The superhero landscape has changed at DC with big wigs James Gunn and Peter Safran stepping down from their roles as co CEO’s.
The shock announcement came after Paramount Skydance took over Warner Brothers through an acquisition valued at around $111 billion.
The pair joined the company in November 2022, replacing Walter Hamada who departed earlier that month. Gunn had famously been a key player for rival studio Marvel where he most famously directed the Guardians of the Galaxy movies and was an executive producer on Avengers Infinity War and Endgame, respectively.
They were off to a great start with hit shows such as Peacemaker starring John Cena, which was well received along with the Superman film released in 2025 and most recently Clayface and the lanterns series.
The news came from the 60-year-old who took to his Instagram to tell his 3.9 million followers that he would be leaving.
In his post Gunn said, “I will miss the people around me, and I will miss being the co–caretaker of these great characters, but I’m also incredibly relived and excited to get back to pure filmmaking”.
Fans instantly flew to the comments to voice their frustration many of which being devastated at his departure, with one saying, “my heart is broken and my day is ruined”.
Detective Comics won’t lose the man yet however as he is still set to be at the helm for Man of Tomorrow where David Corenswet will reprise his role as Clark Kent.
They have already had a new man in charge, Jeremy Latcham, a longtime member of Marvel spending over a decade with them who worked closely with Keven Feige, having worked on major projects such as Spider Man: Homecoming.
Supporters will have to wait to see which direction the franchise will go after the massive shakeup.
