According to the New York Post, management at both DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. may be experiencing quite a few changes within the next six months given the disappointing box office returns of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice.
This included superhero film producer Charles Roven who had to step away and comic book writer Geoff Johns who stepped up to take more control over DC’s movies.
Per another report from THR:
The veteran could move to an executive producer position on some films instead of day-to-day manager as Warner Bros. seeks to revamp its superhero slate.
Charles Roven, the veteran producer who has worked on every DC Comics movie at Warner Bros. since 2005’s Batman Begins, is no longer producing certain DC movies, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
Talks are underway to have Roven — who was a producer on Zack Snyder’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, as well as the recently completed Suicide Squad, next year’s Wonder Woman and Justice League — segue to a different role going forward, likely that of an executive producer who is not involved in day-to-day production. However, he potentially could continue to be a producer on some sequels to the movies he’s currently producing.
One of the more specific details that the New York Post managed to give is that production chief Greg Silverman’s job may be in danger. This is following a series of high-profile disappointments which left him vulnerable to losing his job. Susan Kroll, the Marketing and Distribution head, is also in danger (most likely because of Batman v Superman’s weak response to marketing).
However, the only way to truly see what the causes of all these changes and what might happen next is to track the performance of Suicide Squad and recognize what changes, for better or worse, occur next.
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