Jon Watts has directed all three Spider-Man films starring Tom Holland in the Marvel franchise. However, he chose not to direct Fantastic Four: First Steps, which Matt Shakman directed.
Now, in an interview with Variety, he says he is open to directing the superhero genre again. “I'm open to anything and everything. I don't limit myself to that. What attracts me most are original ideas.”
He continues: “That's like the north star for me: big, original ideas. But there are so many great things out there already that I think you can find a way to make them your own and make them feel original.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Jon talks about the clown-related horror genre. “I don't know. It's very visceral. It's hard to talk about clowns after John Wayne Gacy, because before that, there wasn't the same kind of evil associated with a clown.”
“A clown was a really positive thing that people liked. I think it's the mask. It's the creepy level of makeup and the weird smile that's really disturbing. Like, yeah, there's a person under there, but you don't really know who it is.”
“I think that's what always scared me. But I still like good, positive clowns. There are people who are really good clowns and they entertain people. I don't want everyone to think that all clowns are scary, so I feel a little bad to be a part of that. I know some really cool clowns, and I feel a little guilty for making everyone afraid of clowns, when all clowns really want is to bring joy and smiles,” concludes.
