Raimi and Maguire in for Spidey 4 and 5
Film Gecko — News from Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood is that both director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire are in for Spider-Man 4 and 5. The script is being written by Zodiac screenwriter James Vanderbilt. Excellent! Loved that movie. While there’s no deal yet for Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, Sony says they would never recast her, despite her rehab problems. No word on who will be cast in the villain’s role. Principal photography won’t start until next fall, and the studio ...

Once More Into the Web. No... Twice More
Film Experience Blog — ... Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man 4 & 5 deals are super-sweet. $50 million plus for two films back to back with lots of time off for being Daddy Maguire, too. Score for Hollywood parents there... [Spider-Man's creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko never pocketed this kind of change. Anywayyyy. That's another topic] Color me shocked that this is actually happening --not the money but the films... and so soon, too. I love the first two franchise entries with all of my superpowerless heart but can't they quit while they're behind? Spider-Man ...

Kirsten Dunst in for Spiderman 4 and 5?
Film Gecko — There’s been speculation about whether Kirsten Dunst would reprise her role of Mary Jane in Spider-Man 4 and 5. But she accidentally revealed to MTV recently that she would indeed be returning to the series. “I’m in,” she said. But when pressed further, Dunst changed her tone, adding, “I’m not saying anything, I know there’s rumors…” Then again, she has a history of spilling rumors about “Spider-Man” movies, including confirming rumors that Sandman and Venom were the ...

'Spider-Man 4' Hires Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer
Get The Big Picture — Ah, well, see, this is probably a good move. After wrestling with whether or not to return for the fourth Spider-Man movie, ...

Pulitzer Prize Winner to Pen "Spider-Man 4"
Film Gecko — Well, whoever said that superhero movies and Pulitzer Prize winners don’t mix? David Lindsay-abaire is putting that myth to rest! The man behind the hit show “Rabbit Hole,” is in talks to write the screenplay for Spider-Man 4. And he’s not the first Pulitzer winner to be attached to a superhero franchise. “Spider-Man 2″ was co-written by Michael Chabon, who claimed the honor in 2001. Director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire have both signed on for the fourth ...

'Spider-Man 4' To Film in 2010
Get The Big Picture — My question about the next Spider-Man chapter is this: Will it be relevant? It's been five years since a good Spidey movie, and the last one was perhaps the worst major comic book movie since Joel Schumacher visited Gotham City. And whereas the first two films were released two years apart, there was a three-year gap between the second and third movies, and we're looking at four years between the awful movie and whatever the next one will be. ...

'Spider-Man 4' to Start Shooting Next Year?
Cinematical — ... that the Pulitzer Prize-winning David Lindsay-Abaire (pen behind Robots and Inkheart) was getting ready to take his stab at Spider-Man 4. Now ...

Vanity Fair's Hollywood ~ Episode 10 (2004)
Film Experience Blog — ... , the narrative feature debut of documentarian Andrew Jarecki (Capturing the Friedmans) opens this summer. Possibly Spider-Man 4 after that. Don't do it Kiki! Save yourself ...

'Spidey 4' Heads to Michigan
Get The Big Picture — ... That is, of course, not the real story. Raimi also confirmed Michigan will play a part in Spider-Man 4. "I’ll be looking at Michigan for our second-unit photography on the new Spider-Man film,” Raimi told the paper, not straying one inch from the proposed 2010 start date. ...

Marvel Has New Release Dates Through 2012
Get The Big Picture — ... , and the unrelated Spider-Man 4 all have new opening weekends, and Thor and The Avengers have been moved back an entire year. Spidey will now debut on May 6, 2011, part of Marvel's grand plan to kick off the summer blockbuster season every year between 2008 and 2012. But that's more a Sony product now than a Marvel one, really. ...

Sam Raimi in "Earliest Stages" of 'Spider-Man 4'
Get The Big Picture — ... , and it received the praise you might expect a horror film by a great director with a history in the genre to receive at an event like that. His new horror flick comes out at the end of May. But the real news is that Raimi's talking Spider-Man 4, giving ...

