Destin Daniel Cretton
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
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'Shang-Chi' Director Destin Daniel Cretton Answers Our Burning Questions
Destin Daniel Cretton is an American filmmaker, writer and producer from Haiku, Hawaii. He is known for directing The Glass Castle, I Am Not a Hipster, Short Term 12, Just Mercy and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He is the second Asian-American filmmaker to direct a Marvel film following Ang Lee's Hulk.
- Awards
- 36 wins & 32 nominations
Producer
Director
Writer
- Alternative name
- Destin Cretton
- Height
- 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
- Born
- ParentsDaniel Cretton
- Relatives
- Joy Cretton(Sibling)
- TriviaDestin's feature length screenplay for Short Term 12 was an Academy Nicholl Fellowships winning script in 2010.
- TrademarkFrequently works with Brie Larson.
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