2 More Spidey Films on the Way!

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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. kirsten-spider-3.jpgI am told, however, that "once you find out who the villain is, you'll know who's playing it." That should lead to speculation that Dylan Baker's character of Dr. Curt Connors will ultimately turn into The Lizard as he did in the comic books. There's one other character that's been set up but is a real longshot -- Daniel Gillies, who plays John Jameson, the astronaut fiance of Mary Jane in Spider-Man 2. In the comics he becomes the villain Man-Wolf. Raimi has said in the past that he wants the best actors to play the villains in the movie, not necessarily the most famous.

I'm also told that, right now, the studio is trying to figure out if it can feasibly shoot 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".

Posted: 06 Sep 2008 15:00
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Columbia snares two more "Spider-Man" films Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi, star and director of the "Spider-Man" films, aim to spin more webs for Sony's Columbia Pictures. The actor and director are said to be close to locking in a deal to return for the fourth and fifth installments of the studio's top-grossing franchise. The first three "Spider-Man" films have grossed $2.5 billion worldwide. In hopes of containing costs, Columbia is considering shooting the films back-to-back starting in fall 2009, much like New Line did with "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, which filmed simultaneously for 274 days. Producer Laura Ziskin had said she would like to aim for a May 2011 release for "Spider-Man 4," nine years after the original movie's debut. Jamie Vanderbilt ("Zodiac") is writing the screenplay. Although there has been speculation whether Maguire would return to play Peter Parker, the studio said there was no question he would be back. "The studio never considered any other actor. Tobey was our only choice and the only person we've discussed the role with," Sony spokesman Steve Elzer said. The studio declined comment on which villains might appear in the next two films or whether Kirsten Dunst would reprise her role as Mary Jane Watson. Sony also has stepped up development of the "Spider-Man" spin-off "Venom," first recruiting writer Jacob Estes to draft a script and recently bringing in scribes Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, who penned "Zombieland" for the studio. Topher Grace played Venom in "Spider-Man 3," but it's unclear whether Sony would cast him for the "Venom" feature or bring in new talent. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter source: http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/news/va/20080906/1 ... Spidey pages Spider-Man movie posters spideystore.com Spider-Man Film Series __________________ Spider-Man Posters Spideystore.com

Posted: 06 Sep 2008 15:13
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source: http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/exclusi ... Quote: 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. kirsten-spider-3.jpgI am told, however, that "once you find out who the villain is, you'll know who's playing it." That should lead to speculation that Dylan Baker's character of Dr. Curt Connors will ultimately turn into The Lizard as he did in the comic books. There's one other character that's been set up but is a real longshot -- Daniel Gillies, who plays John Jameson, the astronaut fiance of Mary Jane in Spider-Man 2. In the comics he becomes the villain Man-Wolf. Raimi has said in the past that he wants the best actors to play the villains in the movie, not necessarily the most famous. I'm also told that, right now, the studio is trying to figure out if it can feasibly shoot 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". __________________ Spider-Man Posters Spideystore.com

Posted: 06 Sep 2008 18:15
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The Lizard should be the main villain. Also, if they ever do a re-write of Spider-Man, I'd like thme to do Gwen Stacy justice and actually portray her the right way.

Posted: 08 Sep 2008 14:26
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I think they should focus on only one super villain at a time, and let Raimi choose what he wants to cover on the movies. __________________ Spider-Man Posters Spideystore.com

Posted: 09 Sep 2008 05:10
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I don't know if you are a fan of the classic Spider-Man storyline, but I think they left out two very important chapters in the life of Peter Parker. Captain Stacy's death, and Gwen Stacy's death.

Posted: 10 Sep 2008 14:52
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Yes I know. It's probably too late now. They have already skipped Gwen Stacy and Parker's romance and gone straight to Mary Jane and Parker. In the comics Peter loves Gwen then she gets killed. __________________ Spider-Man Posters Spideystore.com

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 23:04
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Maybe its just me, but Captain Stacy from the movie did not seem at all like the comic book version of him. In the comics, Peter descibed him as a man with a very warm and friendly nature. Shortly after he first met Captain Stacy, Peter said "I feel I could trust Gwen's dad with my life!" I didn't see any of that in the actor that played him, James Cromwell. Gwen Stacy's death was an important event which provided much character development for Peter Parker and should not have been left out. But now that I think about it, I wonder if it would have been a bad move to include that, since there are children viewers?

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 23:59
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It could have been a great scene. I don't think it would have been bad for kids, but it might have hurt the box office if one of the films ended with a death. Family films never do as well with bad endings. __________________ Spider-Man Posters Spideystore.com

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 18:06
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Yeah, I don't know. Maybe.

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 19:44 Last Edited By: spiderboy2008
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[img] [/img]I can't wait for spiderman 4

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 07:57
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Hey everybody. According to me, they should focus on one super villain at a time, and let Raimi choose what he wants to cover on the movies. ================================== jenitta worldinfo

Posted: 07 Oct 2008 01:07
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Sounds like a good idea.