WARNER BROS CEO Is HATED By HOLLYWOOD! Articles Attack David Zaslav For Focus On Results & Quality!

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David Zaslav is a target of The Hollywood Reporter, and all of Hollywood establishment. While they push for social justice, "representation" and total freedom to do whatever they want with DC Comics brands and investor money for film projects, he refuses to cooperate. They hate David Zaslav because he is most certainly not one of them.

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WARNER BROS CEO Is Hated By Hollywood! Articles Attack David Zaslav For Focusing On Quality!

Running DC Films could be the sexiest job in Hollywood. Comic book fans were ecstatic when new Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav declared his commitment to finding a Kevin Feige-type leader to take the reins of DC, Warner Bros.’ crown jewel for big-screen franchises, with an ambitious 10-year plan. And for the right person, the job offers the chance to shape beloved characters like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman — and be as revered in fan circles as Feige has been for Marvel aficionados worldwide.

So after several months of searching, why has no one emerged to take the position? Franchise film producer Dan Lin recently turned down the job after talks with Zaslav fell apart. Studio representatives say Lin wasn’t “the” candidate and that others are in the mix.

But so far, no other contender has emerged to lead a division that has seen three regime changes in only five years (Greg Silverman, Geoff Johns and Jon Berg, followed soon by Walter Hamada) and a particularly turbulent, up-and-down run with both comic-book fans and general audiences. Given all the challenges at DC and its parent company, many Hollywood insiders suggest that the real question may be: Why would anyone want the job in the first place?

“It is a very narrow group of people who can run and effectively get DC films back on track while handling the creative, business and — let’s be frank — the political minefields that come with that job,” one top Hollywood producer told TheWrap.

A Warner Bros. Discovery representative declined to comment about the search.

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Here’s a breakdown of some of the challenges for anybody who takes on the job.

1. An unknown future slate
After pledging to make DC into a rival of Disney’s Marvel Studios, Zaslav scrapped the nearly completed $90 million spinoff “Batgirl,” delayed the “Aquaman” sequel release by nine months to December 2023 and are currently dealing with an already-shot spinoff of “The Flash” as its star, Ezra Miller, faces multiple allegations of physical assault and even child grooming.

The new DC boss will have to deal with the hits and misses as the current DC slate rolls out over the next two years. “The Flash” is an interesting situation as the film is supposed to reset the DC timeline going forward. The new DC boss might have a plan of his own, but they will be tied by the threads created in the movie, which will dictate how the new slate will move forward.

Additionally, the film might be marketed without its troubled leading star, Miller, who was profiled recently in Vanity Fair and is currently undergoing therapy for their self-admitted “complex mental health issues.” The Vanity Fair profile paints a picture of a person who’s not only dangerous, manipulative and abusive, but also, according to their ex-fiancée, has “illusions of grandeur.”

People familiar with Lin’s decision told TheWrap he was particularly concerned about the shelving of “Batgirl,” a film in the works for years and nearly completed, in part so that Warner Bros. could take a tax write-off related to projects abandoned post-merger. But Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels said that canning the movie was “blown out of proportion a little bit” and explained that the company is committed to spending more than ever on content while still taking “a more rational approach.”

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2. A micromanaging CEO
David Zaslav’s hands-on management style as CEO of the newly merged Warner Bros. Discovery isn’t winning over fans, according to numerous industry insiders.

It’s widely been reported that Zaslav likes to start early and have meetings at 7 a.m. One top agent who spoke to TheWrap says 7 a.m. calls are par for the course and will be expected of anybody who takes on the job. History has shown that unwanted calls can become a huge burden.

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