The film is written and directed by Jon Watts, who previously made 2014's Clown, 2015's Cop Car, 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming, 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home, and 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Watts is an up and coming director who helmed the upcoming indie thriller Cop Car, which debuted earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival. He also directed the 2014 horror film Clown.