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DC Studios (formerly known as DC Films) is an American film, television, and animation studio that is a division of Warner Bros., which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). It is dedicated to the production of films, series, and animations based on characters from DC Comics, among them is their flagship franchise, the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). James Gunn and Peter Safran assumed control of the company, on November 1, 2022. Previously, Walter Hamada was the president of DC Films from 2018 until his departure in October 2022.

The studio's films Aquaman (2018) and Joker (2019) are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, with Joker becoming the first R-rated film to gross over $1 billion. In addition to the DCU, DC Studios was also involved with the production of other DC-character film franchises that have exceeded $1 billion in North American box office revenue, including Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman multi-film franchises.

Background

National era

During DC's National era, the company licensed Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman (and other All-American Comics characters) to Republic Pictures, Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures for advertising serials, shorts and feature films. Other comic characters, such as Fawcett Comics' Shazam and Quality Comics' Plastic Man (which ultimately sold to DC), also had a serial short.

Warner Communications era

After the release of the first feature-length Batman film, Kinney National Company (later Warner Communications) purchased National Comics Publications in 1967 and then Warner Bros.-Seven Arts in 1969. This purchase meant that the comic company's television and theatrical distribution turned over to Warner Bros., which led to the launch films and television series based on DC characters. In the late 1980s Warner Bros. acquired a full distribution rights after the release of the Superman and Swamp Thing films. The Batman films once again marked a return to the big screen.

History

DC Films

After the divisive reception of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Bros. Pictures made moves to stabilize the direction of the DC Extended Universe. The studio reorganized in May 2016 to have genre-responsible film executives, thus DC Entertainment franchise films under Warner Bros. were placed under a newly created division, DC Films, created under Warner Bros. executive vice president Jon Berg and DC Comics chief content officer Geoff Johns. This was done in hopes of competing more directly with Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe. Johns also kept his existing role at DC Comics. However, the division's formation was not designed to override the "director-driven" mandate.

Justice League had one of the biggest film budgets (nearly $300 million) but grossed about $96 million in its opening weekend. An analysis in The Washington Post expected that there would be a course correction again, with a possible change in leadership. Forbes contributors felt that the course correction would be for DC Films to give up on the shared universe, while continuing with the Wonder Woman films and occasionally other films, as Warner Bros. has other franchises they can work with. Despite this, in December the studio reiterated their current film slate for the unofficially titled DC Extended Universe. That same month, Warner Bros. announced that a new strategy and organization of DC Films would occur with Berg leaving his position as studio's co-president of production to form a Warner Bros.-based production company with Roy Lee, the producer of The Lego Movie and It. In January 2018, Warner Bros. executive Walter Hamada was appointed as new president of DC Films, to oversee the films in the DC Extended Universe. Hamada was closely associated with New Line Cinema, and helped develop horror films, such as It and The Conjuring film franchises.

Restructuring

In April 2022, after the merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery, the new CEO David Zaslav was exploring a restructuring of DC Entertainment, including having a creative leader akin to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige to lead its film and television projects. Later in July, Toby Emmerich stepped down as the head of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group. The group was restructured to give DC Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, and Warner Animation Group respective leadership. Former MGM executives Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy became the co-executives of Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema. They were also temporarily signed to oversee the remaining units of the group until the new positions were filled.

When the release of the film Batgirl was canceled by Warner Bros. Discovery in August, Hamada was reportedly not consulted regarding the decision and only learned about it when De Luca and Abdy informed him at a test screening for Black Adam (2022). Hamada was upset and considered resigning, but agreed to stay until Black AdamШаблон:'s release. Later that month, Dan Lin entered talks to oversee DC's film and television divisions. From this position, Lin was expected to report directly to Zaslav, while Hamada would depart the studio. In September, Lin and Warner Bros. Discovery ended negotiations and agreed to part ways. During Black AdamШаблон:'s Times Square premiere in October, star and producer Dwayne Johnson said he could be a consultant at DC Films, helping the studio find its next creative leader. Later that month, it was reported that De Luca had been effectively running DC Films in place of Walter Hamada. On October 19, Hamada departed from the company, just two days before the release of Black Adam.

DC Studios

Shortly after Hamada left the CEO position, James Gunn and Peter Safran (who previously worked together on James Gunn's PG Porn and The Suicide Squad) were revealed to serve as the co-CEOs/co-chairmen of the studio and DC Films was rebranded as "DC Studios". The duo was tasked to oversee production on films, television, and animation under the DC label, reporting directly to David Zaslav, while also working alongside but independently of heads of other divisions. Gunn oversees the creative development on DC projects, while Safran oversees the production side. Their roles began effectively on November 1 the same year.

