DC Studios is seeing another seismic shift within its hierarchy following news that filmmakers James Gunn and Peter Safran will depart their roles as the company’s chairman and co-chief executive officers after just four years.
While they will no longer be in executive positions, Gunn and Safran will remain producers on the still-young DC Universe and return to doing movies and series full time.
Both are currently working on post-production for “Superman” sequel “Man of Tomorrow” coming out in July.
Former Marvel executive Jeremy Latcham will take on the role beginning December 1. Latcham previously worked with Gunn on “Guardians of the Galaxy.”
Latcham, who will now head DC Studios’ whole creative slate alongside production, talent, and strategy, was also involved in early Marvel entries like “Iron Man” and “The Avengers.”
The executive moves are the latest update from Paramount’s acquistion of Warner Bros., with Latcham reporting to Skydance Motion Picture Group co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein.
Gunn and Safran had initially indicated they were not leaving after Warner Bros. was sold; Safran’s contact was expiring and is being considered for an executive role at Netflix.