Writer-director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran have been named co-chairmen and co-chief executives of DC Studios. Discovery has tapped the veteran director-producer team of James Gunn and Peter Safran to lead DC Studios, the movie franchise that includes a stable of valuable superhero properties including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Aquaman. Mr. Gunn and Mr. Safran will serve as co-chairmen and co-chief executives of the studio and will report directly to David Zaslav , chief executive of Warner Bros. Discovery, the company said. Mr. Zaslav has said he wants to put in place a 10-year-plan to rebuild DC and make it better compete with Walt Disney Marvel Studios.

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