| Peter Safran | |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1965 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Employer: | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios | |
| Years Active: | 1997–present |
| Spouse: | Natalia Safran |
| Children: | 1 |
Peter Safran (born 22 November 1965) is a British and American film producer, studio executive, and talent manager.[1] He currently serves as the co-chairperson and co-CEO of DC Studios alongside James Gunn.
Peter Safran is the son of Ordell and Henry Safran, of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.[2] 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.[3] He worked as a corporate attorney in New York City, before becoming an assistant at United Talent Agency.
He became a talent manager at Gold-Miller Co and stayed there until 1998. He then was a manager at Brillstein-Grey for five years, before he was named president of Brillstein-Grey Management in 2003. As president, he was made responsible for day-to-day activities of the department, which had over 200 clients, including Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler, Nicolas Cage, and Courteney Cox.[4] He left Brillstein-Grey in 2006, to launch The Safran Company, and took his entire client list with him.[5] As manager, he represented Sean Combs, Adam Shankman, David Hyde Pierce, Jennifer Lopez, and Brooke Shields.
During the last few years, Safran has been able to build upon The Conjuring Universe,[6] and 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.[7] [8]
In October 2022, Safran and James Gunn were named co-chairs and co-CEOs of DC Studios, overseeing film, television and animation projects. While Gunn will handle the creative aspects, Safran will handle the business side of the division. The two assumed their positions on 1 November 2022. Safran and Gunn are involved in casting characters for the wider DC Universe (DCU) franchise, and Safran produces all films in the franchise.[9] [10] [11] [12]
| 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 |
| 1997 | RocketMan | Stuart Gillard | Co-producer | |
| 2004 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Vadim Jean | ||
| 2008 | Meet the Spartans | Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer | ||
| Over Her Dead Body | Jeff Lowell | |||
| Disaster Movie | Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer | |||
| 2009 | New in Town | Jonas Elmer | ||
| 2010 | Vampires Suck | Jason Friedberg 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 Aaron Seltzer | |||
| Best Night Ever | Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer | |||
| 2015 | The Atticus Institute | Chris Sparling | ||
| Superfast! | Jason Friedberg Aaron Seltzer | |||
| Summer Camp | Alberto Marini | |||
| Martyrs | Kevin Goetz Michael Goetz | |||
| 2016 | The Choice | Ross Katz | ||
| The Belko Experiment | Greg McLean | |||
| Mine | Fabio Guaglione | |||
| Within | Phil Claydon | |||
| The Worthy | Ali F. Mostafa | |||
| 2017 | The Crucifixion | Xavier Gens | ||
| Flatliners | Niels Arden Oplev | |||
| 2022 | I Want You Back | Jason Orley | ||
| TBA | Ilya Naishuller |
| 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 | |
| 2017 | David F. Sandberg | |
| 2018 | The Nun | Corin Hardy |
| Aquaman | James Wan | |
| 2019 | Shazam! | David F. Sandberg |
| Annabelle Comes Home | Gary Dauberman | |
| 2021 | 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 | James Gunn | |
| Michael Chaves | ||
| 2026 | Craig Gillespie | |
| 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 | |
| Year | Title | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Are You Comfortable? | TV movie | |||
| 2006 | Heist | 4 episodes | |||
| 2008–09 | James Gunn's PG Porn | ||||
| 2022–present | Peacemaker | ||||
| 2024 | Shorts series | ||||
| - | 2026 | ||||