Early Production Underway for Spider-Man 4
Sam Raimi involved, but in what capacity?
Yep, just a little more vague mumbling about what might happen on Spider-Man 4, but when Sam Raimi has something to say, it's usually worth listening to.
According to a Comic Con report at Empire Magazine, Mr. Raimi states that while he's not exactly sure which hat he'll wear on the third Spidey sequel, the ball has begun rolling on the project: "I don’t know if I’ll just be a producer on it but if I can work with the writer in such a way so that directing would be right for me, I don’t know. We’ve had our first meeting on Spider-Man 4 and we’re looking for the writer."
Sounds to me like Sam's doing the "gradual bow-out" thing where he stays on as producer but goes on to direct something fresh and non-sequel-ish. (Or maybe a certain ... prequel?)
Two things are certain:
1. There will be another Spider-Man movie.
2. We'll have plenty of time to talk about it because it won't be happening real quickly.
Source: Empire
According to a Comic Con report at Empire Magazine, Mr. Raimi states that while he's not exactly sure which hat he'll wear on the third Spidey sequel, the ball has begun rolling on the project: "I don’t know if I’ll just be a producer on it but if I can work with the writer in such a way so that directing would be right for me, I don’t know. We’ve had our first meeting on Spider-Man 4 and we’re looking for the writer."
Sounds to me like Sam's doing the "gradual bow-out" thing where he stays on as producer but goes on to direct something fresh and non-sequel-ish. (Or maybe a certain ... prequel?)
Two things are certain:
1. There will be another Spider-Man movie.
2. We'll have plenty of time to talk about it because it won't be happening real quickly.
Source: Empire
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on Jul 31 2007 11:01 AM Just start the god damn movie. AND NO PREQUELS! (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 11:01 AM Just start the god damn movie. AND NO PREQUELS! (Reply to this) |
on Jul 31 2007 11:23 AM Prequel? Prequel to what? Harry Potter? Silver Surfer? Evil Dead? Who's Your Caddy? (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 11:59 AM Oh crap, they still haven't fired him. Raimi, could you please back the **** away from Spiderman? You failed miserably with the third one. And your sappy, soapy, happy-cheery interpretation of the character was starting to piss me off anyway. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 12:04 PM Yea I cant believe how much Spiderman 3 ruined everything. The corny scenes ruined the movie and the whole damn franchise. Should just wait and let som1 else handle it years down the road. The director of it will look at Spiderman 3 and know what not to do with the spiderman character. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 12:13 PM I'm actually excited to see what they do. Theoretically, no one would be better to do the fourth movie then Raimi, since he should learn from his mistakes. I wouldn't be opposed to a director switch, but it could go either way. The switch could be for the worse, and even with disliking so many things about SP3, it wasn't as bad as it could have been. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 12:15 PM In reply to this comment (#995027) Spider-Man... (Reply to this) |
on Jul 31 2007 12:15 PM In reply to this comment (#995027) I believe the prequel he 1s referring to is The Hobbit. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 12:23 PM Spider Pig, Spider Pig, Does whatever a... Spider Pig does.... (Reply to this) |
on Jul 31 2007 12:24 PM Well I happened to like Spider-man 3 so I would like it if he came back to direct a fourth, though I'm not sure if I want all the actors and Sam Raimi to get stuck in a Spider-man franchise that they can't escape. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 12:36 PM In reply to this comment (#995027) u idiot the prequel being referred to is the hobbit . update your upcoming movie knowledge noob (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 12:42 PM In reply to this comment (#995205) There is only one Lord of the Ring (Director), and he does not share power! Sam Rami can kiss my *** unless he is doing another Evil Dead. The Spider-man movies to me were always just decent at best. They were corny, poorly acted pieces of popcorn fiction; and the movie mistakes that were caught on film were staggering. All three films could have been a lot darker (Without even altering the source material). I've grown completley bored with them and I think Sony should stop whoring this franchise to any moron who will still buy a ticket. Let die for a few years (Like they did with Batman) and bring it back in a time when they have a director who knows what he is doing (Like they did with Batman). (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 12:48 PM Just don't rush it. That was what was wrong with Spiderman 3. There was a really good movie there, they just were in such an all fire hurry to make their hundreds of millions they released it before all the bugs (of arachnids) were worked out and severely damaged the franchises credibility and good name. Take your time and give us the best Spiderman possible which I firmly believe we have yet to see. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 01:05 PM If they are indeed going to come out with another one, then don't cram it if you can't figure out how to balance it out. The reason a film like Batman Begins, and soon The Dark Knight, works out so well with multiple villains and storylines is because Nolan doesn't try to give each story and each villain equal time. Some villains get more, some get less (even Zsasz got a small cameo). In this case, with a villain like Scarecrow, he got about 20 minutes in Begins, but he'll get more time in TDK and possibly the 3rd movie; it all adds up. But if you can't find a writer who can interwind stories andcharacters like this, then just make your story simple, ie ONE VILLAIN, and this time make it a good one! P.S. Also, when Spider-Man isn't fighting or when the movies isn't focused on the villain's story, don't have the movie go on about Peter/May Jane's love life, because that's boring as crap. How much farther can you expand it?! Just give Peter something interesting to do during this time. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 01:13 PM In reply to this comment (#995400) Good call, except I don't think just romance was the problem it was the retarded brand of romance we got from Spiderman 3. I actually thought the romance added to the story in 1 &2, but just got stupid in 3. Like why the heck did MJ just cave to Harry when he threatens Peter? Your boyfriend is Spiderman!!! If he can't handle his business who can? (Reply to this) |
on Jul 31 2007 01:18 PM In reply to this comment (#995266) Ehizzo, you're a cliche. Sam Raimi, just go...now. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 01:21 PM dammit, i really WAS hoping for a prequel for Who's Your Caddy (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 01:22 PM In reply to this comment (#995205) Sadly not; I misread it and assumed he was talking about an SM prequel, which I thought would be stupid... Go ahead and mock me... (Reply to this) |
on Jul 31 2007 01:55 PM In reply to this comment (#995278) I disagree actually. SM3 wasn't rushed. They had three years to work on it. It was in pre-production for quite awhile before they started filming. They had plenty of time to make sure everything was right. But in the end, they had a poorly written screenplay. And that's what doomed SM3. (Reply to this) |
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on Jul 31 2007 02:49 PM In reply to this comment (#995272) If you want a "darker" Spiderman, you are an idiot who does not understand the character. Spiderman is not Batman, okay? (Reply to this) |
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