James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as the heads of DC Studios after four years, with former Marvel Studios executive Jeremy Latcham taking over from December 1st.
Skydance, the media company formed through Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, announced the change on X (formerly Twitter) on November 9th. Latcham joins the Skydance Motion Picture Group as President and Chief Creative Officer, DC Studios. According to the announcement, Gunn and Safran will leave their leadership roles and "return full time to their creative work."
"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," Skydance Chairman and CEO David Ellison and Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz said in a joint statement. They added that Latcham "has been a longtime creative partner to both," and that they expect Gunn and Safran to "ensure a smooth, collaborative transition."
In their own statement, Gunn and Safran said they set out four years ago "to unite DC under one creative vision." They said: "We've shared a creative history with Jeremy going back to Marvel, and we're eager to see the perspective he brings to DC's next chapter. We're excited to return to what drew us to this job in the first place, which is telling the stories we love, including the next chapter of Clark and Lex's journey in Man of Tomorrow."
Who is Jeremy Latcham?
Latcham joined Marvel Studios in 2004 and rose to Senior Vice President of Production and Development, working with Kevin Feige to launch the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). He was an Associate Producer on Iron Man and an Executive Producer on The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
He left Marvel in 2017 to found Latcham Pictures, and went on to produce Bad Times at the El Royale and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. At DC Studios he will run the film, television and animation slate, reporting to Skydance Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein.
What's next for DC Studios
According to Skydance's release, Superman earned more than $618m at the global box office under Gunn and Safran, while the more recent Clayface has grossed more than $109m worldwide so far.
Gunn wrote and directed Man of Tomorrow, the sequel to Superman, which is now in post-production and due in cinemas on July 9th 2027. The Batman Part II, starring Robert Pattinson, is in production with Gunn and Safran as producers. On the television side, the eight-episode HBO Max series The People v. Gorilla Grodd has finished filming and is expected in 2027.
