One of the topics discussed throughout the year in the entertainment industry is the restructuring Warner Bros. Discovery. In this process, areas such as the DC Extended Universe or the franchise Harry Potter there were two axes that were discussed at a meeting chaired by the CEO of the company, David Zaslav.
It was recently revealed that James Gunn and Peter Safran will be co-CEOs of DC Studios. The news was recognized as the company’s interest in bringing order to a confusing narrative to which various issues are attributed from a creative to a commercial point of view. I mean, of course, the DC Extended Universe, which David Zaslav, to whom Gunn and Safran report, has some ideas, as well as other stories.
Some of them aim to get more out of their franchises, and the rights to the characters and stories are owned by Warner Bros Discovery. Thus, in some cases, it will contribute to the development of larger narrative universes, as well as the revision and reorientation of others. Inside them is Lord of the Rings D Harry Potteralong with several other franchises.
What did David Zaslav say about the future of Warner Bros Discovery?
During the meeting, which was covered by such media as termone of the most important phrases David Zaslav It was: “Focus on franchises“. This statement was accompanied by a kind of mild criticism: “We have not had a Superman movie for 13 years. We haven’t had a Harry Potter movie in 15 years.” The issue, in essence, is that these stories have been parked inside the company without offering much news to their target audience.
Delving into this aspect, he mentioned the two most famous Warner Bros Discovery franchises, insisting that they could be expanded:
“The DC movies and the Harry Potter movies have made Warner Bros a lot of money over the last 25 years. (…) Dragon House great example of that [sobre cómo un relato puede funcionar, partiendo de otro, como lo fue Juego de Tronos]. and there is Lord of the Rings: We still have the right to make films about this story. It’s about focusing on big movies“.
David Zaslav
This approach is also related to premier politics. on the big screen or streaming? On this occasion, David Zaslav commented:
“We found out what doesn’t work [en relación con la política desarrollada por WarnerMedia, antes de los cambios empresariales]. Here’s what’s not working for us, from everything we’ve seen: live-streamed movies.spend a billion dollars or break the window of a movie on a streaming service.”
David Zaslav
So what to do? The manager’s answer is unequivocal: “The films we release in theaters perform much better, and launching a 2 hour 40 minute film directly for streaming It did nothing for HBO Max in terms of views, retention, or love for the service.” The most recent Warner Bros Discovery tie-in to the DC Extended Universe will take place Black Adam.
