Rumors of more Spider-Man films were put to rest as Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire recently signed on for a fourth and fifth installment of the Spider-Man saga.
Maguire will return as the web-slinging, friendly neighborhood wall-crawler. Raimi’s connection to the production is yet to be established. “I’m really excited about Spider-Man, and I’m hoping to direct it,” said Raimi. “I don’t have a script yet, but production would start probably by March of 2010, I’m guessing. It sounds like a long time away, but we need a script first, and a lot of pre-production has to take place.”
The role of Mary Jane Watson, played by Kirsten Dunst in the previous three films, has not yet been confirmed. “Kirsten, I’d love to work with her again,” Raimi told MTV’s Splashpage. “I hope she’ll be written into it. I couldn’t imagine making one without her, and I think she’s an important part of the movies.”
Sony is still casting for the films’ villain, though speculation via the internet has lead to discussion of Dr. Curt Connors, played by Dylan Baker, turning into The Lizard as he did in the comic series. In the series, when Connors tries to regrow his missing arm with a reptilian serum, it accidentally transforms him into a monster with thick scaly skin, a deadly bite and the ability to communicate with other reptiles. There is also talk of Mary Jane’s astronaut ex-fiancée John Jameson undergoing a transformation into Man-Wolf. I personally would like to see Carnage dawn the screen and fulfill his entitlement.
There’s been a lot of talk over whether or not the two movies will be shot back-to-back, like the “Lord of the Rings” films. James Vanderbilt turned in a working draft of Spider-Man 4 to Sony Pictures in May 2008, and his story arc encompassed two films, making Spider-Man 5 shootable at the same time. Raimi says shooting back-to-back films will be determined by the studio head.
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