James Gunn and Peter Safran Are Staying at DC Studios — for Now

So far, the DCU has released five projects. It kicked off with the animated series "Creature Commandos" in December 2024. James Gunn's "Superman" followed in July 2025, and the second season of "Peacemaker" arrived on HBO Max later that summer. This year, "Supergirl" bombed, while the HBO series "Lanterns" seems to be doing OK.

That said, James Gunn and Peter Safran aren’t going anywhere. Deadline reports the DC Studios co-chiefs recently sat down with David Ellison, and the meeting about their future apparently went well.

Not everyone at Warner Bros. can say the same. Per this morning's restructuring news, every film unit, Paramount and Warner Bros. alike, will now report to Paramount Pictures co-chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein. That leaves Warner Bros. film chiefs Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy out.

As for Gunn, I'm not surprised he's staying. Ellison has no obvious replacement waiting in the wings, and running DC has been a thankless job for over a decade. Blowing up the DCU yet again, barely a year after "Superman" relaunched it, would be madness. I bet Ellison is waiting to see how well Gunn’s ‘Superman’ sequel does next summer.

That said, let's not mistake survival for a long-term commitment. Gunn's deal is reportedly up within the next year, and the real verdict comes with that Superman sequel. The first one made $616M worldwide, and if it improves upon that number, then Gunn likely gets his extension. If it stalls, Ellison will have every excuse to get rid of Gunn/Safran.

The Snyder faithful hoping for a regime change after “Supergirl” bombed will have to keep waiting. Gunn has bought himself time, but nothing more.

The DCU's next releases are "Clayface" this October and the "Superman" sequel next summer. Beyond those two, nothing else has been reported as ready for production. "Wonder Woman" seemed like the likely next project, but Gunn has pushed it back slightly, possibly to reassess the overall slate once Ellison takes over. Until then, the long-term future of the DCU remains an open question.

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