Jon Who? That’s a fair assessment of the general reaction to the news that Marvel was entrusting its latest Spider-Man reboot to a director with only two low-budget features under his belt.
With Eli Roth-backed horror Clown and Kevin Bacon-starring indie thriller Cop Car as his only track record, 34-year-old Jon Watts has snagged the prestigious gig helming the web-slinger’s full movie entry (upcoming cameo in Captain America: Civil War aside) into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Watts joins the recent list of relatively inexperienced young male directors (Colin Trevorrow on Jurassic World, Josh Trank on Fantastic Four and even his predecessor Mark Webb on The Amazing Spider-Man movies) given the keys the some pretty high-spec movie properties. Here’s what he had to say about getting that gig, and his plans for a new Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who this time out is back in High School…
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With Eli Roth-backed horror Clown and Kevin Bacon-starring indie thriller Cop Car as his only track record, 34-year-old Jon Watts has snagged the prestigious gig helming the web-slinger’s full movie entry (upcoming cameo in Captain America: Civil War aside) into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Watts joins the recent list of relatively inexperienced young male directors (Colin Trevorrow on Jurassic World, Josh Trank on Fantastic Four and even his predecessor Mark Webb on The Amazing Spider-Man movies) given the keys the some pretty high-spec movie properties. Here’s what he had to say about getting that gig, and his plans for a new Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who this time out is back in High School…
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