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ComicCenter: The guys are more than pleased Sam Raimi is off Spider-Man

Watch ComicCenter as Griz and The Undercover Fanboy talk Spider-Man 4 and Thor news. Sony has signed director Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) to direct Spider-Man 4 and rumors are circulating of Jim Sturgess (21, Across the Universe) may be asked to portray Peter Parker. Not a bad choice, but I think that they can do better.

Sony Moves Forward With Spider-Man Movie As A Reboot

Some might not agree with me, but THANK GOD! Sam Raimi pushed a little too far, thinking he was the moneymaker behind the success of the Spider-Man franchise. Wrong. Spider-Man is part of the “Big Three” comic characters known the world over (Spidey, Superman & Batman...). People who don't have running water in third world countries known who Spider-Man is, but not who Raimi is. And after that last abortion of a movie  called Spider-Man 3, the success of the Marvel Studios movies and the sub...

Does Tobey Maguire Want To Be Bilbo?

This could be real. Latin Review is reporting that during the press junket for Brother, Tobey Maguire was asked which director he'd like to work with next and the answer was Guillermo del Toro. Maguire also elaborated that it might be soon. Del Toro is pretty well spoken for the next decade between the two Hobbit movies and commiting to redoing the Universal monster movies. Once he's done filming Spider-Man 4, Maguire will be able to commit to another franchise giving the rumors that Spider-Man ...

Sony Hires James Vanderbilt To Write Spider-Man 5 and 6

The writing is on the wall: Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst won’t be back for Spider-Man 5. Sony has brought in screenwriter James Vanderbilt to write Spider-Man 5 and 6. Vanderbilt’s credits include Darkness Falls, Zodiac, The Rundown and a first draft of Spider-Man 4. Apparently, Raimi didn’t like the script and has brought in David Lindsay-Abaire and then Gary Ross to do rewrites. The interwebs are running rampant with rumors of a reboot for the franchise after the fourth movie and...