Arrowverse Boss Greg Berlanti May Be Among Those Eyed To Take On Kevin Feige-Like Role For DC FILMS

Arrowverse Boss Greg Berlanti May Be Among Those Eyed To Take On Kevin Feige-Like Role For DC FILMS

Warner Bros. Discovery is looking for a Kevin Feige-like executive to oversee the DC Extended Universe moving forward, and among the names being considered are Arrowverse boss Greg Berlanti. Check it out!

By JoshWilding - Aug 12, 2022 07:08 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Studios
Source: Variety

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav supposedly wants to find his own Kevin Feige to oversee the DC Extended Universe. Up until now, that's (kind of) been Walter Hamada's job, though it's clear someone with a greater creative vision is needed to deliver a cohesive shared world that can find the same sort of success as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 

Variety has shed some light on the potential candidates, and it appears as if Arrowverse boss Greg Berlanti is a top contender. As well as overseeing shows like Arrow and The Flash, he's working on the Green Lantern TV series that's described by the trade as "the biggest, most ambitious DC adaptation ever mounted by the prolific producer."

While he hasn't been pursued by Warner Bros. yet, insiders believe he probably wouldn't be interested in going in-house. Berlanti is also likely to be unhappy about both Wonder Twins and Strange Adventures being scrapped. 

The LEGO Movie and Sherlock Holmes producer Dan Lin is another possibility, but commitments to his production company, Rideback, and a deal with Universal Pictures make it unlikely. Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy are still overseeing DC Films for Warner Bros. and may want Hamada to remain in his current position given the successes he's found. 

However, he's incredibly unhappy about Batgirl being scrapped and there are those within the studio who feel not enough was done to protect him after Ray Fisher's Justice League comments led to Hamada receiving death threats. 

As for De Luca, he has actually won a lot of fans at Warner Bros. after "[demonstrating] his fanboy bona fides in meetings and [impressing] people at DC with his knowledge of comic book arcana."

Making the job a tough sell is the fact that whoever oversees the DCEU won't have the sort of freedom and power Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige does. Any decisions they make will have to go up the long studio chain, and whether someone can successfully work in that environment remains to be seen. 

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bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/12/2022, 7:42 AM
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 8/12/2022, 7:43 AM
With how much the quality of most of the arrowverse shows has been criticised for the past few years you really want the guy running that ship to run your movies too?

Repian
Repian - 8/12/2022, 7:45 AM
Damon Lindelof is the man
thewanderer
thewanderer - 8/12/2022, 8:07 AM
@Repian - I don't think it's something Lindelof would want to do.
Conquistador
Conquistador - 8/12/2022, 10:46 AM
@Repian - Lindelof is good as a showrunner/writer, not sure about him being a producer.. plus didn't he just say there's too many superhero movies coming out and in rotation?...

His Watchmen sequel show was [frick]ing dope though. Still need to re watch that.
Twenty23Three
Twenty23Three - 8/12/2022, 7:48 AM
He managed to maintain a connected universe over multiple shows with multiple fun crossovers. He won’t be writing the movies, Feige certainly isn’t, so sure why not give him a shot
thewanderer
thewanderer - 8/12/2022, 8:08 AM
@Twenty23Three - right, the person they hire won't be doing the writing. They are more of a gatekeeper for continuity and making everything fit together.
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 8/12/2022, 7:51 AM
To be fair, WB has always held back full blown freedom from their TV shows, and what the Arrowverse was able to be even with restrictions was pretty impressive. What could he do with no limits and WBD behind him saying go nuts? idk...
IcePyke
IcePyke - 8/12/2022, 7:52 AM
NO!
Lokiwasright
Lokiwasright - 8/12/2022, 7:53 AM
GREG MOVE YOUR HEAD
Kumkani
Kumkani - 8/12/2022, 7:53 AM
He's actually a good choice.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 8/12/2022, 7:59 AM
@Kumkani - This is the comment I was looking for, really good at the interconnectivity and at the focusing on one at a time stuff, I would say it needs better writing but I’m not gonna sit here and lie like I didn’t like arrow and flash. I don’t like much else though
whatevtrev
whatevtrev - 8/12/2022, 8:51 AM
@TheWalkingCuban - Better writing… and acting, directing and just about everything else.
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 8/12/2022, 8:54 AM
@whatevtrev - Just do everything that Berlanti did but completely different
Krav
Krav - 8/12/2022, 7:55 AM
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