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Spiderman Star Tobey Maguire and Director Sam Raimi Won't Return For Fourth Installment
Posted on Tue Jan 12, 2010 08:05 AM PDT
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Even though it's one of the most profitable franchises in movie history, Columbia has decided not to move forward with an expensive sequel, instead going with a cheaper pre-quel to the series, which will see a young Peter Parker in high school.
Variety reports that the studio, who was expected to pay Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi a pretty penny to return for the fourth film, pulled the plug when script problems threatened to delay the scheduled 2011 release.
The studio already had a contingency plan in place -- they also developed a teen Spiderman script that wouldl be far cheaper to produce.
Although Raimi's out, along with thirty-something Maguire, he's not holding it against the studio. "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," he said.
First Carrie Bradshaw goes back to high school, now Peter Parker? Is this the new trend?
What's next, an Avatar pre-quel with Jake Sully in high school ROTC?
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