Jonathan "Jon" Watts directed Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
He co-wrote a script for Spider-Man: Homecoming with Christopher Ford.
He wrote the song "Flashdrv" which was featured in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and the song "Euroflash" which was featured in Spider-Man: Far From Home.[1]
He also directed Peter's To-Do List, comprised of deleted scenes from Spider-Man: Far From Home.
He served as a stand-in to provide motion capture reference for the actor who physically portrayed Flint Marko/Sandman in place of Thomas Haden Church in Spider-Man: No Way Home.[2]
He wrote the foreword for The Art of Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Trivia[]
- Jon Watts was originally going to direct The Fantastic Four: First Steps.[3] However, he left the project in April 2022.[4]
- Jon Watts passed on directing Spider-Man 4 to pursue other film projects.[5]
- Jon Watts is the first of three directors in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to helm a trilogy.
- The second was Peyton Reed, who directed Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
- The third was James Gunn, who directed Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
- Jon Watts previously worked with Christopher Ford in Clown and Cop Car.
- Jon Watts worked again with Christopher Ford, Jon Favreau and Kerry Condon in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew.
- Jon Watts directed the mid-credits scene of the Sony Pictures Entertainment production Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
- Jon Watts is a longtime friend and former college roommate of Jake Schreier.
References[]
- â Every Song In Spider-Man: Far From Home
- â Spider-Man: No Way Home's Jon Watts Performed Motion Reference Clips for Sandman
- â Disney Investor Day 2020
- â âSpider-Manâ Director Jon Watts Exits Marvelâs âFantastic Fourâ
- â Spider-Man 4: Is Justin Lin Directing It? Why Jon Watts Is Not Returning
