Josh Silverman Named Head of DC Comics After Paramount-WBD Merger
Josh Silverman will lead DC Comics following the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, according to comingsoon.net.
Josh Silverman has been named the new head of DC Comics, according to comingsoon.net. The appointment follows the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, which closed earlier this week in a $110 billion transaction.
Under the new structure, DC Comics is now part of the Skydance Products & Publishing group, placing the publisher within the combined company's consumer products and publishing operations.
Robert Oberschelp, president of global consumer products at Warner Bros. Discovery, will now report directly to Silverman.
Silverman joined Paramount Skydance last year as president of global products and experiences. James Gunn and Peter Safran were recently confirmed to remain at the helm of DC Studios.
Quick answers
Who is the new head of DC Comics?
Josh Silverman, who joined Paramount Skydance last year as president of global products and experiences.
Why did DC Comics get new leadership?
The appointment follows the completion of the $110 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, with DC Comics now part of the Skydance Products & Publishing group.
Who still leads DC Studios?
James Gunn and Peter Safran were recently confirmed to remain at the helm of DC Studios.