It looks like the
fallout of Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has claimed yet another
soul.
After shuffling their
executive ranks and placing DC Comics CCO Geoff Johns and Warner Bros. Executive
Vice-President Jon Berg at the head of the newly created DC Films, Warner has
entered negotiations with veteran producer Charles Roven for him to step down
from his day-to-day duties as a producer on the DC universe and take an
executive producer role instead.
The award-winning
producer, who worked on every DC Comics movie since Christopher Nolan's Batman
Begins in 2005 and was part of WB's unofficial DC brain trust along with Snyder,
will continue to produce the movies that are currently in production such as Wonder
Woman and Justice League. No final deal has been struck, but according to The
Hollywood Reporter sources, Roven's involvement in the DC Extended Universe is
"evolving," and it is unlikely that he will stay has a producer on
The Flash or Aquaman movies.
"Roven is a key
member of not only the DC slate but of the Warner Bros. family," says a
studio spokesman.
Although no official
reason was given, Roven's move is but one in a recent string of decision made
by Warner Bros. following Batman v Superman's "disappointing" box-office
performance. The official kick off to Warner's DC cinematic universe grossed $871
million worldwide on a (at least) $300 million production budget.
Besides Roven, Johns,
and Berg, screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith recently exited The Flash, which was
to be his directorial debut.
Source - THR
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