Warner Discovery Boss David Zaslav has a new head of DC studios; not one but two and it’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Suicide Squad filmmaker James Gunn and DC films producer Peter Safran. They both have the new titles of Co-Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of DC Studios, overseeing the overall creative direction of the DC Universe across film, TV, and animation. PLAYLIST 62 VIDEOS: WARNER BROTHERS DISCOVERY & DAVID ZASLAV https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUPkiRW84R1gxDL-u2P1Ac4bE5bONlHix SUBSCRIBE TO ADAM POST SPEAKS: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdamPostSpeaks Follow ADAM POST on Twitter: https://twitter.com/comicswelove Buy My Graphic Novel: THE MERMAIDS https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-mermaids-comic-book/x/2851886#/ Warner Discovery Boss David Zaslav has a new head of DC studios; not one but two and it’s Guardians of the Galaxy and Suicide Squad filmmaker James Gunn and DC films producer Peter Safran. They both have the new titles of Co-Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of DC Studios, overseeing the overall creative direction of the DC Universe across film, TV, and animation under a single banner. The duo will report to Zaslav, but will also be in close correspondence with Warner Bros Film Group Co-Chairs and CEOs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, on such matters as marketing, distribution, capital spend — just so that everyone is on the same page. Gunn and Safran start effective Nov. 1. RELATED STORY Warner Bros Discovery Will Take Up To $4.3 Billion In Restructuring Charges From Merger What happened here? Buzz was intense that Safran was going to get the job last week in the wake of former DC Films President Walter Hamada departing the studio. Then insiders told us that wasn’t true; that the first look deal for the Safran company was just re-upped. Turns out that Safran didn’t want to run DC alone unless there was a creative face, that being his Peacemaker and Suicide Squad partner Gunn. Apparently, the twosome became even more serious contenders for the job as they were advising Zaslav on candidates; one of those previously being Warner Bros. vet and Lego Movie producer Dan Lin. In his new role, Gunn is exclusive to Warner Bros Discovery/DC. No more Marvel. He can only direct TV series and movies for Warner Discovery/DC. Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 comes out via Disney/Marvel on May 5, 2023. There’s also a Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special hitting Disney+. The model that Zaslav and De Luca were eyeing here in Gunn-Safran was one akin to Disney’s Pixar where there is a creative and business face to the new DC label. Meanwhile the Safran Company will continue to be run by its President of Production, John Rickard. They have several projects in the mix inside and outside Warner’s DC, i.e. the Idris Elba-John Cena action feature Heads of State in the works at Amazon Studios. While Lin was a serious candidate, we hear he asked Zaslav for too much. Furthermore untangling Lin from his deal at Universal would have been a headache for Warner Discovery as the former Warner Bros development had a financing component to this deal. Safran was an easier get for Zas given that he only had a first look deal already in place at Warner Bros. Gunn and Safran will work closely with Bloys as well as Channing Dungey, Chairman, Warner Bros. Television Group; Kathleen Finch, Chairman and Chief Content Officer, US Networks Group; Pam Lifford, President, Warner Bros. Discovery Consumer Products; and David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Zaslav is still looking for a new head of Warner Bros. Animation, the third feature bucket he outlined when taking on the new conglom next to Warner Bros. Motion Pictures and DC. Development insiders at the studio are excited: The prospect of gearing up writers’ room under Gunn is a luring prospect for talent and scribes to flock to the studio. In their new roles, Gunn and Safran will spearhead the development and execution of a long-term plan for the many properties licensed from DC Comics, focused on continuing the tradition of DC storytelling across all mediums, while building a sustainable growth business out of the franchise. Safran has been a lynchpin for Warner/New Line theatrical between building Conjuring to the biggest horror franchise ever at $2 billion WW, and shepherding DC’s highest grossing movie ever, Aquaman at $1.1 billion as well as Shazam!; Gunn’s The Suicide Squad; and the filmmaker’s HBO Max original, live-action series Peacemaker. Also on the horizon from Safran’s DC is Shazam: Fury of the Gods (March 17), Blue Beetle (due August 18, 2023) and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom on Christmas 2023. Not produced by Safran, but definitely DC, is the Ezra Miller starring The Flash on June 23, 2023. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLqvsbWknFU

