Good news for 'Spider-Man 4', Destin Daniel Cretton is in talks to direct

Times of discover News: The producer of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is in talks to direct Spider-Man 4. The move puts an end to speculations about who will take over Webb for one of Hollywood's biggest franchises.

Cretton will be among the newcomers in this version of Spider-Man, which stars Tom Holland in the lead role and is a co-production between two different studios, Sony and Disney-owned Marvel Studios. And this will make him the fourth director to direct a solo Spidey feature film.

Jon Watts has directed Holland's last three films, while Marc Webb helmed the two Amazing Spider-Man films directed by Andrew Garfield. Sam Raimi directed the trilogy starring Tobey Maguire.

Holland's Spider-Man films have become a $1 billion franchise, with Spider-Man: No Way Home drawing pandemic-weary audiences out of their homes and grossing nearly $2 billion after its December 2021 release. The film also stars Maguire and Garfield.

Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers are back at work on the script, while Marvel chief Kevin Feige and former Sony boss Amy Pascal are producing.

Sources say Spider-Man 4 is moving full speed ahead, not crawling, and shooting early next year.

It's unclear what the story will entail, since by the end of No Way Home the world has forgotten that teenage Peter Parker is the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. That memory towel includes those closest to him, including MJ (Zendaya), who also don't know who Peter is.

In June 2023, Holland told The Hollywood Reporter that he and the producers had had several recent meetings about a potential fourth installment. "The first few meetings were, 'Why would we do this again?'" Holland said. And I think we've found the reason."

Cretton is popular among Marvels. iShang-Chi is considered a highlight of the films following Avengers: Endgame, and he was also supposed to direct the mega-budget Avengers: The Kong Dynasty, but he left it last November due to changes in the project and Jonathan's production schedule. He went with the events that result from the attack on the Majors demanding action. Marvel always wanted to find something else for him.

Landing the Spider-Man program also gives credibility to his work on Wonder Man, the Disney+ Marvel television series starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in the lead role, which is in post-production.