'Yeah, I Was Sad' — Destin Daniel Cretton Says He Felt 'Disappointed' When Avengers: Kang Dynasty Got Canceled

'Yeah, I Was Sad' — Destin Daniel Cretton Says He Felt 'Disappointed' When Avengers: Kang Dynasty Got Canceled

The Spider-Man: Brand New Day director admitted to feeling disappointed when Marvel’s carefully-crafted buildup to Kang the Conqueror didn’t pan out as originally planned.Cretton, best known for his work on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, was all set to direct Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, first announced back in 2022. That all fell apart after Jonathan Majors, cast as the aforementioned Kang, got the boot due to his legal troubles, and…

How Destin Daniel Cretton got Spider-Man: Brand New Day after Avengers: The Kang Dynasty was scrapped

After directing Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings for Marvel Studios, Destin Daniel Cretton was tapped to direct Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. A huge project. However, after the assault allegations against Jonathan Majors and the prolonged writers’ guild strike, it all started to fall apart, and suddenly, Cretton didn’t have a film anymore. From Avengers: The Kang Dynasty to Spider-Man: Brand New Day While speaking with IndieWire, Cretton …