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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.
Spider-Man Beyond Fire is a 2027 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Neill Blomkamp, written by Sam Raimi and Jon Watts, and produced by Marvel Studios and Legendary Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the third installment in the Spider-Man Multiverse. The film stars Gabriel Luna as Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man alongside Emma Stone, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, Caleb McLaughlin, Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, Justice Smith, Zendaya, Tobey Maguire, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Michael Shannon. In the film, Miguel O'Hara and the rest of the Spider Society must enter the multiverse to stop a resurrected Mysterio and escaped convict Alonzo Lincoln from destroying it. Spider-Man Beyond Fire opened in theaters on December 3rd, 2027; the film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, praising the film for its cast (particularly Luna, Stone, Holland, and Gyllenhaal), visual effects, action sequences, costume designs, the darker tone, direction, Hans Zimmer's musical score, screenplay, and emotional weight, but its story received mixed responses. It was also a financial success like the rest of the Spider-Man Multiverse films, grossing $1.2 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film in the series and of 2027. A sequel is in development.
