James Gunn and producer Peter Safran to run DC Studios at Warner Bros. Discovery
The search for a Kevin Feige-type to run the DC superhero movies has ended with a huge surprise

In two words: Holy shit! In more than two words: Warner Bros. Discovery’s long and difficult attempt to locate someone who could fill a Kevin Feige-esque role for its DC superhero movies (referring to the way the Marvel Studios boss has personally overseen every branch of the MCU) has ended, and they didn’t just find one Feige-type. They found two: Veteran producer Peter Safran and—here’s the holy shit—The Suicide Squad and Guardians Of The Galaxy director James Gunn. And here we thought getting Star-Lord a Kevin Bacon was a nice Christmas gift, but it turns out that Gunn had already gotten himself an even better one.
This comes from The Hollywood Reporter, which says Gunn and Safran will serve as co-chairs and co-CEOS of the newly formed DC Studios division (replacing the now-defunct DC Films label, which was most recently run by Walter Hamada, who left the company over some pretty clear frustrations over how Warner Bros. Discovery was running things). The plan is for Gunn to focus on creative stuff while Safran focuses on business stuff, with both of them apparently free to continue directing and producing other things as well. They will report directly to infamous WBD boss David Zaslav, and we can only assume that Sean Gunn will show up in every meeting for a fun little meta cameo.