:DC Entertainment#Film

On September 9, 2009,{{Cite news |last=Wyatt |first=Edward |date=September 9, 2009 |title=DC Comics Revamped Under a New President |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/business/media/10warner.html |access-date=April 13, 2022 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |date=September 9, 2009 |title=WARNER BROS. CREATES DC ENTERTAINMENT |url=https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2018/10/30/warner-bros-creates-dc-entertainment |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413184450/https://www.dccomics.com/blog/2018/10/30/warner-bros-creates-dc-entertainment |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |access-date=April 13, 2022 |website=DC |language=en}} Warner Bros. announced that DC Comics would become a subsidiary of DC Entertainment, Inc., with Diane Nelson, President of Warner Premiere, becoming president of the newly formed holding company and DC Comics President and Publisher Paul Levitz moving to the position of Contributing Editor and Overall Consultant there.{{Cite news |title=Warner Bros. Creates DC ENTERTAINMENT To Maximize DC Brands |url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090909-DC-Restructuring.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911131048/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090909-DC-Restructuring.html |archive-date=September 11, 2009 |access-date=September 9, 2009 |work=Newsarama}} Warner Bros. and DC Comics have been owned by the same company since.

On February 18, 2010, DC Entertainment named Jim Lee and Dan DiDio as Co-Publishers of DC Comics, Geoff Johns as Chief Creative Officer, John Rood as EVP (Executive Vice President) of Sales, Marketing and Business Development, and Patrick Caldon as EVP of Finance and Administration.{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2010 |title=DC Names DiDio & Lee Co-Publisher, Johns Chief Creative Officer |url=https://www.cbr.com/dc-names-didio-lee-co-publisher-johns-chief-creative-officer/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026235244/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article |archive-date=October 26, 2008 |access-date=December 13, 2021 |website=Comic Book Resources}}

In October 2013, DC Entertainment announced that the DC Comics offices were going to move in 2015 from New York City to the headquarters of Warner Bros. in Burbank, California. The other units, animation, film, television and portfolio planning, had preceded DC Comics by moving there in 2010.{{Cite news |date=October 29, 2013 |title=Warner's DC comic-book unit leaving Gotham |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-warners-dc-comic-book-unit-leaving-gotham-2013oct29-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424202336/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-warners-dc-comic-book-unit-leaving-gotham-2013oct29-story.html |archive-date=April 24, 2018 |access-date=July 11, 2017 |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune}}

DC Entertainment announced its first franchise, the DC Super Hero Girls universe, in April 2015 with multi-platform content, toys and apparel to start appearing in 2016.{{Cite news |last=Prudom |first=Laura |date=April 23, 2015 |title=DC Launches 'Super Hero Girls' Universe to Appeal to Young Female Comics Fans |url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/dc-super-hero-girls-universe-wb-mattel-female-fans-1201478634/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144246/https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/dc-super-hero-girls-universe-wb-mattel-female-fans-1201478634/ |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=June 11, 2018 |work=Variety}}

Warner Bros. Pictures reorganized in May 2016 to have genre-responsible film executives, thus DC Entertainment franchise films under Warner Bros. were placed under a newly created division, DC Films, created under Warner Bros. executive vice president Jon Berg and DC chief content officer Geoff Johns. This was done in the same vein as Marvel Studios in unifying DC-related filmmaking under a single vision and clarifying the greenlighting process. Johns also kept his existing role at DC Comics.{{Cite news |date=May 17, 2016 |title='Batman v. Superman' Fallout: Warner Bros. Shakes Up Executive Roles |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-v-superman-fallout-warner-895174 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519102622/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/batman-v-superman-fallout-warner-895174 |archive-date=May 19, 2016 |access-date=May 18, 2016 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}} Johns was promoted to DC president and CCO with the addition of his DC Films while still reporting to DCE President Nelson.{{Cite web |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=July 27, 2016 |title=Geoff Johns Confirmed as DC Entertainment President |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/geoff-johns-confirmed-as-president-915028 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141745/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/geoff-johns-confirmed-as-president-915028 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=May 7, 2018 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} In August 2016, Amit Desai was promoted from senior vice president, marketing & global franchise management to exec vice president, business and marketing strategy, direct-to-consumer and global franchise management.{{Cite news |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=August 12, 2016 |title=DC Entertainment Promotes Amit Desai to Chief of Business and Marketing Strategy |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-entertainment-promotes-amit-desai-919299 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612145312/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-entertainment-promotes-amit-desai-919299 |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=June 11, 2018 |work=The Hollywood Reporter}}

