he might be mobius - or he might be another villain (electro maybe?)

i think the 'big part of ny' has got to be king pin!

So many villains...so little time.

maybe it will be king kong???

You going out for the casting call?

damn straight - and i'm gonna slap that disco-dancing wall crawler back to the roach motel

The villain is going to be PART of New York. A BIG PART OF NEW YORK.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...erty%2C_NY.jpg

she's got a torch, and she's pissed

As Sony Pictures Entertainment preps a fourth installment of "Spider-Man" to begin production early next year, the studio has quietly engaged screenwriter James Vanderbilt to pen "Spider-Man 5" and "Spider-Man 6."

Vanderbilt was the first writer on "Spider-Man 4."

Director Sam Raimi brought on "Rabbit Hole" playwright David Lindsay-Abaire to rewrite him, and Gary Ross is now rewriting that script.

The studio is enthusiastic about where it stands as the picture begins prepping for an early 2010 production start for a May 2011 release.

Raimi didn't embrace all of Vanderbilt's ideas, but execs at Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios have. Vanderbilt has been hired to pen the fifth and sixth movies, which have an interconnected storyline. That's what was originally discussed when Vanderbilt signed on to write "Spider-Man 4," but the idea of shooting a fourth and fifth film back to back with the original cast was scrapped.

Sources said it was unclear whether Raimi, Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst will be back.

If they aren't, Vanderbilt's script would be the blueprint for a franchise reboot.

After committing to his fourth "Spider-Man" film, Raimi signed on to direct a new franchise based on the massively multiplayer role-playing online computer game "World of Warcraft" for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. Maguire and Dunst were locked into the first three pictures and made a new deal for "Spider-Man 4." It's unclear how long they want to continue with the series.

Then again, Raimi was initially doubtful for "Spider-Man 4" because he expected to direct "The Hobbit," but returned after Guillermo del Toro got the job.

Why is Vanderbilt writing when so many variables are undecided?

The most important thing is for Sony to prime the "Spider-Man" pump more frequently. The lapse between films has grown with each blockbuster. The second film came only two years after the first, but it took three years for a third installment, and four years will have passed when "Spider-Man 4" opens in summer 2011.

"Spider-Man" remains the studio's most important film franchise, and Sony doesn't want to wait half a decade for the next outing.

Bruce Campbell made memorable cameos in the first three Spider-Man films, but could the actor be set for a larger role in part four of the franchise?

Looks like its happening!

The Evil Dead star told Access Hollywood (at yesterday's Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs premiere) that director Sam Raimi has revealed to Campbell that he may have a "major role" in the sequel. However, he did go on to say that he didn't yet know anything about his character.

Campbell also revealed the flick will start shooting in January next year, in time for a summer 2011 release.

If Bruce has a big part I'll stop not caring about Spider-Man movies.