James Gunn and Peter Safran are leaving the top jobs at DC Studios, four years after they took charge of the superhero brand. Skydance announced the move on Monday, and named former Marvel Studios executive Jeremy Latcham as the studio’s new president and chief creative officer.
Latcham starts on December 1. He will run DC’s film, television and animation slate and report to Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, co-chairs of Skydance Motion Picture Group.
Gunn and Safran were appointed in 2022 to rebuild DC’s screen universe as one connected story across film and television. Their run included Superman, Peacemaker and Creature Commandos. In a joint statement, the pair said they were proud of the team that turned the plan into something real.
They are not leaving DC altogether. Skydance said both men will return to creative work full time. Gunn will continue on Man of Tomorrow, the follow-up to Superman, and both will stay attached as producers on The Batman: Part II.
The shakeup comes weeks after Skydance completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on October 6. Gunn and Safran had been named to the new owner’s leadership team, which made the timing a surprise to many in the industry.
Latcham joined Marvel Studios in 2004 and worked as an executive producer on The Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy, including the films Gunn directed. He left Marvel in 2017 to run his own production company.
Source: USA Today
