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I can't find any source for DC Studios being a producer on the show. At best the editors have cited the article from James Gunn and Peter Safran that they expect the show to continue for one or two seasons on DC Studios page.

I fail to understand how does an expectation by someone equate to being involved in production though. I know DC Studios now has the right to take decisions on every DC media, but that doesn't mean production involvement. For example Flash season 9 doesn't have DC Studios listed. Linkin Prankster (talk) 09:10, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DC Studios dosen't just have rights for decisions, Gunn said here that every DC media would fall under DC Studios. And apparently, they don't have an actual logo. BestDaysofMusic (talk) 20:10, 3 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

DC Studios is NOT a rebranded DC Films

THR: “James Gunn and producer Peter Safran have been tapped to lead DC’s film, TV and animation efforts as co-chairs and co-CEOs of DC Studios, a newly formed division at Warner Bros. that will replace DC Films.” https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dc-movies-james-gunn-peter-safran-to-lead-film-tv-division-1235248438/

Variety: “James Gunn and Peter Safran have been tapped as co-chairmen and co-CEOs of DC Studios, a newly created production entity that will oversee DC properties for Warner Bros. Discovery.” https://variety.com/2022/biz/news/james-gunn-peter-safran-dc-studios-warner-bros-discovery-1235414228/

The Verge: “Warner Bros. Discovery has chosen director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran to lead its recently formed DC Studios division.” https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/25/23423484/james-gunn-peter-safran-dc-studios-ceo-dceu

USA Today: “The studio on Tuesday named Gunn and veteran executive Peter Safran co-chairmen and CEOs of the newly formed DC Studios.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/10/25/james-gunn-peter-safran-become-ceos-newly-formed-dc-studios/10601719002/

Warner Bros. Discovery: “Peter Safran is Co-Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer of DC Studios, a newly formed division of Warner Bros. Discovery” https://www.wbd.com/leadership/peter-safran

James Gunn: “As the new (& first ever) CEOs of DC Studios, Peter & I think it’s important we acknowledge you, the fans” https://x.com/jamesgunn/status/1589336402873188354

”When Peter and I formed DC Studios we immediately knew what logo we wanted to use.” https://x.com/jamesgunn/status/1816954985760100536

“Last night Peter & I went to the #Penguin premiere, the first DC Studios production.” https://x.com/jamesgunn/status/1836448114950946935

This whole page needs to be split into two and rewritten. DC Films was a separate, now defunct, division, which was replaced with a new studio. 90% of the contents of this page are irrelevant to DC Studios. The production library of this new studio began this week with The Penguin and Super/Man. 184.144.61.138 (talk) 21:21, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DC Studios succeeded DC Films and took over its operations and production. The history of DC Films directly affected what became DC Studios, so that is why they share an article. A split of these closely connected articles is not warranted at this time because there is not an excessive amount of detail. Also, rebrands come with different leaders and corporate structures, not always just in name alone. Trailblazer101 (talk) 22:41, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Even thought James Gunn confirmed it is its own seperate entity entirely in this post? ScottSullivan01 (talk) 23:36, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DC Studios was formed as the successor to DC Films and it was reorganized differently from that prior entity. Yes, it is a different entity, but it is still a successor to what was DC Films. Trailblazer101 (talk) 23:45, 5 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 6 October 2024

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DC Studios → DC Films – We should revert this page back to DC Films.

The three 2024 projects, such as Super/Man, The Penguin, and Creature Commandos (along with any 2025 projects movie forwards), will leave this article. As confirmed by CEO James Gunn, in this post on Threads, DC Studios is its OWN entity separate from DC Films. The Super/Man documentary was the first movie to be released by the studio, and The Penguin was the first show released by the studio. As he confirmed on this post here, the Joker sequel is NOT a DC Studios film, though some of 2024 projects mentioned earlier are are, as he explained in this post.

Given this information, directly from the source, I think this move is in the best interest to make things clear. Even if you disagree with this move propsal, please state if you agree/disagree that the movies Shazam! 2 to Joker 2 should fall under DC Films, as confirmed by the CEO of the company. ScottSullivan01 (talk) 00:08, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What? No. What you are requesting is an article split, which you already proposed on here before removing because you didn't agree with my response. Stop trying to game the system. DC Studios is still the successor of DC Films and inherited its prior projects and saw them to completion. DC Films was structured under Warner Bros. Pictures (which mainly oversaw the Joker sequel), while it was replaced with DC Studios and was restructured. These are NOT two completely unrelated companies. What banner recent projects are released under does not mean a split should occur. From a real-world perspective, these share a history and should not be split. Do you have any source aside from your interpretation of Gunn's comments that confirm DC Studios is not at all related to DC Films or that none of the 2023 works were inherited by DC Studios? If not, there is no verifiable rationale to warrant a move or a split. Trailblazer101 (talk) 00:39, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: WikiProject Film/Comic book films task force, WikiProject Film, and WikiProject Comics/DC Comics work group have been notified of this discussion. Trailblazer101 (talk) 00:44, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose per Trailblazer, this move request is inappropriate. You need consensus that there is no relationship between the two companies, and if that is the case then the article would be split. But renaming this to the old name makes no sense. - adamstom97 (talk) 07:45, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]