In a bit of a surprise, James Gunn and Peter Safran are out as co-CEOs of DC Studios. This comes as part of the shakeup after Skydance‘s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Former Marvel exec Jeremy Latcham will be president and chief creative officer of DC Studios.

Gunn and Safran’s roles end on December 1, 2026 and under them the studio has released Superman, Supergirl, and Clayface as well as The Penguin, two seasons of Peacemaker, Creature Commandos, and Lanterns. It leaves a lot of plans up in the air. Gunn and Safran still will be involved for a bit as they have next year’s Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow which is now in post-production. There’s also the television spinoff The People vs. Gorilla Grodd which is also in post production. They are also producers on The Batman: Part II which is set for a 2028 release.

Latcham was an early employee of Marvel Studios having joined the company in 2004. He eventually was the senior vp of production and development eventually being a right hand man for Marvel’s head Kevin Fiege.

Latcham will oversee DC’s film, television, and animation slate. He’ll report to Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, co-chairs of Skydance Motion Picture Group.

Things had looked good for the duo as they had been listed as leadership under the new Skydance and had presented their vision to Skydance co-CEO David Ellison. Now, it’ll be interesting to see how much they’re involved in DC Studios going forward (a sign it was a mutual decision) or they move on to other studios (a sign it wasn’t so amicable). It is possible they want to get back to creative and leave the management aspects behind. What Gunn and Safran’s next steps are will be a big tell.

The duo’s time with DC Studios has been mixed. The television releases have been praised and Superman was a hit while Supergirl stumbled. Clayface, while not looking great initially, is doing well when gross is compared to the budget and likely profitable.

We’ve been predicting the Skydance takeover of WBD and DC will be a disaster and we’re expecting more shakeups, especially at the comic publisher.