This summer, there will be no Barbenheimer to save Hollywood. Facing a lack of buzzy blockbusters and a weak start with the disappointing opening of Universal’s The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling, the summer of 2024 looks like it will be a long, difficult slog at the box office. After three years of steady gains since the pandemic — thanks to titles like Barbie, Oppenheimer, and Top Gun: Maverick — Hollywood could experience a summer retrenchment. The Fall Guy, a comedy about Hollywood stunt performers, debuted last weekend to $28.5 million, falling short of the expected opening of $30 million to $40 million. Hollywood’s summer line-up is once again top-heavy with sequels — Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, as well as the animated Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4. The only superhero movie on the summer calendar is Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine — a crossover between the Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman franchises. While surprises do happen — Top Gun: Maverick outperformed just about all expectations in 2022 — the aforementioned sequels aren’t expected to gross more than their predecessors. None of them is generating the same kind of pre-release buzz that lifted Barbie and Oppenheimer to the stratosphere. EXPLORE MORE College and College Life https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUPkiRW84R1jMYq13CC97tk6V3EsZKICc Bud Light Controversy And Updates https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUPkiRW84R1g5qvJxocNQFy6tsIEAcKh9 Target Controversy Series And Updates https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUPkiRW84R1ggpL0TlEvY5Qg1xChHiMqp SUBSCRIBE TO ADAM POST SPEAKS: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdamPostSpeaks Follow ADAM POST on Twitter: https://twitter.com/comicswelove ADAM POST email: adampostmediagroup@gmail.com ADAM POST twitter: @comicswelove #hollywood #woke #dei #disney ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td6d5CA5k1E

David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Brothers Discovery was asked what his strategy is for DC Studios and he explains it uninterrupted in this audio clip. I provide my commentary after he is finished. PLAYLIST 79 VIDEOS: WARNER BROTHERS DISCOVERY & DAVID ZASLAV https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUPkiRW84R1gxDL-u2P1Ac4bE5bONlHix SUBSCRIBE TO ADAM POST SPEAKS: https://www.youtube.com/c/AdamPostSpeaks Follow ADAM POST on Twitter: https://twitter.com/comicswelove WARNER BROS CEO Gives Strategy For DC STUDIOS! Listen To David Zaslav's Actual Audio Clip! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK7zCbAbDr8

DC Comics parent company, WarnerMedia laid off 600 employees today including key executives Jeffrey R. Schlesinger President, Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution; Ron Sanders, President, Worldwide Theatrical Distribution & Home Entertainment and EVP, International Business Operations; and Kim Williams, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, Warner Bros. Entertainment. It’s a major restructuring and it’s only a matter of time until they get to DC Comics and several layoffs are reported to be happening at DC Comics soon. Here’s my take! SUBSCRIBE TO ADAM POST SPEAKS: https://youtube.com/c/AdamPostSpeaks SIGN UP TO THE EMAIL LIST! THE MERMAIDS COMIC BOOK: http://epicmermaids.com/ BACK COLLEGE OF THE DEAD GRADUATION DAY! https://igg.me/at/cotdgd/ Follow ADAM POST on Twitter: https://twitter.com/comicswelove DC Comics Staff Told About Layoffs Today – DC Universe First? https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-staff-told-about-layoffs-today-dc-universe-first/ "Product Geek" Jason Kilar Brings Streaming Focus to Top WarnerMedia Role https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/product-geek-jason-kilar-brings-streaming-focus-top-warnermedia-role-1289018 WarnerMedia Begins Layoffs In Latest Streamlining Effort https://deadline.com/2020/08/warnermedia-begins-layoffs-in-latest-streamlining-effort-1203008860/ Jeffrey Schlesinger, Ron Sanders & Kim Williams Among Top Executive Departures In WarnerMedia Layoffs https://deadline.com/2020/08/jeffrey-schlesinger-ron-sanders-kim-williams-top-executive-departures-in-warnermedia-layoffs-1203009060/ Layoffs got under way Monday at WarnerMedia, with about 600 staffers departing the company, sources told Deadline. The reductions from a workforce of about 25,000 follow major changes announced late Friday by WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar. Among the senior-level employees exiting the company are Jeffrey R. Schlesinger, President of Warner Bros Worldwide Television Distribution; Ron Sanders, President of Worldwide Theatrical Distribution & Home Entertainment; and Warner Bros Entertainment CFO Kim Williams. Advocating a shift toward consumer-facing operations and away from wholesale, Kilar unveiled a new executive structure, telling Deadline that “tough decisions” lay ahead in regard to staffing. The new setup expands the purview of former Warner Bros chief Ann Sarnoff, HBO programming boss Casey Bloys and WarnerMedia direct-to-consumer head Andy Forssell. Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt and HBO Max/TNT/TBS overseer Kevin Reilly have departed the company, along with communications and marketing exec Keith Cocozza, a 19-year company veteran. The May 27 launch of HBO Max is at the center of the changes. Parent company AT&T announced last month it had drawn 4.1 million sign-ups in its first two months and was on pace to hit internal targets for growth over five years. Customer confusion over who is eligible get HBO Max, given the existence of multiple HBO-branded offerings in the market, has clouded the launch. The service is also not available through Roku of Amazon Fire TV. Those two distributors reach more than 80 million U.S. homes. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yIgUvGsRZo