Walter Hamada
Walter Hamada is an American film executive and producer. He joined New Line Cinema in 2007, where he served as an executive producer on horror films such as "The Conjuring" (2013), "Annabelle" (2014), "The Conjuring 2" (2016), "Lights Out" (2016), and "It" (2017). In January 2018, he was appointed the President at Warner Bros. Pictures for DC-based film production. Career. Hamada began his career as an assistant at TriStar and became Vice President of production at Columbia Pictures. In 2007, he joined New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros., where he served as a production executive  for a decade. He oversaw their horror slate of films with Dave Neustadter, including "The Conjuring" series and "It" (2017). He also co-wrote the story for "47 Ronin" (2013), a Universal Pictures film starring Keanu Reeves. In January 2018, after "Justice League" underperformed critically and commercially, Warner Bros. appointed Hamada as the President for DC-based film production at Warner Bros. Pictures. He oversees production of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and other DC-based films. According to "The Hollywood Reporter", his overseeing of the DC film "Shazam!" (2019) at New Line impressed Toby Emmerich, the then-President and  chief content officer of Warner Bros. Pictures. In January 2021, he signed an extension to his contract with DC Films until 2023. Former DCEU cast member Ray Fisher has accused Hamada of "undermining an investigation into misconduct that is alleged to have occurred during the reshoots of "Justice League"", a claim that Warner Bros. and the person in charge of the investigation dispute.