DC Studios Gets Primary Production Hub in UK

DC Studios is getting a primary production hub out of Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in the United Kingdom.

A plan to expand the location by more than 50% capacity and ten sound stages by 2027 was announced by Warner Bros. Discovery and will include an extra 400,000 square feet of production and support space, increasing the stage count from 19 to 29. The overall production space will increase from 1.14 million sq. ft to 1.78 million sq. ft.

Co-chairmen and CEOs of DC Studios, James Gunn and Peter Safran, "will consult with the expansion team to ensure that their ideas are incorporated into the new studio and production facilities."

Warner Bros. titles filmed in Leavesden recently include House of the Dragon, Barbie and the soon-to-be-released Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

Leavesden is also home to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, which spans studios J and K and is separate from the studio's production facilities.

In a statement released by Warner Brothers, they said Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, said: "The enormous strength of our creative industries sees films and television shows made in the UK reaching cinemas and front rooms across the world, including Barbie and the House of the Dragon series. Warner Bros. Discovery’s ambitious plan to grow its Leavesden studio is a huge vote of confidence in the UK – creating thousands of jobs and growing our economy – and means that British-made entertainment will continue to delight and entertain global audiences."

The expansion is expected to create 4,000 new direct and indirect jobs across the UK and grow Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden's contribution to the country's economy by more than £200 million.