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Cretton used video games and wingsuit fliers to shape Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Director Destin Daniel Cretton drew on video-game camera and movement techniques plus real wingsuit fliers to design Spider-Man: Brand New Day. He applied those influences to the film’s aerial action and how the hero moves through New York. The approach aims to deliver more dynamic, authentic-feeling action as Spider-Man returns to the screen.

• Destin Daniel Cretton directed Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
• Cretton incorporated video-game camera and movement techniques when planning the film’s action and cinematography.
• He turned to wingsuit fliers to inform the staging and feel of Spider-Man’s aerial movement and stunts.
• Those creative choices were used to make the character’s movement through New York feel more dynamic and authentic.