Jon Watts

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Jon Watts
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Watts at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born (1981-06-28) June 28, 1981 (age 43)
Fountain, Colorado, US
Education New York University
Occupation
Years active 2000–present
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Spouse(s) Dianne McGunigle

Jon Watts (born June 28, 1981)[1] is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His credits include directing the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero films Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home, and the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home; he has also signed to direct the MCU's Fantastic Four.[2] He directed and co-wrote films Clown, Cop Car, and directed numerous episodes of the parody television news series Onion News Network.

Early life

Watts was born and raised in Fountain, Colorado, where he attended Fountain-Fort Carson High School. He studied film at New York University.[3]

Career

Watts began his directing career by directing commercials for production company Park Pictures.[citation needed]

Watts' film career started with the short Clay Pride: Being Clay in America. A claymation film, it is a satire of films about gay issues, with the main character, Steve Thompson, coming out as "clay".[4] Over the next decade, Watts would continue to work in short films, as well as directing several music videos for various artists including Fatboy Slim, Death Cab for Cutie, Relient K, Sleigh Bells, Head Automatica, and TV on the Radio.[citation needed]

Watts' feature directorial debut was the 2014 horror film, Clown. Watts and his friends had made a fake trailer for a film about a father turning into a killer clown after trying on an old costume he finds in his basement. After uploading the trailer to YouTube, Watts was approached by Eli Roth with an offer to produce a feature version.[5]

Watts' next film was the 2015 thriller, Cop Car. The film is about two young boys who steal an abandoned police car and are pursued by its murderous owner, a Sheriff played by Kevin Bacon. In an interview, Watts revealed that the idea for the film came from a dream he had when he was a child.[6]

Watts then directed Spider-Man: Homecoming. Watts was so determined to be the director of the film that he admitted that he had "bothered" Marvel by sending them clips of a fake trailer he made for a Spider-Man movie.[7] He admits that he was very surprised and did not know he was going to get the job until the last moment.[8]

Watts directed the film's 2019 sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home. He reportedly became increasingly devoted to the franchise, even starting his own extensive collection of rare spiders.[9]

Watts has also directed Spider-Man: No Way Home, which is scheduled for release on December 17, 2021.[10][11] He is also confirmed to be directing the third theatrical iteration of the Fantastic Four, which will be set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [12]

Personal life

Watts is married to former talent agent and producer Dianne McGunigle.[13]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Film Director Writer Producer Notes
2014 Clown Yes Yes No
2015 Cop Car Yes Yes Yes
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Yes Yes No
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Yes No No
2021 Spider-Man: No Way Home Yes No No Post-production
TBA Fantastic Four Yes No No In development

Television

Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes
2011 Onion News Network Yes Yes No Director: 10 episodes
Co-executive producer: 11 episodes
The Fuzz Yes Yes Yes TV pilot not picked up as a series
2012 Eugene! Yes Yes Yes

Acting roles

Year Film Role
2008 I Can See You Jake
2015 Creative Control Commercial Director

Other credits

Year Film Notes
2000 Sexy Beast Operator, photogenics unit
2011 Natural Selection Associate producer
2012 Robot & Frank Thanks credit

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