The CEO of WB Discovery rents a DCU plan at 10 years while discussions on the corporate division will intensify
During the call for first quarter results with investors, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, has expressed strong confidence in the next film of the company, in particular with regard to the DCU.
Said Zaslav, “For the future, we are delighted with the strong slate in all our studios, starting with the launch of DC Superman in July.“”
“”We wrap ourselves on Supergirl and are deeply in production on lanterns, all are part of our plan at ten years to rekindle the DC brand global and generate a long -term franchise value.“”
Revealed in January 2024, the Chapter 1: Deployment of gods and monsters The slate of the DCU has developed and has developed since the initial announcement.
A little recently, it was revealed by the co -presidents of DC Studios James Gunn and Peter Safran who Authority,, Marginating,, Booster GoldAnd Waller were all put on the rear burner For various reasons, while other projects are not originally part of the announcement of the slate, as Teenage titansmove in the foreground.
- Animated Creature Commandos television series
- Waller TV series live
- Superman: live movie inherited live
- Live television series live
- The Authority Authority Action film
- Paradis television series
- The film Brave and the Bold Live-Action
- Booster Gold television series live
- Live teen movie live
- Sgt. Live-Action Rock Film
- Bane and Deathstroke team film
- Supergirl: Woman of the live action of the woman of tomorrow
- Marwamp Thing film live
This vote of confidence of Zaslav arrives while the reports of the surface of the change on WBD’s horizon. Industry experts think WBD is heading for a potential breakdown, three years after Warnermedia and Discovery finalized their merger.
In particular, it is said that WBD could seek to drop some of its television assets such as CNN, TNT, Discovery, Animal Planet, TBS, HGTV, Cartoon Network and a multitude of other networks. Instead, the studio would only keep HBO and its maximum streaming service as the company’s television branch.
In December, WBD took initial measures towards the sale of its television assets by implementing an internal restructuring which divided its divisions in streaming and studio.
“”WBD would be leaner and would have a stronger growth potential without cable assets. But finding a buyer could be difficult. Linear television is deteriorating and WBD has large debtssaid analyst Emarketer Ross Benes [via Reuters].
Without a constant flow of content of its television networks to strengthen the maximum range, this could have an ideal opportunity for WBD to develop the production of more DCU television series.
On the other hand, Marvel Studios and Disney + offer a clear warning of what could happen if the quantity is stressed on quality.
The MCU brand formerly infallible was diluted by a Disney +tenders, which even led the president of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige, declaring that the MCU began to Feel like duties and not entertainment.
While WBD sails on the potential restructuring of companies, the success of its next DCU slate will be crucial to shape the future of the emblematic superhero franchise on big and small screens.
