Spider-Man 4 and 5

Dragonfave723 · January 12, 2010, 3:54am

Spiderman 4 scrapped! Reboot planned. :wtf:

Peter Parker is going back to high school when the next Spider-Man hits theaters in the summer of 2012.

Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios announced today they are moving forward with a film based on a script by James Vanderbilt that focuses on a teenager grappling with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises.

The new chapter in the “Spider-Man” franchise produced by Columbia, Marvel Studios and Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin, will have a new cast and filmmaking team. Spider-Man 4 was to have been released in 2011, but had not yet gone into production.

“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,” said Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

“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,” said Sam Raimi.

“We have had a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration and friendship with Sam and Tobey and they have given us their best for the better part of the last decade. This is a bittersweet moment for us because while it is hard to imagine Spider-Man in anyone else’s hands, I know that this was a day that was inevitable,” said Matt Tolmach, president of Columbia Pictures, who has served as the studio’s chief production executive since the beginning of the franchise. “Now everything begins anew, and that’s got us all tremendously excited about what comes next. Under the continuing supervision of Avi and Laura, we have a clear vision for the future of Spider-Man and can’t wait to share this exciting new direction with audiences in 2012.”

“‘Spider-Man’ will always be an important franchise for Sony Pictures and a fresh start like this is a responsibility that we all take very seriously,” said Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures. “We have always believed that story comes first and story guides the direction of these films and as we move onto the next chapter, we will stay true to that principle and will do so with the highest respect for the source material and the fans and moviegoers who deserve nothing but the best when it comes to bringing these stories and characters to life on the big screen.”

The studio will have more news about Spider-Man in 2012 in the coming weeks as it prepares for production of the film.

TS · January 12, 2010, 4:12am

Translation: we wanted to hire a director who had less juice than Raimi who we can tell what to do, so we could force all of our questionable ideas into the movie (again).

pherai · January 12, 2010, 4:16am

franchise reboots are about as hackneyed as it gets these days

odin · January 12, 2010, 4:19am

like batman begins?

The_Electrifying_One · January 12, 2010, 4:26am

My idea is for spidey to battle all 27 other marvel characters from MVC2

DarthTrey · January 12, 2010, 4:29am

i guess we’ll just have to wait and see what becomes of this…

Sasmasta · January 12, 2010, 4:32am

Hayden Panettiere as Mary Jane.

And Michael Cera as Peter Parker.

Give the fans what they want!

ezekial45 · January 12, 2010, 4:41am

Does Tobey have to give all that money back? I recall reading that they paid him close to 30-40 million to return for 2 movies.

pherai · January 12, 2010, 4:56am

hell no, cera is gay

Infernoman · January 12, 2010, 5:10am

Topher grace should be Spider-Man…

FiveTwelve · January 12, 2010, 5:11am

They were all bad movies, its just that the third was so fucking terrible that people looked back and kind of enjoyed the first two simply because it wasn’t part three.

Superking · January 12, 2010, 5:11am

Yes, I want to know this too, and this sucks because I wanted John Malkovich Vulture and Bruce Campbell Mysterio. :mad:

TS · January 12, 2010, 5:17am

He probably got some sort of signing bonus, but other than that I’d assume they didn’t start actually paying him anything yet.

This thread proves, once again, that I am the only person who liked Spider-Man 3.

Azrael · January 12, 2010, 6:02am

I don?t think SM3 is a bad movie either. It just failed to meet expectations, and had some cheesy parts - on the internet, that?s more than enough to be ?WORST MOVIE EVAR?. Calling it a bad movie and lumping it together with something like, say Bring It On or You Got Served is just wrong.

This reboot is kinda lame, it shows that they don?t have any more ideas and don?t want to deal with the principal star/director anymore.

Spirit_Juice · January 12, 2010, 6:05am

I can’t wait to see the Spider-Man movie franchise turn into a huge turd now! Granted 3 wasn’t very good, movie 4 is going to be awful beyond belief. I never knew what the fuck was the point of Spider-Man when he was a teenager; I always hated that prospect of the series. Might as well make Spider-Man into an anime if he’s going to be a high school protagonist.

blazeu25 · January 12, 2010, 6:07am

if there gona do carnage in a movie i think it better be rated R lol

Psych0Sh0t · January 12, 2010, 6:08am

Scorpion and Rhino in the fourth movie. If this doesn’t happen, I probably won’t see it.

Mr_List · January 12, 2010, 6:15am

sounds like that ultimate spidrman or whatever it is called.

will be rubbish.

they should just make a lotr type in scope movie/trilogy of maximum carnage.

best movie ever right there.

Grog · January 12, 2010, 6:29am

Fuck. No. Never.

I actually enjoyed it too, took it for what it was and I liked it. I was one of the few excited to hear that Toby would be doing 4 and 5 and I’m let down that they’re doing a reboot. He was only in high school for just a few comics before he went on to college, they really shouldn’t concentrate so much on him in high school.

Geese_Pants · January 12, 2010, 6:34am

This doesn’t surprise me…Marvel already is going to reboot Fantastic Four.
I heard they plan to do the same for Xmen.
And how quick they went and rebooted Hulk…I loved the Ang Lee Hulk movie BTW.
Keep Michael Cera FAR FAR AWAY from Spiderman.