James Gunn Denies Skydance Has Seen 'Man of Tomorrow' Amid Rumors About His DC Studios Exit

James Gunn is pushing back against online speculation about why he is leaving DC Studios, insisting the upcoming Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow, had nothing to do with his exit.

In a post on Threads, Gunn addressed rumors circulating on social media that executives at Skydance, the new parent company of Warner Bros., were alarmed by the film's quality, and that this contributed to his removal after four years as co-CEO of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran.

The chatter had escalated into claims that Skydance planned to shift Man of Tomorrow to a streaming release on HBO Max as part of a sweeping overhaul of the DC Universe under president and chief creative officer Jeremy Latcham.

"There are a lot of untrue rumors going around, but one of them is that Skydance has seen 'Man of Tomorrow' and that all sorts of sweeping changes are being made," Gunn wrote. "No one from Skydance has even seen the movie: the only people that have are Peter Safran and a very small trusted group of friends and family. So any stories around this narrative are false."

The departures of Gunn and Safran from DC Studios were announced on Nov. 9. The news came as a surprise, given that the pair had been named to Skydance's business leadership team when Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery closed in October.

Gunn and Safran took charge of DC Studios in 2022. Their four-year tenure included the film releases Superman, Supergirl and Clayface, along with television series such as Creature Commandos and Lanterns.

Shortly after the exit was announced, Gunn shared his feelings about the job on social media, revealing that he had grown weary of the executive role.

"What only the closest people to me have known over the past four years is my time at DC Studios has been trying, to say the least," Gunn wrote. "I dislike the at-times corporate nature of the job (thanks to Peter for taking the brunt of that). I'm always a very hard worker, but as a filmmaker I would at least get to take short breaks to unwind, and I've stolen even that time from both myself and my loved ones over the past four years."

Gunn also disclosed in his statement that he is "engaged on another DC project which I'm writing," in addition to handling post-production on Man of Tomorrow.

The Superman sequel remains on the release calendar for July 9, 2027.