In November, Gunn said that the studio would focus on multiple DCU live-action and animated projects, but also stated that they would acknowledge fan responses and complaints, and confirmed all subsequent DC projects would be released under the DC Studios banner, including those that were filmed prior to the rebranding. In December of the same year, Gunn and Henry Cavill announced that Cavill would no longer return as Superman in any future projects. Gunn also announced that he was writing a new Superman film, based on a younger version of the character. Ben Affleck (who previously portrayed Bruce Wayne/Batman) was also said to be in talks to direct a new DC Studios project, but Affleck himself would later state that he was not directing any film for DC. Gunn later revealed that new DC films would have an equal focus on popular and obscure characters, drawing inspiration from the DC animated series Justice League Unlimited and Young Justice.

Gunn and Safran announced the first chapter of their universe titled "Gods and Monsters" on January 31, 2023. They also assembled a writers' room featuring Drew Goddard, Jeremy Slater, Christina Hodson, Christal Henry, and Tom King. Projects that are not a part of the shared universe will be branded as "DC Elseworlds". The following month, Gunn confirmed development for animated films within both the DCU and DC Elseworlds. Gunn said in March that they were working on potentially incorporating characters from DC's Vertigo Comics imprint beyond the Swamp Thing film, and said the following month that there were plans to incorporate characters from the DC-owned Milestone Media, such as Static.

Management

Current

• James Gunn: Co-chairman and Co-chief executive officer (CEO), DC Studios; Gunn serves in leadership as creative head for the company (November 2022–present).
• Peter Safran: Co-chairman and Co-chief executive officer (CEO), DC Studios; Safran serves in leadership over the business aspects of the company (November 2022–present).
• Chantal Nong: Executive Vice President (EVP), DC Studios (November 2022–present); formerly Senior Vice President, Feature Development and Production of DC Films, overseeing creative development and production management of DC-based films (February 2018–November 2022).
• Candice McDonough: Executive Vice President (EVP), Publicity and Communications; McDonough oversees media relations, publicity, and external and employee communications (July 2023–present).
• Galen Vaisman: Vice President (VP), Creative Development.

Former

• Jon Berg: Former Executive Vice President (EVP), Warner Bros. Pictures, former co-chairman of DC Films, and former co-runner of the DCEU (May 2016 – December 2017).
• Geoff Johns: Former Co-chairman of DC Films (May 2016 – December 2017), former president and Chief Creative Officer, DC Entertainment (February 2010 – June 2018), and former co-runner of the DCEU (2015 – June 2018).
• Walter Hamada: Former President, DC-Based Film Production, Warner Bros. Pictures (January 2018 – October 2022).

Production library

Films

Live-action

Title	Release date	Director(s)	Co-production with	Universe	Distributor	Notes
Under DC Films
Suicide Squad	Шаблон:Start date	David Ayer	RatPac-Dune Entertainment Atlas Entertainment	DC Extended Universe	Warner Bros. Pictures	rowspan="8" Шаблон:N/A
Wonder Woman	Шаблон:Start date	Patty Jenkins	Atlas Entertainment Cruel and Unusual Films
Justice League	Шаблон:Start date	Zack Snyder Joss WhedonШаблон:Efn	RatPac-Dune EntertainmentШаблон:Efn Atlas Entertainment Cruel and Unusual Films
Aquaman	Шаблон:Start date	James Wan	RatPac-Dune Entertainment The Safran Company Cruel and Unusual Films Mad Ghost Productions
Shazam!	Шаблон:Start date	David F. Sandberg	New Line Cinema The Safran Company Seven Bucks Productions
Joker	Шаблон:Start date	Todd Phillips	Village Roadshow Pictures Bron Creative Joint Effort Productions	Joker film series
Birds of PreyШаблон:Efn	Шаблон:Start date	Cathy Yan	LuckyChap Entertainment Kroll & Co. Entertainment Clubhouse Productions	DC Extended Universe
Wonder Woman 1984	Шаблон:Start date	Patty Jenkins	Atlas Entertainment The Stone Quarry
Zack Snyder's Justice League	Шаблон:Start date	Zack Snyder	Access Entertainment Atlas Entertainment Dune Entertainment The Stone Quarry			HBO Max exclusive
The Suicide Squad	Шаблон:Start date	James Gunn	Atlas Entertainment The Safran Company			rowspan="7" Шаблон:N/A
The Batman	Шаблон:Start date	Matt Reeves	6th & Idaho Dylan Clark Productions	The Batman shared universe
Black Adam	Шаблон:Start date	Jaume Collet-Serra	New Line Cinema Seven Bucks Productions FlynnPictureCo.	DC Extended Universe
Shazam! Fury of the Gods	Шаблон:Start date	David F. Sandberg	New Line Cinema The Safran Company		Warner Bros. Pictures
The Flash	Шаблон:Start date	Andy Muschietti	The Disco Factory Double Dream
Blue Beetle	Шаблон:Start date	Angel Manuel Soto	The Safran Company
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	Шаблон:Start date	James Wan	The Safran Company Atomic Monster Domain Entertainment
Upcoming
Joker: Folie à Deux	Шаблон:Start date	Todd Phillips	Bron Studios Village Roadshow Pictures Creative Wealth Media Joint Effort	Joker film series	Warner Bros. Pictures	Post-production
Under DC Studios
Superman: Legacy	Шаблон:Start date	James Gunn	Шаблон:N/A	DC Universe	Warner Bros. Pictures	Pre-production
The Batman – Part II	Шаблон:Start date	Matt Reeves	6th & Idaho Dylan Clark Productions	The Batman shared universe

