Tom Holland’sSpider-Man 4has found its director.Holland’s Spider-Man trilogyhas given theMarvel Cinematic Universesome of the franchise’s best movies. Peter Parker’s solo adventures in the MCU were all directed by Jon Watts. However, the director chose to leave the MCU after 2021’sSpider-Man: No Way Home. After a long period with few updates on the project’s status, Watts’ vacant role has finally been occupied, and an MCU veteran is the one to do it.
According toThe Hollywood Reporter,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsdirector Destin Daniel Cretton will helmSpider-Man 4. MCU Spider-Man franchise writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers return for the new film.THRalso reports that the plan is forSpider-Man 4to start filming in early 2025. At the moment, no details regarding thestory of Holland’sSpider-Man 4have been revealed, though with filming set to start early next year, more information should come out in the final months of 2024.
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Before the latest report, multiple creatives had been rumored to helm Holland’sSpider-Man 4, with Tobey Maguire Spidey trilogy director Sam Raimi andMs. Marveldirecting duo Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah among the names said to have been under consideration. Now, the job falls to Cretton. The MCU veteran has one released project in the shared universe so far, which isShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The movie featured the kind of kinetic and acrobatic fight sequences that would mesh perfectly with a hero like Spider-Man.
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Cretton is shaping up to be one of the most important names in the MCU moving forward. The director is expected to return to helmSimu Liu’sShang-Chi 2, with Cretton also being one of the co-creators of Disney+‘sWonder Man, an upcoming MCU series that stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Simon Williams, an actor turned superhero.Cretton was initially set to directAvengers: The Kang Dynastybefore Marvel changed its plans for the film. He left months before the Russo Brothers were announced to return with Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom in the now-calledAvengers: Doomsday.
While Cretton will no longer be behind Marvel Studios’ next Avengers movie, the director being chosen for the anticipatedSpider-Man 4shows that MCU boss Kevin Feige continues to have faith in his talents.Spider-Man: No Way Homeleft Holland’s Peter Parker in a dark place, and the sequel could choose to follow that path or double down on the multiverse and bring back Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Men. Cretton’s talents make him perfect for either choice, being able to makeSpider-Man 4’s possible hard-hitting emotional drama or fantastical multiverse adventure plot work out based on his past films.
Spider-Man 4
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Spider-Man 4 is the first sequel to the MCU’s Spider-Man trilogy starring Tom Holland as the titular wall-crawler. After wiping his identity for the public’s memory in Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker continues his crime-fighting adventures without the aid of Iron Man technology or the support of his former allies.
