DC’s James Gunn & Peter Safran On Keeping Shoots Like ‘Lanterns’ Local In L.A. & Whether It’s Possible With ‘Clayface’
deadline.comDC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran were asked Friday in a DC presser about what they’re doing to keep production in California, particularly at a time when two wildfires have further threatened the possibility of more film and TV runaway shoots post the 2023 dual strikes.
It’s not an easy question, one that boils down to dollars and cents, and evaluated with each series or feature that’s greenlit.
At the heart of balancing the budget scales for DC is Lars P. Winther, a former assistant director for Gunn from the Guardians of the Galaxy movies.
Said Safran, “I hope California steps up in a big away and increases the credit. Nothing would make us happy than to shoot here on a more consistent basis.” He emphasized that the next DC Max series Lanterns from co-scribes Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King is set to shoot here in Los Angeles literally on the Warner Bros.
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