Warner Bros., under pressure from parent Time Warner, is shaking up the management of its DC film slate, according to Variety.  The moves are being taken due to the performance of Justice League, which is not selling tickets at the level needed for a $300 million film that was supposed to be a key cog in the DC Extended Universe (see "'Coco' Tops Box Office Again").

This is nothing new, Warner Bros. also shuffled executives after its last high-profile DC release, Batman v Superman, another critical and box office disappointment (see "DC Film Shake-Up Continues").  At that time Jon Berg and DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns were brought in to run DC Films.  Now Berg is being moved out to another production role, and Johns will likely no longer be a producer on upcoming DC films, according to the report.

There’s also pressure coming from Time Warner for Warner Bros. to cut the involvement of Zack Snyder on the DC films.  Snyder directed Man of Steel, Batman v Superman, and Justice League before he left the production for personal reasons and Josh Whedon finished the film.  Snyder isn’t currently scheduled to direct any future DC movies.

Another change coming for the DC films will be the departure of Ben Affleck from the Batman character, which he was supposed to play in a stand-alone film that he was at one time slated to direct (see "'The Batman’ Under New Direction").

The most successful DC film to date was Wonder Woman; let’s hope the lessons of that success will inform the future direction of the DCEU, or maybe Warner Bros. could just give Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins control of the whole franchise.  It would be a bold move with widespread support and give the company the chance to turn a multi-billion-dollar ship in a positive new direction.