The DCU Dead?: James Gunn & Peter Safran Step Down From DC Studios

Brianna Bryson / Peter Safran / James GunnShockwaves the same size as the green and orange energy waves that came out of Superman when he died in Batman v Superman went through Hollywood and the comic book film industry when news broke that James Gunn and Peter Safran are both stepping down as co-CEOs of DC Studios. Skydance, which took over the studio following the problematic acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, is appointing former Marvel exec Jeremy Latcham to replace them at the top, possibly in the hope that the DCU, or whatever it will be called now, can compete or keep up with Marvel Studios’ Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Per THR: Gunn and Safran are stepping down from their leadership roles effective Dec. 1, four years after taking over the job to much fanfare. The duo released three movies during that time (Superman, Supergirl and Clayface), as well as three live-action TV shows (The Penguin, Peacemaker season 2 and Lanterns), and had a decade’s worth of plans in the works. In an Instagram post in which he talked about the highs and lows at DC, Gunn acknowledged that being an exec was “trying, to say the least.” He added: “I dislike the at-times corporate nature of t...