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After months of silence, Spider-Man 4 might finally have a director to replace Jon Watts.

As perDeadline, Destin Daniel Cretton is reportedly in “early talks” to direct Spider-Man 4.

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Previously,Marvel Studiospresident Kevin Feigeupdated fans on the status of Spider-Man 4back in February.

“All I will say is that we have the story,” Feige toldEntertainment Weekly.

“We have big ideas for that, and our writers are just putting pen to paper now.”

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Since then, the script has seemingly moved along enough to a point where Cretton could be brought aboard.

What that means for Shang-Chi 2 and Cretton’s live-action Naruto movie is unclear.

Even Spider-Man 4 has a degree of uncertainty surrounding it.

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No release date for Spider-Man 4 has yet been given.

For more on the MCU, check out our guide toupcoming Marvel movies.

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