Skydance replaces James Gunn and Peter Safran as DC Studios chiefs following Warner Bros. takeover

In another major shake-up for the DC Studios, Skydance is replacing Hollywood director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran with a former Marvel executive. James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as co-heads of DC Studios after four years, Skydance Motion Picture Group announced on Monday. Their departure marks another major shake-up for the superhero franchise following Skydance 's takeover of Warner Bros , just a year after Gunn's "Superman" reached cinemas.

Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison has chosen Jeremy Latchman, a former Marvel Studios executive, to lead DC Studios. He is set to become president and chief creative officer of DC Studios on December 1. Latchman will oversee the next phase of DC's film and television business, which includes characters such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

He was involved in major Marvel productions including "Iron Man" and "The Avengers," and previously worked with Gunn and Safran on Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" movie.