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Jonathan Watts (born June 28, 1981) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Spider-Man films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): Homecoming (2017), Far From Home (2019), and No Way Home (2021). He also directed and co-wrote the films Clown (2014), Cop Car (2015), and Wolfs (2024), as well as directing many episodes of the parody television news series Onion News Network. He also worked on the Disney+ show, “Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” and co-wrote “Final Destination Bloodlines” (2025). Watts has also directed music videos for electronic music artists such as Fatboy Slim and Swedish House Mafia. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Watts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Madagascar is a 2005 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. It was directed by Jon Watts and written by Mark Burton, Billy Frolick, Darnell, and McGrath. The film stars Jake Gyllenhal, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris and Michelle Rodriguez, voicing a group of animals from the Central Park Zoo who find themselves stranded on the island of Madagascar. Released May 27, 2005, Madagascar received mixed reviews from critics but was a success at the box office, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of 2005. It was the third films of the Dreamworks franchise. Jake Gyllenhal was praised for his performance as Alex The Lion while the others were criticized for their performances.