DC Comics are available in digital form through several sources. Free services: In 2015, Hoopla Digital became the first library-based digital system to distribute DC Comics.{{Cite web |title=Public library app Hoopla adds DC comics to its lineup |url=https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/25/hoopla-dc-comics/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421091116/https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/25/hoopla-dc-comics/ |archive-date=April 21, 2017 |access-date=April 20, 2017 |website=Engadget}}

In April 2017,{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=April 25, 2017 |title=DC Digital Service To Launch With Titans Series From Greg Berlanti & Akiva Goldsman And Young Justice: Outsiders |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/dc-digital-service-titans-young-justice-outsiders-1202076831/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324012747/http://deadline.com/2017/04/dc-digital-service-titans-young-justice-outsiders-1202076831/ |archive-date=March 24, 2018 |access-date=May 2, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} DC announced an upcoming streaming service with Warner Bros. Digital Networks, which was to feature original live-action and animated series based on DC characters and franchises, such as Titans and Young Justice: Outsiders.{{Cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=April 25, 2017 |title=DC Digital Service To Launch With 'Titans' Series From Greg Berlanti & Akiva Goldsman And 'Young Justice: Outsiders' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/dc-digital-service-titans-young-justice-outsiders-1202076831/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144154/https://deadline.com/2017/04/dc-digital-service-titans-young-justice-outsiders-1202076831/ |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=June 11, 2018 |work=Deadline Hollywood}}{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=May 2, 2018 |title=DC's New Digital Service Gets A Name |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/dc-digital-service-name-dc-universe-warner-bros-dc-entertainment-1202381281/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502233401/http://deadline.com/2018/05/dc-digital-service-name-dc-universe-warner-bros-dc-entertainment-1202381281/ |archive-date=May 2, 2018 |access-date=May 2, 2018 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} The service, later announced as DC Universe, would launch in September 2018, and also feature access to classic DC television series and digital comics.{{Cite web |last=Gebey |first=James |date=May 2, 2018 |title=Titans, Young Justice Will Premiere on New Streaming Site DC Universe |url=https://www.inverse.com/article/44440-dc-universe-streaming-teen-titans-young-justice-harley-quinn-series-premire |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503041357/https://www.inverse.com/article/44440-dc-universe-streaming-teen-titans-young-justice-harley-quinn-series-premire |archive-date=May 3, 2018 |access-date=May 2, 2018 |website=Inverse}}{{Cite web |last=Liptak |first=Andrew |date=August 29, 2018 |title=DC's streaming video service will launch on September 15th |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/29/17798286/dc-universe-titans-launch-date-september-15th |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021113346/https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/29/17798286/dc-universe-titans-launch-date-september-15th |archive-date=October 21, 2018 |access-date=September 4, 2018 |website=The Verge}}

With frustration over DC Films not matching Marvel Studios's results and Berg wanting to step back to being a producer in January 2018, it was announced that Warner Bros. executive Walter Hamada was appointed president of DC film production.{{Cite magazine |last=Lang |first=Brent |title=Warner Bros. Taps Walter Hamada to Oversee DC Films Production |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/warner-bros-taps-walter-hamada-to-oversee-dc-films-production-exclusive-1202652878/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143733/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/warner-bros-taps-walter-hamada-to-oversee-dc-films-production-exclusive-1202652878/ |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=January 4, 2018 |magazine=Variety}} After a leave of absence starting in March 2018, Diane Nelson resigned as president of DC Entertainment. The company's executive management were to report to WB Chief Digital Officer Thomas Gewecke until a new president was selected.{{Cite news |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=June 6, 2018 |title=Diane Nelson Out as DC Entertainment President |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/diane-nelson-out-as-dc-entertainment-president-1202834191/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144359/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/diane-nelson-out-as-dc-entertainment-president-1202834191/ |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=June 6, 2018 |work=Variety}}

