The last time director Sam Raimi and actors Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst worked on a movie together was in 2007, when they filmed «Spider-Man 3». That film was the conclusion of a superhero trilogy that began in 2002, despite initial plans to bring Raimi, Maguire and Dunst back for «Spider-Man 4». Rather than continue that project, Sony rebooted the franchise in 2012 with «The Amazing Spider-Man», a film that saw Andrew Garfield replace Maguire in the title role.
Sony rebooted the franchise in 2012 with «The Amazing Spider-Man», in which Andrew Garfield replaced Maguire in the title role.
So why are we still talking about «Spider-Man 4» a full 17 years after the third installment? Because in 2021, the movie «Spider-Man: No Way Home» brought Maguire and Garfield back to their MCU counterpart Tom Holland and became a box office hit. Since then, fans have been trying to conjure up «Spider-Man 4» and «The Amazing Spider-Man 3» to continue the spider franchises created by Maguire and Garfield. So let’s tell you everything you need to know about Sam Raimi’s movie «Spider-Man 4».
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Is Spider-Man 4 really coming out?”
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The short answer: no — at least, for now. CBR recently asked Raimi, if he’d heard about the rumors, that he’s coming back in «Spider-Man 4» along with Maguire and Dunst. And that’s not good news, if you had high hopes for the film.
And that’s not good news, if you had high hopes for the film.
And that’s not good news, if you had high hopes for the movie.
I’ve read [those rumors], but I’m not really working on it yet. I mean, Marvel and Columbia have been so successful with the current Spider-Man movies that I don’t know that they’re going to come back to me and say, «Well, guys, we can tell this story too! ». I haven’t talked to Toby about [a fourth movie with me], but maybe Marvel or Columbia Pictures did. I just worked with Marvel on «Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness». So I’m on good terms with them. I’m sure I would have heard about [Spider-Man 4] if it was in the works.
Sam Ray. Sam Raimi
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Would Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst want to return to the franchise?”
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According to the official website of Marvel, Maguire is fine with returning as Spider-Man.
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I love these movies and all the series. «Would you come tonight to hang out and fool around? » or «Would you come to do this movie, read a scene or do something about Spider-Man? », I would answer «yes»! Because why wouldn’t I want to do that?”
Toby Maguire
While promoting her film «Fall of an Empire» Dunst told GQ, that she wasn’t asked to return to «No Way Home», but she wouldn’t mind reprising her role as Mary Jane Watson in the future.
Would Kirsten Dunst want to come back?”
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In an interview IndieWire, published on April 12 April 2024 Dunst questioned the need for «Spider-Man 4».
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It depends on the situation. I don’t know. Honestly, do we need it? I don’t think we need it. I don’t. It’s been such a long time coming. I just don’t know how they’re going to do it, what the story’s going to be. I don’t know. It seems like…I don’t know! It’s going to depend on the script, and also, I don’t know, you’re really putting yourself out there in a way that… let’s maybe keep what was good. You know what I mean?”
Kirsten DunstWhat were Raimi’s original plans for «Spider-Man 4»?”
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When Raimi was developing the original story for «Spider-Man 4», it was to feature two key characters from the comics: Black Cat and Vulture.
When Raimi was developing the original story for «Spider-Man 4», it was to feature two key characters from the comics: Black Cat and Vulture.
Rumor has it that Raimi chose Anne Hathaway, who would later play Catwoman in «The Dark Knight: Legend Reborn», to play Black Cat. John Malkovich was Raimi’s top choice to play Vulture, who was eventually played by Michael Keaton in «Spider-Man: Homecoming».
Presumably, «Spider-Man 4» would have taken a different shape, had Raimi returned to it nearly two decades later. In «Spider-Man: There’s No Way Home» no word was said about what happened to Maguire’s Peter Parker after «Spider-Man 3». But Peter said, that things got better between him and Mary Jane, which confirms, that they are still together. This, would probably, be the starting point for a sequel, if one were ever filmed. But for now, «Spider-Man 4» won’t happen.
By ForGeeks 
