Can a gritty Spider-Man save the superhero movie?

By EMMANUEL MORGAN In an early meeting to discuss the future of Spider-Man, director Destin Daniel Cretton and Tom Rothman, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s film division, debated the meaning of the word “grounded.” It seems straightforward, but Cretton needed to know before accepting the job. “If the intention was to go bigger, I definitely would not have done this movie,” Cretton said. The most recent live-action Spider-Man movie at that time had sent Peter Parker through the…

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