Geoff Johns steps down as DC executive for writing-producing deal
DC Entertainment president and chief creative officer Geoff Johns is stepping down from his post to enter into an exclusive writer-producer deal with Warner Bros. and DC, first reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Current DC publisher Jim Lee will take over Johns’ position as the chief creative officer. Lee will continue his role as publisher as well with Dan DiDio.
DC Entertainment seems to be going through a shakeup. Last week, Johns’ former boss, Diane Nelson, DC Entertainment’s president, left the company. Walter Hamada was recently installed as president of DC-based films at the studio by pictures group chairman Toby Emmerich in January.
Johns is known for his work on DC Comics books and launching multiple successful The CW shows such as The Flash, Supergirl, Black Lightning, and many others. In his new position, Johns will focus on the screenplay for Green Lantern Corps, based on the Green Lantern heroes. Johns is currently writing and producing Wonder Woman 2 and has a co-writing and executive producer credit on this year’s Aquaman.