There are at least five directors aiming for the chair on Marvel's first Spider-Man movie. We've got the details.
The Marvel Spider-Man movie is getting closer to choosing a director, and it sounds like an announcement is coming soon.
Marvel is looking at Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies), Ted Melfi (St. Vincent), Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect), John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein (the Vacationreboot), Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite). That's quite a list, and it's rather telling that they all have comedy chops.
What does this mean for the news that Drew Goddard was in the mix for director reported back in March? Deadline adds that their shortlist isn't "all inclusive," so perhaps there's still hope on that front.
Meanwhile, casting on Marvel's Spider-Man movie is apparently down to two names: Asa Butterfield and Tom Holland. Expect a casting announcement shortly, possibly in tandem with word on who won the director's job.
Marvel's Spider-Man movie is coming on July 28th, 2017. Spidey might make an appearance in 2016's Captain America: Civil War before then.
