In a surprising transfer, Warner Brothers Discovery CEO David Zaslav sacked James Gunn and Peter Safran, and made a cope with Dwayne Johnson and Hiram Garcia to run DC Studios!
Gunn was given discover on Friday night time. At press time, no motive was given for Gunn’s dismissal however based on Deadline, Zaslav moved instantly and brokered a cope with Johnson’s reps at WME that went into the wee hours of Saturday.
In their new roles, Johnson and Garcia will develop into the brand new DC Co-Chairmen and Co-Chief Executive Officer of DC Studios.
As a part of the deal, all improvement on all of the 5 TV exhibits and 5 films as a part of Gunn’s former plans “Chapter 1: Gods and Monsters,” have been halted. Geoff Johns is at the moment in talks to jot down a sequel to Black Adam. The sequel is at the moment titled Black Adam 2: When Earth’s Collide!
Johnson will produce the mission with Beau Flynn, and in addition return as Black Adam. Also of observe, Henry Cavill will return as Superman within the sequel as was initially deliberate and teased on the finish of Black Adam. Deadline can also be reporting that Johnson is eyeing Zack Snyder to direct the mission, as his triumphant return to DC.
Cavill’s supervisor Dany Garcia was additionally a part of all of the all night time negotiation and gave assurances to Zaslav that Cavill will return, as Zaslav continues to be hellbent on having Superman be the main target of the model. As a part of the pact, Cavill will get a brand new deal to play the Man of Steel in future DC Studios tasks.
Black Adam vs Superman: When Earths Collide is being quick tracked to enter manufacturing in early 2024 and will likely be launched on July 11, 2025, the date initially held for Superman Legacy. Zaslav was frightened a script couldn’t be prepared in time earlier than an anticipated author’s strike, however Johns has already wrote out a 25 web page web page beat sheet/scriptment as a part of Johnson’s plans for the Black Adam sequel.
Zaslav with have a city corridor with Warner Brothers Discovery staffers on Monday to re-introduce Johnson and name this complete whole factor a sham! April Fools!
