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A Marvel Veteran Steps In as the Duo Behind Superman, Peacemaker and Clayface Exit the Top Jobs
Four years after taking over DC Studios to much fanfare, James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as co-CEOs. Skydance, which now oversees the division after its Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition, has named former Marvel Studios exec Jeremy Latcham as president and chief creative officer. The Hollywood Reporter has the exclusive, with the leadership change effective Dec. 1.
Gunn and Safran’s run delivered three features (Superman, Supergirl and the body-horror turn Clayface) plus live-action series including The Penguin, Peacemaker season 2 and Lanterns. They will stay creatively involved on several projects: Gunn’s Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow and the TV spinoff The People v. Gorilla Grodd are both in post, and the pair remain producers on The Batman: Part II for 2028. Gunn also said he is writing one more secret DC movie.
Latcham was one of Marvel Studios’ earliest hires in 2004 and rose to senior VP of production and development under Kevin Feige, working on Iron Man, The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and more. He will oversee DC’s film, TV and animation slate and report to Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein at Skydance Motion Picture Group. Skydance’s David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz thanked Gunn and Safran for “resetting the foundation,” while Gunn acknowledged that being an exec was “trying, to say the least,” and said the plan is to return full time to creative work.
Outgoing: James Gunn, Peter Safran (co-CEOs, through Dec. 1)
Incoming: Jeremy Latcham (President & Chief Creative Officer, DC Studios)
Oversight: Skydance / Skydance Motion Picture Group
Still in the fold: Man of Tomorrow, The People v. Gorilla Grodd, The Batman: Part II
Source: Reporting via The Hollywood Reporter.
