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Sam Raimi on ‘Spider-man 4′ Shooting Schedule
By Landfill | October 10, 2009
For the record, Spider-man 4 comes out May 6, 2011. The film will once again star Tobey Maguire along with Kirsten Dunst. Not much else is known other than the film will be directed by Sam Raimi, which this article is all about.
“We’re hoping that it’s the first week in March.”
“The production is starting to come together,” said Raimi. “I’ve got a production designer who is starting to design the sets and the environments that the picture will take place in. We just brought aboard Scott Stokdyk as one of the two visual effects supervisors, and I worked with him on all three ‘Spider-man’ pictures.”
Raimi also commented on the casting, “None of the casting has really taken place, but we’re starting to think about that now,” the director told MTV.
And speaking about current re-writer on the film Gary Ross,”Great director and a very fine writer,” said Raimi. “He’s working on a draft,” he continued. “I just gave him some notes and he’s doing a rewrite right now.”
This is all great news and all and Raimi gave his blessing to Ross for the upcoming Venom spin off so it sounds like we’re going to be getting some quality films based on Spider-man and his arch enemy.
I’m glad this is finally coming together and that the script will be ready by the times March rolls around. We don’t know as of right now who the villains are, what direction the film is going, or anything else of importance. I’m pretty sure we can rule out Morbius.
Since we know nothing as of yet, well, other than Bruce Campbell’s quotes a few weeks becoming fact, what do you guys think of Spider-man 4? How should the story go from here? I realize there are Dunst haters out there but lets keep that out of the comments and move forward. Lets talk villains and story. Tell us your ideas in the comments.
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October 10th, 2009 at 12:59 am
I would love to see the Lizard as the main villain with Kravin the Hunter coming into town to hunt him down. Then it will be a race for Parker to cure his friend while keeping Kravin at bay.
You could get some great action shots as well as show off Parkers brain power(something I think they haven’t really done yet)
October 10th, 2009 at 10:50 am
I think spidey should start his mutation (grow a couple arms, etc) which would tie in well with the Lizard story about finding a cure to prevent his transformation. they could bring in Kravin and the vulture to mix things up.
October 10th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Peter’s mutation, Lizard, and Morbius would have all tied in well with the next story. It could have had a Blade cameo/crossover along with bringing in Kraven. I know too many villains isn’t a good thing but this could all be done in the next three films.
I was just thinking it would be awesome to see a Man-Spider but I wonder how the audience who doesn’t know the Spier-man history would respond to seeing Tobey Maguire mutate into a monster? I don’t know if it would come off as being cheesy or Raimi trying to make the movie more horror oriented.
Oh, and it’s true that the last few films haven’t shown off Pete’s brain power. It would be nice to see him do some investigating/problem solving while trying to figure out who the villain is. This would work well if Mysterio were the villain.
October 10th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
That was the big problem I had with the organic web shooters. You didn’t get to see him developing the formula and creating the shooters.
I also felt it/they were his greatest asset as well as his greatest weakness. He could adjust the formula to suit each villain (stronger for Rhino, insulated for Electro and so on) but they also jammed, got damaged or would run out just when he needed them.
October 11th, 2009 at 12:38 am
No one is interested in Mysterio!?! That’s ridiculous. I think as far as Bruce Campbell’s involvement and the special effects are concerned, Mysterio would make for an excellent villain. I also think it would be nice to use him as a springboard into a Sinister Six build-up for the sixth film. I’m just saying…
October 11th, 2009 at 1:44 am
My idea from my post in the forums:
Maybe Mysterio has a way to control the Lizard and is wreaking havoc through the city?
My hope would be that Lizard and the “main villain” plot lines would be separate. Peter discovers that Doc Connors is turning into the “mysterious creature” that’s terrorizing the New York Subway. So, he sets out to help is friend and teacher. Unfortunately, another menace shows up that needs Spidey’s attention. Enter Mysterio. Spidey must use his physical abilities to take down the Lizard but must use his smarts to defeat Mysterio (played by Bruce, by the way).
October 11th, 2009 at 3:03 am
Hell, they could even say he has been Mysterio all along. Watching, taking on different personas to follow Parker (After all he has shown his secret identity more than once) Maybe he tricks Doc Conners into doing the procedure then calls Kraven to test Parker/Spidey.
October 11th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Darth Zeppelin FTW.
October 12th, 2009 at 10:40 am
I think Mysterio is a great idea. I really liked the comment about how Bruce has been watching him the whole time. I think that could really work well and be a nice way to tie all of the films together. I also think that the Chameleon would be a good villian to throw in. He does a nice job of creating anarchy in Spidey and Pete’s life. I think I would like this scenario the best:
Spidey 4: Mysterio as villain (maybe an additional villian: kraven, scorpion, rhino?) And maybe through all of this Pete and MJ start to heal their relationship. At the same time, you could develop the Conners/Parker relationship a little more and end with the serum issue leading up to the Lizard, making this issue a little more meaningful since the films just portray Conners as a professor that pays a little more attention to Parker, instead of the mentor that he plays in the comics.
Spidey 5: Lizard as villain and Chameleon as villian. Spidey would have to deal with fighting his mentor as well as dealing with all of the chaos that Chameleon brings to all aspects of Spidey/Parker’s life.