Jon Watts

Jon Watts
Watts at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International promoting Spider-Man: Homecoming
Born	(1981-06-28) June 28, 1981 (age 35) Fountain, Colorado, United States
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, film producer

Jon Watts (born June 28, 1981) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed the films Clown and Cop Car and episodes of the Onion News Network.

Watts is directing and co-wrote the upcoming Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures produced Spider-Man: Homecoming, slated for a July 7, 2017 release.

Watts was born and raised in Fountain, Colorado. He studied film at New York University.

Before directing movies, Watts directed commercials for production company Park Pictures. When trying to get the job directing Spider-Man: Homecoming, Watts got a tattoo of Spider-Man on his chest to make himself "stand out in the field".

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