Raimi Working On Spider-Man No More, Sony Reboots Franchise

Raimi, Dunst, MaGuire and anyone involved in the future Spider-Man 4 is out; that includes Mr. Malkovich who claimed to have agreed to play the Vulture if the script called for it. It appears due to creative differences Sony and Raimi are parting ways and Sony is looking to reboot the Spidey franchise. Sad news. I loved Raimi’s vision of the web-slinger and seeing different actors is unsettling. You can kind of look at it as the same situation with The X-Men with X-Men First Class in the works. Apparently they want to begin where Peter Parker began, back in high school and work from there all over again and will be in theaters in 2012. There have been many quotes, interviews, and reasonings behind this call to action after the jump… Continue reading

Spider-Man 4 on Hiatus

How sad is this news. Wah Wah. Apparently there is writer conflicts within the development of the fourth installment of the Spider-Man franchise. Mr. Raimi does not like the latest script development and is having conflicts with Sony. You see, Sam Raimi wants the Vulture to be the main villain played by John Malkovich along with the Vulturess played by Anne Hathaway. Continue reading

Back to the Basics With Spider-Man 4

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Coventry Telegraph got an interview with Mr. Raimi on Spider-Man 4. Currently the fourth begins filming in March, and screenwriter James Vanderbilt has been hired to work on the fifth and sixth instalments.

Raimi spoke about the comic book movie franchise in the print edition of DVD & Blu-ray Review. Asked about complaints that there were too many bad guys in Spider-Man 3, he responded: “I think having so many villains detracted from the experience. I would agree with the criticism.”

He said: “I think I’ve learned about the importance of getting to the point and the importance of having limitations, and I’m hoping to take that into a production where I’m actually allowed to explore with more of the tools to pull it off with a little more splendour.

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Bruce Campbell: Much Ado About Spider-Man 4

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At the premiere for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs on Saturday, Bruce Campbell told Access Hollywood that Spider-Man 4 will start shooting in January 2010 and that he’ll have a larger part:

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The Details Before Spider-Man 4

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Mr. Maguire will be pulling a little comedy movie, The Details, out of his bag of tricks before he takes on the role of Peter Parker one more time. He will be along side Elizabeth Banks as a struggling married couple. This film also stars Ray Liotta, Anne Friel, Laura Linney, and Dennis Haysbert. Directed by Jacob Estes says “Maguire’s character is an everyman in the sense that he is composed of a morally ambiguous core. He has good intentions, but he makes a lot of self-destructive mistakes.” Thanks Variety.

Marvel is Super… (UPDATED)

Those at AICN have discovered new Marvel poster art for the new superhero flicks (Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America, The Avengers) coming out in the near but distant future.

Also…a SPIDER-MAN 4 poster, which should be starting filming sometime beginning next year I think. And luckily Stan Lee is writing the story again just like Spider-man 2 & 3, unlike that silly disaster of a blockbuster Spider-man 3.

Update: Seems as though that the Spider-man 4 poster is a fake and their has been no official release of any marketing for this film as of late. Silly people making fakes and having their fun with fanboys.