Spiderman Is Getting A Reboot 2012

[Brazoo]

Spider-Man's funny banter and taunting is suppose to get under his advisories skin and Macguire could not pull it off with his voice - I don't think it's a lack of talent, it's just out of his range to do it. Anytime he tried he sounded foolish and I think that's why they kept the banter to a real minimum.

My favorite parts of the series, The scenes in part 1 where he's learning his new powers, the entire train sequence in part 2, I do give Macquire a lot of credit for those scenes. His face effortlessly switches from extreme joy to extreme sadness, which is truly fitting for Peter Parker - but he can not pull off anger or seem threatening, which has always been a problem for me. One of the many problems of part 3 was his inability to convey the dark anger that was suppose to be taking over him.

[Captain]

Raimi, Maquire and Dunst have proven hard to deal with the last couple Spidey flicks...in terms of getting them onboard that is. Once filming started I dont think there was any issues. If you'll recall, Maquire almost was replaced before spidey 3 because he was being difficult. the rumor that Topher Grace was hired to replace him was everywhere briefly, until everybody settled down and signed up. Sounds like what was going on here too.

In Raimi's case, as the "guy in charge", I think he has a case about deciding what villian(s) gets thrown in the mix, and how the story goes. Sony (and Hasbro and Marvel no doubt) wanted multi-villians again. Raimi wanted one, an a old currently little used villian. The other day news was leaked as to who that was, and an actor was assigned the part. In light of this news, I'm betting Raimi was the source of the leak, maybe in an attempt to prove to the powers that be that Vulture was the way to go. Looks like it backfired.

I now expect the new film will have 50 villians, and some sort of singing and dancing routine by high school kids. Oh, and theres got to be some vampires...lots and lots of vampires.!!

[Earth 2 Chris]

Robert Pattinson as Morbius! Count on it!!! And he sparkles!!!

Chris

[palitoy]

Loved McGuire as Peter Parker, John Romita made him too pretty (even though I love Romita Spidey) and I think of McGuire as the perfect Ditko PP.

Having said that, I really didn't care for Spider-Man 3 and was SUPER sick of Mary Jane, so the only thing that bugs me about this news is that Bruce Campbell never got his due.

[johnmiic]

It's a big loss for the franchise. Riami/McGuire/Dunst were good for Spider-Man. Especially Riami. Riami was a fan of Spider-Man like Richard Donner was a fan of Superman. Not many film-makers, directors are fans of the characters they make movies of. Not many directors take the extra care to make good superhero movies like Christopher Nowlan did with the Batman Films. Riami may have taken some heat for Spider-Man 3 but it was undeserved. It has leaked all over that the studio butted heads with him. For what-the inclusion of Venom? If never including Venom means every Spider-man film is a good film and a block-buster then screw Venom. Clearly Riami knows what he's doing and there are plenty of villains to choose from; besides most villains are killed at the end of each film anyway. Did the studio think they would use only Venom in every sequel from now on?

You can probably expect the re-boot to resemble Sidney J. Furie's Superman 4, Brett Ratner's X-Men 3 or Joel Schumacher's Batman and Robin. Even the James Cameron script was released years ago and it was total garbage.

http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_s...s-cameron.html

Cameron isn't interested but if he was I would say keep him away. He will change too many things.

[LonnieFisher]

First thing:
Spider-Man should NOT have Mary Jane in the first movie! Or any love interest.
Second:
No J.J.J. Not in the first movie.
Third:
Spider-Man-TV star! In the comics he was a television star and was going to have a TV series produced. He should be a national sensation making lots of TV and public appearances!
Fourth:
He should not be forced into getting with the spider. He chose to go to a science demo. Not a class field trip, no genetically altered spiders!
Fifth:
Skinny genius inventor making web fluid and web shooters. Organic webs would come out his backside, not wrists.

That's all I have for now. Let's keep it original comic style!!

[Earth 2 Chris]

Loved McGuire as Peter Parker, John Romita made him too pretty (even though I love Romita Spidey) and I think of McGuire as the perfect Ditko PP.

