Jeremy Latcham, the new head of DC Studios, has announced his withdrawal from the live-action Naruto film project to concentrate on DC affairs. This news is not a new film production announcement, but rather part of the changes in his resume and position.
Latcham began his career as a co-producer on 2008's Iron Man, then served as co-producer for Iron Man 2 before joining Marvel Studios' executive production team. He also helped drive forward The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and supported Guardians of the Galaxy, which featured characters with relatively limited recognition at the time.
James Gunn recalled at the 2014 premiere event that Latcham and others had introduced and pitched the Guardians of the Galaxy project to him. The collaboration between Sony and Marvel Studios, which brought Tom Holland's Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and jointly launched the Spider-Man: Homecoming series, is also listed as a key item in Latcham's resume.
Entering the 2020s, Latcham was involved in bringing Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves to the big screen and once devoted himself to a live-action Naruto film. As he shifted his focus to DC matters, there are currently no confirmed specific production plans from DC.