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John Latenser V

  • Location Management
  • Producer
  • Production Manager
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John Latenser V
John Latenser is a producer and seasoned location manager who has spent his career working on many award-winning motion pictures, television series and documentaries. A longtime collaborator of directors Alexander Payne and Jason Reitman, Latenser has served as location manager on five Payne films and five Reitman films. Over his career, he has also worked with directors such as Ryan Coogler, Kathryn Bigelow, Ed Zwick, Doug Liman, Terrence Malick, Errol Morris, Michael Bay, Robert De Niro, Todd Haynes, Nicolas Stoller, Miquel Arteta, Jon Turteltaub, Thomas Schlamme, Marcos Siega, Alex Graves, Chris Misiano and several others.

Latenser is a member of the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) and manages location-based films nationwide. A true location manager to the core, he enjoys working with directors, who strive to film on location. Latenser has filmed in 33 U.S. states. He is a dual citizen with Ireland, enabling him to work in any E.U. country as well as the U.K.

A former television producer, Latenser resided in the Washington, DC area, before relocating to Atlanta in 2015. He is married to television producer and showrunner Alissa Collins and splits his time between Atlanta and the New York City area.
BornAugust 13
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Bruce Dern in Nebraska (2013)
    Nebraska
    7.7
    • Location Management
    • 2013
    George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)
    Up in the Air
    7.4
    • Location Management
    • 2009
    The Fog of War (2003)
    The Fog of War
    8.0
    • Location Management
    • 2003
    Tom Cruise, Sarah Wright, and Alejandro Edda in American Made (2017)
    American Made
    7.1
    • Location Management
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Location Management



    • A House of Dynamite
      • location manager: Washington, DC
      • Completed
      • 2025



    • Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Iliana Norris, Vienna Norris, Zoe Colletti, and Van Crosby in The Family Plan (2023)
      The Family Plan
      6.3
      • supervising location manager
      • 2023
    • Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino, and Danielle Brooks in The Color Purple (2023)
      The Color Purple
      6.8
      • supervising location manager
      • 2023
    • Andy Garcia, Gloria Estefan, Diego Boneta, James J. Zito III, and Adria Arjona in Father of the Bride (2022)
      Father of the Bride
      5.9
      • supervising location manager
      • 2022
    • Joey King and Kyle Allen in The In Between (2022)
      The In Between
      5.9
      • supervising location manager
      • 2022
    • Brockmire (2017)
      Brockmire
      8.0
      TV Series
      • supervising location manager
      • 2020
    • Salma Hayek, Rose Byrne, and Tiffany Haddish in Like a Boss (2020)
      Like a Boss
      4.7
      • location manager
      • 2020
    • Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Saniyya Sidney in The Passage (2019)
      The Passage
      7.2
      TV Series
      • location manager (as John Latenser)
      • 2019
    • The Front Runner (2018)
      The Front Runner
      6.1
      • supervising location manager
      • 2018
    • Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
      Rampage
      6.1
      • location manager (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Andy Serkis, Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Daniel Kaluuya, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther (2018)
      Black Panther
      7.3
      • location manager (uncredited)
      • 2018
    • Step Sisters (2018)
      Step Sisters
      5.5
      • location manager
      • 2018
    • Miles Teller in Thank You for Your Service (2017)
      Thank You for Your Service
      6.6
      • location manager (as John Latenser)
      • 2017
    • Tom Cruise, Sarah Wright, and Alejandro Edda in American Made (2017)
      American Made
      7.1
      • location manager
      • 2017
    • Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2016)
      Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
      6.5
      • location manager: Washington D.C.
      • 2016
    • Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Beanie Feldstein, and Kiersey Clemons in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
      Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
      5.7
      • location manager
      • 2016

    Producer



    • Dennis Quaid, Queen Latifah, Madalen Mills, Schicka, and Christian Convery in The Tiger Rising (2022)
      The Tiger Rising
      4.8
      • associate producer
      • 2022
    • The American Red Cross Celebrates Real-Life Miracles
      TV Movie
      • field producer
      • 1998
    • Don LaFontaine and John Walsh in America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (1988)
      America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back
      7.2
      TV Series
      • line producer
      • 1988–2021
    • Robert Stack in Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
      Unsolved Mysteries
      8.3
      TV Series
      • field producer
      • 1987–2010

    Production Manager



    • A House of Dynamite
      • production supervisor: Trenton
      • Completed
      • 2025



    • Dennis Quaid, Queen Latifah, Madalen Mills, Schicka, and Christian Convery in The Tiger Rising (2022)
      The Tiger Rising
      4.8
      • production manager
      • 2022
    • Rose Byrne, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Beanie Feldstein, and Kiersey Clemons in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
      Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
      5.7
      • production supervisor: los angeles
      • 2016

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    • Alternative name
      • John Latenser
    • Born
      • August 13
      • Omaha, Nebraska, USA
    • Spouse
      • Alissa Collins2007 - present
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