James Gunn, Peter Safran to step down as DC Studios' co-CEOs
James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as the co-heads of DC Studios at the end of November, Skydance Motion Picture Group, which owns the company, announced.
Former Marvel Studios executive Jeremy Latcham is set to take over as president and chief creative officer on Dec. 1 as Gunn and Safran return to purely creative work.
Gunn shared the news on Tuesday, Nov. 9 (Philippine time) on Instagram, first thanking his and Safran's supporters.
"Oh, boy. What a four years," Gunn began.
He reminisced about creating his own comics as a kid, mixing DC Comics characters with his own.
"Having full access to these characters to do whatever we wanted has been a dream come true," Gunn wrote. "I didn't know if I wanted this job when it was offered to me, but I just couldn't pass up the unique opportunity. I'm glad I took the job."
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The best part of it, Gunn wrote, was getting to work with Safran, "the smartest and most competent person I know."
"You've been the best partner a person could ask for, and, more so, a truly good friend," Gunn wrote, addressing Safran.
Gunn admitted working at DC Studios "has been trying, to say the least," adding that he disliked the corporate side of his work.
"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," Gunn wrote. He said that, with his tendency for hyperfocus, brought on by his ADHD, it has been difficult for him to divide his time between his passion projects and his tasks as a studio head.
Though he would miss being the "co-caretaker of these great characters," Gunn said he is "relieved and excited" to go back to "pure filmmaking."
Gunn and Safran are still working on DC projects, however. Man of Tomorrow, the follow-up to 2025's Superman, which Gunn wrote and directed, will be out in July. According to the filmmaker, he and Safran are also working on another DC project, which Gunn is writing.
Per Skydance, the duo is also producing The Batman: Part II, starring Robert Pattinson. Three weeks ago, the pair opened the critically acclaimed Clayface, which has grossed over US$109 million (around P6.8 billion) worldwide, so far.
There is also the TV series The People v. Gorilla Grodd in the pipeline.
The pair's replacement, Latcham, is no stranger to the comics world. He served as producer on Iron Man, The Avengers, and Guardians of the Galaxy, which Gunn directed.
In a press release shared on Nov. 9, Latcham wrote, "The chance to steward the incredible cast of DC characters to the screen in a way that excites lifelong fans while introducing their timeless stories to the next generation is a massive responsibility that I do not take lightly."
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