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Spider-Man: No Approach Residence director Jon Watts will now not direct the MCU’s Improbable 4 movie, as he “wants a break from the superhero realm.”
As reported by Deadline, there’s “nothing sinister” hooked up to Watts’ departure and Watts is anticipated to rejoin Tom Holland and Zendaya for the following entry of the Spider-Man franchise, every time that could be.
“Making three Spider-Man movies was an unimaginable and life altering expertise for me. I’m eternally grateful to have been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for seven years. I’m hopeful we’ll work collectively once more and I can’t wait to see the wonderful imaginative and prescient for Improbable 4 delivered to life.”
“Collaborating with Jon on the Spider-Man movies has been a real pleasure,” Marvel studios president Kevin Feige and co-president Louis D’Esposito mentioned. “We have been wanting ahead to persevering with our work with him to convey the Improbable 4 into the MCU however perceive and are supportive of his causes for stepping away. We’re optimistic that we’ll have the chance to work collectively once more sooner or later down the street.”
Previous to directing Spider-Man: No Approach Residence for Marvel, which grossed $1.89 billion, Watts additionally led the primary two movies within the Holland-era of Spider-Man. Now, Watts will look to proceed work on an Apple Studios movie that he’ll write and direct. The movie will star George Clooney and Brad Pitt as rival “fixers” who “discover themselves concurrently employed for a similar job.”
The most recent Improbable 4 movie was introduced in 2020, and it has been largely quiet within the information division since then. In February 2021, it was reported that the studio was nonetheless on the lookout for writers and that “will probably be some time” earlier than manufacturing begins.
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