James Gunn and Peter Safran are leaving DC Studios after four years following an ownership change, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Skydance acquired Warner Bros. Discovery and appointed former Marvel executive Jeremy Latcham as president and chief creative officer of DC Studios. The leadership change takes effect December 1.
Gunn and Safran took the helm of DC Studios in November 2022 under former Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. Their Gods and Monsters
slate launched in December 2024 with the animated series Creature Commandos, according to TVLine.
The 2025 release Superman hauled in more than $618 million worldwide. The summer release Supergirl grossed $126.4 million globally, according to Deadline.
The Batman villain horror film Clayface grossed $109 million through its first three weekends in theaters on a notable production budget.
Four years ago, we set out to unite DC under one creative vision. In that time, we helped restore Superman to the heart of DC, while opening new doors and telling new stories in film and television with Peacemaker, Creature Commandos, Lanterns and Clayface,
James Gunn and Peter Safran, Co-CEOs
The pair developed the John Cena-led Peacemaker and the HBO series Lanterns. Skydance Chairman and CEO David Ellison and Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz praised the departing executives in a joint statement, noting that they launched a new era for DC Studios and led it through a period of real transformation.
Incoming studio chief Latcham spent years at Marvel Studios working alongside Kevin Feige on blockbusters including Iron Man, The Avengers, and Guardians of the Galaxy. Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein stated that Jeremy brings a deep reverence for DC and its passionate fanbase, recognizing that they are the very foundation of this storied, multigenerational brand.
Gunn and Safran will return to full-time creative work, retaining producer credits on upcoming projects including the 2028 release The Batman: Part II. Gunn is in post-production on the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, scheduled to open in theaters on July 9, 2027, and the television spinoff The People v. Gorilla Grodd.
James Gunn has released a statement after stepping down as head of DC Studios: “What only the closest people to me have known over the past four years is my time at DC Studios has been trying, to say the least. I dislike the at-times corporate nature of the job (thanks to Peter… pic.twitter.com/pQbrZzh0Ad
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James Gunn has made a statement about no longer being co-CEO of DC Studios. “I will miss the people around me, and I will miss being the co-caretaker of these great characters, but I'm also incredibly relieved and excited to get back to pure filmmaking.” pic.twitter.com/kqPwXOY6Zx
James Gunn and Peter Safran will no longer run DC Studios. Jeremy Latcham, who previously served as a producer at Marvel Studios, is taking over DC. (Source: https://t.co/hpjOIGUTvx) pic.twitter.com/ed8UeMLfhv
Jeremy Latcham will take over as head of DC Studios following the exits of James Gunn and Peter Safran. He will oversee DC’s film, television and animation slate, leading the entire creative pipeline, production, talent and overall strategy. (https://t.co/I6k9iJKKXC) pic.twitter.com/8yAqxklGnJ
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