Spiderman 4, 5 & 6

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September 30, 2008


Now that director Sam Raimi and series star Tobey Maguire have signed on for Spider-Man 4 and 5, fans have wondered whether Kirsten Dunst will also return for the sequels.

MTV recently interviewed Dunst and asked the actress whether she would reprise her role as Mary Jane Watson now that her director and co-star have agreed to return. Here's what they report she had to say about the matter:

"'I'm in,' said the actress matter of factly. However, when pressed to make the announcement official, Dunst quickly changed her tone, and rather cryptically added, 'I'm not saying anything, I know there's rumors…'"

So there you have it. A confirmation of the "Ooops, did I speak without consulting my agent and publicist?" variety, which likely means that Dunst has agreed in principle to return but hasn't sealed a deal just yet.

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October 31, 2008


Columbia is set to hire a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer to pen Spider-Man 4, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

David Lindsay-Abaire, who won the prestigious award for his play Rabbit Hole, has secured to gig to write the third franchise sequel that is set to unite stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst and director Sam Raimi.

The choice of a high-brow screenwriter shows a determination by the studio to focus on character this time around, something many thought got lost in the messy Spider-Man 3.

Zodiac scribe James Vanderbilt previously wrote a draft of the script. As yet plot details are still being kept tightly under-wraps.


Although she recently expressed interest in reprising her role as Mary Jane Watson, it sounds like Kirsten Dunst isn't such a sure thing for the next two Spider-Man sequels, at least given the language of director Sam Raimi's most recent statements on the matter.

Raimi told MTV that he'd "love to work with (Dunst) again" but added "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."

"I don't have a script yet, but production would start probably by March of 2010, I'm guessing," the director explained. "It sounds like a long time away, but we need a script first, and a lot of pre-production has to take place." He added that no decision has been made yet about shooting Spider-Man 4 and 5 back-to-back, and stressed that studio boss Amy Pascal would make the final decision regarding the shooting schedule.

Raimi was coy about whether Dylan Baker, who has appeared in the last three installments as Dr. Curt Connors, would finally appear as the villainous Lizard. Raimi said that they "just don't know who the villain is yet," but suggested that the storylines for the fourth and fifth films would most likely be intertwined.

[pinkfloyd45769]

I am the biggest spidey nerd!!I love all 3 of them,i'm really excited to see more:)

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January 13, 2009


Sam Raimi told Empire magazine that he already has an idea for the villain in Spider-Man 4.

He said: "I like it in the Marvel comics when Spider-Man fights Morbius... He's really cool. A vampire! I like that combination of superhero plus supernatural."

In the comics, Morbius wasn't actually a vampire in the supernatural sense; instead he was a Nobel-prize winning biochemist who (unwisely) attempted to cure his rare blood disease with a combination of vampire bats and electroshock therapy - giving him 'vampiric' characteristics. The character became an important part of the Marvel universe, doing battle with Spidey, the Human Torch and the X-Men.

The film is currently at the script-writing stage, with the last news on the project being that Pulitzer-prize winning author David Lindsey-Abaire had been signed on to co-write the sequel.

Raimi said way back in October that filming would possibly get under way in 2010, with the director currently putting the finishing touches to his horror venture Drag me to Hell.

[Doc Faustus]

I always wondered why Morbius never bit the Green Goblin and turned him into the vampirogoblin. A cool complement to Morbius would be the Jason Macendale Hobgoblin, Mc Farlane style.

[The_Return]

Morbius isn't a bad idea...but why in Gods name would they NOT use the Lizard?

He's not even one of my favorites, but they've been setting him up from the start...

[Doc Faustus]

The Lizard isn't that great for driving a plot that people who read the comic haven't seen ten thousand times.

[hacelikewhoa]

ahhh I would love it if they do keep Tobey Maguire, it just wouldn't be the same anymore without him. Plus, I can't stand sequels with different actors playing the main character. Always hated that. I can't wait for the new spiderman movies!

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Spider-Man 4 producer Todd Black says the villain of the sequel will "be a big part of New York."

Black shot down rumors that Morbius the Vampire would be the villain, telling The New York Post, "We're just coming up with who the villain's going to be now. We'll be shooting in New York again. Trust me, people will appreciate who we pick, because it'll be a big part of New York."

The producer also dismissed the rumor that the film would see Peter Parker finally marry his girlfriend Mary Jane Watson.

Speaking of MJ, Black confirmed that Kirsten Dunst is now set to reprise the role for the film, ending months of rumors that she might not be back.

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The man who didn't really shoot Uncle Ben Parker says he will be back for Spider-Man 4.

According to Superhero Hype, actor Michael Papajohn, who played ill-fated carjacker Dennis Carradine in the first and third Spider-Man films, appeared at a panel at this past weekend's Wizard World Philadelphia where he said he will reprise his role for Spidey 4 but gave no further details.

Dennis Carradine was the carjacker that Peter Parker thought had killed his Uncle Ben when, in fact, it was really his partner Flint Marko (the future Sandman). Peter chased down Carradine to a warehouse where the thief fell to his death.

How and why Carradine will be brought back for the fourth film remains to be seen, but we presume it will be a flashback. The question is why revisit Uncle Ben's death again? Is there something else we didn't know about it? And does that mean Sandman will also be back?

Questions to which no answers are given at the moment.