline
- ↑ Jon Berg Moves Out Of Warner Leadership As Studio Reacts To DCEU Failures - Forbes
- ↑ Geoff Johns Exiting as DC Entertainment President and Chief Creative Officer - Variety
- ↑ Warner Bros. Taps Walter Hamada to Oversee DC Films Production (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety
- ↑ Films Taps Chantal Nong for Key Production Role (Exclusive) - The Hollywood Reporter
- ↑ Warner Bros. Discovery Exploring Overhaul of DC Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety
- ↑ DC Films’ Walter Hamada Was on the Brink of Exit After ‘Batgirl’ Cancellation - The Hollywood Reporter
