James Gunn and Peter Safran have been fired as the co-presidents of DC Studios. Taking their place will be Marvel veteran Jeremy Latcham.
\n\nThis comes after David Ellison’s Skydance Paramount successfully gobbled up Warner Bros. Discovery, which includes DC Studios.
\n\nDC Studios has not been performing well at all under Gunn and Safran. With a $618 million global haul, Superman (2025) might have broken even, though I doubt it. Regardless, it underperformed and no amount of spin from the gerbils in the entertainment media changes that. Supergirl (2026) was an outright catastrophe, grossing just $126 million worldwide on a production and promotion budget that edged into $300 million. In theaters now is Clayface, which probably cost around $100 million with promotion costs. That’s means a meager $200 million gross is needed for it to break even. Thus far it has only grossed $110 million.
\n\nEven if Clayface breaks even or edges into profit, the whole idea behind these superhero franchises is to build momentum and excitement over what’s coming next. Clayface did not do that.
\n\nAs far as DC’s television record, Peacemaker did little to generate momentum for the DC brand and lasted only two seasons. The first season of…
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