Jon Watts gets honest about directing superhero genre
Jon Watts has directed all three Spider-Man movies starring Tom Holland in the Marvel franchise. However, he opted out of helming The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which Matt Shakman directed.
Now, in an interview with Variety, he says he is open to directing the superhero genre again. “I’m open to anything and everything. I’m not limiting myself in that way. I’m most attracted to original ideas.”
The filmmaker continues, “That’s sort of like the North Star for me — big, original ideas. But there are so many great things already out there that I think you can find a way to make it your own and to make it feel original.”
But for the fourth spidey instalment, Jon wasn’t attached. Instead, Destin Daniel Cretton is set to helm it.
When asked if he talked to him about the project, he shares, We talked a little bit at the very, very beginning, but I’m very close to that franchise, so I just had to step back and let everyone do their job.”
“It’s going to be genuinely weird for me going to see that movie for the first time. It’s going to be a really interesting feeling. It’s a passing of the torch and I’m curious to see where it goes,” the director added.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day opens in theatres on July 31, 2026.