Tobey Maguire hits the track for The Limit
Film Gecko — ... , which reveals that he’s been producing movies since 2002. And he’s got 16 – count ‘em, 16 – movies in production over the next few years, including "Spider-Man 4" (2011) and ...

Raimi to Meet with Dunst About 'Spider-Man 4'
Get The Big Picture — ... But Sam Raimi will try to talk Dunst into returning for Spider-Man 4, which has to be determined one way or the other before the project moves forward, if just from the standpoint of the script. "I'm hoping that she is going to come aboard, and I've got a meeting coming up with her," Raimi told ...

Sony Ponders 'Spider-Man 4' in 3-D
Get The Big Picture — ... Lynton talks about James Cameron's upcoming Avatar and says it could "change the world" of motion pictures. Connecting that thought to DreamWorks' terrific and very successful Monsters vs. Aliens, Lynton and Pascal seem open to and prepared for a possible Spider-Man 4 in 3-D. ...

Sam Raimi Expecting 'Spidey 4' Script Within Weeks
Get The Big Picture — ... So while talking about Drag Me to Hell, the inevitable recently happened and a reporter asked him about Spider-Man 4, which he and ...

This week in superhero news: (More) 'Thor' casting news and a 'Spider-Man 4' update
Come Back Shane! — ... Hiddleston has been cast as villain Loki (sorry Josh Hartnett) in Marvel Studio's adaptation of Thor. Director Kenneth Branagh worked with Hiddleston on the London production of Chekhov's Ivanov and both starred in the BBC miniseries Wallander. I've never actually seen anything Hiddleston has starred in, but his previous work with Kenneth Branagh will obviously help with the project. Thor opens May 20, 2011. Now on to the Spider-Man 4 news. Director Sam Raimi has revealed that Spider-Man 4 will ...

Spider-Man 4 producer talks villain
Filmstalker — ... haven't really been sure about some of the major casting, in other words Kirsten Dunst, until now. There's also a little news addressing the rumours about Mary Jane and Peter and their relationship in the film, about that supposed Morbius the vampire villain rumour, and a clue as to who it really will be. Todd Black is a producer on the Spider-Man 4 film and while he was being interviewed for The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 he was kind enough to answer a few questions on Spider-Man 4 , and also to raise a few more. Here are the key points that the New York ...

Dunst Back for 'Spidey 4,' Big Hints on the Villain
Get The Big Picture — All the talk of whether or not Kirsten Dunst will return to Spider Man 4 has more or less been settled, thanks to producer Todd Black, who commented on the next Spidey movie while being interviewed by The New York Post. The answer: Dunst will be back as Mary Jane, but there will be no wedding, as some rumors have suggested. Black also teased what character might be in play as the film's villain. On top of ...

Gary Ross Brought In to Rewrite 'Spider-Man 4'
Get The Big Picture — ... And now there's a legitimate reason to wait for what's next from Spider-Man 4, the film Ross was just hired by Sony to rewrite, according to ...

James Vanderbilt Writing 'Spider-Man 5' and '6'
Get The Big Picture — Even though his script for Spider-Man 4 was later revised and that revision also went under the knife, ...

Bruce Campbell Says 'Spidey 4' Has More Bruce
Get The Big Picture — ... that he'll be back in Spider-Man 4. OK, so that part's not news; Campbell has had cameos in each of the previous three movies in the series and his working relationship with ...

More Kirsten Dunst's Head: 'Spider-Man 4' Goes IMAX
Get The Big Picture — ... today that Spider-Man 4 will kick off summer 2011 on those movie screens the size of football fields. ...

Gary Ross to Write and Direct 'Venom'?
Get The Big Picture — ... , I'd like to see the writer-director of Dave, Pleasantville, and Seabiscuit work a little more frequently. He's currently working on Tokyo Suckerpunch and the script for Spider-Man 4, and ...

Sam Raimi Hopes to Shoot 'Spidey 4' Next March
Get The Big Picture — ... had better start putting one foot in front of the other, since his Spider-Man 4 will launch that blockbuster season. As ...

Gary Ross May Helm 'Matt Helm' Before 'Venom'
Get The Big Picture — ... , the Spider-Man spin-off he would tackle after writing the script for Spider-Man 4, and now he might take on another hot property. ...

