In another shake-up at DC Studios, Gunn and Safran are out as Skydance appoints Marvel vet Latcham

Superman, Batman and the rest of the DC heroes are getting a new boss, yet again. Skydance Motion Picture Group announced Monday that James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as co-chief executives after four years leading DC Studios. Although their first film leading the superhero factory, “Superman,” reached theaters only last year, their DC run has come to an abrupt end. Gunn and Safran initially survived Skydance's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The studio's merger with Paramount Pictures was finalized just as DC's “Clayface” was released. However, it turns out Gunn and Safran aren't surviving the merger. Instead, Skydance chairman and chief executive David Ellison is turning to Jeremy Latcham, a veteran of Marvel Studios, to steer DC.“James and Peter launched a new era for DC Studios and led it through a period of real transformation, resetting the foundation and building a slate we’re incredibly proud of,” Ellison said in a statement. “We’re grateful for their passio