Destin Daniel Cretton Signs Three-Year Overall Deal with Sony After Brand New Day Success
Following Spider-Man: Brand New Day's record-breaking box office run, Sony Pictures locks in the director for future projects.
What to know
- Destin Daniel Cretton signed a three-year overall development deal with Sony Pictures following Spider-Man: Brand New Day's record-breaking success.
- Brand New Day became the highest-grossing domestic film release of all time, earning over $900 million at the U.S. box office.
- The deal makes no specific mention of directing future Spider-Man films, though Sony is eager to secure Cretton for a potential Spider-Man 5.
“I had the best time making Brand New Day with Tom Rothman, Sanford Panitch and their team, and I'm so excited to tell more meaningful stories that people can experience in theaters around the world.”
Destin Daniel Cretton, Director · Polygon ↗
Destin Daniel Cretton Spider-Man: Brand New Day director
Tom Rothman Sony Pictures motion picture group CEO and chairmanSony Pictures Studio
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“Destin is the real deal and we are lucky as hell to be in ongoing business with him and his team.”
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I’m pretty sure it’s been confirmed that he isn’t in Doomsday. Wouldn’t shock me if there’s some small appearance and that was said to curb expectations, but that’s what I saw. I think he had scheduling issues
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Doomsday is most likely going to make more than Brand New Day, Avengers is the only superhero IP that Spider-Man doesn't double currently.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day becomes highest-grossing domestic film release ever — Spider-Man: Brand New Day achieved record-breaking box office success, becoming the highest-grossing domestic release of all time and third highest worldwide, with over $900 million at the U.S. box office, surpassing the previous record held by Star Wars: The Force Awakens.