Peter Safran


Peter Safran is a British and American film producer, studio executive, and talent manager. 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. 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. He worked as a corporate attorney in New York City, before becoming an assistant at United Talent Agency in Los Angeles.

Career

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. He left Brillstein-Grey in 2006, to launch The Safran Company, and took his entire client list with him. As manager, he represented Sean Combs, Adam Shankman, David Hyde Pierce, Jennifer Lopez, and Brooke Shields.
Safran was able to build on the success of The Conjuring Universe, 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.
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 ; The Belko Experiment ; and the DCEU film The Suicide Squad. In their roles as co-heads of DC Studios, Safran and Gunn are involved in casting characters for the wider DC Universe franchise, and Safran produces all films in the franchise.

Filmography

Short film

Feature film

Producer

YearTitleDirector
1997RocketMan Stuart Gillard
2004Jiminy Glick in LalawoodVadim Jean
2008Meet the SpartansJason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
2008Over Her Dead BodyJeff Lowell
2008Disaster MovieJason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
2009New in TownJonas Elmer
2010Vampires SuckJason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
2011FlypaperRob Minkoff
2011Elephant WhitePrachya Pinkaew
2012ATMDavid Brooks
2012True LoveEnrico Clerico Nasino
2013Vehicle 19Mukunda Michael Dewil
2013HoursEric Heisserer
2013MindscapeJorge Dorado
2013The Starving GamesJason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
2013Best Night EverJason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
2015The Atticus InstituteChris Sparling
2015Superfast!Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
2015Summer CampAlberto Marini
2015MartyrsKevin Goetz
Michael Goetz
2016The ChoiceRoss Katz
2016The Belko ExperimentGreg McLean
2016MineFabio Guaglione
2016The WorthyAli F. Mostafa
2017The CrucifixionXavier Gens
2017FlatlinersNiels Arden Oplev
2022I Want You BackJason Orley
2025Heads of StateIlya Naishuller

YearTitleDirector
2010BuriedRodrigo Cortés
2013The ConjuringJames Wan
2014AnnabelleJohn R. Leonetti
2016The Conjuring 2James Wan
2016Wolves at the DoorJohn R. Leonetti
2016WithinPhil Claydon
2017Annabelle: CreationDavid F. Sandberg
2018The NunCorin Hardy
2018AquamanJames Wan
2019Shazam!David F. Sandberg
2019Annabelle Comes HomeGary Dauberman
2021The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do ItMichael Chaves
2021The Suicide SquadJames Gunn
2023Shazam! Fury of the GodsDavid F. Sandberg
2023The Nun IIMichael Chaves
2023Aquaman and the Lost KingdomJames Wan
2025SupermanJames Gunn
2025The Conjuring: Last RitesMichael Chaves
2026Craig Gillespie
2026James Watkins
2026--

Executive producer

Television