Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi onboard for Spiderman 4
Posted on September 5th, 2008 by Hot Momma
Ace reporter Nikki Finke says that both star Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi will be returning to make Spider-Man 4. Sony actually had a difficult time locking in both veterans of Spider-Man 1 through 3. Apparently just a few weeks ago sources told Nikki that Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal was openly discussing Tobey’s potential replacements with various Hollywood agents because Tobey was hanging tough about a deal. Too bad I say because I think they made a mediocre choice in casting Maguire as Spiderman. There’s no deal yet for Kirsten Dunst but Mary Jane Watson will be in the movie again.
Even though Spiderman wore the black costume in Spiderman 3, and “dark” is all the rage in superhero movies right now given the enormous success of The Dark Knight, that’s not the direction the series is heading. Zodiac screenwriter Jamie Vanderbilt’s script and Sam Raimi’s direction will stay true to Peter Parker who has no dark side himself. Peter Parker’s struggle is about sacrifice.”
Sony is taking its time officially hiring the movie’s villain since principal photography doesn’t start on Spider-Man 4 until next fall because of the recently postponed May 2011 release. However rumor is, that “once you find out who the villain is, you’ll know who’s playing it.” Does that mean Dylan Baker’s character of Dr. Curt Connors will ultimately turn into ‘The Lizard’ as he did in the comic books? Or will Daniel Gillies, who plays John Jameson, the astronaut fiance of Mary Jane in Spider-Man 2, become the villain Man-Wolf? Could James Franco take over as the Green Goblin? Peter Parker needs to find a new circle of friends!
Nikki also reports the studio is considering the feasibility of shooting Spider-Man 4 and 5 at the same time because doing that is so cost effective and “it wasn’t so easy to get everybody back together”.
In other spidey related news, Sony is moving forward on its Spider-Man Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge of U2 to be directed by Julie Taymor, the Tony Award-winning director of The Lion King.
Also Sony has hired a pair of screenwriters to work on a Spider-Man 3 spinoff movie Venom.
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