Gary Ross to direct Matt Helm?
Filmstalker — ... film and is writing Spider-Man 4 , has been linked with the film as the possible new director, and with that name comes someone that is also named as being in discussions for the lead of Matt Helm, ...

Speculating About Spider-Man 4 Villains. Today in Film Bloggery 10/13/09
SpoutBlog — ... , that Sam Raimi still doesn’t know who the villain(s) in Spider-Man 4 will be, despite it going into production in March, I thought I’d offer an opinion, which is likely an unpopular one: he should go with Absorbing Man. Too much like Sandman? Maybe, but the special effects could be cool. Oh, wait, is he too much of a Thor villain? Man, Marvel is so confusing. Okay, then I pick Kraven, since he probably requires the least amount of CG of all the Spidey villains. ...

Raimi Confirms More Bruce Campbell in 'Spidey 4'
Get The Big Picture — ... of Spider-Man 4, even though he's had three small fanboy-pleasing cameos in the first three films in the series. Tough to know whether or not to believe Campbell, though, because he's got such a long history with director ...

Lizard Watch: Dylan Baker May Be Back for 'Spidey 4'
Get The Big Picture — ... as anything other than a pedophile who admits he's thought about having sex with his own son, but would stop short. Bleeehhhh. However, Baker recently confirmed he's back for Spider-Man 4, which could mean he'll be playing a much more pleasant giant lizard. ...

The Lizard to Be the Only 'Spidey 4' Villain?
Get The Big Picture — There has been about as much speculation about the villains for Spider-Man 4 as there was disagreement with the use of villains in Spider-Man 3. Would we see one great villain or another parade of bad guys, the sort of thing that helped ruin the last entry in the series. ...

Rachel McAdams as Black Cat in 'Spider-Man 4'?
Get The Big Picture — If nothing else, this little item gives us a chance to show a picture of Rachel McAdams. So, enjoy. Although we'd heard The Lizard would be our Spider-Man 4 villain, Mania.com says that McAdams is "a top contender" to play The Black Cat aka Felicia Hardy. Under ideal circumstances, why not. Of course, under ideal circumstances, we'd all just clone Rachel McAdams and be done with it. But Spidey has a bit of a multiple villain malaise, ...

Spider-Man 4 has two villains?
Filmstalker — ... in Spider-Man 4 , as well as there being a lead male villain. Black Cat, as many of you will know, is a cat burglar who is also a love interest character for Peter Parker/Spider-Man and also more of an anti-hero than a true villain, and that would be where the unknown male villain comes in, to take up the slack and lead the bad guy side of the film. Both ...

Peter Parker Knocks Up Mary Jane in 'Spidey 4'?
Get The Big Picture — ... came across an interesting casting notice for Spider-Man 4. What could it mean? What...could it mean? "2 or 3 year old boy to play 2 year old, Caucasian with RED HAIR, an adorable toddler with an engaging personality, on set experience preferred. IDENTICAL TWINS ONLY." ...

Rachel McAdams Not Playing Black Cat in 'Spidey 4'
Get The Big Picture — ... is refuting claims made last week that she was all but cast in Spider-Man 4 as Black Cat. Oh well...at least it's picture time again. ...

How Many Actresses Will Be Rumored for Black Cat?
Get The Big Picture — ... that she would be cast as Black Cat in Spider-Man 4, the role has become one of the hottest topics around. McAdams never auditioned or met with producers about it, but Romola Garai did. I like Garai (the grown-up Saoirse Ronan in Atonement), but there's not a whole lot of name recognition there. ...

More Spider-Man 4 casting rumours
Filmstalker — ... who said she had auditioned for a role in Spider-Man 4 and the quote she had given was being dissected and analysed in relation to her character in the film and all sorts. However reading the whole article she was mentioning the quote which came from a billboard she saw leaving the train station on the way to the audition! That's how crazy rumours can be, and never mind the ones from “sources” who email in and say they know something about the production – I've had one on the site dropping comments on various film articles claiming they know about the production, but never ...

Tobey Maguire on Possible 'Spidey 4' Villains
Get The Big Picture — Speculation about the villain in Spider-Man 4 has been a steady source of amusement/frustration ever since ...