After the departure of former DC Pictures president Walter Hamada, Warner ushered in a major overhaul, creating a new DC studio to replace the former DC Pictures, and the new DC studio will fully implement DC's film, television and animation projects.
Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" series director James Gunn and production partner Peter Safran will lead DC Pictures and Animation, serving as co-directors and co-CEOs of DC Studios. James Gunn is responsible for content creation, film and television development, and Peter Safran is responsible for film and television production and commercial communications.
However, James Gunn and Peter Savland's jurisdiction is only in the DC extended universe, and projects such as "Joker" and "The New Batman" that are independent of the DCEU are not under their control.
Commenting on the addition of the duo, CEO Zaslav is confident about DC's future, saying, "I'm thrilled to see James and Peter's unique and complementary talents integrated into our world-class team overseeing the direction of the DC Universe's story." DC has some of the most powerful and classic characters in the world, and their decades of production experience take this classic series to the next level of creative storytelling. ”
It is worth mentioning that although James Gunn became a DC executive, he will still attend the promotional event of "Guardians of the Galaxy 3" next year, and then he has nothing to do with Marvel and devotes himself to the creation of DC film and television works.