Greg Berlanti is an American director, producer and screenwriter who is best known for works such as Love, Simon (director), Riverdale (producer), CW the flash (writer), among many other DC projects such as Legends of tomorrow, The Green Lantern (2011), super girl, batman, Arrow, Superman and Loisand Titans.
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Even though Berlanti has been involved in just over 35 successful Hollywood ventures spanning series, films and animated projects, he is considered one of the greatest producers of contemporary times.
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Contribution of Greg Berlanti to the DC Television Franchise
The producers’ impact on new shows and movies is immeasurable, to say the least. The direction and support that is directed on set and behind the scenes is what guides most of these projects to their final foundation. As a producer involved in several DC projects on television, Greg Berlanti’s contribution to advancing the DC franchise as a household favorite is therefore immeasurable.
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Its vast curriculum vitae when it comes to DC including Arrowthe last seasons of The flashesand batman were met with more criticism than appreciation. However, the experience that involvement in the vision of Arrowverse attracted him, makes him one of the most suitable candidates for the new direction in which WB Discovery wants DC to go. Greg Berlanti will need the foresight, the experience, and the ability to make a long-term plan for the franchise that can take him into the future like Kevin Feige did (and continues to do) with Marvel. Studios.
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WB Discovery CEO David Zaslav outlines DC’s plans
During the company’s recent earnings call, DC Films took a beating in the knee when David Zaslav, CEO and chairman of merged parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, announced that one of the most anticipated films of the year, bat girlwould be shelved indefinitely as it didn’t fit the direction the franchise is heading under his towering leadership.
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Instead, he assures, the DCEU will continue with a Marvel-like long-range plan that will focus solely on DC projects and ensure an interconnected universe like Zack Snyder’s in the future. Although the second half of her short story was met with appreciation, the cancellation of a solo superhero film led by an Afro-Latin woman was met with critical backlash. In parallel, the current run of Greg Berlanti (instead of Snyder) leading the way to become DC’s new Feige was also received in the same place.
David Zaslav or Zack Snyder should be DC’s Kevin Fiege💯 #dcstudios
— Nate_GTZ 💯 (@NateGraham20) August 12, 2022
Nah that Batwoman dude greenlit for three seasons and we all know how it went…
— Chaotic (@Chaotickeyblade) August 12, 2022
Zack Snyder has a great image and idea of how it should all be.
— Scott N (@UltraMAGAnus) August 12, 2022
Did we learn anything from the arrow verse??? (and I say that as someone who loved it) pic.twitter.com/FNlSqs2q2b
—Cleg (@Cleg82917068) August 12, 2022
This would end the DCEU.
— Raveryn 🦸♂️🦇🦸♀️🧜🏻♂️🏃🏻♂️🤖 🦹🏽♂️ (@raveryn) August 12, 2022
Remind me again what happened to Batwoman LOL.
— Chaotic (@Chaotickeyblade) August 12, 2022
Audiences have been subjected to the Arrowverse’s turbulent final years and as audiences, their opinions matter as much as preserving a company’s future. The strategic decision of Warner Bros. Discovery to put a movie on hold in favor of its long-term future comes at a time when the newly minted company couldn’t be more vulnerable. At the rate at which Zaslav has been making changes, it feels like he’s more eager to rip the bandage off rather than make slow, intermittent changes. Now it is only a matter of time whether the new management will succeed or fail miserably in its futuristic vision.
Source: Screen Rant
