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Peter Safran says DC Studios will keep its planned creative direction
DC Studios co-boss Peter Safran says the studio will stick to its vision after Skydance acquired Warner Bros.
Safran said new owner David Ellison was complimentary about the studio’s work and wants to give it resources to continue.
Safran and co-boss James Gunn had already presented Ellison with their long-term plans.
The studio says its films will cover a wide range of tones, budgets and scales.
Its upcoming projects include The Batman: Part Two, Man of Tomorrow, The People v.
Gorilla Grodd and Mister Miracle.
Clayface is a character-driven, R-rated body-horror film, rather than a traditional superhero movie.
Safran said it reflects the creative flexibility DC wants to offer.
The studio plans to continue with its slate, though no further details about the acquisition’s effect on individual projects were given.
Peter Safran said DC Studios will continue with its planned creative direction after Warner Bros. was acquired by Skydance.
Safran said Skydance leader David Ellison was complimentary about the studio’s work and wanted to provide resources for it to continue.
Safran said Ellison understood the studio’s long-term vision, which Safran and James Gunn had presented earlier this year.
Safran described the studio’s slate as spanning a broad range of tones, budgets and scales.
He said Clayface reflects the creative flexibility that makes DC unique.
- Who
- Peter Safran, DC Studios’ co-CEO and co-chairman, discussed the studio’s plans.
- What
- Safran said DC Studios would continue its planned creative direction after Warner Bros.’ acquisition by Skydance.
- When
- Safran spoke with IGN during the week of its October 14, 2026, report.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Safran said David Ellison wanted to give the studio resources to continue its work and understood its long-term vision.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Safran and James Gunn laid out DC Studios’ long-term vision for David Ellison.
Safran spoke with IGN about the studio’s future projects and plans.
IGN published its interview with Safran.
- Studio
- DC Studios
- Parent company acquisition
- Warner Bros. was acquired by Skydance
- Safran’s title
- Co-CEO and co-chairman of DC Studios
- Upcoming film discussed
- Clayface
- Vision presented
- Safran and James Gunn laid out DC Studios’ long-term vision earlier in 2026
What people are saying
he was very complimentary about what we've done and just wants to give us the resources to keep doing what we're doing.
I think he sees the long-term vision that we have and we certainly laid it out for him earlier this year, and he wants us to keep doing that.
our slate should have a very broad spectrum of tones and budgets and scales and scopes
Clayface for us really represents exactly the creative flexibility that makes DC unique.