Spider-Man 4 Updates: Dunst In, Morbius Out

Spider-Man 4 & 5

Today, thanks to NYPost and Filmstalker, we have two pretty significant pieces of news relating to the upcoming Spider-Man 4 for you. One relating to Kirsten Dunst’s involvement with the film, the other relating to the rumors of the vampire character Morbius being a villain within the fourth movie.

Firstly, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane…

Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane

The last we heard about Kirsten Dunst returning as Mary Jane in Spider-Man 4, director Sam Raimi had said he very much wants to see her return. Not long after, he revealed that he had met with her to talk about her possible return. So on the Mary Jane front, it was looking very likely that Dunst would reprise her role. Today, we have confirmation from producer Todd Black that Dunst is, “definitely on-board,” to return in Spider-Man 4 as Peter Parker’s love interest, Mary Jane.

Black revealed some tidbits about Spider-Man 4 while promoting the upcoming Denzel Washington/John Travolta thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, one of which was the confirmation of Dunst returning to the successful superhero franchise. I think this news won’t come as a surprise to many, but at least after the months of speculation, we now have confirmation from one of the key filmmaking players.

On a related note to the character of Mary Jane, there were rumors going around that the Spider-Man 4 script featured a wedding between her and Peter Parker (which Spider-Man fans will know is a storyline published in the 1987 comic, The Wedding!). However, that appears to have been news to Black – he has no knowledge of such a marital subplot. So either he is being kept in the dark by Raimi and co. (which is very unlikely) or marriage is off the table for Peter and Mary Jane, at least for the fourth movie.

Now onto the much talked about issue of who the villain will (and will not) be in Spider-Man 4…

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chrisj

@ Melissa
Morbius is a good villain and i liked the story arc in the 90's Spider-Man animated series. I really hope Buena Vista will release that show on dvd volume sets just like the X-men animated series. But for the next film im hoping for The Lizard & Carnage so they can get them outta the way and save Morbius for Spidey 5 or 6. I wonder what role Bruce Campbell is gonna have. Is Tobey Maguire decides to quit after the 4th film, i liked someone's idea of having Ryan Reynolds as Spider-Man. He'd be perfect as Spidey, and id think he would be perfect to play the Wally West version of the Flash if they make a film on him.

Melissa

But you know what I want to see more than anything? Is a second Little Nicky! It wasn't that bad! I thought it was funny just BECAUSE it was corny...a return of Adrian would have been awesome too =/

Melissa

Also, if Morbius was in, then it'd sell more, because people are into the "twilight" craze, and a movie with a vampire I think people would be interested in. I mean, I really don't like the thought of it advertising as a "twilight" type movie, because its not, I'm just saying it would sell big.....oh well...

Melissa

I would love Morbius in the 4th!! He has a great story in what I saw the "Cartoons" of Spiderman. Hes really cool XP

andries price

i like spidrman 4 i like tobey magiure and kristen dunst i will see them on spider-man 4 on spiderman tobey as spiderman team up with venom played by topher grace vursus morbuis played by jeff hardy carnage played by jim carrey im so exciting i love you tobey magiure and kristen dunst i will see them on spiderman 4 in theatres may 6th 2011 see ya.

895

I CAN`T EXCEPT IT NOT BEING DARK, FILM MAKERS PLEASE DON`T TREAT IT COMPLETELY WEAK AND CHILDISH, JUST BECAUSE IT`S A SUPERHERO WITH SUPERPOWERS DOESN`T MEAN IT CAN`T BE DARK, PLEASE MAKE THESE NEXT 2 FILMS HAVE SOME VIOLENT KILLING AND INTENSITY IN IT, PLEASE DON`T MAKE IT UNDARK PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

chrisj

They should use The Lizard and get his story over with. Id like to see Carnage, only if Venom is included in a bigger way with someone better to play the role. Does Shocker have a good origin? I think of Rhino as a 2nd villain knowing he's just a heavyweight thug for hire.

895

PLS JUST MAKE SOME PEOPLE DIE IN THESE NEXT 2, PLEASE PUT SOME VIOLENCE IN IT PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

895

PLEASE MAKE THESE NEXT 2 MOVIES JUST A LITTLE DARK, JUST MAKE A FEW PEOPLE DIE WITH MAYBE SOME EXTRA TYPE OF VIOLENCE SO THAT IT CAN BE MORE SCARY, IT WON`T MAKE IT A SAD FILM BUT PLEASE MAKE IT FOR ALL AGES PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE DON`T JUST MAKE IT COMLETELY LIGHT MAKE IT JUST A LITTLE DARK PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASSSSSSSEE!!!!!!!!!!!

rich

matt is right,
actually not until raimi is done^^

they def should do lizard. then
they should do a shocker rhino mix i think..

