Jon Watts trivia: 29 amazing facts about the director!

Jon Watts is a director with humble beginnies but shoot through the stratosphere with directing Spider-Man: Homecoming!

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the director!

1. Jon Watts was born in June 28, 1981
2. he is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter
3. He is most well known for directing and co-writing the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming and its sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home
4. He also directed and co-wrote the horror film Clown
5. And the thriller film Cop Car
6. In television, Watts directed numerous episodes of the parody news series Onion News Network
7. Jon Watts was born and raised in Fountain, Colorado
8. He studied film at New York University
9. Before directing movies, Watts directed commercials for production company Park Pictures
10. He is married to former talent agent and producer Dianne McGunigle
11. Jon Watts’ film career started with the short Clay Pride: Being Clay in America
12. A claymation film, it is a satire of films about gay issues
13. With the main character, Steve Thompson, coming out as “clay”
14. Over the next decade, Watts would continue to work in short films
15. As well as directing several music videos for various artists
16. Including Fatboy Slim, Death Cab for Cutie, and TV on the Radio
17. Jon Watts’ feature directorial debut was the 2014 horror film, Clown
18. 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
19. After uploading the trailer to YouTube, Watts was approached by Eli Roth with an offer to produce a feature version
20. Watts’ next film was the 2015 thriller, Cop Car
21. 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
22. In an interview, jon Watts revealed that the idea for the film came from a dream he had when he was a child
23. Watts then directed Spider-Man: Homecoming
24. 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
25. He admits that he was very surprised and didn’t know he was going to get the job until the last moment
26. Watts directed the sequel, Spider-Man: Far From Home
27. After star Tom Holland insisted “we can’t do another Spider-Man movie without Jon Watts”
28. Jon Watts reportedly became increasingly devoted to the franchise
29. Even starting his own extensive collection of rare spiders