{
  "id": 6756032,
  "title": "Tom Holland's Spider-Man 5 Reportedly Has a Director, and It's No Surprise Who It Is",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/tom-hollands-spider-man-5-reportedly-has-a-director-and-its-no",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-11T11:28:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/tom-hollands-spider-man-5-reportedly-has-a-director-and-its-no-surprise-who-it-is"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tom Holland's upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day sequel has reportedly secured its director, Destin Daniel Cretton. Cretton previously helmed the highly successful Brand New Day movie, which has become the third-highest-grossing Spider-Man film and currently holds the title of the best box office performance for a Spider-Man movie. Despite Cretton's busy schedule with other projects, including a Hawaii Five-O movie and a live-action Naruto adaptation, Spider-Man 5 appears to be the most likely next venture for him. The earliest slots in Marvel's release schedule do not open up until 2029, with 2027 reserved for Avengers: Secret Wars. Tom Holland, who has expressed a desire to return for more Spider-Man roles, may be preparing to hand over the mantle to a new Spider-hero, potentially featuring Miles Morales in the live-action Spider-Verse trilogy.",
  "summary": "The inevitable Spider-Man: Brand New Day sequel already has its director, according to a fresh report.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}