Director Destin Daniel Cretton recently looked back on his decision to exit Avengers 5 and then board Spider-Man: Brand New Day. At the time, the fifth entry in the Avengers film series was slated to be The Kang Dynasty, centered around Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror. Brand New Day’s Destin Daniel Cretton on why he left Avengers 5 for Spider-ManAs Spider-Man: Brand New Day approaches its global release date, director Destin Daniel Cretton has reflected on how he became involved with the movie. The filmmaker acknowledged that there were multiple reasons behind his decision to step away from Avengers 5. Cretton directed Spider-Man: Brand New Day from a script by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.