James Gunn reportedly leaving DC Studios
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Director James Gunn is reportedly leaving his position as co-chief of entertainment company DC Studios.
According to The Hollywood Reporter on Monday (9 November), Gunn said in a farewell post on Instagram that he wanted to return to working full-time on creative projects rather than divide his attention by managing the studio.
“What only those closest to me have known over the past four years is that my time at DC Studios has been a challenging period, to say the least. I did not enjoy the corporate side of things at the time (thank you to Peter for shouldering much of that burden),” Gunn wrote.
Gunn also said that the most difficult aspect of his ADHD-related tendency to hyperfocus was dividing his time between projects he cared deeply about, those he was less interested in, and the various responsibilities he had to fulfil as a studio chief.
“So, yes, I will miss the people around me and the opportunity to be one of the stewards of these great characters. But I also feel an enormous sense of relief and excitement about returning to working full-time as a filmmaker,” he added.
Gunn also recalled several achievements during his tenure at DC Studios, including releasing the films “Superman” and “Clayface”, and making the HBO series “Peacemaker”.
“However, this does not mean that Peter and I are immediately and completely parting ways with DC or the superhero world. ‘Man of Tomorrow’ will be released this summer. We have also just started work on another DC project that I am writing, and we will see how things go,” Gunn said.
News of James Gunn’s resignation emerged after Skydance completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery last month. The decision has also drawn attention because Gunn had reportedly previously received assurances that he would continue working at the studio.
James Gunn and Peter Safran will leave their top leadership positions at the studio. They will be succeeded by Jeremy Latcham, a Marvel veteran whose credits include Gunn’s first “Guardians of the Galaxy” film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Latcham is also known as a close associate of Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige.