Monday, January 18, 2010
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Spider-Man 4 screenplay to be completed soon?
Sam Raimi told SCI FI Wire that the script for Spider-Man 4 should be completed by summer.
"Right now, David Lindsay-Abaire is working on a draft of the new picture," Raimi said in the interview. "And he's hard at work, and hopefully we'll see something in about three months."
Raimi declined to discuss possible villains for the fourth installment.Tobey Maguire has signed on to reprise his role,but Kirsten Dunst hasn't,alhough the director wants her to return.
Spiderman 4 is scheduled to be released on May 6, 2011.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Pulitzer Prize Winner set to pen Spiderman 4
Acclaimed playwright David Lindsay-abaire is set to pen the new Spider-man screenplay.
Pulitzer Prize winner Lindsay-Abaire, the man behind hit show Rabbit Hole, is in negotiations to create Spider-Man 4.
He won't be the first Pulitzer Prize winner attached to the superhero franchise - Spider-Man 2 was co-written by Michael Chabon, who claimed the honour in 2001.
Director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire have both signed on for the fourth Spider-Man film. (IMDB) Read more!
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sam Raimi Talks Spiderman Sequels
By Larry Carroll,splashpage.mtv.com
October 16,2008
Although things weren’t looking too good for awhile, “Spider-Man” has overcome adversities tougher than a Green Goblin-Doc Ock team-up, and now once again has Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi in his corner. But what about Kirsten Dunst?
“Kirsten, I’d love to work with her again,” Raimi explained to us this week, making it sound as if current plans to include Dunst for “Spider-Man 4” and “Spider-Man 5” are still up in the air, despite recent statements that she wants to remain with the franchise. “I hope she’ll be written into it. I couldn’t imagine making one without her, and I think she’s an important part of the movies.”
Nevertheless, Raimi admitted that the very nature of an episodic series requires that characters come and go. “I wish I could work with James Franco again,” said the man who directed the first three hit movies. “But his character died in the last one; same with Uncle Ben. Fortunately, we’ve been able to bring back all the dead characters [like Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn or Cliff Robertson as Ben Parker]. I can’t let them go, in each and every picture; but it gets harder and harder.”
Now things are about to get hard yet again for Raimi, as he’s making plans to continue the cinematic tale of Peter Parker. “I’m really excited about Spider-Man, and I’m hoping to direct it,” he cautioned. “I don’t have a script yet, but production would start probably by March of 2010, I’m guessing. It sounds like a long time away, but we need a script first, and a lot of pre-production has to take place.”
The filmmaking legend also revealed to us that there is a lot of truth behind rumors that he might shoot the next two “Spider-Man” films at the same time. “That had been talked about,” he said, deferring to the head of his studio. “It’s Amy Pascal’s decision. I don’t think it has been decided yet, and she’s the one that’s really going to make that decision; I’m really curious myself.”
By his own admission, “Spider-Man 3” was an exhaustive film to shoot, but Raimi is confident he can handle the double duty. “It would be a real endurance test, probably only Peter Jackson knows how hard something like that would be,” he marveled, hinting that “4” and “5” would be very closely linked in storyline. “If Tobey and me, and all the producers, like the story for two pictures and Amy wanted to do it, then we would do it. It just hasn’t been written yet.”
Finally, Raimi offered comment on the wishes of fans (and yours truly) to finally let Dylan Baker’s storyline come to fruition. “He’s a great actor, and I think one day The Lizard’s story will be told,” he teased, referring to Baker’s Curt Connors character. “I don’t know if it will be this one or not. I just don’t know. I’m definitely hoping to work with Dylan in the picture. I just don’t know who the villain is yet.”
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Sunday, September 7, 2008
Maguire and Raimi Back for Spider-Man 4 and 5?
By Erik Davis,Cinematical
September 5,2008
Though nothing has been made official yet, Nikki Finke over at Deadline Hollywood says the deal is done to bring both Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi back for Spider-Man 4 and 5. Not only that, but Finke also claims the exclusive on a story we broke right here at Cinematical months ago (thanks for the credit Nikki) -- that Sony plans to shoot both films back to back, not just because it's cheaper, but also because we were informed that James Vanderbilt's (Zodiac) script included a story arc that encompassed two films, not one.
As far as Kirsten Dunst goes, she currently does not have a deal, but Finke claims her character will return and Sony is not interested in recasting her. Villains? While there's been no announcement yet, a source claims that "once you find out who the villain is, you'll know who's playing him." Naturally, that leads everyone to believe that Dylan Baker will reprise his role and ultimately become The Lizard. Should they continue along the same path Spider-Man 3 went down, one imagines another villain (or two) will show up, perhaps as a way to tease us into the fifth film. I'm sure more will arrive online soon, so until then ... are you happy about Maguire and Raimi returning to the franchise?
Spider-Man 4 is currently scheduled to arrive in May, 2011.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Tobey Maguire Still Top Pick for 'Spider-Man 4'
A few days ago, Latino Review broke the news that Patrick Fugit was being considered as the heir to the Spider-Man throne. His suitability was hotly debated, but apparently all for nothing if the Internet is to be believed.
CHUD happened to be on set of Cirque du Freak, which Fugit has just finished filming, and one of the producers sent off an inquiry as to the truth of the casting rumor. The e-mail was the first Fugit had heard about it -- which means little in the world of "insider scoops," as Fugit could still quite possibly be on a "to be considered" list. Every 20-something male in the world could be on it. Maybe there's a Cinematical reader just waiting to be plucked from obscurity!
Or not. According to sources over at IESB.net, which included everyone from CAA to Marvel, no actor has been approached. Not even Maguire. But so worried has Sony been about the rumor that they have supposedly been scrambling to have the Fugit story taken off the sites, down to every link and reference. A Sony rep also told IESB that the Fugit story is completely false. "No one is being considered for the role but Tobey. Period."
I'm surprised that it caused such panic, given that everything about this movie is in the rumor stage. Are they worried Maguire will be miffed? He isn't the type. Naturally, they will offer it to him first, and I think he knows that. And I certainly hope he makes a return. In my opinion, nothing mars a franchise like losing the original actor, and I would like to see him tackle an older and wiser Peter Parker.
Cinematical.com,29/5/2008,written by Elizabeth Rappe
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Spiderman 4 and 5 in the Works?
Buzz on the net is that Sony has been working Zodiac scribe James Vanderbilt like a proverbial dog on Spider-Man 4, with the scribe now having completed a working draft of the superhero sequel script.
Cinnematical.com have reported the news, and, so their source claims: "the 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."
Interesting news indeed. At present it seems none of this is confirmed, and the studio certainly has a job gathering up the likes of Toby Maguire, Kirstin Dunst and Sam Raimi (if he chooses to don the directorial megaphone once again) together for a back-to-back shooting schedule.
ign.com,16/5/2008,written by Orlando Parfitt
