Warner Bros. Bombshell: Toby Emmerich Reportedly Exiting, Studio Might Have Found DC Films’ New Creative Advisor
The chairs on the deck of Warner Bros. Discovery continue to shuffle now that chief David Zaslav is settling in and putting his stamp on the company’s overall structure. Changes have been occurring rapidly at the media giant, with ramifications affecting Discovery and HBO Max and an intense focus being placed on deals made at the studio level (including legacy projects with filmmakers like Clint Eastwood who are loyal to the studio, but far from profitable). Names at the top of the masthead were expected to change once Zaslav got his people in place, and it’s now being reported that Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group Chair Toby Emmerich is out at the studio, and will be replaced by the combined team of Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy.
Toby Emmerich was appointed chairman of Warner’s film division in 2018, and presided over a tumultuous period in the studio’s history – notably because it went through two major corporate shakeups. As reported by Variety, WB first was sold to AT&T, followed by the telecom giant selling the studio to Discovery and the formation of this new entity.
Emmerich was promoted at Warner Bros. following his successes at New Line. He oversaw major franchises such as The Conjuring and the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them series, but will forever be linked to the troubles plaguing WB’s flagship DC Comics IP… and his inability to properly figure out what to do with all of those valuable properties.
