‘Spider-Man’ director Destin Daniel Cretton
Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton, director of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, discusses how his personal history — from working at a group home for at-risk youth to growing up in Maui with a complicated family life — deeply informs his storytelling across both intimate dramas and blockbuster Ma
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