Superman Star Shows Support For Jeremy Latcham But Hopes He "Finds James Gunn's Vision As Valuable As Us"

In a social media post that has gained quite a bit of attention, Superman actress Neva Howell (Ma Kent) has shown support for new DC Studios CEO Jeremy Latcham in the wake of James Gunn and Peter Safran being ousted by Skydance boss David Ellison.

Responding to a resurfaced clip from an OKPOP interview in which Latcham -- who has previously worked on several MCU movies --  outlined his approach to superhero cinema (not necessarily the DCU, though we doubt his philosophy will have changed very much), Howell said she believes the "shift may not artistically be a bad thing because it may open space to explore different facets of good vs. bad. Gray really makes black and white interesting."

It sounds like Howell is interested to see what Latcham will bring to the table, but, like many others, she hopes he won't completely jettison the ideas and characters Gunn has already established.

"If he does put his support behind Superman 3, it sounds like we can expect 100% support for the vision of James Gunn and that's a lot better than having someone come in who wants to insert their own vision instead of championing the vision of the filmmaker."

Superman 3? We're not even sure Latcham and Skydance's David Ellison have full confidence in Man of Tomorrow.

At any rate, this is probably wishful thinking on Howell's part. According to several trade reports (some of which do read more like hit pieces, to be fair), Ellison intends to "dismantle" and rebuild the DCU, which would obviously suggest that a full reboot is on the cards.

Have a read through Howell's full post below.

"...Once I find a film maker, be that director or writer, my job then becomes to believe in their ideas, champion their ideas, and bring their ideas to fruition..." I am encouraged by this from #JeremyLatcham because #Superman is definitely the type of movie his Granny would like (This Ma certainly does believe in uplifting and true-hearted heroes with redeeming qualities such as Superman). I don't get the impression he would nix villians or even profanity if either one contributes realism to the overall story but there may be less of a focus on over the top evil and cursing every other word (and no, I am not speaking about any specific filmmaker when I say that, not James or anyone else. It's a general trend, the more outrageous the better.) That shift may not artistically be a bad thing because it may open space to explore different facets of good vs bad. Gray really makes black and white interesting. So the question remains whether he will "find" James Gunn and his vision as valuable as all of us. If he does put his support behind Superman 3, it sounds like we can expect 100% support for the vision of #JamesGunn and that's a lot better than having someone come in who wants to insert their own vision instead of championing the vision of the filmmaker.

— Neva Howell, Official (@NevaHowell1000) November 11, 2026

MOT will focus on the Man of Steel (David Corenswet) and Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) putting their differences aside and joining forces to defend the planet against Brainiac (Lars Eidinger).

Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane), Skyler Gisondo (Jimmy Olsen), Sara Sampaio (Eve Teschmacher), Isabela Merced (Hawkgirl), and Maria Gabriella de Faria (The Engineer) have all been confirmed to return.

Adria Arjona confirmed that she filmed her scenes when the movie was "wrapping up" during a recent interview, which may support the rumor that her character - be it Wonder Woman or Maxima - will only have a minor role to set up her next DCU appearance.

Man of Tomorrow is currently scheduled to hit theaters on July 9, 2027.