Jeremy Latcham to Replace James Gunn and Peter Safran as Head of DC Studios

James Gunn et Peter Safran quittent leurs fonctions de dirigeants de DC Studios après une période de quatre ans, selon bfmtv.com.

The departure of the two co-chairmen follows the formation of Skydance through the merger of Warner Bros. and Paramount, according to bfmtv.com. They will be succeeded by Jeremy Latcham, a former Marvel Studios executive, as reported by Boursorama.

Gunn and Safran were originally appointed in 2022 by then-Warner Bros. chief David Zaslav to revitalize the DC universe, bfmtv.com noted. While they are stepping down from executive management, both will remain with the company as producers and creators, with Gunn directing the upcoming feature Superman: Man of Tomorrow, bfmtv.com stated.

The leadership change arrives after a mixed commercial reception for the studio’s recent theatrical slate. According to bfmtv.com, the new DC era launched under Gunn with Superman pulling in $650 million globally, while subsequent titles faced steeper struggles, including a commercial underperformance for Supergirl earlier in the year. On the television side, the pair oversaw projects such as Peacemaker, Creature Commandos, and Lanterns, bfmtv.com reported.

Jeremy Latcham began his career at Marvel in 2004, eventually rising to senior vice president of production and development, bfmtv.com noted. His production credits at Marvel include The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and the first two Iron Man films, according to PhonAndroid.

He departed Marvel in 2017 to launch his own production company, backing projects like Bad Times at the El Royale and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Boursorama reported.

Reflecting on the transition, Ross Benes, senior analyst at eMarketer, told Boursorama that this decision could give the impression that DC ressemble trop à Marvel, mais les grands studios hollywoodiens sont à court d’idées nouvelles et c’est une stratégie moins risquée à vendre que d’embaucher quelqu’un qui ne vient pas du milieu des films adaptés de bandes dessinées.

In a joint statement provided to bfmtv.com, Gunn and Safran said, Il y a quatre ans, nous nous sommes donné pour mission de réunir DC autour d’une vision créative commune. Depuis, nous avons contribué à replacer Superman au cœur de DC, tout en ouvrant de nouvelles portes et en racontant de nouvelles histoires au cinéma et à la télévision. Nous sommes impatients de retrouver ce qui nous a attirés dans ce métier au départ: raconter les histoires que nous aimons.