{"id":1707024,"date":"2022-10-22T06:30:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T10:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1707024"},"modified":"2022-10-22T10:36:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T14:36:51","slug":"walter-hamada-steps-down-as-head-of-dc-films-fifth-executive-to-leave-warner-bros-following-discovery-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walter-hamada-steps-down-as-head-of-dc-films-fifth-executive-to-leave-warner-bros-following-discovery-merger\/","title":{"rendered":"Walter Hamada Steps Down as Head of DC Films, Fifth Executive to Leave Warner Bros. Following Discovery Merger"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwalter-hamada-steps-down-as-head-of-dc-films-fifth-executive-to-leave-warner-bros-following-discovery-merger%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1707024&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The departure of Walter Hamada from DC Films and Warner Bros. is official and the executive\/former producer will no longer be associated with either entity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_158283\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158283\" class=\"size-full wp-image-158283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.04.18-09.00-boundingintocomics-625d28ca98baf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.04.18-09.00-boundingintocomics-625d28ca98baf.jpg 750w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.04.18-09.00-boundingintocomics-625d28ca98baf-300x163.jpg 300w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-158283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DC FanDome \u2013 Multiverse<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 iyHtHS\" href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/18\/report-further-hints-walter-hamada-will-be-ousted-from-dc-films-by-warner-discovery-ceo-david-zaslav\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Report Further Hints Walter Hamada Will Be Ousted From DC Films By Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/10\/dc-films-boss-walter-hamada-warner-discovery-david-zaslav-1235149111\/\"><span>Deadline has reported that Hamada left<\/span><\/a> the Burbank lot after 15 years with the studio as head of the New Line Cinema division, which produced <em>Black Adam,<\/em> and later DC.<\/p>\n<p>He was appointed President of DC Films in 2018 and actually signed an extension earlier this year that was supposed to run through 2023, according to the report. That deal was terminated early and now the former man in charge is waiting on a finalized exit payout.<\/p>\n<p>Hamada is only the latest figure from the short-lived WarnerMedia days to leave his post now that David Zaslav and Discovery have taken over. The exits of former Chairman Toby Emmerich, head of Warner Bros. studios Ann Sarnoff, and HBO Max content chief <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/tv\/news\/warnermedia-ceo-jason-kilar-exits-discovery-merger-1235225041\/\">Jason Kilar preceded him<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_186257\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-186257\" class=\"size-full wp-image-186257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.21-05.28-boundingintocomics-6352d6a7a6095.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.21-05.28-boundingintocomics-6352d6a7a6095.png 1600w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.21-05.28-boundingintocomics-6352d6a7a6095-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.21-05.28-boundingintocomics-6352d6a7a6095-1340x754-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.21-05.28-boundingintocomics-6352d6a7a6095-768x432-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-186257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: \u201cBloomberg Big Decisions: Discovery CEO David Zaslav\u201d via Bloomberg Markets and Finance, YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hamada\u2019s tenure was brief but it was fraught with a lot of drama that mainly centered around the Snyderverse.<\/p>\n<p>He was accused of racism and enabling <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/01\/18\/joss-whedon-says-ray-fisher-is-a-bad-actor-gal-gadot-misinterpreted-his-comments-in-response-to-misconduct-and-abuse-accusations-on-justice-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joss Whedon\u2019s behavior<\/a> by <em>Justice League<\/em> star Ray Fisher even though the exec wasn\u2019t working there at the time of the reported incidents.<\/p>\n<p>He did intend to softly reboot the DCEU, however, and exalt his own ideas that would stymie the returns of Henry Cavill to the cape of Superman and Ben Affleck to the cowl of Batman.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_183576\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183576\" class=\"size-full wp-image-183576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.03-09.37-boundingintocomics-633b5616179c3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.03-09.37-boundingintocomics-633b5616179c3.png 1600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.03-09.37-boundingintocomics-633b5616179c3-300x208-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.03-09.37-boundingintocomics-633b5616179c3-1340x930-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.03-09.37-boundingintocomics-633b5616179c3-768x533-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-183576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice (2016), Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 iyHtHS\" href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/20\/rumored-testimony-claims-walter-hamada-wanted-amber-heard-recast-in-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rumored Testimony Claims Walter Hamada Wanted Amber Heard Recast In Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>His preference was developing two new standalone projects each encompassing a Man of Steel of color \u2014 one produced by J.J. Abrams <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/02\/26\/warnermedia-reportedly-hires-left-wing-political-activist-ta-nehisi-coates-to-write-new-superman-movie\/\">with a script by Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a> and one starring <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/07\/28\/michael-b-jordan-developing-a-black-superman-limited-series-for-hbo-max-focusing-on-val-zod\/\">Michael B. Jordan as Val-Zod<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal to solve DC Films\u2019 figurative Dark Knight of the Soul was to replace Ben Affleck with Michael Keaton, who would become a senior sage and mentor for younger heroes from The Flash to Batgirl.<\/p>\n<p>None of that is on the docket anymore with Zaslav canceling films left and right and it\u2019s unclear what\u2019s in store for Keaton after <em>The Flash<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_176887\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176887\" class=\"wp-image-176887 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.08.16-09.55-boundingintocomics-62fc124943e37.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1660\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.08.16-09.55-boundingintocomics-62fc124943e37.png 1660w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.16-09.55-boundingintocomics-62fc124943e37-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.08.16-09.55-boundingintocomics-62fc124943e37-1340x727-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.08.16-09.55-boundingintocomics-62fc124943e37-768x416-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-176887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Batman Returns (1992), Warner Bros. Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The writing was on the wall for Hamada among insiders for some time now so it\u2019s not a big surprise he is gone. His replacement, one Zaslav wants to serve as DC\u2019s answer to Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige, hasn\u2019t been found yet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 iyHtHS\" href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/10\/20\/henry-cavill-cameo-in-black-adam-as-superman-spoiled-warner-bros-still-trying-to-keep-lid-on-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Henry Cavill Cameo In \u2018Black Adam\u2019 As Superman Spoiled, Warner Bros. 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