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SPIDER-MAN 4 breaking news

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will be a reboot according to sony pictures via twitter:

 

SonyPictures: Spider-Man: Summer 2012: Peter Parker is going back to high school when the next Spider-Man hits in the summer of 2012.

 

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EXCLUSIVE: 'SPIDER-MAN 4' SCRAPPED; SAM RAIMI & TOBEY MAGUIRE & CAST OUT; FRANCHISE REBOOT FOR 2012

By Mike Fleming | Category: Uncategorized | Monday January 11, 2010 @ 2:13pm

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UPDATES EXCLUSIVE: 'Spider-Man 4' Officially Has No Start Date As Of Today Because Of -script Problems; Sony "Unlikely" To Make Scheduled May 5, 2011, Release Date

 

BREAKING NEWS! Mike Fleming and I have just confirmed that Sony Pictures decided today to reboot the Spider-Man franchise after franchise director 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, Mike Fleming is told, the studio will focus on a Summer 2012 reboot from a -script by Jamie Vanderbilt with a new director and a new cast. All this took place today at meeting on the lot today. An official Sony Pictures news release about it is expected out now (see below).

 

My sources tell me that Raimi told Sony Pictures: "I can't make your date. I can't go forward creatively." And, so, once he said "That's it", Sony Pictures co-chairman Pascal and Columbia Pictures' Matt Tolmach decided they didn't want to replace him and instead chose to reboot the franchise. Insiders also tell me that Tobey Maguire heard the news in a phone call with Amy today. I'm told Tobey wasn't upset. "He's made 3 great Spider-Man movies. He's done really well. But he's the kind of guy who, if Sam wanted to go forward, would have been there for Sam and the studio. Absolutely."

 

Mike Fleming has heard that, from Spidey, Raimi could move to World Of Warcraft, or to The Given Day, that terrific novel by Dennis Lehane, author of Shutter Island and Mystic River. Both are worthy projects, but World Of Warcraft is a huge franchise.

 

Here is the Sony press release:

 

Culver City, CA (January 11, 2010) -- Peter Parker is going back to high school when the next Spider-Man hits theaters in the summer of 2012. Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios announced today they are moving forward with a film based on a -script by James Vanderbilt that focuses on a teenager grappling with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises.

 

The new chapter in the Spider-Man franchise produced by Columbia, Marvel Studios and Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin, will have a new cast and filmmaking team. Spider-Man 4 was to have been released in 2011, but had not yet gone into production.

 

“A decade ago we set out on this journey with Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire and together we made three Spider-Man films that set a new bar for the genre. When we began, no one ever imagined that we would make history at the box-office and now we have a rare opportunity to make history once again with this franchise. Peter Parker as an ordinary young adult grappling with extraordinary powers has always been the foundation that has made this character so timeless and compelling for generations of fans. We’re very excited about the creative possibilities that come from returning to Peter's roots and we look forward to working once again with Marvel Studios, Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin on this new beginning,” said Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

 

“Working on the Spider-Man movies was the experience of a lifetime for me. While we were looking forward to doing a fourth one together, the studio and Marvel have a unique opportunity to take the franchise in a new direction, and I know they will do a terrific job,” said Sam Raimi.

 

“We have had a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration and friendship with Sam and Tobey and they have given us their best for the better part of the last decade.This is a bittersweet moment for us because while it is hard to imagine Spider-Man in anyone else’s hands, I know that this was a day that was inevitable,” said Matt Tolmach, president of Columbia Pictures, who has served as the studio’s chief production executive since the beginning of the franchise. “Now everything begins anew, and that’s got us all tremendously excited about what comes next. Under the continuing supervision of Avi and Laura, we have a clear vision for the future of Spider-Man and can’t wait to share this exciting new direction with audiences in 2012.”

 

"Spider-Man will always be an important franchise for Sony Pictures and a fresh start like this is a responsibility that we all take very seriously," said Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures. "We have always believed that story comes first and story guides the direction of these films and as we move onto the next chapter, we will stay true to that principle and will do so with the highest respect for the source material and the fans and moviegoers who deserve nothing but the best when it comes to bringing these stories and characters to life on the big screen."

 

The studio will have more news about Spider-Man in 2012 in the coming weeks as it prepares for production of the film.

 

 

 

 

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Ugh! It will have the same results as Superman Returns. Not a good idea to reboot. Can the director and change the cast, but PLEASE don't redo the origin again.

 

 

Maybe Peter Parker will have been out of town for 5 years and is now going back to high school to get his GED

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It's a little early to be re-making Spiderman #1 2c

 

Are we going to be forced to watch the Spider-man origin story every 10 years?

 

 

That's what I thought. The origin story was already done well on film so it's a mistake to redo it so quickly. If they insist on rebooting then it's best to leave it for a few years.

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The Batman franchise reboot worked because it was about 8 years between Batman and Robin (1997) and Batman Begins (2005). Basically, this allowed a whole cycle of school kids to grow up into adulthood.

 

Spider-man 3 came out in 2007. I guess they're feeling 5 years is enough. (shrug)

 

If it HAD come out in summer 2011, it would have competed directly with Thor and Captain America. With 2012, it may compete with the Avengers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Well, as Marvel, Sony, and the other movie studios scrape the bottom of the barrel for creative ideas, its either a reboot of the existing A & B-tier franchises, or they resort giving us movies centered around D-tier characters like Sleepwalker.

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The Batman franchise reboot worked because it was about 8 years between Batman and Robin (1997) and Batman Begins (2005). Basically, this allowed a whole cycle of school kids to grow up into adulthood.

 

Spider-man 3 came out in 2007. I guess they're feeling 5 years is enough. (shrug)

 

If it HAD come out in summer 2011, it would have competed directly with Thor and Captain America. With 2012, it may compete with the Avengers.

 

 

 

 

 

This is actually good news for Thor and Cap, with Spidey out of the 2011 scene, they actually have a better chance at the box office and not have to worry about cannibalizating each other.

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Oh, yes. I saw him in Toronto. Not impressed. He was just a tad snotty.

 

Well, that's good enough for me. I always form a permanent opinion of someone after a single and fleeting meeting. :baiting:

 

 

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