The hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change. In a shocking shake-up, James Gunn and Peter Safran are departing as co-CEOs and chairmen of DC Studios, four years after taking the job with great fanfare. The two will continue to produce DC projects. The news comes in the wake of the mega-merger that united DC Comics parent company Warner Bros with Paramount.
The duo came on board the studio as its original attempt at a shared cinematic universe to rival Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe was coming to a close, following disappointing critical and commercial prospects. Gunn, who had already helmed The Suicide Squad for the previous universe, was brought in to run the reorganized studio with Safran, a veteran of the successful The Conjuring horror franchise. Gunn made a splashy big-screen debut with Superman last summer, which he wrote and directed; subsequent theatrical offerings have included Supergirl and Clayface, and the TV series Creature Commandos, Peacemaker, and Lanterns.
Replacing Gunn and Safran is Jeremy Latcham. The veteran studio executive formerly worked at Marvel Studios in its early years, producing films like Iron Man, Avengers, and Gunn’s own Guardians of the Galaxy.
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