"I knew I didn't have what it would've taken to make that movie great," the director said of parting ways with the MCU film in 2022.

The blockbuster writer, director and producer sat for a revealing masterclass presentation in Malta at the Mediterrane Film Festival where he talked Marvel, 'Star Wars,' AI and his hope for more original movies.

Jon Watts is definitely one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s more successful filmmakers, having directed the first three Tom Holland-led Spider-Man movies. He certainly left off on a high note with the Web-Slinger considering Spider-Man: No Way Home’s positive critical reception and making nearly $2 billion worldwide,