This article is about the production company. For the video game developer, see DC Studios (video game developer).
"DC Films" redirects here. For a list of films based on DC Comics, see List of films based on DC Comics publications.
DC Studios
Formerly
DC Films (2016–2022)
Company type
Division
Industry
Film
television
animation
video games
Genre
Superhero fiction
Founded
May 2016; 8 years ago (2016-05) (as DC Films)
November 1, 2022; 18 months ago (2022-11-01) (as DC Studios)
Founder
Geoff Johns Jon Berg
Headquarters
4000 Warner Boulevard,
Burbank, California
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
James Gunn (co-Chairman and co-CEO)
Peter Safran (co-Chairman and co-CEO)
Chantal Nong (EVP)
Products
Motion pictures
Television shows
Brands
DC Extended Universe
DC Universe
DC Elseworlds
Parent
Warner Bros. Pictures (2016–2022)
Warner Bros. Entertainment (2022–present)
Website
www.dc.com/movies
Footnotes / references [1][2][3]
DC Studios (formerly known as DC Films) is an American film, television, and animation studio that is a division of Warner Bros.,[4][5] which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). It is dedicated to the production of films, series, and animations based on characters from DC Comics, among them is their flagship franchise, the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). James Gunn and Peter Safran assumed control of the company, on November 1, 2022.[4] Previously, Walter Hamada was the president of DC Films from 2018 until his departure in October 2022.[6]
The studio's films Aquaman (2018) and Joker (2019) are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, with Joker becoming the first R-rated film to gross over $1 billion. In addition to the DCU, DC Studios was also involved with the production of other DC-character film franchises that have exceeded $1 billion in North American box office revenue, including Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman multi-film franchises.
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^"DC Intrigue: 'Lego' Franchise Producer Dan Lin In Pole Position For Top Spot". deadline. August 25, 2022. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
^"Divisional Executives – Walter Hamada". Warner Bros. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
^ abCite error: The named reference DCStudios_THR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 25, 2022). "How James Gunn & Peter Safran Landed Top Spots At DC Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 26, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
^"DC Films Head Walter Hamada Exits Warner Bros. Discovery". Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
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