In June 2018, Johns was also moved out of his position as chief creative officer and DC Entertainment president for a writing and producing deal with the DC and WB companies. Jim Lee added DC Entertainment chief creative officer title to his DC co-publisher post.{{Cite news |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=June 11, 2018 |title=Geoff Johns Exiting DC Entertainment President and Chief Creative Officer |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/geoff-johns-exiting-as-dc-entertainment-president-1202840461/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611175617/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/geoff-johns-exiting-as-dc-entertainment-president-1202840461/ |archive-date=June 11, 2018 |access-date=June 11, 2018 |work=Variety}} In September 2018, DC became part of the newly founded Warner Bros. Global Brands and Franchises division overseen by Pam Lifford.{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=September 13, 2018 |title=Warner Bros. Promotes Pam Lifford to President of New Global Brands and Experiences Division |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/warner-bros-pam-lifford-global-brands-and-experiences-1202940215/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913210722/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/warner-bros-pam-lifford-global-brands-and-experiences-1202940215/ |archive-date=September 13, 2018 |access-date=September 15, 2018 |website=Variety |quote=The new position, announced on Thursday by Warner Bros. chairman-CEO Kevin Tsujihara, will have responsibility over Warner Bros. Consumer Products, DC, themed entertainment, and a new global franchise team.}}{{Cite news |date=September 13, 2018 |title=DC Moved to New Warner Bros. Division, With New President in Charge |url=https://www.newsarama.com/41824-dc-moved-to-new-warner-bros-division-with-new-president-in-charge.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915225906/https://www.newsarama.com/41824-dc-moved-to-new-warner-bros-division-with-new-president-in-charge.html |archive-date=September 15, 2018 |access-date=September 15, 2018 |work=Newsarama |quote=The day-to-day operation of DC will continue to be run by Jim Lee, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer, and Dan DiDio, Publisher, who both now report to Lifford.}} In January 2019 it was reported that 7 of the DC's 240 person workforce were laid off, including several vice presidents.{{Cite web |last=McMillan, Graeme |date=January 23, 2019 |title=DC Publishing Laying Off 3 Percent of Its Workforce |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-lays-3-percent-workforce-1178694 |access-date=August 13, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

In August 2020, DC publisher Jim Lee announced that DC Universe's original productions would migrate to WarnerMedia's new streaming service HBO Max,{{Cite web |date=August 14, 2020 |title=DC's Jim Lee on the Company's Future: "We Are Still in the Business of Publishing Comics" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dcs-jim-lee-companys-future-we-are-still-business-publishing-comics-1307413 |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=Hollywood Reporter}} with the majority of the staff of DC Universe having been laid off.{{Cite web |date=August 10, 2020 |title=DC Comics, DC Universe Hit By Major Layoffs |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-comics-dc-universe-hit-by-major-layoffs-1306743 |access-date=August 25, 2020 |website=Hollywood Reporter}} In January 2021, the remainder of the service would become a comics-centric service known as DC Universe Infinite. The service would feature DC titles six months after their retail release date (comparable to Marvel Unlimited), early access to DC Comics' digital-first titles, exclusive comics created for the service, and access to 24,000 titles in DC's back catalog.{{Cite web |last=McMillian |first=Graeme |date=September 18, 2020 |title=DC Universe Rebranding as Comics-Centric Platform |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-universe-rebranding-as-comics-only-platform-in-january |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115214848/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-universe-rebranding-as-comics-only-platform-in-january |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{Cite web |last=Mitovich |first=Matt Webb |date=September 18, 2020 |title=DC Universe to Relaunch With New Name, as All Original Shows Migrate to HBO Max — Get Pricing Details |url=https://tvline.com/2020/09/18/dc-universe-relaunch-dc-universe-infinite-tv-shows-move-hbo-max/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115214912/https://tvline.com/2020/09/18/dc-universe-relaunch-dc-universe-infinite-tv-shows-move-hbo-max/ |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2020 |website=TVLine}}

