DC Films

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*See also: List of films based on DC Comics publications*

* Walter Hamada (president)

**DC Films** is an American film studio that is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. through the Warner Bros. Pictures Group, dedicated to the production of films based on characters from DC Entertainment. Walter Hamada is the current president of DC Films.

## History

After the critical failure of *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*, Warner Bros. Pictures made moves to correct 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. A *Washington Post* analysis expected that there would be a course correction again, with a possible change in leadership. The DC Extended Universe operated under a "director-driven" mandate. 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, it was announced that Warner Bros. executive Walter Hamada will be the new president of DC Films, and will oversee the films in the DC Extended Universe. Hamada has been closely associated with New Line Cinema, and helped develop horror films, such as *It* and *The Conjuring* film franchises.

## Criticism over "director-driven" mandate

DC Films' "director-driven" mandate has been met with skepticism. *Suicide Squad* actress Margot Robbie, who played Harley Quinn and the producer of several upcoming Harley Quinn-related movies stated that (DC) producers must trust their director's vision. “In the DC Universe, too, once you decide on who your director is, and they have a vision, you have to enable that vision and step in at moments to keep it on course if need be. I think that’s the way. I think that’s what a producer should do," Robbie said. Joss Whedon, who was hired to do re-shoots for *Justice League*, originally wanted a funnier opening sequence involving Batman. However, instead of adhering to Whedon's vision the studio tweaked the scene to make it serious. Whedon also dealt with studio pressure to make the movie funnier and lighter in the wake of *Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice*’s negative reviews because of its dark tone. He was also tasked to make the movie under two hours long. Director Rick Famuyiwa, who was originally involved the upcoming Flash movie, disparaged *Justice League* over the success of *Black Panther*, which surpassed the total U.S. gross of *Justice League* in just four days and became one of the highest-grossing films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He parted ways from Warner Bros. due to creative differences. In November 2017, it was reported that the studio wanted to recast Kiersey Clemons who was Famuyiwa's pick to play Iris West. Her scene was cut from *Justice League*. It was also hinted that it was the studio's decision to move away from Famuyiwa's take on the Flash.

## Management

### Current

* Walter Hamada (January 2018—present)

* President, DC-Based Film Production, Warner Bros. Pictures

* Chantal Nong (February 2018—present):

* Vice president of Production, overseeing development & production management of DC-based films.

### Former

* Geoff Johns (May 2016—December 2017):

* former co-chairman of DC Films, former DC Entertainment president and CCO (February 2010—June 2018), and former co-runner of DCEU (2015—June 2018).

* Jon Berg (May 2016—December 2017).:

* former WB executive vice president, former co-chairman of DC Films, and former co-runner of DCEU.

## Production library

*Main article: DC Extended Universe#Films*

## See also

* DC Entertainment
* DC Extended Universe
* List of films based on DC Comics
* List of unproduced DC Comics projects

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Warner Bros Responding To Fans & Critics With DC Films Shakeup", *Deadline*, Penske Business Media, LLC (May 18, 2016). Retrieved on November 30, 2017.
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3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Walter Hamada" (in en). https://www.warnerbros.com/studio/executives/walter-hamada.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "'Batman v. Superman' Fallout: Warner Bros. Shakes Up Executive Roles" (in en), *The Hollywood Reporter* (May 17, 2016). Retrieved on November 30, 2017.
5. ↑ "Why ‘Justice League’ failed — and where DC goes from here", *Washington Post* (November 20, 2017).
6. ↑ "Box Office: As 'Justice League' Crosses $320M, Should DC Films Be Saved?" (in en), *Forbes* (November 22, 2017). Retrieved on December 1, 2017.
7. ↑ Bacon, Thomas (December 10, 2017). "Warner Bros. Doesn’t Adjust Film Slate in Response to Justice League". https://screenrant.com/dc-films-movie-slate-justice-league-response/. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Template:Cite magazine
9. ↑ "Margot Robbie has some advice for DC producers" (December 3, 2017). Retrieved on February 21, 2018.
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11. ↑ Guerrasio, Jason (November 25, 2017). "Joss Whedon wanted a funny opener for *Justice League* but was overruled by Warner Bros., actor says". http://www.businessinsider.com/justice-league-warner-bros-had-joss-whedon-make-a-more-serious-opening-scene-2017-11. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
12. ↑ Dumaraog, Ana (February 20, 2018). "Former Flash Director Throws Shade at Justice League With Black Panther’s Success". https://screenrant.com/flash-famuyiwa-justice-league-black-panther-warner-bros/. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
13. ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-films-taps-chantal-nong-key-production-role-1086317
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Jon Berg Moves Out Of Warner Leadership As Studio Reacts To DCEU Failures" (in en), *Forbes* (December 7, 2017). Retrieved on December 16, 2017.
15. ↑ https://variety.com/2018/film/news/geoff-johns-exiting-as-dc-entertainment-president-1202840461/
16. ↑ https://screenrant.com/justice-league-brett-ratner-credit-removed/
17. ↑ Schmidt, JK (November 14, 2019). "Black Adam Release Date Revealed by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson". https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/11/14/black-adam-release-date-revealed-dwayne-the-rock-johnson/. Retrieved November 14, 2019.

## External links

* Template:Official website
* DC Films in Facebook

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