James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as the co-heads of DC Studios, Skydance announced on Monday, ending a four-year run in charge of the superhero studio. The pair, who took over DC Studios in 2022 and rebooted its film and television slate, will leave their posts on December 1.
They will be replaced by Jeremy Latcham, a former Marvel Studios executive who helped build the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a producer on Iron Man and The Avengers. Latcham will join Skydance's motion picture group as president and chief creative officer of DC Studios.
Gunn confirmed the move in a statement posted on Threads on Monday, thanking fans and colleagues and saying he was relieved and excited to return to filmmaking full time. He said he and Safran are not immediately done with DC or superheroes: he is still directing the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, which opens in theaters on July 9, 2027, and is writing another DC project. The pair will also remain producers on The Batman Part II.
The shake-up comes weeks after Paramount Skydance completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. on October 6. Skydance chairman and chief executive David Ellison had previously indicated that Gunn and Safran would keep their roles, and the pair had been named to Ellison's leadership team. In a statement, Ellison and co-chief executive Ynon Kreiz said Gunn and Safran launched a new era for DC Studios and led it through a period of real transformation.
Whether Latcham will reboot DC's slate again remains unclear. The Wall Street Journal reported that Wonder Woman will make her debut in Man of Tomorrow, and that Gunn's unmade road map had called for Justice League films in 2029 and 2031. For now, the studio's next big release remains the Superman sequel, which is in post-production.
