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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.
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Spider-Man into the Dark Multiverse is a 2026 American dystopian superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters Miguel O'Hara and Peter Parker. Produced by Marvel Studios and Legendary Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the second installment in the Spider-Man Multiverse and a sequel to Spider-Man Begins. Directed by Neill Blomkamp and Jon Watts from a screenplay by Sam Raimi and Marc Webb, the film stars Gabriel Luna and Tom Holland as Miguel O'Hara and Peter Parker, supported by Saoirse Ronan, Zendaya, Dane DeHaan, J.K. Simmons, Rhys Ifans, Corinne Foxx, Andrew Garfield, and Michael Shannon. In the film, O'Hara's message two years ago receives a response from an alternate Peter Parker, who offers to help O'Hara stop Harry Osborn on the condition that he helps him first, which he agrees. They later team up with another alternate Parker to stop Osborn and the daughter of his world's version of Electro, Aftershock. Spider-Man into the Dark Multiverse opened in theaters on December 6th, 2026; like its predecessor, it was widely praised by critics and audiences, with praise for its story, themes, and Luna and Holland's performances, as well as its direction, screenplay, stunts, emotional weight, Hans Zimmer's musical score, visuals, and action sequences. It was also a blockbuster success, grossing $871 million worldwide. A sequel is in development.
