James Gunn and Peter Safran Step Down at DC Studios, Jeremy Latcham Takes Over
James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as co-presidents of DC Studios. Jeremy Latcham, a longtime Marvel Studios figure, will replace them, the studio announced on 9 November 2026.
Latcham will serve as president and chief creative officer of DC Studios, the division that makes films and television based on DC Comics characters such as Superman and Batman. He will report to Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, co-chairs of Skydance Motion Picture Group. Variety reported the leadership change.
Latcham has credits on Marvel projects including Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers. GameSpot reported that Gunn and Safran said they share a creative history with Latcham that goes back to Marvel.
Warner Bros. Discovery's then chief executive, David Zaslav, appointed Gunn and Safran to lead DC in 2022. During their time in charge, the studio released three DC Universe films: Superman, Supergirl and Clayface. According to Variety's box-office figures, Superman grossed US$618 million worldwide. Supergirl grossed US$126 million against a US$170 million budget, and Clayface grossed US$109 million against a US$44 million budget. Box-office gross means total ticket sales, which is not the same as profit, because cinemas and studio costs come out of that total.
Gunn and Safran said their return to storytelling includes the next chapter of Clark and Lex's story in Man of Tomorrow. Gunn wrote and co-directed that Superman sequel. The studio has not tied that project to a release date.
Other projects on the slate are already dated. The Batman: Part II, starring Robert Pattinson, is slated for 2028. The People v. Gorilla Grodd, a series due in 2027, stars Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen and Jimmy Tatro as Gorilla Grodd.
For fans who follow the DC films closely, the names on the announcement are the main news. Latcham now sets creative direction for the studio, and his first decisions will shape the projects that follow the current slate.
