Destin Daniel Cretton (born November 23, 1978) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and editor. He is best known for his films Short Term 12 (2013), The Glass Castle (2017) and Just Mercy (2019), all in collaboration with Brie Larson, and for directing the Marvel Studios film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). He will direct the upcoming film Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (2025).