Why Drew Goddard Isn't Directing Marvel And Sony's New Spider-Man Movie

As news broke that Marvel and Sony had come to terms on a partnership for a rebooted Spider-Man movie â€" breaking ties with Marc Webb's two-picture series â€" some of us wondered if Drew Goddard would be given a chance to direct the new, standalone Spidey flick. Goddard had been working on a Sinister Six spinoff for Sony (building off the material Webb had created), and he also served as creator and writer on Netflix's marvelous Marvel TV series Daredevil. From the outside, it seemed like...