# Gunn, Safran out at DC Studios; Latcham takes over Dec. 1 > James Gunn and Peter Safran are leaving DC Studios and Marvel vet Jeremy Latcham takes over Dec. 1. Here is what is confirmed and what happens next. By Subhajit | 2026-11-10 | Movies | Savvy VibeZ Web page: https://savvyvibez.com/post/gunn-safran-out-at-dc-studios-latcham-takes-over-dec-1 ## Key takeaways - Skydance named Jeremy Latcham president and chief creative officer of DC Studios, starting Dec. 1, 2026. James Gunn and Peter Safran step away from leadership. - Latcham reports to Skydance Motion Picture Group co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein and will oversee DC film, TV and animation. - Man of Tomorrow is still due July 9, 2027, and Gunn and Safran remain producers on The Batman Part II, per Skydance and Deadline. - Whether the pair left by choice or were pushed is not confirmed; Variety says fired, while Skydance says they will transition out. James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as the heads of DC Studios, and Marvel veteran Jeremy Latcham will take over as president and chief creative officer on Dec. 1, 2026. Skydance announced the change on Monday, Nov. 9, according to its press release, and Variety, Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter all confirmed the details. Gunn's Superman sequel, *Man of Tomorrow*, is still set for U.S. theaters on July 9, 2027. ## What did Skydance announce about DC Studios? Skydance Motion Picture Group named Latcham president and chief creative officer of DC Studios, effective Dec. 1. He will run DC's film, television and animation slate, including the creative pipeline, production, talent and strategy, and he will report to Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, the co-chairs of Skydance Motion Picture Group. Gunn and Safran, who have led the studio for four years, return to creative work full time. Latcham joined Marvel Studios in 2004 and worked with Kevin Feige on the early Marvel Cinematic Universe. Skydance lists him as an executive producer on *The Avengers*, *Guardians of the Galaxy*, *Avengers: Age of Ultron* and *Spider-Man: Homecoming*. He left in 2017 to found Latcham Pictures, which produced *Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves*. ## What did Gunn and Safran say? In a joint statement, the pair said they set out four years ago to unite DC under one creative vision and called Latcham a longtime creative partner going back to Marvel. Skydance's Ellison and Kreiz thanked them for leading a "period of real transformation." Gunn also posted a longer note on social media. He wrote that his time at DC Studios "has been trying, to say the least," that he dislikes "the at-times corporate nature of the job," and that he is "incredibly relieved and excited to get back to pure filmmaking," as Variety reported. He added that he is writing another DC project. ## What happens to the DC slate? Here is what the reports and the press release say is locked in: - *Man of Tomorrow*, written and directed by Gunn, is in post-production and opens July 9, 2027. - *The Batman Part II*, with Robert Pattinson, is still in production. Deadline lists a Feb. 18, 2028 release date, and Gunn and Safran remain producers. - *The People v. Gorilla Grodd*, an eight-episode HBO Max series, has finished filming and is expected in 2027. Deadline says it will be interesting to see which announced projects Goldberg, Greenstein and Latcham keep, and it points to the long-gestating *Waller* series and a *Swamp Thing* movie as examples that were still in limbo. Neither Skydance nor Latcham has said what changes are coming. ## Were Gunn and Safran pushed out? That part is not settled. Variety's headline says the two were fired. Skydance's release says they "will transition out." The Hollywood Reporter says observers will be trying to work out whether they moved on or were pushed. Deadline adds that Safran's contract was due to expire in the spring, and that sources told the outlet in October the pair were staying on after Skydance's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. For context, *Superman* grossed more than $618 million worldwide and *Clayface* has passed $109 million, per Skydance. Variety and Deadline both describe *Supergirl* as a bomb, at roughly $126 million worldwide. The two differ on its cost: $170 million at Variety, $186 million net at Deadline. ## Our take This is analysis, not reporting. The timing stands out. The news landed the same day Skydance reported quarterly earnings, weeks after Deadline reported the pair were staying. For U.S. moviegoers, nothing changes on screen in the next eight months: *Man of Tomorrow* is Gunn's own film and already in post. The real test is what Latcham does with projects that have not been greenlit, and whether he keeps the connected-universe plan or goes for a looser slate. Expect little from him until he starts on Dec. 1. ## Related reading - [Avengers: Doomsday tour cities and Jeep ad, what we know](/post/avengers-doomsday-tour-cities-and-jeep-ad-what-we-know) - [Dunkin' Avengers: Doomsday menu, Gambit ad and prices](/post/dunkin-avengers-doomsday-menu-gambit-ad-and-prices) Picture credit: Photo: U.S. Embassy in the Philippines (public domain)