On April 14, 2022, after the merger of parent company WarnerMedia with Discovery, Inc., it was reported that the company was exploring a restructuring of DC Entertainment into a "solidified content vertical" more akin to Marvel, with its film, television, and video game development brought directly under DC with a central leader, rather than being handled by other Warner Bros. subsidiaries on its behalf.{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2022 |title=Warner Bros Discovery Exploring Overhaul of DC Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/dc-warner-bros-discovery-zaslav-hbo-max-1235232185/ |access-date=April 14, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} In August 2022, DC relaunched its website at {{visible anchor|DC.com}}, while also dropping "comics" from the usernames of its other social media outlets.{{Cite web |title=DC Launches New Website, Drops Comics From URL & Social Handles |url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/dc-new-website-dc-dot-com-official-trailers-interviews-news-merchandise/ |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}}

In November 2022, the DC Films division of Warner Bros. Pictures was replaced by DC Studios, which would be led by co-chairmen James Gunn and Peter Safran under a four-year deal to oversee film, television, and animation productions involving DC properties. They will report directly to WBD CEO David Zaslav, while also working with Warner Bros. Pictures's Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy among others.{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |date=October 25, 2022 |title=DC Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran to Lead Film, TV and Animation Division (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dc-movies-james-gunn-peter-safran-to-lead-film-tv-division-1235248438/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025235450/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dc-movies-james-gunn-peter-safran-to-lead-film-tv-division-1235248438/ |archive-date=October 25, 2022 |access-date=October 25, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

In May 2023, Lee was promoted to president, publisher, and chief creative officer of DC, continuing to report to Pam Lifford as president of Global Brands and Experiences.{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=May 3, 2023 |title=Jim Lee Promoted To President Of DC Comics |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/dc-comics-jim-lee-president-1235355316/ |access-date=August 4, 2023 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Umberto |date=May 3, 2023 |title=DC Comics Promotes Jim Lee to President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer (Exclusive) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/dc-comics-promotes-jim-lee-to-president-publisher-and-chief-creative-officer-exclusive/ |access-date=August 4, 2023 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}

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• DC Universe (SVOD) – shut down with catalog absorbed into HBO Max; spun off into DC Universe Infinite

• Diane Nelson (September 9, 2009 – June 6, 2018){{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=June 6, 2018 |title=Diane Nelson, President Of DC Entertainment & Warner Bros Consumer Products, Officially Exits Post |url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/diane-nelson-president-dc-entertainment-warner-bros-consumer-products-officially-exits-1202404807/ |access-date=June 4, 2022 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
• Geoff Johns (2016–2018){{Cite web |last=Lang, Brent |date=June 11, 2018 |title=Geoff Johns Exiting DC Entertainment President and Chief Creative Officer |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/geoff-johns-exiting-as-dc-entertainment-president-1202840461/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180611175617/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/geoff-johns-exiting-as-dc-entertainment-president-1202840461/ |archive-date=June 11, 2018 |access-date=March 1, 2021 |magazine=Variety}}

• Geoff Johns, Chief Creative Officer, DC Entertainment (2010–2018)

{{see also|List of films based on DC Comics publications}}

All the films are distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, except as indicated.

All the films are made for Direct-to-video/television and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, except as indicated.

All short films are direct-to-video are produced by Warner Bros. Animation, except as indicated.

{{see also|List of television series based on DC Comics publications}}All television series are (co-)produced by Warner Bros. Television Studios, except as indicated.

• DC Studios
• DC Extended Universe
• DC Universe (franchise)
• Lists of DC Comics characters
• List of current DC Comics publications
• List of unproduced DC Comics projects
• List of video games based on DC Comics

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