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In a shocking turn of events, DC has removed James Gunn and Peter Safran as co-CEOs of DC Studios four years into their tenure. Jeremy Latcham will replace them as Chief Creative Officer and President. DC is under the Warner Bros. umbrella, whose sale to Paramount Skydance, now known colloquially as Skydance, was finalized on October 6, 2026. According to The Hollywood Reporter, David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz, co-CEOs of Skydance, broke the news in person on the Burbank Warner Bros. lot.
Latcham has experience in the superhero genre, getting his start at Marvel Studios in 2004. From there, he worked his way to Senior Vice President of Production and Development, having a direct hand in the development of the early Marvel Cinematic Universe until his departure in 2017. Latcham expressed his anticipation for the future (via Skydance): "The chance to steward the incredible cast of DC characters…is a massive responsibility that I do not take lightly…I can’t wait to work night and day alongside filmmakers, comic book creators, artists and storytellers of every kind, across film, television and animation, to build something ambitious for longtime DC fans and newcomers alike.” He will officially step into the role on December 1, 2026.
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In a statement on social media, Gunn discussed his perspective on the decision, "What only the closest people to me have known over the past four years is that my time at DC Studios has been trying, to say the least…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." Gunn continued, "That’s not to say Peter and I are immediately done with DC or superheroes. We have Man of Tomorrow out this summer. And we’ve just been engaged on another DC project which I’m writing, and we’ll see where it goes after that.”
In a joint statement, Safran and Gunn commented, "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…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."
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