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Jan 31, 2023 · Like a spaceship from the planet Krypton crashing into Earth, a sweeping new vision has landed at DC Studios from leaders James Gunn and Peter Safran.
- Matt Donnelly
- Fun, Inclusive Stories That Make People Happy
- A Unified Vision
- Finished Screenplays
- Casting For Animation and Live-Action
- Allowing For Wiggle Room
- Separate But Interconnected
- Assembling A Writers’ Room
Gunn started the presentation with a long, deeply personal story about how as a child he didn’t feel a connection with his parents. After seeing a professional, it was suggested that Gunn’s parents show interest in what hewas into – primarily reading comic books. One weekend his dad took him to Creation Comic-Con in Chicago, a weekend Gunn still sa...
Safran touted that the DC Universe will be “centralized under one creative vision” – namely that of himself and Gunn. He also said that they were “medium agnostic” and since DC Studios encompasses film, television, animation and video games, these characters and storylines could appear in a number of forms. “If we wanted to eight hours to tell it a...
Another commitment Gunn is making: to only go into production on movies with fully finished screenplays. “This is a Hollywood thing, this isn’t only a superhero movie thing,” Gunn said. “But people have become so beholden to getting movies made no matter what. And we are not going to be making movies before the screenplay is finished. And if that m...
Part of the cross-platform consistency Gunn and Safran are trying to cultivate includes casting. It’s their idea that characters and storylines will shift from animated series to live-action and back again. And one performer will guide that character on their journey. Gunn cited “Creature Commandos,” an upcoming animated series for HBO Max that Gun...
One of the more refreshing aspects of Gunn and Safran’s plan is that they full acknowledge that things can shift and slide, with things appearing or disappearing from their calendar. Beyond Gunn’s commitment to getting the scripts right prior to production (something that he knows will undoubtedly cause hiccups somewhere along the line), he was ref...
Comparisons to Marvel Studios — where Gunn has made three “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies, a Christmas special for Disney+, a pair of rides for Walt Disney World and Disneyland, and who was being courted to run the entire “cosmic” side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — were inevitable, especially given what Gunn and Safran are attempting to accom...
There weren’t many details Safran and Gunn could share about who will be starring in or making these movies and television series, although, given Gunn’s emphasis on the screenplays, there has been a writers room that has been assembled. “We had basic ideas for what the story could be. That were very basic. And then I grabbed a group of writers tha...
Oct 25, 2022 · In a stunning turn of events, filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran have been tapped to lead DC’s film, TV and animation efforts as co-chairs and co-CEOs of DC Studios, a newly formed...
Jan 31, 2023 · It’s a lot to keep track of, even for superfans like us, so Gunn and Safran recently answered some questions about everything brewing at DC Studios to help give fans a sense of how it will all come together. On why a shared universe is the right approach going forward….
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Oct 25, 2022 · James Gunn and Peter Safran will be the next co-heads of Warner Bros. Discovery’s DC Comics film and TV unit, the company announced Tuesday. Their appointments will be effective Nov. 1.
Oct 25, 2022 · Boredom won’t be an option as Gunn and Safran now hold the titles of co-chairmen and chief executive officers of DC Studios, where they will control the creative direction of the company’s ...
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Oct 25, 2022 · James Gunn and Peter Safran have been tapped as co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios, a newly created production entity that will oversee DC properties for Warner Bros. Discovery.