Documentary

• Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Animation

Title	Release date	Director(s)	Co-production with	Franchise	Crossover with	Release format	Distributor	Notes
Legion of Super-Heroes	Шаблон:Start date	Jeff Wamester	Warner Bros. Animation	Tomorrowverse	rowspan="2" Шаблон:N/A	Direct-to-video	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment	rowspan="8" Шаблон:N/A
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham	Шаблон:Start date	Sam Liu Christopher Berkley		rowspan="2" Шаблон:N/A
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes and Huntsmen, Part One	April 25, 2023	Kerry Shawcross	Warner Bros. Animation Rooster Teeth Productions	RWBY
Justice League: Warworld	July 25, 2023	Jeff Wamester	Warner Bros. Animation	Tomorrowverse	Шаблон:N/A
Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!	September 26, 2023	Celica Aranovich Hamilton		rowspan="2" Шаблон:N/A	Scooby-Doo
Justice League X RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two	October 17, 2023	Kerry Shawcross Dustin Mattews Yssa Badiola	Warner Bros. Animation Rooster Teeth Productions	RWBY
Merry Little Batman	December 8, 2023	Mike Roth	Warner Bros. Animation	Bat-Family	rowspan="2"Шаблон:N/A	Direct-to-streaming	Amazon MGM Studios
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One	January 9, 2024	Jeff Wamester		Tomorrowverse	Direct-to-video	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Upcoming
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part Two	April 23, 2024	Jeff Wamester	Warner Bros Animation	Tomorrowverse	rowspan="5" Шаблон:N/A	Direct-to-video	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment	In development
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires	2024	Juan Meza-León	Warner Bros. Animation Ánima	Шаблон:N/A	Direct-to-streaming	Max Latin America	Latin America-United States co-production In production
Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 3		rowspan="4" Шаблон:N/A	Warner Bros. Animation	Tomorrowverse	Direct-to-video	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment	In development
Watchmen		rowspan=2 Шаблон:N/A
Milestone	Шаблон:N/A

Television

Live-action

Series	Aired	Showrunner	Co-production with	Universe	Original network	Notes
Peacemaker	2022–present	James Gunn	Warner Bros. Television The Safran Company Troll Court Entertainment	DC Extended Universe	HBO Max (Season 1) Max (Season 2–present)	Retrofitted into the DC Universe
The Sandman		Allan Heinberg	Warner Bros. Television PurePop Inc. The Blank Corporation Phantom Four	The Sandman shared universe	Netflix	Шаблон:N/A
Upcoming
The Penguin	2024	Lauren LeFranc	Warner Bros. Television 6th & Idaho Dylan Clark Productions	The Batman shared universe	Max	Miniseries; filming
Waller		Christal Henry & Jeremy Carver	Warner Bros. Television	DC Universe		In development
Dead Boy Detectives		Steve Yockey	Warner Bros. Television Berlanti Productions Jeremy Carver Productions	The Sandman shared universe	Netflix	Filming

Animation

Series	Aired	Showrunner	Co-production with	Universe	Original network	Notes
Ongoing
Teen Titans Go!	2013–present	Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic Peter Rida Michail Peggy Regan	Warner Bros. Animation	Шаблон:N/A	Cartoon Network	Season 8 onwards
Harley Quinn	2019–present	Justin Halpern	Warner Bros. Animation Yes, Norman Productions Delicious Non-Sequitur	Harley Quinn universe	DC Universe (2019–2020) HBO Max (2022–2023) Max (2023–present)	Шаблон:N/A
Batwheels	2022–present	Michael G. Stern	Warner Bros. Animation Bang Zoom Ltd.	rowspan="2" Шаблон:N/A	Cartoonito	Season 2 onwards
My Adventures with Superman	2023–present	Jake Wyatt	Warner Bros. Animation	Adult Swim	Шаблон:N/A
Upcoming
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!	2024	Justin Halpern	Warner Bros. Animation Yes, Norman Productions Delicious Non-Sequitur	Harley Quinn universe	Max	In production
Creature Commandos		James Gunn	Warner Bros. Animation	DC Universe
Batman: Caped Crusader	rowspan="3" Шаблон:N/A	Bruce Timm	Warner Bros. Animation Bad Robot Productions 6th and Idaho	Шаблон:N/A	Amazon Prime Video	Шаблон:N/A
Bat-Family	Mike Roth	Warner Bros. Animation	Bat-Family	In development
Beast Boy: Lone Wolf	Шаблон:N/A	Warner Bros. Animation Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe	Шаблон:N/A	Cartoon Network	In development

See also

• DC Entertainment
• List of films based on DC Comics publications
• List of unproduced DC Comics projects
• Marvel Studios

External links

• Шаблон:Official website