{{Short description|British and American producer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Peter Safran | image = Superman Red Carpet-7891 (cropped).jpg | caption = Safran in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|11|22|df=y}} | birth_place = London, England | occupation = {{flatlist| * Film producer * Studio executive * Talent manager }} | employer = Warner Bros. Discovery | title = Co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios | years_active = 1997–present | spouse = Natalia Safran | children = 1 (Lou Lou) | website = }}

'''Peter Safran''' (born 22 November 1965) is a British and American film producer, studio executive, and talent manager.<ref name="Brillstein-Grey">{{Cite magazine |last=Fleming |first=Michael |date=25 January 1998 |title=Safran makes a move for Brillstein-Grey |url=https://variety.com/1998/biz/news/safran-makes-a-move-for-brillstein-grey-1117467051/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090413175046/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117467051.html?categoryid=18&cs=1 |archive-date=13 April 2009 |access-date=17 May 2008 |magazine=Variety}}</ref> He currently serves as the co-chairperson and co-CEO of DC Studios alongside James Gunn.

==Early life== Peter Safran is the son of Ordell and Henry Safran, of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Julia |date=21 July 2023 |title=Peter Safran Net Worth in 2023 – Wiki, Age, Weight and Height |url=https://luxlux.net/en/celebrities/peter-safran |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308150116/https://luxlux.net/en/celebrities/peter-safran/ |archive-date=8 March 2024 |access-date=8 March 2024 |website=LuxLux}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Safran |url=http://www.cinema.com/people/003/473/peter-safran/index.phtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716054609/http://www.cinema.com/people/003/473/peter-safran/index.phtml |archive-date=16 July 2011 |access-date=10 January 2008 |website=Cinema.com}}</ref> He worked as a corporate attorney in New York City, before becoming an assistant at United Talent Agency in Los Angeles.<ref name="Brillstein-GreyExit" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Peter Safran - Warner Bros. Discovery |url=https://www.wbd.com/leadership/peter-safran/ |website=Warner Bros. Discovery}}</ref>

==Career== thumb|right|Safran in 2008 He became a talent manager at Gold-Miller Co and stayed there until 1998.<ref name="Brillstein-Grey" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fleming |first=Michael |date=9 June 2003 |title=Brillstein-Grey taps new prez |url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/brillstein-grey-taps-new-prez-1117887674/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802200412/https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/brillstein-grey-taps-new-prez-1117887674/ |archive-date=2 August 2021 |access-date=11 November 2024 |magazine=Variety}}</ref> He left Brillstein-Grey in 2006, to launch The Safran Company, and took his entire client list with him.<ref name="Brillstein-GreyExit">{{Cite magazine |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=22 January 2006 |title=Brillstein-Grey prez exits |url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/brillstein-grey-prez-exits-1117936604/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821192207/https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/brillstein-grey-prez-exits-1117936604/ |archive-date=21 August 2023 |access-date=11 November 2024 |magazine=Variety}}</ref> As manager, he represented Sean Combs, Adam Shankman, David Hyde Pierce, Jennifer Lopez, and Brooke Shields.<ref name="Brillstein-Grey" />

Safran was able to build on the success of ''The Conjuring'' Universe,<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=30 July 2021 |title=New Line's 'The Conjuring' Franchise Clicks Past $2 Billion at Global Box Office |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/conjuring-box-office-franchise-2-billion-1234806930/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124060926/https://deadline.com/2021/07/conjuring-box-office-franchise-2-billion-1234806930/ |archive-date=24 November 2022 |access-date=30 August 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=21 October 2019 |title=The Safran Company Inks First-Look Deal with Warner Bros, Taps 'Rampage' Producer John Rickard as President of Production |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/peter-safran-suicide-squad-aquaman-producer-warner-bros-first-look-john-rickard-president-of-production-1202764929/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529115328/https://deadline.com/2019/10/peter-safran-suicide-squad-aquaman-producer-warner-bros-first-look-john-rickard-president-of-production-1202764929/ |archive-date=29 May 2023 |access-date=30 August 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=20 October 2022 |title=DC Films & 'Conjuring' Universe Producer Peter Safran Re-Ups Warner Bros Production Pact |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/warner-bros-dc-peter-safran-conjuring-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-1235150006/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020215558/https://deadline.com/2022/10/warner-bros-dc-peter-safran-conjuring-aquaman-and-the-lost-kingdom-1235150006/ |archive-date=20 October 2022 |access-date=27 November 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

In October 2022, Safran and James Gunn were named co-chairs and co-CEOs of DC Studios, assuming their positions on November 1 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.<ref name="GunnSafranDCStudios">{{Cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |date=25 October 2022 |title=DC Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran to Lead Film, TV and Animation Division (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dc-movies-james-gunn-peter-safran-to-lead-film-tv-division-1235248438/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025235450/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dc-movies-james-gunn-peter-safran-to-lead-film-tv-division-1235248438/ |archive-date=25 October 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name="HowGunnSafranDeadline">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=25 October 2022 |title=How James Gunn & Peter Safran Landed Top Spots At DC Studios |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/dc-films-james-gunn-peter-safran-warner-bros-discovery-1235154682/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026020810/https://deadline.com/2022/10/dc-films-james-gunn-peter-safran-warner-bros-discovery-1235154682/ |archive-date=26 October 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref name="HowGunnSafranVariety">{{Cite web |last1=Donelly |first1=Matt |last2=Lang |first2=Brent |date=25 October 2022 |title=James Gunn and Peter Safran Give DC Studios and David Zaslav Bold, Brash and Slightly Risky New Guardians |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/dc-films-james-gunn-peter-safran-hollywood-reacts-1235414194/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114193834/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/dc-films-james-gunn-peter-safran-hollywood-reacts-1235414194/ |archive-date=14 November 2022 |access-date=1 November 2022 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref name="Nov2022SupermanWired">{{Cite magazine |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=1 November 2022 |title=DC Has a Chance to Save Superman. Here's What It Needs to Do |url=https://www.wired.com/story/best-superman-henry-cavill-james-gunn/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108204558/https://www.wired.com/story/best-superman-henry-cavill-james-gunn/ |archive-date=8 November 2022 |access-date=1 November 2022 |magazine=Wired}}</ref>

