After directing Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings for Marvel Studios, Destin Daniel Cretton was tapped to direct Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. A huge project. However, after the assault allegations against Jonathan Majors and the prolonged writers’ guild strike, it all started to fall apart, and suddenly, Cretton didn’t have a film anymore.
From Avengers: The Kang Dynasty to Spider-Man: Brand New Day
While speaking with IndieWire, Cretton broke his silence about The Kang Dynasty and the disappointment he felt when the film was scrapped due to no fault of his own.
“I was feeling exactly that. I mean, it was a weird time in the industry, altogether. We were on strike. The whole time during the strike, I was wondering if this thing was going to happen,” Cretton explained. “When that wound up falling through… yeah, I was sad. I try not to hang my emotions too much about circumstances outside of my control.“
However, Cretton didn’t stay sad for long. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige approached him to see if he would be interested in tackling the next Spider-Man movie, and he “became very happy.“
“When Avengers wasn’t going to happen, I was a little bit scared that my relationship with Kevin maybe was going to change. But it didn’t at all,” he said. “On the day that wasn’t going to work out, we were talking about what could work out. And Spidey was mentioned, but it wasn’t like an offer by any means. It took a bit before that happened. From the inside looking out, it’s not nearly as dramatic as it is from the outside looking in.“
What We Thought About Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day will hit theaters later this week, and it’s shaping up to be a monster hit. The reviews have started to hit, and they’ve been quite positive. Our own Chris Bumbray enjoyed it, despite it not reaching quite the same level as No Way Home. “I had a good time with Brand New Day,” he wrote. ” While it wasn’t the rollercoaster ride No Way Home was or as innovative as the animated Spider-Verse movies, I preferred it to the first two Holland-led Spider-Man movies. It’s surprisingly mature, with some strong characterization as the character evolves into a more adult-skewing hero.” You can check out the rest of his review right here.
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