Los Angeles, Filmmaker James Gunn and his producing partner Peter Safran have stepped down as CEOs and chairman of DC Studios and they will be replaced by Jeremy Latcham in a surprise executive shuffle at the company.
Gunn and Safran took charge of DC Studios in 2022, overseeing the development of a new slate of films and television projects based on the DC Comics characters. “But what only the closest people to me have known over the past four years is that my time at DC Studios has been trying, to say the least.. I dislike the at-times corporate nature of the job .
The “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Suicide Squad” director is not mourning the loss of his executive job as he hopes to divide his time between family and filmmaking. I’m always a very hard worker, but as a filmmaker I would at least get to take short breaks to unwind, and I’ve stolen even that time from both myself and my loved ones over the past four years,” he said. Gunn said he was relieved to be returning to “pure filmmaking” without the looming worries of being a studio head. he made it clear that his association with the franchise is far from over While Gunn said he would miss working with the people at DC Studios and being a “co-caretaker of these great characters”. Gunn and Safran are currently working on “Man of Tomorrow”, which is scheduled to release in theaters on July 9, 2027. Written and directed by Gunn, the film will serve as a follow-up to 2025’s “Superman”.
