According to THR, Joker‘s Todd Phillips courted for larger DC role by new WB/D boss David Zaslav. Zaslav is currently restructuring much at the top end of What is now Warner Bros/Discovery. THR‘s report goes into detail about all levels of the new structure. However perhaps most of interest to our readers is the news about Phillips. Here’s what was said in the report by the trade.
Sorting out DC remains a major challenge for Zaslav. Sources say he has asked Todd Phillips, the multihyphenate who created dark 2019 billion-dollar grosser Joker, to do more in the DC universe, potentially acting as an advisor though he will not serve in an executive capacity. A knowledgeable source says Phillips and Zaslav have discovered a rapport, though Phillips is not an expert on the broader DC universe. While at Disney-owned Marvel, chief creative officer Kevin Feige oversees film, television animation and publishing, there has been no single voice guiding DC. (DC chief Hamada oversees the film universe based on the company’s characters, including its HBO Max spinoffs.) DC’s properties are only loosely connected — and sometimes take place in entirely separate universes, such as the Oscar-winning Joker and Matt Reeves’ The Batman, released in March.
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It remains to be seen whether Phillips will be wooed by Zaslav and exactly what role he would function in? There were rumors that Zaslav wanted a Kevin Feige type to oversee a ‘DC Studios’. However the role described by THR here doesn’t really speak to quite having that much oversight. Plus a s beloved as Phillips Joker was, leading a studio doesn’t seem in his wheel house.
‘Phillips is not an expert on the broader DC universe’
That’s not exactly what I’d be looking for as a studio lead. However perhaps we will find out soon what kind of advisory role Phillips has if he accepts the offer?
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