James Gunn and Peter Safran Leave DC Studios Leadership After Paramount–Warner Bros. Merger
Filmmaker James Gunn and producer Peter Safran are stepping down as co-CEOs of the DC Universe, barely two months after the Paramount and Warner Bros. merger. Producer Jeremy Latcham will take over.
James Gunn and Peter Safran, the co-CEOs of the rebooted DC Universe (DCU) film and television franchise, are leaving their posts. The announcement comes roughly two months after the controversial merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. It is unclear whether the two resigned or were pushed out. Producer Jeremy Latcham, previously active at Marvel, will lead DC Studios in their place.
What happens to the projects
It is unknown what will become of the planned slate beyond 2028's Superman: Man of Tomorrow, which is in post-production. In a joint statement, Gunn and Safran said they set out four years ago to unite DC under one creative vision, put Superman back at the heart of the franchise and tell new stories in film and television, including Peacemaker, Creature Commandos, Lanterns and Clayface. Gunn is to keep working on Man of Tomorrow.
In an Instagram post, Gunn said he had mixed feelings about taking the job at first but has no regrets. He admitted it was demanding: there was little time to recharge between projects, his ADHD made juggling many projects at once difficult, and he disliked "the at-times corporate nature of the job." He thanked Safran for taking the brunt of that and said he was relieved to return to pure filmmaking.
New leadership
Gunn and Safran reported directly to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, which is unusual in the industry. Latcham will report to Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, co-chairs of the Skydance Motion Picture Group.
Latcham produced several Marvel films, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Age of Ultron and 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming. He later founded his own production company, which was behind 2023's Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and 2018's Bad Times at the El Royale. In his statement, he said he wants to build something ambitious for both longtime DC fans and newcomers.
