Gunn, Safran Meet David Ellison as $111 Billion WBD-Paramount Skydance Deal Advances
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jun 23
Gunn, Safran Meet David Ellison as $111 Billion WBD-Paramount Skydance Deal Advances
3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jun 23
Summary
David Ellison has already visited Trilith Studios in Atlanta and met James Gunn and Peter Safran as Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance pursue a $111 billion merger.
Lars P. Winther said Ellison is supportive of DC Studios' direction and existing slate, arguing projects such as Clayface and the Lanterns series are already too far along to be disrupted.
Man of Tomorrow is now shooting in Atlanta as the follow-up to 2025's Superman, while Batman 2 began filming in London about 10 days ago and Supergirl opens June 26.
Supergirl is being positioned as both a standalone 1-hour-48-minute film and a bridge into the broader DC universe, with Milly Alcock's Kara set to remain central in future movies.