After director Sam Raimi dropped out of the fourth installment of the Spider-Man films, Sony decided to hit the reset button on the franchise. Tobey Maguire will no longer be greasing himself up to slide into the Spidey suit. Kristen Dunst can go back to drowning her sads in bong resin and gin.
The director pulled out after Sony demanded a summer release date. The script and casting was still in the works and not nearing finalization anytime soon. Arguments over the villain and the casting Anne Hathaway were holding things up. According to rumors, Sam was pushing for John Malkovich to be Spidey’s nemesis. Raimi felt he couldn’t put together a respectable film by this summer and walked.
Via: Deadline Hollywood:
“Raimi told Sony Pictures: “I can’t make your date. I can’t go forward creatively.” And, so, once he said “That’s it”, Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal and Columbia Pictures’ Matt Tolmach decided they didn’t want to replace him and instead chose to reboot the franchise. Insiders also tell me that Tobey Maguire heard the news in a phone call with Amy today. I’m told Tobey wasn’t upset. “He’s made 3 great Spider-Man movies. He’s done really well. But he’s the kind of guy who, if Sam wanted to go forward, would have been there for Sam and the studio. Absolutely.”
Instead of replacing the talent of Raimi, Sony has decided to “reboot” the franchise and start with a new cast and new direction. The notion is to have a film put together by summer 2012. As Dame Crista and I were discussing over Bloody Marys this morning (What? We couldn’t have mimosas. There is an orange crisis going on!) this “new format” in 2012 will probably be known as straight to DVD.
Tobey isn’t crying into his Team Jacob pillow. He released a statement about how happy he is to be free of the spandex.
“I am so proud of what we accomplished with the Spider-Man franchise over the last decade. Beyond the films themselves I have formed some deep and lasting friendships. I am excited to see the next chapter unfold in this incredible story.”
And now that is done…who wants some Malt-O Meal?!
this is gonna be a fail….movie
We want tobey for spiderman
hey we want spider-man 4 to come out and we need tobey to not be replaced.
like really I do not want tobey and sam raimi to qiut after all they had put into the 3 films.
tobery sir,
i like your all movies.
i have a wonderful story for you.
i write this story when i seeing your movie sprider man .
please accept my mail.
please reply me sir,
angel
India
tobey sir,
i like your all movies.
i have a wonderful story for you.
i write this story when i seeing your movie sprider man .
please accept my mail.
please reply me sir,
angel
India
Your spiderman series are fantastic.I would say ,”the best comic film in hollywood were spider man series”
my wishes for your next film and PLEAS DONT REPLACE “TOBEY MAGUIRE” IN THE FORTH COMING SPIDIES.
Sir,
WAITING FOR THE NEXT PART OF SPIDY.AND PLEASE MOVE THE NEXT SPIDY FILMS WITH “TOBEY MAGUIRE”
MY OPENION –
THE CORRECT MATH OF SPIDRMAN IS “TOBEY MAGUIRE” AND NONE OTHER THAN HIM
MY OPENION –
THE CORRECT MATCH OF SPIDRMAN IS “TOBEY MAGUIRE” AND NONE OTHER THAN HIM
Dont replace Tobey Maguire in the fourth spiderman movie all the actors worked extremley hard and the fans have grown on all of them. we are used to seeing Tobey as spiderman no one else. I hate when they change the actors in movies if you were going to change the actors then why not start with the actor in the first movie. if you didnt want Tobey to be Spiderman than why did you pick him for the three movies then? you made your decision with the actors in the first film dont change them the fans will be disappointed believe me Im a fan and Im already disappointed by hearing that Tobey is not going to be spiderman in spiderman 4. that would be like changing the actors in Twilight saga which would suck.
Tobey Maguire! Tobey Maguire! Tobey Maguire! Tobey Maguire! Tobey Maguire! Tobey Maguire! Tobey Maguire! BETTER NOT BE REPLACED! IF HE IS SPIDERMAN FOUR WILL LOOSE MOST OF ITS SPIDERMAN FANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please come back tobey you are the best no one can replace you
I really like tobey and it was ruin everything if they replace. If they replace him i will not watch the 4th part. They are going to screw up everything. They want to to the same thing they did to batman and its shame to replace over and over agian. Tobey is an excellent actor and should keep going foward with spider-man 4!!!
I think ppl aren’t seeing the big picture and are not trusting sam raimi’s instints. If sam says he doesn’t feel he can deliver a product that can stand up to the previous 3, then so be it. This is a diff franchise. Think “Dark Knight”. What a wonderful direction rebooting that franchise brought. I personally cannot wait to see what Andrew Garfield can bring to the table as spiderman even though I have only seen him in the first installment of the red ridinghood trillogy.I completely enjoyed all 3 of those movies and know better then to question Raimi.
Id have to agree with liz, however, booting tobey maguire off the spidey set is completely messed up!!! and the spidey fans could be really upset if they just do like that without him!!
This movie is gonna be “EPIC FAIL” with out Toby Maguire !!!
If Toby is not in the movie this film will suck. You can’t remove a man after 3 years.
We want Tobey! We want Tobey!
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What a fail. This movie is gonna suck might not even see it. How you gonna change actors
we can’t think spiderman without Tobey !!!!!
Spiderman 4 w/o Tobey and Kirsten would be an EPIC fail!!!!! Tobey IS Spiderman, like what my kids would say!
dont change tobey…..
I am so disappointed in Marvel! No Tobey?!! Plus why in the hell is The Human Torch Capitan America now? I would rather wait 5 more years to see Spiderman 4 with Tobey then have these A-Holes chance the franchise we all came to love! Dumbasses!
Please toby comeback we all love u , u have over 1 million fans dont be silly please comeback u have worked over 6 years on spiderman movies why do u leave now ?
( im a big fan and i have poster on my room of u , i have u on my cmp as background and many more things but please dont leave dont disapoint the persons who love you , im right here sitting her with running tears because i know there is just a 80% chanc u come back put i have big hope and i will always dream tills i grew old of your movies and of the peter parker in the spider-man movie ! <3
DONT LEAVE US ! DONT DISAPOINT UR FANS !
WE LOVE U !!!!!
SPIDERMAN 4 will suck!
We want Tobey Maguire on ‘Spider-Man 4′!
HOW CAN SPIDERMAN SURVIVE WITHOUT HIM?
SONY PEOPLE ARE CRAZY!!!
They are doing a reboot which will follow the comics better. But if they were to go to another movie with new actors, that would be stupid.
Sony suck, id rather wait and have Tobey and Sam Raimi. Why fix what wasn’t broken, this sucks and im very dissapointed at Sonys decision.