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Tulsa Native Jeremy Latcham Tapped to Lead DC Studios After Warner-Paramount Merger
Jeremy Latcham, a Tulsa Union High School graduate and former Marvel executive, has been named president and chief creative officer of DC Studios, replacing James Gunn and Peter Safran after the Warner Bros.-Paramount Skydance merger.
Tulsa native Jeremy Latcham has been named president and chief creative officer of DC Studios, taking the reins of the superhero film franchise from outgoing co-CEOs James Gunn and Peter Safran. The leadership change, announced Monday, follows the completion last month of the merger between DC's parent company Warner Bros. and Paramount Skydance.
Latcham, a graduate of Tulsa Union High School, brings extensive blockbuster experience from rival Marvel Studios, where he earned producer credits on the first two "Iron Man" films, the first two "Avengers" installments, "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Spider-Man: Homecoming." His broader producing portfolio includes "Bad Times at the El Royale," "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" and "The Breadwinner," and he is currently producing an upcoming live-action adaptation of "Naruto."
Gunn and Safran were hired in 2022 to reboot DC Studios after a string of box-office disappointments, including 2017's "Justice League." During their tenure, the studio released three films â last year's critically acclaimed "Superman," which Gunn directed; this summer's box-office disappointment "Supergirl"; and the recent R-rated body-horror film "Clayface" â along with several well-received HBO series including "The Penguin," "Creature Commandos," "Lanterns" and the second season of "Peacemaker." Gunn's "Superman" sequel, "Man of Tomorrow," is scheduled for release next July, though the fate of other projects planned under Gunn and Safran remains uncertain.
Latcham's appointment places a proud Oklahoman at the helm of one of Hollywood's most iconic franchises. In a 2023 interview with curators of Tulsa's future OKPOP Museum, he offered encouragement to aspiring creatives from his home state.
"If you have an aspiration to do something in pop culture â if you want to be a musician, you want to be a movie star, you want to be a writer, a director, you want to be a film producer, you want to write comic books, you want to be a sound engineer â whatever it is you want to do, you're not the first person from Oklahoma to want to do it," Latcham said. "And you could succeed. There's a whole world of people that have come before you that have gone into these endeavors and that have had success."
For Oklahomans, Latcham's rise to lead DC Studios is a notable point of pride â a local product now shaping the cinematic futures of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and other beloved characters on a global stage.