Spider-Man: Brand New Day bosses knew Destin Daniel Cretton was a perfect fit for the new movie's "emotion and heart".
Producers have been impressed after going in a different direction for the fourth live action Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker and his web-slinging alter ego, when Jon Watts - who helmed Homecoming, Far From Home and No Way Home before stepping back - was replaced by Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings director.