Well, Sony has found its new director for the Spider-Man reboot. Just last week, it was announced that Sam Raimi was giving up ties to the Web-slinger franchise, and this week Marc Webb steps into the director’s chair. The aptly named Webb issued this statement: “This is a dream come true and I couldn’t be …
Deadline Hollywood dropped a bomb today on anyone eagerly anticipating Spider-Man 4. According to insider reports, Sam Raimi has officially abandoned the Spider-Man franchise. Production has been delayed over disagreements about the script for months now, and the announcement came through the grapevine earlier today that Raimi has pulled out of the project altogether. Unconvinced …
As Sony Pictures Entertainment preps the fourth installment of Spider-Man (now on its third rewrite), the studio has hired screenwriter James Vanderbilt to pen Spider-Man 5 and Spider-Man 6. James Vanderbilt penned the first draft of Spiderman 4 before it was taken over by Gary Ross. According to Variety, Raimi didn’t embrace all of Vanderbilt’s …