Burbank-based DC Studios will have new leadership after James Gunn and Peter Safran announced Monday they are stepping down following four years at the helm.
Former Marvel Studios executive Jeremy Latcham will take over as president and chief creative officer Dec. 1, according to Skydance.
Gunn confirmed the leadership change in a social media post, saying he and Safran will return full time to their creative work.
“What only the closest people to me have known over the past four years is my time at DC Studios has been trying, to say the least,” Gunn wrote.
He said he disliked the “at-times corporate nature of the job” and that the workload took time away from his loved ones.
Gunn praised Safran as “the smartest and most competent person I know” and said he was relieved and excited to return to filmmaking.
He said the two are not immediately done with DC, noting that “Man of Tomorrow” — a direct follow-up to Gunn’s 2025 “Superman” film — is set for release this summer, and that they have also been engaged on another DC project that Gunn is writing.
“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 statement. “We’re grateful for their passion, contributions and commitment to this legendary brand.”
Latcham will take over the Skydance-owned studio after working at Marvel Studios, where he was involved in films including “Iron Man,” “The Avengers” and the “Spider-Man” movies starring Tom Holland, according to industry reports.
Gunn and Safran led DC Studios through the release of “Superman,” which grossed more than $618 million worldwide. The recent body-horror film “Clayface” had earned about $109 million worldwide since its late-October release.