Having said that, I really didn't care for Spider-Man 3 and was SUPER sick of Mary Jane, so the only thing that bugs me about this news is that Bruce Campbell never got his due.

Amen. and Amen. Dunst was clearly not interested in the role in most of Spidey 2 and ALL of 3. That coupled with the way they wrote her as a no-talent glory hog didn't make her very likable. I would have liked to have seen more of Howard's Gwen Stacy, but alas, no more.

Maguire WAS the Ditko Peter Parker. He nailed it in that first film.

Chris

[Hector]

Let's start fresh....use the original classic Green Goblin tragedy storyline...with the old school Goby look...none of that stupid Power Rangers outfit with metal mask and visor.

Have his face covered by a simple but very cool rubber mask.

Use Gwen Stacey...not Mary Jane.

Have Goby kill Gwen Stacey at the Brooklyn Bridge...just like the original story.

Make Spidey more old school...get rid of the glass eyes...let's give Spidey his normal luchador-type white eye cloth look.

Perhaps even get rid of the organic spiderweb...and bring back his wrist web-shooters back.

As far as Peter Parker...the actor doesn't necessarily have to be a real teenager...as long as he's youthful-looking. Maguire was youthful-looking...but I just found him to be very obnoxious...I just hate the way he screams like a school girl whenever he gets hit by the villain.

[Hector]

Oh yeah...and NO more ripping off his mask...and showing the actor's face again during the last climatic fight either.

[Hector]

Maguire WAS the Ditko Peter Parker. He nailed it in that first film.

I'll be the first one to admit...he was not bad in the first.

But he started getting a tad annoying in the second flick.

By the third installment...I just wanted to punch him in the face...especially after his trying to look cool stiff and no-rythm walk in the streets...and his stupid poor man's John Travolta dance...

...ahhh...and those school girl screams of his...

[thunderbolt]

The only hold overs from the last series should be the actors that played Aunt May and JJJ. they were dead perfect.

[ctc]

>and NO more ripping off his mask

Hear! Hear! But it’s NOT gonna happen. If they paid for a Jonas brother, they’re gonna show him off daburnit!

>use the original classic Green Goblin tragedy storyline...with the old school Goby look...none of that stupid Power Rangers outfit with metal mask and visor.

Yeah; I didn’t care for the sentai armour either; but rather than ANOTHER Goblin story, howzabout another bad guy? It’s like the Batman/Joker thing, sure they want the most recognizable baddie but it makes the setting look really small.

>Have Goby kill Gwen Stacey at the Brooklyn Bridge...

It always seemed like that’s what they were getting at for the end of the first film; but didn’t follow through. Maybe to agitate the old school fans? (Or maybe more wholesale scooping of old plot lines?)

>Use Gwen Stacey...not Mary Jane.

Or maybe.... NOBODY! But that’s not gonna happen either. “A romantic subplot will draw 2.3% more female viewers!”

>Have his face covered by a simple but very cool rubber mask.

Movie superhero outfits always bug me, ‘cos they feel the need to busy them up. (AND go all latex, but I bet that’s ‘cos not too many actors have the appropriate build. I’m looking at YOU; everybody in The Watchmen!) A friend sent me cosplayer pics from a few comic conventions he’d gone to in Japan and it amazed me how so many AMATEURS could accurately capture the comic book look, whereas so many pros can’t.

>Organic webs would come out his backside, not wrists.

True.... but I don’t think anyone wants to see that.

Don C.

[kryptosmaster]

I thought this thread was about the comic book when I clicked on it. I was going to say i stopped reading Spiderman over 10 years ago so I don't care.
The movies were ok. I still haven't seen the 2nd one all the way through without falling asleep. I'm more of a DC guy anyway but nobody can seem to make a decent DC (Superman) movie to save their life. Dark Knight sucked. Haven't seen Watchmen but heard that sucked.
Rich

[Earth 2 Chris]

Dark Knight sucked.

You do realize you have a pic from Lois and Clark as your avatar, right?

Chris

[thunderbolt]

^^^ What he said.