James Gunn is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. We found 10 threads in 5 different communities, starting at Nov 9, 17:15 UTC; r/movies, r/television and r/boxoffice carry most of the discussion. That adds up to around 11.3K upvotes and 6.3K comments.
What the sources report
The articles behind the biggest threads, quoted directly from each publisher’s own summary.
- Variety: DC Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran Out as Co-Chairmen, Marvel Veteran Jeremy Latcham to Lead Comic Book Studio
James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as co-presidents of DC Studios, and they will be replaced by Jeremy Latcham.
- The Hollywood Reporter: DC Studios Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran Stepping Down with Marvel Alum Jeremy Latcham to Take Over
The duo were believed to be safe amid the Skydance takeover of Warner Bros., but now have a former Kevin Feige protege taking over their division.
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/movies | 3 | 3,373 | 2,020 | Nov 9, 17:15 UTC |
| r/television | 1 | 3,700 | 1,309 | Nov 9, 17:28 UTC |
| r/boxoffice | 2 | 2,040 | 2,020 | Nov 9, 17:15 UTC |
| r/marvelstudios | 2 | 1,496 | 660 | Nov 9, 17:31 UTC |
| r/entertainment | 2 | 665 | 248 | Nov 9, 17:15 UTC |
The biggest threads
- DC Studios Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran Stepping Down with Marvel Alum Jeremy Latcham to Take Overr/movies · 3,268 upvotes · 1,825 comments · Nov 9, 17:15 UTC · hollywoodreporter.com
- James Gunn, Peter Safran Fired at DC Studios; Jeremy Latcham Replacesr/television · 3,700 upvotes · 1,309 comments · Nov 9, 17:28 UTC · Variety
- DC Studios Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran Stepping Down with Marvel Alum Jeremy Latcham to Take Overr/boxoffice · 1,122 upvotes · 1,302 comments · Nov 9, 17:15 UTC · hollywoodreporter.com
- Kevin Feige, it's time to bring James Gunn back into the fold methinks.r/marvelstudios · 1,382 upvotes · 521 comments · Nov 9, 17:31 UTC · i.redd.it
- James Gunn releases statement after stepping down as co-CEO of DC Studios, will write an additional DC film after 'Man of Tomorrow.'r/boxoffice · 918 upvotes · 718 comments · Nov 9, 18:03 UTC · reddit.com
- James Gunn Speaks Out After Stepping Down at DC, Says It Had ‘Highest of Highs’ but ‘Has Been Trying’: ‘I Dislike the At-Times Corporate Nature of the Job’r/entertainment · 406 upvotes · 88 comments · Nov 9, 18:22 UTC · Variety
- DC Studios Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran Stepping Down with Marvel Alum Jeremy Latcham to Take Overr/entertainment · 259 upvotes · 160 comments · Nov 9, 17:15 UTC · hollywoodreporter.com
- If this is happening, do we see James Gunn returning to Marvel?r/marvelstudios · 114 upvotes · 139 comments · Nov 9, 17:35 UTC · i.redd.it
- James Gunn was an idiot for delaying Batman and now he’s outr/movies · 1 upvotes · 125 comments · Nov 9, 18:07 UTC
- DC's James Gunn, Peter Safran Out As Co-Chairmen, Marvel Vet Jeremy Latcham To Lead Comic Book Studior/movies · 104 upvotes · 70 comments · Nov 9, 18:13 UTC · tvnewscheck.com
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/movies: “DC Studios Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran Stepping Down with Marvel Alum Jeremy Latcham to Take Over”
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/movies (3,268 upvotes, 1,825 comments by our last count).
- The story reaches r/boxoffice: “DC Studios Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran Stepping Down with Marvel Alum Jeremy Latcham to Take Over”
- The story reaches r/entertainment: “DC Studios Shocker: James Gunn, Peter Safran Stepping Down with Marvel Alum Jeremy Latcham to Take Over”
- First link to Variety shared, in r/television.
- The story reaches r/marvelstudios: “Kevin Feige, it's time to bring James Gunn back into the fold methinks.”
- Latest thread in our sample, in r/entertainment.
How this page is made
SubMouse watches dozens of large, safe-for-work subreddits and Google's trending searches. When several communities start talking about the same event at the same time, we group those threads into one story and publish this page, then refresh it while the story keeps rising. The counts are ours; everything said about the event itself is quoted and credited to the post or outlet it comes from. Claims in Reddit posts are unverified unless an outlet confirms them. Upvote and comment counts come from Reddit's public data via the Arctic Shift archive and can lag. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Not affiliated with Reddit.