Disney’s upcoming “Fantastic Four” reboot will need to find a new director.
Deadline has reported that Jon Watts, the director behind all of the “Spider-Man” movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has stepped away from the project.
The parting is said to be amicable, with Watts preferring to focus on other projects including an original film for Apple starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt.“Collaborating with Jon on the Spider-Man films has been a true pleasure,” Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said.
“We were looking forward to continuing our work with him to bring the Fantastic Four into the MCU but understand and are supportive of his reasons for stepping away.
We are optimistic that we will have the opportunity to work together again at some point down the road.”Watts was announced as the director of a new “Fantastic Four” movie in late 2020, soon after Disney acquired the
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