== Filmography == {{Multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | total_width = 400 | image1 = The Safran Company.svg | alt1 = The logo of the Safran Company, a red circle with the initials "TSC" at the center, used since 2018 | caption1 = The logo of the Safran Company (2018–present), through which Safran has produced many of his films and television series. | image2 = DC Studios logo.svg | alt2 = DC Studios logo since 2024 | caption2 = Safran is the co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios with James Gunn, and is the co-creator of the DC Universe media franchise. }}

=== Short film === {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director |- | rowspan="7" |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'' | rowspan="2" |James Gunn |- | ''Humanzee!'' |- | 2009 | ''Post Apocalyptic Pizza'' | Peter Cornwell |}

=== Feature film === ====Producer==== {{Columns-start|num=2}} {|class="wikitable" |+ Miscellaneous films ! Year ! Title ! Director |- | 1997 | ''RocketMan'' (Co-producer) | Stuart Gillard |- | 2004 | ''Jiminy Glick in Lalawood'' | Vadim Jean |- | rowspan="3" |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 |- | rowspan="2" |2011 | ''Flypaper'' | Rob Minkoff |- | ''Elephant White'' | Prachya Pinkaew |- | rowspan="2" |2012 | ''ATM'' | David Brooks |- | ''True Love'' | Enrico Clerico Nasino |- | rowspan="5" |2013 | ''Vehicle 19'' | Mukunda Michael Dewil |- | ''Hours'' | Eric Heisserer |- | ''Mindscape'' | Jorge Dorado |- | ''The Starving Games'' |rowspan=2|Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer |- | ''Best Night Ever'' |- | rowspan="4" |2015 | ''The Atticus Institute'' | Chris Sparling |- | ''Superfast!'' | Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer |- | ''Summer Camp'' | Alberto Marini |- | ''Martyrs'' | Kevin Goetz<br />Michael Goetz |- | rowspan="4" |2016 | ''The Choice'' | Ross Katz |- | ''The Belko Experiment'' | Greg McLean |- | ''Mine'' | Fabio Guaglione |- | ''The Worthy'' | Ali F. Mostafa |- | rowspan="2"| 2017 | ''The Crucifixion'' | Xavier Gens |- | ''Flatliners'' | Niels Arden Oplev |- | 2022 | ''I Want You Back'' | Jason Orley |- | 2025 | ''Heads of State'' | Ilya Naishuller |}

{{Column}} {|class="wikitable" |+ Warner Bros. films ! Year ! Title ! Director |- | 2010 | ''Buried'' | Rodrigo Cortés |- | 2013 | ''The Conjuring'' | James Wan |- | 2014 | ''Annabelle'' | John R. Leonetti |- | rowspan="3" | 2016 | ''The Conjuring 2'' | James Wan |- | ''Wolves at the Door'' | John R. Leonetti |- | ''Within'' | Phil Claydon |- | 2017 | ''Annabelle: Creation'' | David F. Sandberg |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | ''The Nun'' | Corin Hardy |- | ''Aquaman'' | James Wan |- | rowspan="2" | 2019 | ''Shazam!'' | David F. Sandberg |- | ''Annabelle Comes Home'' | Gary Dauberman |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 | ''The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It'' | Michael Chaves |- | ''The Suicide Squad'' | James Gunn |- | rowspan="3" |2023 | ''Shazam! Fury of the Gods'' | David F. Sandberg |- | ''The Nun II'' | Michael Chaves |- | ''Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'' | James Wan |- | rowspan="2" | 2025 | ''Superman'' | James Gunn |- | ''The Conjuring: Last Rites'' | Michael Chaves |- | rowspan="2" | 2026 | {{pending film|Supergirl}} | Craig Gillespie |- | {{pending film|Clayface}} | James Watkins |- | 2027 | {{pending film|Man of Tomorrow}} | James Gunn |- |} {{Columns-end}} {{pending films key}}

====Executive producer==== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | 1998 | ''Senseless'' | Penelope Spheeris | Co-executive producer |- | rowspan="2" |2000 | ''Scary Movie'' | Keenen Ivory Wayans | |- | ''The Specials'' | Craig Mazin | Co-executive producer |- | rowspan="2" |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'' | Oz Perkins | |- |}

=== Television === {|class="wikitable" |- ! 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<!-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf7ynDpg76E at 29:34--> |- | rowspan="2" | 2024–present | ''Creature Commandos'' | |- |''DC Metal Force'' |Web series |- | rowspan="2"|2026 | {{pending series|My Adventures with Superman}}<ref>[https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/04/my-adventures-with-superman-new-animated-episodes-soar-on-adult-swim-in-june/ ‘My Adventures with Superman’ New Animated Episodes Soar on Adult Swim in June]</ref> | |- | {{pending series|Lanterns}} | |} {{pending series key}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name}} * [https://www.wbd.com/leadership/peter-safran/ Peter Safran] profile at Warner Bros. Discovery website * [https://variety.com/exec/peter-safran/ Peter Safran] profile at ''Variety'' * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516163620/http://www.safrandigital.com/ |date=16 May 2008 |title=Safran Digital Group}}

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