Skydance appoints Jeremy Latcham to lead DC Studios from December 1
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Skydance announced the appointment of Jeremy Latcham as president and creative director of DC Studios, with him set to take up the role on December 1, 2026. Latcham will lead the studio’s film, television and animation slate, overseeing creative direction, production, talent and strategy. He will succeed James Gunn and Peter Safran, who will leave their leadership roles after four years. The company said they would return full time to their creative work. The change puts Latcham at the head of DC’s story portfolio as leadership shifts while several projects remain underway.
Latcham will report to Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, according to a Skydance statement. He comes to the role with executive experience at Marvel; the Associated Press said he was among the executives involved in the first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Iron Man and The Avengers. He also worked with Gunn and Safran on Guardians of the Galaxy. That experience gives the incoming president a prior professional connection with the departing leaders, in a transition that coincides with their projects continuing through production. The company did not specify a change in the studio’s creative direction, saying only that Latcham would lead the next chapter of DC stories.
David Ellison said Gunn and Safran “launched a new era for DC Studios and led it through a period of real transformation, resetting the foundation and building a slate we are incredibly proud of.” During their tenure, Superman grossed more than 618 million dollars at the global box office, according to Skydance. Box Office Mojo data shows total revenue of 618,723,803 dollars, including 354,223,803 dollars domestically and 264,500,000 dollars internationally. The film opened domestically with 125,021,735 dollars over the July 11–13, 2025 weekend. Its cumulative domestic revenue then reached 236,233,556 dollars over the July 18–20 weekend, after weekly revenue of 58,450,094 dollars and a 53.2% decline from its opening weekend.
Gunn and Safran will remain involved with DC projects after their leadership roles end. Skydance said Clayface had grossed more than 109 million dollars worldwide as of November 9, 2026, the day the appointment announcement was issued. Their transition is tied to a broader change in the studio’s ownership; the Associated Press reported that Skydance’s merger with Paramount Pictures was completed as Clayface was released. The agency noted that the first film Gunn and Safran led in their roles, Superman, reached theaters the year before they announced their departure. Gunn and Safran said they were “excited to get back to what drew us to this job in the first place, which is telling stories we love.”
Among the prominent projects still in the pipeline is Man of Tomorrow, written and directed by Gunn and produced with Safran. Skydance said the film is in post-production and is set for a theatrical release on July 9, 2027. The agency added that long-term projects already in production mean Gunn and Safran’s influence will remain at the studio after leadership changes on December 1. That also includes The Batman Part II, starring Robert Pattinson, which is in production and is being produced by Gunn and Safran. Latcham will therefore take over a slate that includes films whose production began before his tenure starts.
The television slate includes HBO Max’s eight-episode series The People v. Gorilla Grodd, which has completed filming and is expected to premiere in 2027. Gunn and Safran are executive producers on the series. Man of Tomorrow, meanwhile, extends the story of Clark and Lex; Gunn and Safran said they were looking forward to working on its next chapter. December 1 remains the date when administrative responsibility passes to Latcham, while projects launched or put into production under the previous leadership continue. The announced projects show the change beginning at the top of the studio while Gunn and Safran remain involved in producing several upcoming titles.