Entertainment One has signed a first-look agreement with Marvel Studios alum Jeremy Latcham, who will take Dungeons & Dragons on as his first project under the new deal.
Deadline reports that Latcham, who formerly served as SVP of Production and Development at Marvel, is on board to produce the Paramount-set Dungeons & Dragons movie following the recent eOne acquisition by Hasbro.
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Latcham was the associate producer on Iron Man and the co-producer on its sequel Iron Man 2. He also executive produced Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy during his 13-year tenure at Marvel Studios. He then went on to produce Bad Times at the El Royale in his post-Marvel career.
“Jeremy is a massively talented producer with a track record of creating true-to-brand films with size and scope that resonate with audiences and excel on a global scale. In our exciting new era with Hasbro, we’re thrilled to begin this new partnership and look forward to sharing the amazing projects that are to come,” Nick Meyer, eOne’s president of film, said in a statement on Wednesday.
“Nick and the entire eOne team have welcomed me into the fold with open arms,” Latcham added. “Hasbro’s incredibly rich library of beloved brands in addition to the opportunity to develop original material makes for a very exciting next step for me as a creative producer. My passion for telling stories steeped in heart, humor and spectacle aligns with D&D’s decades of immersive, adventure-driven storytelling, and I am beyond excited to help John and Jonathan, eOne, Paramount, and Wizards of the Coast bring this rich world to filmgoing audiences.”
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Spider-Man: Homecoming writers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley are attached to write and direct the film adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons, which is managed by Wizards of the Coast, a Hasbro subsidiary that also manages Magic: The Gathering.
In April, Paramount pushed back the release of Dungeons & Dragons from November 19, 2021, to May 27, 2022, amongst a number of other shifts, shake-ups, and delays in the industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
Source: IGN.com Dungeons & Dragons Movie Enlists Former Marvel Exec as Producer