Destin Daniel Cretton is the director!

[psylockolussus]

https://www.superherohype.com/movies/583503-spider-man-4-shang-chi-destin-daniel-cretton-direct

From Shang-Chi to the Avengers, and now Spider-Man!

Poor Shang-Chi 2... that movie can't catch its moment!

 

[Spider-Fan]

I like the director, but as noted elsewhere, I just cannot care about this if its another multiverse movie. I just cannot. You could hire Martin Scorsese or Christopher Nolan or Steven Speilberg, if this is another multiverse movie, then this is done for me at concept.

 

[Mike Murdock]

I'm not done with the multiverse, but I see no benefit of doing it with Peter Parker Spider-Man again. That being said, if this is post-Avengers, I'd imagine they're done with that storyline.

I liked Shang-Chi. I thought the tone would be fine for a Spider-Man movie. There's not much else I can really add.

 

[AndrewGilkison]

Isn't this rumored to be slated to take place between Doomsday and Secret Wars?

 

[psylockolussus]

Yes, July 2026, which isn't included in Disney's placeholder dates.

We still have no idea what movie will take the Feb 2026 date. If First Steps isn't moving, the next movie after it, should be filming by the end of this year.

 

[#root]

The man is willing to make any movie that’s not Shang-Chi 2 .

 

[AndrewGilkison]

The man is willing to make any movie that’s not Shang-Chi 2 .

I don't think that is his call.

 

[psylockolussus]

I don't think that is his call.

It isn't. But surely, if he really wanted to direct Shang-Chi 2 asap, he won't let other opportunities get in the way. The only good news is he's still under Disney's paycheck, compare to a director going to a different franchise. So maybe one day, if someone doesn't take over, he could direct the next Shang-Chi.

 

[Lily Adler]

The man is willing to make any movie that’s not Shang-Chi 2 .

Should that tell people something.

 

[#root]

Should that tell people something.

That the rumours of Simu Liu being an annoying little **** are true and Cretton just can’t stand to work with him again?

 

[Sawyer]

For as much as it’s up for debate how much of a stamp a filmmaker really puts on an MCU film, it’ll be interesting to see someone else’s take on this Spidey after Watts’s last three.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Gossip alert:

Rumor: Spider-Man Director Developing New MCU Show - Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News - SuperHeroHype

A new online rumor suggests that a Spider-Man director is now developing a brand-new Marvel Cinematic Universe television show.

www.superherohype.com

 

[psylockolussus]

They should just focus on the movies.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

A brief introduction to the major works (movie director and co-writer) of Destin Daniel Cretton.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) ⭐ 7.3 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

2h 12m | 12

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Shang-Chi [Simu Liu], the master of weaponry-based Kung Fu, is forced to confront his past after being drawn into the Ten Rings organization.

Just Mercy (2019) ⭐ 7.6 | Biography, Crime, Drama

2h 17m | 12

www.imdb.com

World-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson [Michael B. Jordan] works to free a wrongly condemned death row prisoner.

Schloss aus Glas (2017) ⭐ 7.1 | Biography, Drama

2h 7m | 12

www.imdb.com

A young girl [Jeanette, played by Brie Larson] comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.

Short Term 12 - Stille Helden (2013) ⭐ 7.9 | Drama

1h 36m | 12

www.imdb.com

A 20-something supervising staff member [Grace, played by Brie Larson] of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.

I Am Not a Hipster (2012) ⭐ 6.6 | Drama, Music

1h 30m | Not Rated

www.imdb.com

Based in San Diego's indie music and art scene, exploring what it means to be creative in the face of tragedy [with Dominic Bogart as Brook Hyde].

 

[psylockolussus]

I have only seen Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Not on IMDb yet.

SM:BND Cinematographer Brett Pawlak

https://admin.wp-a.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PAWLAK-Brett-DP.pdf

Brett Pawlak | Cinematographer, Camera and Electrical Department, Director

Known for: H+, Maggie, Plötzlich Familie

m.imdb.com

He worked with Destin on his other movies but not Shang-Chi.