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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
 Columbia Pictures |
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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Comments
what's the point? peter in high school? he wasn't spiderman then..
What's the point of Spiderman without Tobey Maguire?? He's already been in 3 of them and they want to switch it up now? Prequel or sequel, doesn't matter, if it ain't broke don't fix it.
Again executives have proven that the gray matter in their heads is made out of sponge. They may be saving money by not signing up Rami and Maguire, but they'll lose all the savings and MORE by producing a movie that will bomb at the box office.
Yeah, it's the new trend because Hollywood is void of creativity.