Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has begun taking early-stage talks with potential successors about possibly replacing WB studio heads Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy, according to a Sunday report from Bloomberg.
The outlet noted these discussions have been informal, but they come after WBD has suffered a string of box office failures like “Alto Knights,” “Joker: Folie à Deux” and “Mickey 17” as of late. Still, they’ve also seen recent success with other movies such as “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”
The pair is also notably set to present Warner Bros.’ upcoming film slate at CinemaCon on Tuesday. They are about to roll out an ambitious 2025 that includes pricey gambles on filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson and Ryan Coogler, as well as a DC reboot with James Gunn’s “Superman.” The movie theater industry trade show begins in Las Vegas on Monday.
Abdy and De Luca are currently the co-chairs and co-CEOs of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group after leaving MGM in 2022. “A Minecraft Movie,” their first WB film from start to finish, hits theaters this Friday.
WBD did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
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