Jeremy Latcham has spent much of his career helping bring some of Hollywood’s biggest superhero films to the screen. Now, the veteran producer is stepping into a major leadership role at DC Studios, which makes his appointment particularly interesting given his long association with Marvel. But there’s another side to Latcham that has also attracted attention: his openly expressed views on how his Christian faith influences the stories he wants to tell.
Skydance announced that Latcham will take over the top executive position at DC Studios, succeeding James Gunn and Peter Safran. The two will step away from their executive responsibilities but remain involved with the studio’s upcoming films. Latcham, meanwhile, brings years of experience working on major franchises, along with a producing career that has taken him well beyond superhero movies.
Who Is Jeremy Latcham?
Latcham might not be a familiar name to most moviegoers, but he’s been involved in some of the films that helped turn the Marvel Cinematic Universe into what it is today. He worked closely with Kevin Feige during Marvel’s early years, taking on responsibilities across development and production before eventually moving into independent producing.
According to Skydance’s announcement, Latcham joined Marvel Studios in 2004 and gradually worked his way up to Senior Vice President of Production and Development. His early credits include associate producer on Iron Man and co-producer on Iron Man 2. He later served as an executive producer on several major MCU releases, including The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
He left Marvel in 2017 to start his own production company, Latcham Pictures. The company went on to secure first-look deals with 20th Century Fox, Hasbro and Wonder Project. His work outside the superhero genre includes Bad Times at the El Royale and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. He is also attached to several projects currently in development, including a sequel to Dungeons & Dragons, an Action Man movie and the live-action Naruto adaptation directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. Latcham is scheduled to officially begin his new role at DC Studios on December 1, 2026.
Jeremy Latcham’s Perspective on Faith and Superhero Storytelling
Latcham’s Christian faith and the role it plays in his work came up during an appearance on the Bible Bros podcast, hosted by Billy Hallowell and Dalton Harper. An episode released on June 24 focused on his interest in redemption stories, his experience working on Marvel films and his desire to reach audiences who don’t always feel represented by mainstream Hollywood movies, particularly those looking for faith- and family-oriented entertainment.
As highlighted by World of Reel, Latcham spoke about a simple question he would sometimes ask himself while working on Marvel projects:
“I don’t know if my grandmother would like that, you know?”
It was a personal way of looking at a film that could otherwise get lost in the scale of a big Hollywood production. Rather than thinking only about comic book fans or what might appeal to a global audience, he would consider whether the story could connect with someone like his grandmother, who wasn’t part of the entertainment industry or necessarily familiar with superhero culture.
He explained how that way of thinking helped him recognise when a film had reached people beyond its expected audience:
“That was the moment I knew we had made something that resonated across the entire world—that my grandmother in Perkins, Oklahoma, a town of 5,000 people, could feel the story of redemption that swept the globe, and that heroes could elevate us all.”
Latcham also discussed how his faith influenced the decision to move his family from Los Angeles to Texas. He spoke about the importance of faith-based audiences supporting films in theatres, rather than expecting that kind of cinema to survive without their backing. The podcast also brought up The Breadwinner, the comedy starring Nate Bargatze, as a way to discuss fatherhood and identity. These are themes that seem to matter to Latcham both personally and in the kind of films he wants to help bring to audiences.
What Lies Ahead for James Gunn and Peter Safran at DC Studios?
Although James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down from their co-CEO positions, they aren’t leaving DC Studios altogether. Both will continue to have creative roles within the franchise, with the change allowing them to spend more time on filmmaking and producing rather than running the studio’s day-to-day operations. In its announcement, Skydance presented the appointment as a way to bring Latcham’s experience into the leadership team while giving Gunn and Safran more room to focus on their creative work.
Their next major project is Man of Tomorrow, which Gunn has written and directed, with Safran also serving as a producer. The film is currently in post-production and is scheduled to arrive in theatres on July 9, 2027. Latcham will take charge of the studio as DC moves into this next phase, bringing with him a very different background from the people who have been running it so far.
