Ironically, I had just made a remark just this morning on the SuperHero Hype Forum about how we’d yet to hear anything from Sony, Marvel Films & Co. regarding Spider-Man 4.
In fact last we heard, James Vanderbilt (i.e. Zodiac screenwriter) was hired to write Webhead’s 4th cinematic adventure. And that was just a week or so before the WGA Strike started last year.
Since then, it’s been dead silence… until now.
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Cinematical is reporting (via a trusted insider) that Vanderbilt turned his screenplay in just a few weeks back.
And according to their source:
“His story arc has encompassed two films, making Spider-Man 5 shootable at the same time. The studio saw dollar signs and is in the process of reworking his deal to snatch up the story arc.”
It should be worth-noting that similar rumors surfaced regarding Spider-Man 3 a few years back. If my memory is correct, said rumor was 3 would feature Sandman as the villain, and then segway into 4 which would showcase Venom.
Those “shoot multiple superhero sequels at once” rumors also applied to X-Men 3 back when Bryan Singer was still supposed to direct.
Even if this is true, it then becomes a question of whether or not Sam Raimi and Tobey Maquire return.
Neither are contractually bound to the series anymore. Not to mention both appear to be busy on other projects.
Raimi’s currently working on Drag Me to Hell for next year and a Jack Ryan reboot for Paramount aiming for summer 2010 release, while Maguire is attached to produce and possibly star in Robotech for Warner Brothers.
So for the moment, take this rumor with a grain of salt…
Source: Cinematical
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Or the Death of MJ instead of Gwen Stacy could be a great bridge between S4-S5. Peter’s greatest fear from the first two Spidey movies would be finally realized in that he could never be with MJ because he could indirectly be responsible for her death by one of his foes. Or the Black Cat could be brought in as a part of a love triangle..nah!!
Interesting if they do kill off MJ inbetween 4 & 5, and
make it a cliffhanger, that would be very cool.
It would also be harder for the fans to see that coming because of shooting them at the same time.
I’m starting to see the method in the madness here.
WUUHAHAHAHA!!!
Raimi’s burnt out on Spidey. Time for some new blood in the directing/producing dept. Getting back Tobey and to a far lesser extent Dunst would be nice but if I was bankrolling this - time to get some unknowns and save some dough.
CanuckLou, if you were bankrolling this film and you left out Rami, and Tobey the film would fail.
The reason studios pay big money for the same actors is because those actors have fan-base’s, they bring in the big bucks. (Remember Tom Cruise used to have one).
Recast Indiana Jones with Tom Seleck and you might save 30mil. But the film wouldn’t make 30mil. See how it works.
Sorry, guys, but the Raimi/Maguire Spider-Man series is OVER. What will eventually become the fourth Spider-Man film will be a NEW start/take on the series. Avi Arad even said so in a recent interview, he sad it’s “the beginning”. I wouldn’t expect a new Spidr-Man film for at least another 3-5 years.
When it happens it will most likely be with a much younger cast and it will have no ties to the previou seies. Good thing too, quit while you’re ahead.
Spider-Man will be recasted sometime and MUST be if the franchise is to live on. Maguire and Raimi can’t do this forever, and Maguire is in his thirties for petesake (heh), much older than the character Spider-Man is supposed to be (he was 16 when he got his powers and his story goes from there, I can’t think of a time where Spidey was seen depicted in regular continuity as being over 25) anyway.
Let a good Captain America film get off the ground or at least a Fantastic Four reboot before we start recycling Spidey already.
um, tobey is not gonna be that old when spidey comes out, he`s gonna be like 36, that`s not that old. how can this series already be over and start from the beginning, they would have done the first 3 movies for nothing.
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