Sony Pictures wants filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton to direct the fifth Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland. The studio intends to continue its working relationship with the director following the box office success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Cretton has signed a new contract with Sony for another three years. The studio aims for him to lead the fifth installment in the superhero franchise with Holland returning in the lead role. Specific details regarding what the fifth movie will be about remain difficult to state at this early stage.
Spider-Man future appearances
Audiences will next see Spider-Man on screen in the feature film Avengers: Secret Wars. The superhero character is not currently listed to appear in Avengers: Doomsday. However, the character could be kept as a deliberate surprise until the theatrical release, or the hero may indeed be absent from the upcoming Marvel Studios feature.
Background on the franchise
Sony Pictures Entertainment is the major American film production and distribution company owned by Sony Group Corporation that holds the screen rights to the Spider-Man character. Cretton is an American filmmaker known for directing Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings for Marvel Studios. Holland is an English actor who has portrayed Peter Parker across several motion pictures since making his cinematic debut in the superhero role.
Marvel Studios is an American film studio responsible for producing the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise. Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars are large superhero crossover films produced by Marvel Studios as part of its shared cinematic storyline.
While fans and filmgoers await the character's next slated appearance in Secret Wars, initial project development for the fifth standalone Spider-Man feature remains in its early stages under the newly signed three-year studio agreement.
