Director James Gunn will step down as head of DC. His place will be taken by Marvel alumnus Jeremy Latcham.

Director James Gunn will step down as head of DC. His place will be taken by Marvel alumnus Jeremy Latcham.

Director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran will step down as CEOs of DC Studios on December 1st. Producer Jeremy Latcham will take their place.

Gunn and Safran became co-heads of DC Studios in October 2022. They presented large-scale plans to reboot the DC universe, but only managed to implement some of them. The duo produced three films (Superman, Supergirl and Clayface) as well as three TV series (Penguin, Pacer season two and Lanterns).

Gunn and Safran's departure is related to the change in ownership of Warner Bros., the owner of DC Studios. A month ago, Warner Bros. purchased Paramount Skydance by David Ellison (son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison). It is not known if Gunn and Safran were forced to leave DC Studios, or if they decided to leave on their own.

Jeremy Latcham, who will replace them, worked at rival Marvel Studios from 2004 to 2017, where he participated in the creation of Iron Man and The Avengers. Latcham also worked with Gunn on the first installment of Guardians of the Galaxy, the 2014 Marvel action comedy that made Gunn a big star.