Peter Safran

Peter Safran (born 22 November 1965) is a British and American film producer, studio executive, and talent manager serving as the co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios alongside James Gunn since 2022.

Early life Peter Safran is the son of Ordell and Henry Safran, of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. After growing up in the UK, Safran graduated from Princeton University. He earned his J.D. degree at the New York University School of Law. He worked as a corporate attorney in New York City before becoming an assistant at United Talent Agency in Los Angeles.

Career

He became a talent manager at Gold-Miller Co and stayed there until 1998. He left Brillstein-Grey in 2006, to launch The Safran Company, and took his entire client list with him. As manager, he represented Sean Combs, Adam Shankman, David Hyde Pierce, Jennifer Lopez, and Brooke Shields. going on to produce films such as Aquaman, Shazam!, The Suicide Squad, and Shazam! Fury of the Gods, as well as the television series Peacemaker, and others under his banner through his first-look deal with Warner Bros.

In October 2022, Safran and James Gunn were named co-chairs and co-CEOs of DC Studios, assuming their positions on 1 November of that year. Since then, they have overseen the division's film, television, and animation projects, with Gunn handling the creative side, and Safran handling the business side. They had previously collaborated on several projects, starting with the 2000 superhero comedy film The Specials, written by Gunn with Safran as co-executive producer, and including: Gunn's 2008 short films Sparky & Mikaela and Humanzee!; the television series James Gunn's PG Porn (2008–2009); The Belko Experiment (2016); and the DCEU film The Suicide Squad (2021). In their roles as co-heads of DC Studios, Safran and Gunn are involved in casting characters for the wider DC Universe (DCU) franchise, and Safran produces all films in the franchise.

Filmography Feature film Producer

+ Miscellaneous films Year Title Director 1997 RocketMan (Co-producer) Stuart Gillard 2004 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Vadim Jean 2008 Meet the Spartans Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Over Her Dead Body Jeff Lowell Disaster Movie Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer 2009 New in Town Jonas Elmer 2010 Vampires Suck Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer 2011 Flypaper Rob Minkoff Elephant White Prachya Pinkaew 2012 ATM David Brooks True Love Enrico Clerico Nasino 2013 Vehicle 19 Mukunda Michael Dewil Hours Eric Heisserer Mindscape Jorge Dorado The Starving Games Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Best Night Ever 2015 The Atticus Institute Chris Sparling Superfast! Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Summer Camp Alberto Marini Martyrs Kevin Goetz and Michael Goetz 2016 The Choice Ross Katz The Belko Experiment Greg McLean Mine Fabio Guaglione The Worthy Ali F. Mostafa 2017 The Crucifixion Xavier Gens Flatliners Niels Arden Oplev 2022 I Want You Back Jason Orley 2025 Heads of State Ilya Naishuller

+ Warner Bros. films Year Title Director 2010 Buried Rodrigo Cortés 2013 The Conjuring James Wan 2014 Annabelle John R. Leonetti 2016 The Conjuring 2 James Wan Wolves at the Door John R. Leonetti Within Phil Claydon 2017 Annabelle: Creation David F. Sandberg 2018 The Nun Corin Hardy Aquaman James Wan 2019 Shazam! David F. Sandberg Annabelle Comes Home Gary Dauberman 2021 The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It Michael Chaves The Suicide Squad James Gunn 2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods David F. Sandberg The Nun II Michael Chaves Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom James Wan 2025 Superman James Gunn The Conjuring: Last Rites Michael Chaves 2026 Supergirl Craig Gillespie James Watkins 2027 James Gunn 2028 Matt Reeves

Executive producer Year Title Director Notes 1998 Senseless Penelope Spheeris Co-executive producer 2000 Scary Movie Keenen Ivory Wayans The Specials Craig Mazin Co-executive producer 2004 My Baby's Daddy Cheryl Dunye Connie and Carla Michael Lembeck 2005 The Long Weekend Pat Holden 2009 My Life in Ruins Donald Petrie 2015 Dark Places Gilles Paquet-Brenner 2019 Valley of the Gods Lech Majewski 2025 The Monkey Osgood Perkins

Short film Year Title Director 2008 The Miracle of Phil Andrew Douglas Doggie Heaven James Wan Blue Like You Lucky McKee Meat Dog: What's fer Dinner David Slade Fairy Tale Police Adam Green Sparky & Mikaela James Gunn Humanzee! 2009 Post Apocalyptic Pizza Peter Cornwell

Television Year Title Notes 2003 Are You Comfortable? TV movie 2006 Heist 4 episodes 2008–09 James Gunn's PG Porn Web series 2022–25 Peacemaker 2024 Beast Boy: Lone Wolf Shorts series 2024–present Creature Commandos 2024–25 DC Metal Force Web series 2026 My Adventures with Superman Season 3 Lanterns