Skydance has named producer Jeremy Latcham to lead DC Studios, overseeing its film, television and animation slate as DC Studios co-chairmen and CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran leave management roles.
Skydance Motion Picture Group announced the appointment Nov. 9, naming Latcham president and chief creative officer. His brief covers DC’s film, television and animation slate. He will guide the creative pipeline across those formats and oversee production, talent and strategy. Latcham will report to Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, co-chairs of Skydance Motion Picture Group.
The leadership change follows Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, completed Oct. 6. An SEC filing says Warner Bros. Discovery became a wholly owned Skydance subsidiary. The appointment announcement gives no reason for the change and does not connect it to the acquisition.
The Jerusalem Post reported that Gunn and Safran were fired. Skydance’s announcement says their four-year leadership tenure is ending as they turn back to full-time creative work; it does not describe the change as a dismissal.
Latcham joined Marvel Studios in 2004, according to Skydance’s biography. The company credits him as an executive producer on The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Skydance says Gunn wrote and directed Man of Tomorrow, which he and Safran are producing. The film is in post-production and is scheduled for a theatrical release July 9, 2027. Latcham’s appointment is scheduled to take effect Dec. 1.