Joe and Anthony Russo may have introduced Tom Holland’s Peter Parker to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Captain America: Civil War and put him through the wringer in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, but it was Jon Watts who shepherded the character through this franchise’s Spidey trilogy. However, the director decided to sit out the upcoming Marvel movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Destin Daniel Cretton inherited the helming reins. Now Watts has shared how he expects to feel when he sits down to watch Brand New Day for the first time.
Watts, who most recently produced the 2025 movie release Final Destination: Bloodlines, was asked by Variety if he’s talked with Cretton about his directorial duties on Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is slotted on the 2026 movies schedule. He answered:
