Supergirl Producer Says David Ellison Is a 'Big Fan' of DC Studios As Paramount and Warner Bros Merger Looms
David Ellison, the CEO of Paramount Skydance, is a big fan of what DC Studios is cooking up.
When speaking with The Hollywood Reporter , Supergirl producer Lars P. Winther stated that David Ellison has already visited the set of Man of Tomorrow, the Superman sequel from James Gunn, which has been filming for about two months and will feature Supergirl .
“He came to Trilith [Studios] already. That’s where we shoot all our movies that James [Gunn] directs,” Winther said. “He came to Atlanta, we showed him everything, and we’re having discussions with him.”
The producer went on to note that Ellison is "open to" what DC is doing and is a "big fan," suggesting there is no reason to raise any alarms.
“He’s pretty open to what we’re doing. We do have a slate and a lot of it — obviously, Clayface is already coming out. We already have the Lanterns TV show. On those things, the train’s left the station. So we’re good. But he’s a big fan, he’s been great with us. He’s giving us kind of what we want. So far, everything’s good.”
Ellison is currently trying to merge Paramount with Warner Bros. , the parent company of DC. Some feared that Ellison might pull the plug on the current iteration of DC in an effort to pinch pennies or create something that is aligned with what a new regime would want. So far, Ellison has yet to indicate that publicly, but nothing is ever off the table when someone is spending billions of dollars to take control of a company.
The new era of DC has really only just begun. 2025's Superman was the first film in the new DC universe, and Supergirl, releasing in theaters this weekend, will be the second. There are a few more projects on the horizon with Clayface and Lanterns later this year , as well as The Batman Part II and Man of Tomorrow in 2027. Beyond that, things are a bit fuzzier.
Given Warner Bros spent a decade trying to get the previous DC universe under control with various power struggles between executives, directors, and other creatives, it seems like it would be wise to just leave things alone rather than reboot the entire thing once again. Even if some things need to change, it's clear that tons of meddling and an inconsistent vision only does more harm to a brand.
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