James Gunn and Peter Safran Step Down From DC Studios

James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down from their leadership roles at DC Studios, the film label that makes movies based on DC Comics characters such as Superman. Jeremy Latcham is set to take over as president and chief creative officer on Dec. 1, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Gunn also used a post on Threads, the social media app, to address one film in particular. He said that no one from Skydance has even seen Man of Tomorrow. Only Safran and a very small trusted group of friends and family have seen it, he wrote.

Gunn called rumours that Skydance has seen the film, and that sweeping changes are being made to it, untrue and false. He did not say what the next steps for the film would be.

Man of Tomorrow is the sequel to 2025's Superman. David Corenswet returns as Clark Kent and Superman. Principal photography, the main filming period, wrapped in August. The film is scheduled to hit theatres on July 9.

The report also says Gunn was working on a third Superman movie before the change in DC Studios leadership.

For fans, the news is a handover at the top of the studio that runs the DC film slate. Latcham starts on Dec. 1, and the film that Gunn has now publicly defended is still set for July 9.