David Zaslav channeled his inner John Dutton today: “We have an awful lot to do, and an awful lot to undo,” he said, crediting the line to Kevin Costner’s Yellowstone patriarch in the Season 5 premiere, with a shoutout to the Paramount show. Zaslav’s hard-to-wrangle ranch is a merged Warner Bros. Discovery.
Warner Bros Discovery Chief David Zaslav On Conglom’s Content Strategy: “Real Focus On Franchises” Like ‘Superman’ & ‘Harry Potter’
04.11.2022 - 02:05 / deadline.com
In the near future, it’s pretty simple what the new Warner Bros Discovery will zero in on: “We’re going to have a real focus on franchises,” President and CEO David Zaslav said on this afternoon’s Q3 earnings call.
“We haven’t had a Superman movie in 13 years,” Zaslav emphasized. “We haven’t had a Harry Potter movie in 15 years.”
“The DC movies and the Harry Pottermovies provided a lot of profits to Warner Bros motion pictures over the last 25 years,” he continued. Recently, Henry Cavill announced that he was reprising his role as the Man of Steel after making a cameo in Black Adam. However, there are no details on a Superman sequel script or director.
“House of the Dragon is a big example of that; Game of Thrones, taking advantage of Sex and the City. Lord of the Rings — we still have the right to do Lord of the Rings movies,” Zaslav noted, but he did not call out New Line’s upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, due out in April 12, 2024.
“You focus on the big movies, the tentpoles that people are going to leave home, leave early from dinner to see,” said Zaslav emphasizing how big pics make two or three times more in the U.S.
Then slamming direct-to-streaming movies, a plan executed under the former WarnerMedia regime, Zaslav said: “We learned what doesn’t work. And this is what doesn’t work for us based on everything that we’ve seen: direct-to-streaming movies. So spending a billion dollars or collapsing a motion picture window into a streaming service. The movies that we launch in theater do significantly better, and launching a 2-hour, 40-minute movie direct to streaming has done nothing for HBO Max in terms of viewership, retention or love of the service.”
Zaslav also said: “The entire
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10.11.2022 / 22:29
Warner Bros Discovery Boss David Zaslav Holds Town Hall With New DC Heads James Gunn & Peter Safran About New Cohesive Universe
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline hears that a global zoom meeting was held for Warner Discovery employees this morning, on which CEO David Zaslav introduced the new DC Studios Co-Chairmen and CEOs, James Gunn and Peter Safran. This was their first appearance together before the company since being named to their posts on Oct. 25.
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05.11.2022 / 00:25
Henry Cavill Says He “Very, Very Gently” Held On To Superman Role During DC Hiatus: “There Are Things Out Of Your Control”
Henry Cavill said it’s always been “very important” to maintain his ties to Superman, with the actor just recently being able to announce his return as the Kryptonian Kal-El. He tells Deadline, though, that for a moment, he’d had to accept that whatever future he might have with the beloved DC character was outside of his control.
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04.11.2022 / 21:11
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Wants A “Real Focus On Franchises” Like ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Superman’ & ‘LOTR’ Moving Forward
What does Warner Bros. Discovery head David Zaslav have in mind for his studio’s near future? Deadline reports that on a Q3 earnings call yesterday afternoon, Zaslav detailed exactly what he envisions, and it’s all about big tentpole franchises.
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04.11.2022 / 02:05
As NBA Eyes Streaming Future, WBD Could Bounce Some Games To HBO Max/Discovery+ In “Creative” Deal
When the NBA signs its next broadcast deal, which comes up in 2025, the league wants to make sure that it can appeal to younger viewers plugged in to streaming, while also bringing in a big cheque.
deadline.com
04.11.2022 / 00:29
David Zaslav Warns Creating Content “Any Cost Is Over” But Says “Golden Age” Is Still Alive & Kicking
“The grand experiment of creating something at any cost is over,” warned David Zaslav.
deadline.com
04.11.2022 / 00:11
HBO Max & Discovery+ Combo Service Launch Date Moved Up
The combined HBO Max and Discovery+ service is coming sooner than expected.
deadline.com
03.11.2022 / 23:29
Warner Bros Discovery Stumbles In Q3, Falling Short Of Wall Street Targets Due To Ad Slowdown, Pay-TV Losses And Restructuring Charges
Warner Bros Discovery stumbled in the third quarter, falling short of Wall Street expectations due to a slowdown in advertising and merger-related restructuring charges.
theplaylist.net
01.11.2022 / 18:26
Henry Cavill Wants His Superman To “Make People Feel Like Superman Themselves”
As if the end-credits of “Black Adam” didn’t make it obvious enough, Henry Cavill recently confirmed that he is set to return to the DCU in a big way as Superman. However, nothing is really clear about what that return might look like.
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30.10.2022 / 23:53
Liam Hemsworth Is ‘Over the Moon’ to Replace Henry Cavill in ‘The Witcher’ Amid Original Star’s Return as Superman
Toss a coin to your new witcher. Henry Cavill announced he will not return as the star of Netflix’s hit series The Witcher, and the streamer has recast the leading man with Liam Hemsworth.
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29.10.2022 / 02:35
Henry Cavill and Girlfriend Natalie Viscuso Make Red Carpet Debut At ‘Enola Holmes 2’ Premiere
Their red carpet debut! Henry Cavill brought girlfriend Natalie Viscuso to the Enola Holmes 2 premiere, marking their first public appearance together.
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27.10.2022 / 05:55
Superman Returns, Henry Cavill Confirms In Live Chat And Via Social Media
Henry Cavill, aka The Man of Steel, will once again battle for truth, justice and the American way.
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25.10.2022 / 23:47
DC Names James Gunn, Peter Safran to Head Warners’ Superhero Division
Industry veterans James Gunn and Peter Safran have been appointed to the new roles of Co-Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of DC Studios, overseeing the overall creative direction of the DC Universe across film, TV, and animation under a single banner, the studio announced on Tuesday.Gunn and Safran will report to David Zaslav, Chief Executive Officer, Warner Bros. Discovery, and will work closely with Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, Co-Chairpersons and CEOs of Warner Bros.
deadline.com
25.10.2022 / 23:37
James Gunn And Peter Safran Named Co-Chairmen And CEOs Of DC Studios
Industry veterans James Gunn and Peter Safran have been appointed to the new roles of Co-Chairmen and Chief Executive Officers of DC Studios, overseeing the overall creative direction of the DC Universe across film, TV, and animation under a single banner. Gunn and Safran will report to David Zaslav, President and Chief Executive Officer, Warner Bros. Discovery, and will work closely with Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy, Co-Chairpersons and CEOs of Warner Bros. Film Group. The appointments will be effective on November 1.