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Who decides what Superman does next THE RECEIPTS Who decides what Superman does next November 10, 2026 What was announced on Monday What was announced on M...

Who decides what Superman does next THE RECEIPTS Who decides what Superman does next November 10, 2026 What was announced on Monday What was announced on Monday — Monday, November 9: the owners of DC Studios announced a new head of the division — James Gunn and Peter Safran stop running it on December 1 — Their successor starts that same day, as president and chief creative officer — He is a producer the new owners brought in from outside DC Studios The announcement, in numbers The announcement, in numbers December 1 the day Jeremy Latcham takes over as president and chief creative officer 4 years Gunn and Safran in the job, from November 1, 2022 34 days from Skydance closing its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery to this announcement $110 billion what Skydance paid for the company that owns Superman and Batman Who is handing it over Who is handing it over — Gunn and Safran were named to run DC Studios on October 25, 2022 and started that November 1 — Gunn wrote and directed Superman, which opened in July 2025 — Safran is a producer whose credits include The Conjuring films and Aquaman — Neither is leaving the films: Gunn is writing and directing the next one Why it happened now Why it happened now — DC Studios is a division of Warner Bros. Discovery, which Skydance bought for $110 billion — The purchase gave the buyer Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman along with the rest of the library — A new owner fills the post that decides which of those films get made — The new head reports to the co-chairs of Skydance Motion Picture Group, not to the chief executive How the four years ran How the four years ran How the four years ran How the four years ran How the four years ran How the four years ran The two films, at the box office The two films, at the box office — Superman opened in July 2025 and took $618.7 million worldwide against a $225 million budget — Supergirl opened in June 2026 and took $126.5 million worldwide against a $170 million budget — Supergirl took about a fifth of what Superman took, and finished $43.5 million below its own budget — Neither figure counts marketing, which studios do not publish What the owners said “James and Peter launched a new era for DC Studios and led it through a period of real transformation, resetting the foundation and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.” — David Ellison, chairman and chief executive of Skydance, and Ynon Kreiz, co-chief executive, in the company’s announcement, November 9, 2026 What Gunn and Safran said “Four years ago, we set out to unite DC under one creative vision. We’re excited to return to what drew us to this job in the first place, which is telling the stories we love.” — James Gunn and Peter Safran in the same announcement. Gunn separately posted that his four years at DC had been "trying", and pointed to the corporate nature of the job Who takes over at DC Studios Who takes over at DC Studios — He joined Marvel Studios in 2004, before the first Iron Man — Associate producer on Iron Man, then executive producer on The Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy — He rose to senior vice president of production and development there — From December 1 he leads the DC film, television and animation slate What is still coming What is still coming July 9, 2027 Man of Tomorrow, which Gunn is writing and directing In production The Batman Part II, produced by Gunn and Safran 2027 The People v. Gorilla Grodd, announced as an HBO Max series Running Lanterns, Peacemaker and Creature Commandos on television The people who make the films stayed. The people who choose them changed The people who make the films stayed. The people who choose them changed The director of Superman is still writing and directing Man of Tomorrow for July 2027, and the two of them are still producing The Batman Part II. What moved on December 1 is the decision about which DC films get made at all, and it moved thirty-four days after the company was sold. Stay up to date with Dataspheres AI Stay up to date with Dataspheres AI Sign up and get the Dataspheres AI Weekly: the week's key stories and what to watch next. dataspheres.ai/signup Scan to sign up