Director Destin Daniel Cretton on Making Spider-Man Grow Up

The article is by Velvet Winter.

It is from ABC Arts.

The topic is movies.

It was published on Saturday, 1 August 2026, at 4:52 am.

The superhero movie business is not the same as it used to be.

After the success of Iron Man in 2008, it seemed like nothing could stop superhero movies from being successful.

In the 2010s, Marvel movies like Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther made a lot of money, with Avengers: Endgame being the second-highest-grossing movie of all time, making $2.799 billion at the box office.

DC movies like The Dark Knight Rises and Joker also did well, even though they were different from Marvel movies.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe changed the way movies were made in just five years, affecting other types of movies too.

But then the COVID pandemic happened, and even when movie theaters opened again, some superhero movies did not do as well as expected.

Only two superhero movies have made over $1 billion worldwide in the 2020s: Deadpool & Wolverine and Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Destin Daniel Cretton is directing the next Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and he has experience working with Marvel.

Cretton is also working on a sequel to Shang-Chi and has been nominated for an Emmy for his work on Wonder Man.

Cretton is excited for people to see Spider-Man: Brand New Day and is looking forward to seeing the audience's reaction.

He grew up on the island of Maui and did not have much exposure to pop culture, but he was introduced to Spider-Man through some comic books.

Cretton finds it interesting that Spider-Man was able to reach him on a small island in the middle of the ocean.

He loves working on small, independent movies, where he can take risks and be creative.

Cretton worked with a collaborative team of writers to make Spider-Man: Brand New Day, including Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.

The movie is a team effort, and Cretton is happy with how it turned out.

Cretton thinks that the movie will bring people together and provide a sense of connection.

He hopes that audiences will have a positive experience watching the movie.

Some quotes from the article have been edited for clarity and brevity.

The header image shows Tom Holland as Spider-Man with director Destin Daniel Cretton.

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