Skyler Gisondo is speaking out about the major leadership change rocking DC Studios. Earlier this week, it was announced that co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran will step down from their roles after four years, with the transition taking effect Dec. 1.
Gisondo joined the DC universe last year in Gunn's Superman, which starred David Corenswet in the title role. Gisondo played Jimmy Olsen, the photographer for the Daily Planet.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday night at the premiere of his upcoming film Focker-in-Law, Gisondo reflected on the news. "It's really sad to see them go," he said. "They really changed all of our lives. I'm just immensely grateful for the opportunity that they've given me."
"They just do everything the right way. It's a joy to work with them," he continued. "I have so much love for them both, and I hope I get to keep working with them in some capacity."
The actor already has multiple DC projects on the way. He is set to appear in the Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow, also directed by Gunn, which is slated to hit theaters July 9. He will also return as Jimmy Olsen in The People v. Gorilla Grodd, an eight-episode mockumentary series for HBO Max focused on the Daily Planet staffer.
According to the show's logline, the series follows Jimmy as he directs and stars in a true-crime program investigating "whether Gorilla Grodd was wrongly convicted in one of Metropolis' most famous murder trials." Jimmy Tatro stars as Gorilla Grodd, the superintelligent ape and Superman nemesis.
Both projects are currently in post-production, arriving amid the leadership upheaval at DC Studios and Skydance's takeover of Warner Bros. Gunn was also writing a third Superman movie before the leadership change.
Following Gunn and Safran's exit, former Marvel executive Jeremy Latcham is set to step in as DC Studios' president and chief creative officer.
"I think there's a lot I still don't know," Gisondo admitted, adding of the departing duo, "I hope we get to keep making movies together." Asked whether he had spoken with Gunn and Safran since the announcement, he said he had not: "I haven't had a chance to connect with them directly."
