Business 3 min read By Arthur Ellington
Skydance removes DC Studios chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran
Skydance has ousted James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-heads of DC Studios and installed Jeremy Latcham, a former Marvel Studios executive, as president and chief creative officer from December 1.
Skydance has removed James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-chairs and co-chief executives of DC Studios, handing control of the superhero division to Jeremy Latcham, a former Marvel Studios executive who joins on December 1. The Skydance Motion Picture Group announced the change on November 9, after David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz informed Gunn and Safran of the decision in person on November 6.
Latcham will serve as president and chief creative officer, overseeing film, television and animation for the DC brand. He will report to Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, who now serve as film co-chairs at Skydance. Gunn and Safran will remain with the company as producers and are finishing work on Man of Tomorrow, the Superman follow-up scheduled for July 2027.
The move marks a sharp reversal. Earlier reports had indicated that Gunn and Safran would keep their roles after Paramount completed its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on October 6, a deal that resulted in the combined company being renamed Skydance. Gunn and Safran had only taken charge of DC Studios on November 1, 2022, when they were tasked with rebuilding the franchise after Warner Bros. had struggled to build a coherent cinematic universe around its characters.
Their tenure produced the studio's most significant commercial success in recent years. Superman, released in 2025, took $618.7 million worldwide and was widely seen as the relaunch of the DC film universe. Other titles have been less successful. Supergirl, which was reported to have cost $170 million, earned about $126 million worldwide and received weak reviews. Clayface, with a reported budget of $44 million, had taken $109 million worldwide as of November 8.
Television has been a more consistent part of the slate. Peacemaker season two, Creature Commandos and Lanterns have all been released, with Lanterns, which debuted in August, described as a hit. The changes raise open questions about the future of the franchise, including whether David Corenswet will continue as Superman beyond Man of Tomorrow, whether Lanterns will return for a second season, and whether Latcham will keep the existing universe or start afresh. The Batman Part II is still in production, and Steven Soderbergh has been brought in to shoot the remaining scenes.
Latcham brings a long history at Marvel. He was part of the founding team of Marvel Studios under Kevin Feige and worked on films including Iron Man, The Avengers and the Spider-Man titles. He left Marvel in 2017 to found Latcham Pictures, whose credits include Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. His appointment signals that Skydance intends to bring a proven studio builder to lead DC as it reshapes the franchise under new ownership.
Source: fortune.com
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