Jeremy Latcham to lead DC Studios as Gunn and Safran return to creative work

DC Studios is changing its leadership. Skydance announced on November 9 that Jeremy Latcham will become president and chief creative officer on December 1. James Gunn and Peter Safran will leave their leadership posts and return full time to creative work, the company said.

That is a change of job, not an announcement that Gunn and Safran are abandoning DC. In a joint statement issued with the appointment, they said they looked forward to continuing to tell stories in the universe, including the next chapter of Clark Kent and Lex Luthor in Man of Tomorrow. Skydance lists that film for July 9, 2027, with Gunn writing and directing and Safran producing.

Latcham was part of the founding team of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has executive producer credits on The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and Spider-Man: Homecoming. At DC he will oversee film, television and animation, along with production, talent and strategy. The company says he reports to Skydance Motion Picture Group co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein.

The practical question for viewers is what will change on screen. There is no evidence yet of a revised release slate or a new creative mandate beyond the leadership announcement. Skydance says the transition will be smooth and collaborative; that is its stated plan, not an independently proven outcome. Gunn and Safran's credited work on Man of Tomorrow continues.

The switch follows a mixed period in which DC relaunched with a new Superman film and expanded television and animation projects, as the Associated Press and Variety noted in their reports. It also puts a producer with a long superhero-film résumé in charge of the next phase. For fans tracking the slate, the meaningful near-term markers are Latcham's December 1 start and the confirmed status of existing projects, rather than speculation about cancellations or recasting.