Spider-Man 4 Scrapped, Franchise Reboot Planned

derGoldstein writes "Yesterday we discussed which sci-fi should get the reboot treatment next. If you consider Spider-Man as 'proper sci-fi,' then it would appear that's the answer. 'Sony Pictures decided today to reboot the Spider-Man franchise after Sam Raimi pulled out of Spider-Man 4 because he felt he couldn't make its summer release date and keep the film's creative integrity. This means that Raimi and the cast including star Tobey Maguire are out. There will be no Spider-Man 4. Instead, the studio will focus on a reboot script by Jamie Vanderbilt with a new director and a new cast.'" Perhaps Raimi is too busy working on other projects.

Comments

Re:Reboot how?

[click2005]

But the first movie didn't do the film in an edgy new way... Or just find some actor who is
going to die so they can exploit the crap out of it.
Maybe they could use the 3D they did for the pocahantas/smurf movie recently.

Prozac enduced

[jhoegl]

The themes to the Spider-Man movies were so depressing that the whole cast and director were up to 9 prozac a day. Spider-Man dark? No... it was a standard gay college kids experience back in the 1980s. Why? Because what dumbass would not go after the ass that keeps floating in front of their face, he was poor, and he wears tights. IMO, Spiderman sucks, and I hate Stan Lee for injecting his dumb ass in all the movies. Reboot something better... reboot Punisher and Spawn.

Creative Integrity?

[JM78]

Lol. The Spider Man trilogy, as a whole, stands as one of the worst of the decade. Spider Man 4, if you can use Spider Man 3 as any gauge, would've been the biggest turd Hollywood's put out in a long while and I'm not so sure even Toby's star-power could recover.

Re:Reboot how?

[sexconker]

Maybe they could use the 3D they did for the pocahantas/smurf movie recently.

I don't know what movie you're talking about, but RULE 34!

Re:you're confused on the subject matter

[spun]

You want to play asshole games? You want to see who can be the bigger asshole? We've played this before and you've lost, but if you want a rematch, whatever.

It's always enjoyable discussing art and film with a failed film maker wannabee. You aren't an artist, you're a hack who wanted to sell out to Hollywood but didn't even have the talent to do that.

My favorite films:

Synechdoche, NY
Adaptation
2001
Sideways
Lost in Translation
Blade Runner
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Being John Malkovich
Magnolia
Brazil

Hmm, not really many major studio films on that list, so your asinine opinion is, hmm, what were your words? Oh yes, 'intellectually dishonest and venal.' Venal? really? I'm in this for the money? Methinks though dost project too much. Maybe you should brush up on your English, kid.