Warner Bros. Discovery Leadership Looking to Reset DC Films With a 10-Year Plan to Compete with Marvel Studios

As you know, there’s a lot going on over at Warner Bros. Discovery in regards to their DC films. Everyone was surprised by the news that their upcoming Batgirl film was shelved, but new Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav has plans for DC.

THR is reporting that there is a 10-year plan laid out that Zaslav hopes will allow the brand to actually compete with what Marvel Studios has been doing. WB and DC have been trying to catch up with Marvel for years, but instead of taking their time with it and nurturing it, they rushed into it to try and catch up, which didn’t quite work.

Zaslav said, “We think we can build a much stronger, sustainable growth business out of DC. As part of that, we are going to focus on quality. We are not going to release any film before it’s ready…DC is something we can make better.”

I totally agree with that. DC films have always been something that the studio could have done better with. Maybe they will actually be able to pull it off, under this new leadership. As you might imagine, all of these big changes are making other executives nervous and upset, including DC Films president Walter Hamada.

After he found out that Batgirl was canceled, Hamada actually considered leaving WB! But, he’s agreed to remain in his post at least until the release of Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam. According to sources with knowledge of the situation, “He’s pausing. The decision has not been made to make this adversarial, yet.”

In regards to Batgirl, an inside source says that Hamada “was upset at not being consulted and concerned about the impact on those involved in making the film.” The news broke before the talent and their representatives had been informed of the decision.

After Black Adam is released, though, who knows what Hamada will do? One thing is for sure, regardless of what happens, this new WB leadership is going to move forward with their DC movie reset in hopes that they will release better films that can actually compete with what Marvel is doing.