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Marvel's Spider-Man Trilogy Director Prepares to Watch Successor's Work
12 Nov
Summary
- Jon Watts, director of the Spider-Man trilogy, will not helm the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- Destin Daniel Cretton, director of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, has taken over the directing duties
- Watts plans to watch Brand New Day for the first time, like the rest of the audience, rather than providing input
In November 2025, it was announced that Jon Watts, the director who shepherded the Spider-Man trilogy through the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will not be directing the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Instead, Destin Daniel Cretton, the director of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, has inherited the helming reins for the new Spider-Man movie.
While Watts could have easily shared his thoughts on how the character should be handled, he has decided to take a step back and experience Brand New Day as a regular viewer. Watts plans to either carve out time to see the film in theaters or wait to view it at home, but either way, this will be the first time in a long time that he gets to be surprised by a live-action Spider-Man movie.
Details about the plot of Spider-Man: Brand New Day are still being kept under wraps, but the film is expected to see Peter Parker clashing with villains like Scorpion and Tombstone, as well as crossing paths with MCU mainstays like the Punisher and Hulk. Fans will have to wait until the film's release on July 31, 2026, to see how Cretton's take on the character differs from Watts' acclaimed trilogy.
