The seat dance in DC Movies could have come to an end after months of dropouts, replacements and unsuccessful applications. Just three months ago we celebrated that DC had found – or so it seemed – its Kevin Feige in producer Dan Lin, only for the signing to remain in borage water shortly after the information was released. Now it seems that at last Walter Hamada has official substitutesand promise to be a revolution for the superheroes of the Distinguished Competition.
A new era for the DC Universe
As reported exclusively by The Hollywood Reporter, after Hamada’s departure about a week ago, no less than Filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran have been chosen to lead DC’s film, television and animation division. as co-presidents and co-CEOs under the DC Studios banner, which will replace the current DC Films.
James Gunn, an outstanding student of Troma and a benchmark in today’s sleepover cinema thanks to his ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ by Marvel and ‘The Suicide Squad’ and its spin-off ‘The Peacemaker’ by DC, will focus on the creative aspects, and will he expects him to continue directing exclusively for the studio for four years. For his part, Safran, who began his career as a manager and produced ‘Aquaman’, the aforementioned ‘The Suicide Squad’ or ‘Shazam!’, will devote his efforts to production work.
David ZaslavCEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, has celebrated the addition of Gunn and Safran with the following statement.
“DC has some of the most entertaining, powerful and iconic characters in the world and I am thrilled that the unique and complementary talents of James and Peter will join our world-class team to oversee the creative direction of the historic DC Universe. Their decades of Their experience in filmmaking, their close ties to the creative community, and their track record of exciting superhero fans around the world make them uniquely qualified to develop a long-term strategy across the film, television, and animation divisions, and to lead this iconic franchise to the next level of creative storytelling.”
For its part, the new co-presidents of DC Studios have also shared their enthusiasm in the following way.
“We’re honored to be the representatives of these DC characters we’ve loved since we were kids. We look forward to collaborating with the world’s most talented writers, actors and directors to create an integrated, multi-layered universe that also allows for individual expression of characters.” artists involved. Our commitment to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Harley Quinn and the rest of the DC characters is only matched by our commitment to what these characters represent. We are excited to strengthen the cinematic experience around the world while we tell some of the greatest, most beautiful and excellent stories ever told.”
The hiring of James Gunn and Peter Safran will be effective on November 1. Now all that remains is to cross your fingers and hope that Zaslav remains calm and does not allow chaos to reign again at Warner Bros. and the new DC Studios.