Now that you've had the opportunity to watch Spider-Man: Far From Home, we wanted to share our interview with director Jon Watts ICYMI last week. The original article follows in its entirety.
Spider-Man: Far From Home is now in theaters, and to mark the release of the movie, we recently had the opportunity to catch up with director Jon Watts. The filmmaker also helmed 2017's
Spider-Man: Homecoming, but
based on the reviews we've seen, he's outdone himself with the sequel.
Watts touches on a huge number of topics here, including a "Peter's To-Do List" short film on the Blu-ray, why Stan Lee was sadly unlikely to ever make a cameo appearance, rumours about characters like Norman Osborn and Gwen Stacy, the fallout from
Avengers: Endgame, the absence of Karen/"Suit Lady," and Spider-Man and Mysterio's costumes.
We've included time stamps for the entire interview in case you want to skip to a specific subject, but the whole thing is well worth watching because the director's passion for the wall-crawler is clear to see and he provides a lot of fascinating insights into the making of the Sony Pictures release.
Needless to say, we want to say a big thank you to Jon for taking the time to talk to us.
Check out the interview in the player below:
0:34 - Why the movie includes the classic "Parker Luck"
1:05 - Details on a short film which will be included on the Blu-ray
2:02 - Why Karen/"Suit Lady" isn't in the movie
2:31 - Making Spider-Man more proactive rather than reactive
2:59 - Knowing a Stan Lee cameo was always unlikely
3:36 - Creating some unique Mysterio scenes
4:08 - Why Captain Britain doesn't make an appearance
4:35 - No, Gwen Stacy wasn't ever going to be in the movie
4:50 - Rumours about Norman Osborn and the Sinister Six
5:22 - Mysterio's fishbowl helmet
6:05 - Were Nick Fury and Maria Hill always set to appear?
6:25 - How Avengers: Endgame's production impacted Far From Home
6:55 - Why the movie focuses on Iron Man instead of Captain America
7:20 - Thoughts on a Venom crossover
7:40 - Will he return for Spider-Man 3?
8:03 - The possibility of this being the first Spider-Man movie to make $1 billion
8:23 - His involvement with how Spider-Man was used in the Avengers movies
9:13 - Why the new costume is red and black
Many thanks to CBM's Rohan Patel for editing the video above!
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