It's been less than a week since Discovery closed its $43 billion deal for WarnerMedia, and the new owners are exploring an overhaul of DC Entertainment
The new owners of all things Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are exploring an overhaul ofIt’s been less than a week since Discovery closed its $43 billion deal for WarnerMedia, joining one of the largest producers of reality programming with one of the most venerable entertainment brands under the new moniker of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Before the merger closed, Zaslav vetted candidates with experience in creating and nurturing blockbuster intellectual property with a goal of potentially finding someone to serve as a creative and strategic czar similar to what Marvel has in Kevin Feige. One of those candidates included, a former top film executive at 20th Century Studios and Paramount, but it does not appear that Watts will take the job.
DC has started to figure out ways for its big screen films to inspire more streaming content — recent examples include the HBO Max show “Peacemaker,” which was a spinoff of “The Suicide Squad,” as well as an upcoming planned series on Colin Farrell’s The Penguin and Gotham City’s police force. But the company believes that DC must do more to grow its approach to comic book fare, including bolstering gaming.
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