James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as co-CEOs of DC Studios after four years. Somehow, the two men who rebooted a universe have decided the best plot twist is leaving before the credits roll. Their replacement is Jeremy Latcham, a former Marvel executive, who starts on December 1. That is the equivalent of Lex Luthor walking into the Daily Planet on day one and asking Clark Kent to hand over the Superman beat, while Peacemaker waits in the lobby, helmet on, hoping someone remembers his Season 3 paperwork.

While Gunn and Safran clear out their desks and Latcham sets up his, Peacemaker is stuck like an employee whose manager quit right before the appraisal results came out.

Peacemaker has no Season 3 renewal and no cancellation notice, which leaves the John Cena antihero stuck in truly murky limbo. HBO has not ordered another season, and no cancellations or creative changes have been announced so far. The decision now belongs to Jeremy Latcham, who inherits a slate packed with unanswered renewal questions. Lanterns sits in the same waiting room, since HBO has not greenlit its second season either.

Gunn created, wrote, and mostly directed Peacemaker, unlike Lanterns, which has its own creative team. After the Season 2 finale in 2025, Gunn said no Season 3 was planned immediately, though he never closed the door. The story was expected to continue through other DC Universe projects rather than a third season. Gunn and Safran will still produce select DC titles, but nobody has said whether Peacemaker made that list.

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While Peacemaker waits on a verdict, the biggest DC heroes are about to find out whether the new boss thinks they are worth keeping on the payroll, capes and all.

Superman looks safest, since James Gunn and Peter Safran will finish the projects already committed to the studio. That list includes Man of Tomorrow, which features David Corenswet, whose first Superman earned $618 million worldwide. Jeremy Latcham may keep both the hero and the actor, since numbers like that tend to win arguments in boardrooms. Nothing is confirmed until an official update arrives, and studios do love a dramatic pause.

Batman is murkier, since Matt Reeves exited the sequel to The Batman, due February 18, 2028, and Steven Soderbergh stepped in. Gunn also planned a new Batman for The Brave and the Bold, so Robert Pattinson’s place in that universe is unknown. Wonder Woman has no confirmed plans, though rumors place Adria Arjona in Man of Tomorrow as either her or Maxima. Gunn is out, and the capes await new orders.

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