Matt Keith

They shouldn't do Carnage until the get Venom RIGHT.

895

AND PLEASE SET CARNAGE UP FOR SM5 IN THE FINAL SHOT OF 4.

895

PLEASE MAKE THIS MOVIE HAVE SOME VIOLENCE IN IT, IT DOESN`T NEED TO BE TOO DARK, BUT WHERE`S THE DRAMA, WHERE`S THE SCI-FI. Spiderman can be all ages cuz he`s really not that powerful of a superhero. Just because it`s a little dark doesn`t mean it can`t be for kids, Spiderman is PG-13, which means their parents can watch it with them. It just needs to be a little more scary, you know. Or else no intensity will be received by the audiences heart rate. Just a few unimportant people should die and that`s it. It worked well in the first one, and that doesn`t mean there needs to be hitting or abusing or something like that. PLEASE DON`T TREAT IT TOO MUCH LIKE A KID`S FRANCHISE, ALSO PLEASE DON`T MAKE SPIDERMAN HAVE A KID.

wallyflash

i was kinda hoping for carnage

AG

i jus figured theyed have kraven hunt lizard and spiderman fighting and protecting him but i think the stars are getting a bit too old and it shouldnt be done or recast or the actors should really focus this time and look great and in shape this time around

37 radius

Well it used to almost scare me the way so many people were let down by the 3rd, but then i saw how it didn`t quite proceed. I think when it`s over 2 villains whether or not the movie sucks depends on what the villains are or what kind of relationship they have with eachother. Or both. But if all of those 3 are extreme villains that have no relationship with eachother then maybe one of those villains can be seup in the previous film. I`m talking about when they get their powers, though, Harry wasn`t fully setup quite already so those 3 villains were pretty much mashed in.

chrisj

@ Matt
With all due respect Matt, id say Spider-man 3 basically only had two villains. I wouldnt count Harry as a true villain once he found out the truth and gave his life help and save peter's. I mean New Goblin seemed like a villain Sam Raimi wanted to add to the credits. But, i could see your view of a two-part movie involving the Sinister Six. Sure they can come up with somthing if they made the X-men films that had muiltiple characters.

Matt Keith

I wouldn't...the third film had too many villians, just think of how cluttered that film would be w/ double the that....unless they made it a two part film.

chrisj

Everybody heard about Sam Raimi's idea for the Sinister Six to appear in a film. With the right plot, who all would like to see film like that happen?

Y-Man

Sylar's, I totally agree with you! Let's hope Mr. Raimi will hear from all of us! And, I hope, no teen vampire story! (Twilight/New Moon)

Sylar's Hunger Continues

Y-man, I suggest an even juicier arrangement between Connors/Parker/Kraven/Lizard. Just search for "Kraven" (or "Sylar's") earlier in this thread.

Y-Man

As many of you agrees, the Lizard/Dr Connors is the obvious choice. He's more than a teacher, he's a friend. And, when he become the beast, everybody wants to kill it... except Spidey. The City hires someone else to do the job, let's say Kraven,and he doesn't like Spidey's interference... They become enemies. (How about Gerard Butler for Kraven?)

37 radius

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, SORRY, I NEVER MEANT TO SAY "BY THE WAY", CUZ I NEVER POSTED HERE YET.

37 radius

BY THE WAY, I HAVE A HUGE QUESTION HERE, I KIND OF THOUGHT THAT HYDROMAN AND SANDMAN ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN VENOM AND CARNAGE,ARE THEY???????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

J.R.

ok i honestly didnt think sm3 was THAT bad. jus sm2 was THAT good! lol alotta talking in sm3 nd they didnt make venom right... but tophers my man!(that 70s show)

cantizzle

one of my favorite commercials was a snickers commercial. a guy is playing football, takes a nasty hit and the athletic trainer asks him if he knows who he is. He replies, "I'm Batman." He makes himself a cape and runs around the sideline. Classic

Darren

Could you please stop talking about Batman.

chrisj

Bottom line is Scarecrow is a villain from batman's rogues gallery and would count as a third villain. I had numerous of people on the net say the same thing despite how much screen time he had.

Matt Keith

Only difference is that you can replace The Scarecrow w/ just an ordinary thug and the story would be NO different, replace Two-Face and the story changes.