James Gunn has stepped down from DC Studios after four years, handing creative control to a former Marvel executive in one of the most significant shake-ups the DC Universe has seen.
The change follows Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros., a deal that has rippled through the studio even as DC largely weathered the storm. Jeremy Latcham, once a Marvel Studios executive, now serves as both president and sole chief creative officer, concentrating creative power in a single pair of hands.
Gunn and Peter Safran leave behind a slate that survives the transition, at least for now. The Super-Family saga continues with Man of Tomorrow, still set for a summer 2027 release, while The People v. Gorilla Grodd remains in post-production and the animated hybrid Dynamic Duo, centered on Dick Grayson and Jason Todd, stays in the pipeline. Gunn has promised the characters he built will live on.
Gunn is not disappearing from DC entirely. He remains in the fold as a writer and producer, currently scripting an unannounced DC project, and stays on as a producer of The Batman Part II alongside Safran, now expected in 2028.
The most intriguing question is Robert Pattinson's Batman. Matt Reeves' Gotham has long been treated as separate from the main DCU, but the leadership change opens the door to folding that Epic Crime Saga into the official universe, a move that could finally let Batman and Superman share the same world.