James Gunn, Peter Safran out of DC Studios as Skydance shakeup continues
Jeremy Latchman, a veteran of Marvel Studios, will steer superhero releases from Skydance's comics arm
Superman, Batman and the rest of the DC heroes are getting a new boss, yet again.
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Skydance Motion Picture Group announced on Monday that James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as co-chief executives after four years leading DC Studios.
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Although their first film leading the superhero factory, Superman, reached theatres only last year, their DC run has come to an abrupt end.
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Gunn and Safran initially survived Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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The studio's merger with Paramount Pictures was finalized just as DC's Clayface was released.
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However, it's clear Gunn and Safran won't survive the merger.
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Instead, Skydance chairman and chief executive David Ellison is turning to Jeremy Latchman, a veteran of Marvel Studios, to steer DC into the next chapter.
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"James and Peter launched a new era for DC Studios and led it through a period of real transformation, resetting the foundation and building a slate we're incredibly proud of," Ellison said in a statement.
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Director James Gunn attends the Superman fan event in London's Leicester Square on July 2, 2025.
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The changeover will take effect Dec. 1.
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But a long pipeline of projects already in production ensures that Gunn and Safran's fingerprints will be on DC Studios for a while to come.
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Gunn, who directed Superman, is currently in post-production on the follow-up, Man of Tomorrow.
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Other upcoming DC Studios releases include the series The People v. Gorilla Grodd and The Batman: Part II.
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But the decade's worth of planning that Gunn and Safran undertook will no longer come to fruition.
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Their reign has been characterized by more idiosyncratic comic book adaptations and genre gambles, like Clayface, which fused a superhero story with horror.
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Earlier this year, Supergirl flopped, a major setback in just their second release.
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Latchman takes on the roles of president and chief creative officer of DC Studios.
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He will report to Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, co-chairs of Skydance Motion Picture Group.
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Latchman has long been a leading executive for Marvel releases, including the first wave of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man and The Avengers.
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He also worked with Gunn and Safran on their Guardians of the Galaxy.
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"Jeremy brings a deep reverence for DC and its passionate fanbase, recognizing that they are the very foundation of this storied, multigenerational brand," said Goldberg and Greenstein.
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"Under his leadership, every film and television show will be ushered from start to finish through the prism of the legions of fans who love and champion it."
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