Raimi And Maguire Leave Spider-Man 4 Sony announce franchise reboot for 2012 Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Well, you didn't need spider-sense to see this one coming. After a week dogged by rumours that Sam Raimi was at loggerheads with Sony over Spider-Man 4, the studio has just announced that they are shelving the Raimi-directed Spider-Man franchise, with a view to completely rebooting the character in 2012.
The reboot, which will be scripted by James Vanderbilt, will return Peter Parker to his high school/drippy teen origins, as he comes into very close contact with a radioactive spider.
Sony issued the following statement, from Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, just minutes ago:
"A decade ago we set out on this journey with Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire and together we made three 'Spider-Man' films that set a new bar for the genre. When we began, no one ever imagined that we would make history at the box-office and now we have a rare opportunity to make history once again with this franchise. Peter Parker as an ordinary young adult grappling with extraordinary powers has always been the foundation that has made this character so timeless and compelling for generations of fans. We're very excited about the creative possibilities that come from returning to Peter's roots and we look forward to working once again with Marvel Studios, Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin on this new beginning."
Raimi also issued a statement, suggesting that the split is final and irrevocable, if amicable.
"Working on the 'Spider-Man' movies was the experience of a lifetime for me. While we were looking forward to doing a fourth one together, the studio and Marvel have a unique opportunity to take the franchise in a new direction, and I know they will do a terrific job," he said.
Clearly, all had not been well for some time on Spider-Man 4, with Raimi's determination to make the film his way - by casting John Malkovich as the chief bad guy, The Vulture - and avoid a repeat of the Spider-Man 3 disaster, clashing with Sony's desire to go in another direction. Something had to give - and tonight, it did.
At the moment, there's no real information about the reboot's director, while we presume that the search for a new young star to don Maguire's mask won't begin for a while (but already Zac Efron's name is being bandied around).
But Sony will release more news about their plans for a new Spider-Man movie in due course. In the meantime, let us know what you think: is this too early for a reboot? After all, it will have been just five years since Spider-Man 3.
Should Sony have kept Raimi on board? Martin Campbell, for instance, revamped Bond not once, but twice - could Raimi have done the same? And who are your tips for director and star?
Why would it be to soon to reboot spiderman? Look at the Batman franchise, there where eight years between disaster batman and robin and excellent batman begins, with Burton's batman still fresh in our memorie. And what about the latest Horror reboots? Some where pretty good; halloween, friday the 13th, the texas chainsaw massacre, last house on the left, the hills have eyes and the latest nightmare on elmstreet remake. Aren't these reboots? With the original classics still fresh in the head i ... Read More
This is ridiculous! FIVE YEARS after spiderman 3 and they're going to start all over again?! Why can't they just leave the films the way they were and carry on the narrative? It just seems like a typical 'Hollywood' solution: let's just start all over again, that way we'll make more money and won't have to come up with any original ideas for a while (aside from the fact that Spiderman Movies cannot be a totally original idea, as they are based on source material and are adaptations themselves). ... Read More
I kinda like the idea of Jim Sturgess or Joseph Gordon-Levitt being Spidey. But other actors could be Nicholas D'Agosto, Zachary Levi or lol, Jorma Taccone. ... Read More
Just throwing this out there:
Micheal Cera as Peter Parker
Zoe Dashienial as Mary Jane
Imelda Staunton as Aunt May
Robert Duvuall as Uncle Ben
Villains:
Steve Buscemi as The Lizard
Oded Fehr as Kraven The Hunter (Granted, this is me being a fan-girl...)
Vivica A. Fox as Calypso (Now that would be freaking AWESOME!)
Directed by:
Kevin Smith
Written by:
David Hayter.
...I would watch this movie. HARD.
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He should be played by any two of the following:
Steve Zahn, Michael Rapaport, Michael Papajohn (how ironic), Sting (the singer), Bill Cosby, Don Draper, some smoke in the shape of a man, Sting (the wrestler), Gary Oldman, the Will Smith from British TV, a guy with Kit Kat limbs, a Vienetta body and a pumpkin head, Dwight Frye, David Carradine, Little Miss Sunshine or Tony Sirico.
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L: rawlinson
L: adambatman82
L: The Todge
They've stuck with the formula of "Give indie filmmaker a shot at the big time" then.
And this lends a bit of credibility to the rumour of Gordon Lovutt as Spidey
have to see 500 Days of Summer.
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You should, its amazing! I would love Levitt to play Parker, alas I worry he's a little too old.
He's only two years older than Maguire was when the first Spiderman was released, he could probably pull it off. I had no id... Read More
L: adambatman82
L: The Todge
They've stuck with the formula of "Give indie filmmaker a shot at the big time" then.
And this lends a bit of credibility to the rumour of Gordon Lovutt as Spidey
have to see 500 Days of Summer.
]
You should, its amazing! I would love Levitt to play Parker, alas I worry he's a little too old.
sp;
That's his ouldnt remember. Sheesh. ... Read More
L: adambatman82
L: The Todge
They've stuck with the formula of "Give indie filmmaker a shot at the big time" then.
And this lends a bit of credibility to the rumour of Gordon Lovutt as Spidey
have to see 500 Days of Summer.
]
You should, its amazing! I would love Levitt to play Parker, alas I worry he's a little too old.
sp;
He's only two years older than Maguire was when the first Spiderman was released, he could probably pull it off. I had no idea Maguire was t... Read More
