It looks like Marvel has finally found a familiar face to direct Spider-Man 4 – Shang-Chi’s Destin Daniel Cretton.
There’s been talk of a potential Spider-Man 4 for a long time, including the current incarnation of Tom Holland himself, but so far there hasn’t been much confirmed news. That appears to be changing, though, as The Hollywood Reporter reported yesterday that Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton is currently in talks to direct Spider-Man 4 . % sure, though this is the closest Marvel seems to have come to signing a director – it was reported earlier this year that Fast and Furious director Justin Lin was eying the deal, but that doesn’t appear to have panned out yet.
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Of course, Creighton’s involvement does leave one big question: Will he have time? The director was originally going to make “Shang-Chi 2” and a live-action “Naruto” that was originally scheduled to be released before the Marvel sequel – he also directed “Kang Dynasty” before Marvel turned to “The Doctor” .
According to Variety, “Spider-Man 4” is currently Marvel Studios’ top priority, so to be honest, if Kevin Feige gets his wish, both “Shang-Chi 2” and the live-action version of “Naruto” seem to have to wait longer. time.
Given that Holland is Spider-Man, it has always been clear that he would be involved in Spider-Man 4, but according to Deadline, he and Zendaya are also currently in talks with executives and producers, and a new deal may be in the works soon. On the way for them soon.
Spider-Man 4 was clearly a blockbuster for both Marvel Studios and Sony, with the third film, No Way Home, grossing nearly $2 billion (which, by the way, is the most ever The seventh highest-grossing film). The fourth movie probably won’t do as well, but considering how rough the MCU has been these past few years, Marvel needs to have a swing, not a miss.
