Raimi moving himself further away from SPIDEY 4

By Matt Holmes / June 25, 2011

If I was writing it I would have a very strong opinion about that, but we're hiring a writer to come up with his own take. Sony was willing to go either way, we'll just have to wait and see what the writer comes up with. I think anything's possible, though. I mean, there's been so many different versions, it doesn't have to follow the movies that we've made. I'd very much like to see Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man, so I have a personal interest in that, but certainly anything's possible. Spider-Man's such a big character in the comic books that he could endure a lot of different interpretations. You could start over or you could start with a different aspect of the story than I've focused on in the pictures I've made, we'll just have to wait and see what the writer comes up with.

Well starting over with the franchise is just a terrible idea but coming up with a new direction for the series is something I'm very much in favour for, even if it means bringing in a new cast and crew. For the series to have some real longevity and to fulfill the potential this franchise could have for years to come, SPIDER-MAN 4 needs to feel a little fresh and exciting. Logically... the villain for me would be The Lizard and the whole focus on the entire film for me would be on his transformation to evil with NO OTHER VILLAINS. Get back to a tighter and leaner story without the frantic direction. And Mr. Raimi... only direct this if you have your passion to tell the story the screen writer has written because I don't want to watch another disjointed SPIDEY flick like SPIDER-MAN 3. source - coming soon