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Even if you live in a cave it’s going to be hard to avoid Batman in the weeks ahead. Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment just announced a year-long initiative celebrating the 80th anniversary of the Caped Crusader which will kick off this month at SXSW in Austin, Texas, with festivities that include a moonlight fly-over…

Warner Bros. is cooking up a new release date for New Line Cinema’s forthcoming film The Kitchen starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss. The pic based on the Vertigo comic book series will open Aug. 9 rather than its previously announced release date of Sept. 20. Last year, Deadline exclusively…

Diane Nelson, who steered DC Entertainment and also led interactive content and consumer products during a 20-year run at Warner Bros. that ended last summer, has resurfaced in a senior role at Quibi. She will run operations for the start-up led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman. Quibi plan to launch its mobile…

With hopes for a heroic future, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Digital Networks on Saturday launched DC Universe, a streaming site that entices superhero fans to pay $7.99 a month for access to new television shows, digital comics, fan forums, exclusive merchandise as well as a rotating archive of vintage DC movies…

Geoff Johns, the longtime chief creative officer at DC Entertainment, is stepping down. He will move into a Warner Bros first-look producing deal where he will write movie vehicles to produce for Mad Ghost Productions. Johns will continue to work on existing DC films. The move isn’t entirely a surprise, given that…

Diane Nelson, president of DC Entertainment Warner Bros Consumer Products, who has been on a leave of absence since the end of March, will now officially exit the studio. Warners just confirmed the news with a memo to staff from chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara: Dear Colleagues: I wanted to let you know that Diane…

DC’s new digital service now has a name. The platform, a joint venture of Warner Bros and DC Entertainment announced last year, is called DC Universe and has a landing page. The site, announced today on social media, describes DC Universe as “a first-of-its kind, immersive digital experience designed just for DC fans&#8221…

Warner Bros. Entertainment CEO Kevin Tsujihara said in a memo to DC and Consumer Products staff that DC Entertainment president and Warner Bros. Consumer Products president Diane Nelson is taking a leave of absence for family reasons. She is expected to return at some point. Tsujihara fully supports her extended break…

After making history as the first woman of color to helm a $100 million-plus live-action film in A Wrinkle In Time, Ava DuVernay will continue to play in the event film sandbox. She’s closing a deal with Warner Bros and DC to direct a big-budget screen adaptation of The New Gods, the creation of revered comic book…

Warner Bros. TV Group, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment are teaming on DC in D.C., a pop culture MLK weekend event that merges the worlds of entertainment and public service in Washington, D.C. DC in D.C. brings together stars and producers from WBTV’s DC TV series, including Arrow, The Flash, DC’s…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is making a big move in digital with one of its flagship brands. Warner Bros and DC Entertainment are behind a new, DC-branded service that will debut in 2018 with two high-profile comic book-themed original TV series: the live-action Titans, from the king of the CW DC universe Greg Berlanti, Aki…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has found its director for its feature The Flash starring Ezra Miller. The studio has chosen Rick Famuyiwa, the up-and-coming director who on the feature front most recently helmed the Sundance pic Dope, which he scripted. He will step in and direct the film that Warner Bros has slotted for…