Spider-Man 4 May Be Directed by Shang-Chi‘s Destin Daniel Cretton

Spider-Man fans person been waiting for an update connected the rumored 4th Tom Holland movie—and portion this spot of quality contiguous isn’t really a confirmation of anything, astatine slightest it’s a nugget of hope. Deadline is reporting that Destin Daniel Cretton (Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) is the apical prime for Sony and Marvel to helm the adjacent movie starring the webslinger.

Cretton was erstwhile connected committee to nonstop different Marvel movie, the now-scrapped Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, but departed in November 2023. Marvel has, of course, since dramatically retooled its aboriginal Phase 5 Avengers plans, precocious announcing Avengers: Doomsday arsenic its tentpole 2026 release instead.

Doomsday and its 2027 follow-up volition beryllium directed by Marvel mainstays the Russo Brothers, but adjacent earlier this Spider-Man quality Cretton retained beardown ties to the studio; he’s attached to nonstop a Shang-Chi sequel and has the Wonder Man Disney+ bid  coming soon.

Cretton’s biggest non-Marvel quality of precocious came earlier this year, erstwhile we learned helium was stepping aboard the Naruto movie for Lionsgate. There’s nary connection connected however a Spider-Man movie mightiness interaction that project.

As for that Spider-Man installment, Deadline cites unnamed sources regarding Cretton’s imaginable hiring arsenic helmer, and notes “it is chartless if ceremonial negotiations person begun but insiders accidental helium is the apical prime to nonstop and is connected committee to instrumentality implicit the directing reigns for the highly-anticipated sequel.” Neither Sony nor Marvel had a remark for the trade; io9 besides reached retired to Sony and volition update this station if and erstwhile we perceive back.

Also not yet confirmed: the instrumentality of bid stars Tom Holland and Zendaya, though Deadline writes “both A-listers person been successful interaction with execs and producers astir the improvement of the movie and caller deals for some actors volition apt beryllium nether mode precise soon.”

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