Jeremy Latcham, one of Marvel Studios’ earliest employees and a longtime right hand to Kevin Feige, is taking over DC Studios. Skydance named him president and chief creative officer of the label on Monday, effective December 1, as James Gunn and Peter Safran step down after four years running it.
That means the studio built to compete with Marvel will be run by someone Marvel trained. Gunn directed all three Guardians of the Galaxy films for Marvel, and Latcham was an executive producer on the first one. Now Latcham will lead DC’s film, television and animation slate, overseeing the creative pipeline along with production, talent and strategy.
Thirteen Years At Marvel Studios
A Northwestern University graduate, Latcham joined Marvel Studios in 2004, four years before Iron Man launched the MCU. He rose to senior vice president of production and development and worked alongside Feige through the franchise’s first phases.
He was an associate producer on Iron Man, a co-producer on Iron Man 2, and an executive producer on The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Spider-Man: Homecoming. Homecoming was his last Marvel film before he left in 2017 to start his own company, Latcham Pictures. Since then he has produced Bad Times at the El Royale for 20th Century Fox, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and The Breadwinner.
He Starts Weeks Before Avengers: Doomsday
Latcham’s first day at DC falls on December 1, a little more than two weeks before Marvel opens Avengers: Doomsday in theaters on December 18. DC’s next big swing is Gunn’s Superman sequel, Man of Tomorrow, which arrives July 9, 2027.
Gunn and Safran are not leaving DC behind entirely. They are expected to return to their creative work, with Gunn finishing post-production on Man of Tomorrow.
The move is one of the first major executive changes since Skydance took over Warner Bros., and it comes as a surprise. Skydance had announced in early October that Gunn and Safran would keep their posts under the new ownership. The reporting lines are changing too. Gunn and Safran answered directly to the parent company’s CEO, while Latcham will answer to Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, who run film for Skydance.
What Everyone Said
Latcham said he can’t wait “to work night and day” with filmmakers, comic book creators and artists across film, television and animation to build something ambitious for longtime DC fans and newcomers alike.
Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz said Gunn and Safran “launched a new era for DC Studios” and led it through a period of real transformation, adding that they are grateful for the pair’s passion and commitment to the brand.
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