James Gunn is out at DC Studios — and a Marvel veteran is taking the keys to the DC Universe.

Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as co-CEOs and co-chairs of DC Studios after four years, the news announced Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, on Skydance’s earnings call and reported by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.

Replacing them is Jeremy Latcham, the former Marvel Studios executive who served as senior vice president of production and development and produced Iron Man and The Avengers. Latcham takes over as President and Chief Creative Officer, effective Dec. 1, 2026.

Gunn confirmed the move himself in a Nov. 9 statement on Threads, while Skydance chief David Ellison thanked Gunn and Safran for “resetting the foundation” at DC.

Don’t expect Gunn to disappear from the DC Universe, though. He and Safran are staying on creatively: the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow is in post-production for July 9, 2027, and the pair will produce The Batman Part II. Gunn says he is also writing another DC project.

The timing is no coincidence. Skydance closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Oct. 6 — just 34 days before the exit was announced. And the regime change comes after Superman (2025) grossed $618 million worldwide, the film that launched Gunn’s new DC Universe.

Here in Toledo, the question for DC fans is what Latcham — a man who helped build the Marvel machine — does with DC’s biggest heroes next. The handoff is official Dec. 1, and all eyes will be on Man of Tomorrow.

Sources: USA Today and Polygon. Photo: James Gunn speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con. (Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)