The incoming head of DC Studios is a filmmaker who has said his Christian faith shapes the kinds of movies he wants to make, including stories of redemption that have heart.
Jeremy Latcham, a former Marvel Studios executive who helped bring “Iron Man,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” to the big screen, will take over as president and chief creative officer of DC Studios on Dec. 1, Skydance announced Monday. He succeeds James Gunn and Peter Safran, who are stepping down to return to creative work full time, Skydance said.
Latcham also produced “The Breadwinner,” a family comedy starring Nate Bargatze as a dad suddenly left in charge of the household.
“DC’s pantheon of characters is among the most iconic in American popular culture,” Latcham said in a statement. “I’ve had the privilege to help bring some of the most celebrated superhero stories to life on the big screen, and I’m excited and honored for the opportunity to now lead DC Studios into its next era.
“The chance to steward the incredible cast of DC characters to the screen in a way that excites lifelong fans while introducing their timeless stories to the next generation is a massive responsibility that I do not take lightly.”
Latcham’s past comments about the types of movies he wants to produce have sparked discussion about what his approach could mean for a studio that has embraced edgy, darker material. This fall, DC released the R-rated horror film “Clayface.”
Latcham told CBN this summer that he grew up in a Nazarene church and fell in love with movies as a child while watching “Top Gun.” He drifted from his faith but says becoming a father helped bring him back to it.
“I found my way back to faith … once I had a kid, and my wife and I were kind of looking at the world, going, ‘How did we get out of going to church?’”
Latcham said his grandmother’s tastes served as a guide as he helped develop Marvel’s early films.
“When we were making the first Marvel movies, I’d always be like, ‘I don’t know if my grandma would like that’ —and that became like a guiding light as we were developing the movies. I just had this sense of like, ‘Well, I don’t know if my grandma would like that’ —and that became the stand-in for like, ‘Is this going to work for regular people that are outside of the bubble of Hollywood?’ What does this say for a regular family?”
Jokes sometimes were cut from scripts because, he said, his grandparents wouldn’t approve of them.
“And that was kind of a guiding light for how we made stuff in those early days of Marvel was wanted to connect and feel redemptive and feel hopeful and feel like it had something to say that was meaningful.”
In a June interview on The Bible Bros Podcast, Latcham said he wants to make films filled with hope.
“I’m trying to build movies that are all redemptive,” he said, “that all have heart.”
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Michael Foust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, the Leaf-Chronicle, the Toronto Star and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
Listen to Michael’s Podcast! He is the host of Crosswalk Talk, a podcast where he talks with Christian movie stars, musicians, directors, and more. Hear how famous Christian figures keep their faith a priority in Hollywood and discover the best Christian movies, books, television, and other entertainment. You can find Crosswalk Talk on LifeAudio.com, or subscribe on Apple or Spotify so you never miss an interview that will be sure to encourage your faith.
Originally published November 11, 2026.
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