James Gunn has released a statement which indicates he walked, whereas reports say the DC boss was sacked this past Friday. Folk’s there really is only one entertainment story in town right now and it’s that James Gunn and Peter Safran have been replaced by Jeremy Latcham as heads of DC Studios. We covered the breaking news as quickly as possible yesterday. Now it’s time to look at the fall out. just less than 24 hours later.
Firstly, check out a statement by James Gunn in regards to the news. You can find the original Here. However, here’s a share on X which can at least be seen in the article.
James Gunn has made a statement about no longer being co-CEO of DC Studios.
“I will miss the people around me, and I will miss being the co-caretaker of these great characters, but I'm also incredibly relieved and excited to get back to pure filmmaking.” pic.twitter.com/kqPwXOY6Zx
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) November 9, 2026
Now, if you read this with no other reports, it kinda sounds like Gunn walked because it wasn’t for him. That he was keen to get his free time back and focus his working time on making his own movies.
Yet, as per this report from THR, the trades are essentially saying that Gunn and Safran were visited by Skydance CEO Ellison last Friday and sacked face to face.
James Gunn and Peter Safran had survived the transition to Skydance. Then David Ellison and Ynon Kriez arrived at their office Friday with a change of plans. W/ @Borys_Kit https://t.co/Tbrw4WsTDu
— Aaron Couch (@AaronCouch) November 10, 2026
Now, we know Man of Tomorrow will be finished but will Gunn’s next DC film he says he’s writing ever get made? Puck news are reporting that they’ve heard we should get ready for another complete reboot.
Puck and Matt Belloni reporting DC’s going back to reboot mode. pic.twitter.com/EFBEGpTJDj
— William Goodman (@goodmanw) November 10, 2026
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There’s also been a lot of speculation and false reporting, especially by those who didn’t care for James Gunn. We’ve even had those 12 SnyderBro’s messaging Latcham to demand he restores the SnyderVerse. Folks that ain’t happening, not with now Snyder’s recent films have bombed.
Fans are also claiming that Latcham has been hired to deliver a Christian, Conservative message for Ellison because of some interviews he did talking about his faith and his dislike for R-rated content. We don’t do politic here, so not touching the weeds on this one. However, all this remains to be seen and anything being said now is really just guess work by upset or happy fans, depending on where they fell on the DCU.
What’s fact? Gunn and Safran were sacked, but why they were sacked is speculative. One would imagine it’s simple economics, but that is a big assumption. So the facts are that Gunn and Safran are sacked, Gunn’s next movie, Man of Tomorrow will still come out and The People Vs Gorilla Grodd will likely come out. After that Jeremy Latcham will decide what comes next and we have no idea if they will reboot or carry on with this framework? That’s all we really know for facts right now.
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