DC’s "Kevin Feige" Has Reportedly Been Found As Dan Lin Takes Charge Of Film And TV Divisions

DC’s "Kevin Feige" Has Reportedly Been Found As Dan Lin Takes Charge Of Film And TV Divisions

Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly close to finding its new head of DC Films, as producer and former WB executive Dan Lin looks set to take over the studio's film and television divisions.

By MarkCassidy - Aug 26, 2022 02:08 AM EST
Filed Under: DC Studios
Source: THR

It looks like Warner Bros. Discovery may have found the man to lead its DC Films and TV divisions, as the process of implementing David Zaslav's "10-year plan" begins.

We recently learned that the studio was searching for a "Kevin Feige-type" to take charge of a DC brand "reset," and THR reports that Dan Lin, the executive-turned-producer behind major hits such as the live-action Aladdin film, The Lego Movie, and It Parts 1 and 2, is in talks to take the role of DC chief.

Should he land the gig (negotiations are still underway), Lin would oversee both the film and television arms, reporting directly Zaslav.

According to the trade, "the proposed structure would bypass three separate division heads — Warner Bros. Pictures’ heads Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy, HBO/HBO Max chief Casey Bloys, and Warner Bros. TV chair Channing Dungey — and put control of DC in the hands of one person."

As previously reported, current Head of DC Films, Walter Hamada, would transition out of the role.

Lin comes on board at a shaky time for WBD. The cancellation of Batgirl, the animated Batman: Caped Crusader series and several other projects; the laying off of multiple HBO Max execs, and Zaslav's refusal to publicly address The Flash star Ezra Miller's criminal behaviour have not gone over very well, to say the least.

More recently, we learned that "funeral screenings" of the scrapped Batgirl movie were being held, and there was even talk of Zaslav going so far as to physically destroy the footage as a way to demonstrate to the IRS that there will never be any revenue from the project (you can read Ivory Aquino's response here).

With any luck, Lin's hiring will go some way towards turning things around and giving the DCEU (or whatever it winds up being referred to) some much-needed structure while also doing what he can to shine a more positive light on the studio.

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Kumkani
Kumkani - 8/26/2022, 2:21 AM
I really hope this changes things down the line. There has been a serious lack of structure for far too long.
Kurne
Kurne - 8/26/2022, 2:25 AM
Don't think we'll feel much change on the movie side (in terms of new projects) for another 3-4 years.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/26/2022, 6:10 AM
@Kurne - Probably. I just hope this guy makes the right call and does a hard reboot of everything. He needs to distance himself from these previous movies as much as possible.

Reboot everything. New actors. New everything. They can keep The Batman moving as a separate thing, but I also wouldn't be totally angry if they decided to scrap that series too, just to streamline everything and keep it simple/less confusing for the general audience.
Origame
Origame - 8/26/2022, 7:02 AM
@Kurne - oh definitely. Gotta flush that toilet.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 8/26/2022, 8:14 AM
@CorndogBurglar - i agree with everything you said except... i really liked what Reeves did with The Batman and i want to continue that series. I would love for them to use that as the basis of the "new" DC movie brand, but, sadly it may be too grounded and Reeves may not be on board with that...but hey, what do i know
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 8/26/2022, 8:18 AM
@MotherGooseUPus - Oh I loved The Batman. I wouldn't WANT to see it go. But it may be the best thing for the overall cause.
MotherGooseUPus
MotherGooseUPus - 8/26/2022, 8:27 AM
@CorndogBurglar - fair enough. who knows what will happen but at least this is a sliver of hope now with this guy at the head of DC and having a good resume and seems to be passionate about DC characters... lets hope for the best
dracula
dracula - 8/26/2022, 2:27 AM
Caped Crusader is still in production, its just looking for a place to air, other than hbomax
soberchimera
soberchimera - 8/26/2022, 9:29 AM
@dracula - adult swim hopefully
dracula
dracula - 8/26/2022, 2:28 AM
no idea who this is but not a bad resume
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 8/26/2022, 2:47 AM
I wonder if this person can manage this and also the Avatar life action Netflix TV series all smoothly.

And if he takes over TV projects as well then what does that mean for upcoming shows like the Dead Boys Detectives for HBO Max? The ones on The CW for example? Does all now have to be A DCEU spin-off like Peacemaker or The Batman's like Colin Farrell's Penguin? With him there there would still be no more room for animated TV shows like Young Justice?

Those questions are honestly the ones I'm mostly interested to know about.
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