Spider-Man 4 by 6of13
Here is my idea for the next Spider-Man movie. Below the story is my Spider-Man movie fan cast.
PART 1
ESU lecture class
Dr Connors is teaching a class at ESU. The topic of discussion is the regeneration of limbs and how he envisions the use his research into reptile DNA for the benefit of human amputees. The class ends. Dr Connors makes his way to his research lab.
Dr Connor’s lab, ESU
Research assistants, Peter Parker and Debra Whitman, are waiting for him. “How is a little friend today” he asks and gestures towards a white rabbit in a lab confinement cage. Debra picks up the rodent. She replies by telling him that 24 hours after treatment, there has been total regeneration. Dr Connors is pleased. A cylindrical-shaped machine dominates the center of the lab, and light pulsates over its surface somewhat like the engine core on a starship. It emits a soft hum.
It is the Recombinant Gene Activator (RGA), designed and built by Dr Connors. It discharges pulses of high frequency light radiation that target specific sequences of inactive DNA. Dr Connors successfully isolated the genes responsible for limb regeneration in lizards. Peter and Debra had been instrumental in creating an RNA retrovirus that was targeted to the host DNA of the rabbit. Reptile DNA was spliced into the retrovirus’s RNA. The virus now carries reptile genes. Dr Connors then injected the rabbit with the retrovirus. The retrovirus replicates itself using the host DNA of the rabbit. The new DNA is incorporated into the host’s genome. The new DNA remains inactive. A burst of light radiation from the RGA pulsates at the same frequency as the newly inserted DNA. It actives the sequences of DNA and allows the process of protein synthesis and limb regeneration to start.
Dr Curt Connors
After seeing the early success of the treatment on the rabbit, Dr Connors began testing it on himself. Peter and Debra are completely unaware that Connors subjected himself to the retrovirus and RGA. He is ecstatic to see that his atrophied muscles are now beginning to reform. He continues to lecture for the next few days noting a tingling sensation at the site of his missing arm. Despite the new muscle, the progress of regeneration has been slow as compared to the rabbit. He notes an increased amount of blood vessels feeding blood to the stump on his shoulder. He also notes the area of skin starting to harden. He goes to his lab at ESU and takes a sample of tissue and examines it under the microscope. He begins to itch as nerve clusters fire sporadically. He looks in the mirror and to his horror sees that the skin on his face is starting to take on a scaly appearance. He feels pain and his muscles go into spasm. He desperately needs some of his research from his private lab at his house to help diagnose what is happening to him. When he arrives at his private lab, the pain increases. His wife is horrified and scared to see her husband in this disfigured state. He tells her not to worry nor should she call anyone. He wrecks the lab. The once now clean lab lies in a state of disarray. Glass and research material lie scattered all over. The lab is now barely lit by the flickering of a partially destroyed light. Connor’s wife comes in to check on her husband. In the shadows she hears a low hiss. She shrieks as she notices a pair of glowing red eyes staring at her from the dark. A black figure lunges at her from the shadows...
Several days later…
ESU, Peter Parker and Mary Jane
Peter and MJ have rekindled their relationship. Mary Jane is visiting Peter at ESU. They are strolling around holding hands. They kiss and Peter goes off to see the dean of registration. Waiting at the registration office is a young woman. She is a new student at ESU and Peter has been appointed to show her around and familiarize her to the university campus. The young woman introduces herself as Felicia Hardy. Peter instantly likes her and escorts her to the science department. Along the way, they strike up a conversation and a friendship.
Felicia Hardy
Felicia Hardy has been financing her studies and daily expenses by her superb skills as a cat burglar. She breaks into the houses of the wealthy and steals paintings and jewellery that she then sells on the black market. She learned her skills from her father, Walter Hardy. A shadowy underworld figure known as the Kingpin was responsible for her father’s death. Her father was hired by the Kingpin to steal secret government super soldier research documents, but when he refused, Kingpin had him killed. Felicia has come to New York to track down the Kingpin and exact revenge on him for her father’s death. All she knows is that the Kingpin is in New York and his crime empire is expanding. She has honed her skills by training in the martial arts.
PART 2
The City of New York
Stories and sightings of some wild creature have been amongst the subjects of gossip by New York’s citizens for several days. A couple of sewer workers claim to have been attacked by a monster in the sewer. They have lacerations to prove it. Their story makes the evening news.
The offices of the Daily Bugle
J Jonah Jameson is in his office ranting. He is clutching several copies of the Inquisitor. The Inquisitor’s headlines read:
Monster terrorises subway.
Red-eyed beast on the loose.
Komodo dragons in the sewers!
Gathered around him are 3 of the Bugle’s photographers and a journalist. Peter walks into JJJ’s office. Jameson shouts at Peter for being late. JJJ demands photos of this monster. He is outraged to have been scooped by a rag like the Inquisitor. He tells the photographers that he is offering a $2000 dollar reward for photos of this creature. The reward is open to anyone. This is good news for Peter as he can certainly do with $2000. “Well, what are you waiting for?” yells Jameson. All five immediately scuttle out of Jameson’s office. Ms Brant walks in and tells JJJ that a Private Investigator is waiting to see him. JJJ tells her to show him in. The PI is Mac Gargan. JJJ has hired the services of the PI. Gargan, although supposed to be a brilliant detective, is not well liked within the PI community because of his fierce temper. JJJ wants Gargan to find out Spider-Man’s secret identity and to get photos. He promises to reward Gargan handsomely if he uncovers Spider-Man’s real name.
Spider-Man
Peter read the Inquisitor articles. The articles stated where the majority of the creature sightings had occurred. Peter decides as Spider-Man he has a better chance of obtaining a photo. He swings on over to the subway mentioned in the Inquisitor. He goes down into the tunnel and sees large reptile-like footprints in the dirt. He follows them for a short distance. He is now starting to believe that there is something more down there than alligators and Morlocks. His spider sense is triggered. A subway technician comes running out of the dark tunnel. The man is hysterical. He says he saw a dragon. Spider-Man helps the man to the surface. He goes back down the tunnel and continues searching. He comes upon a piece of shed reptile skin. He picks up the skin and puts it away for later examination. Upon finding nothing more, he calls it a night.
The next day…
ESU
Peter is at the university. He wants to see Dr Connors to show him the reptile skin he found. He figures that Dr Connors should know to what species it belongs and what may be lurking beneath the streets of New York. Unfortunately, Dr Connors cannot be found. A colleague of Connors, Dr Farley Stillwell, informs him that the Doctor has not been into work for several days.
Connors’ residence
Peter goes to Dr Connor’s house to speak to him. Dr Connor’s wife, Martha, greets him at the door. She tells Peter that Curt is conducting important work and does not wish to be disturbed. Peter is puzzled as to what can be keeping Dr Connors occupied. He goes to meets up with MJ and the two talk.
Gargan
Gargan knows that Peter Parker is the photographer who often snaps shots of Spider-Man. Gargan follows Peter, annoying Peter because it keeps setting off Peter’s spider sense. Peter is able to evade the PI without any difficulty.
Later that evening…
New York City
Spider-Man is swinging between the skyscrapers of New York keeping an eye open for any crimes. Gargan decides to create a mock “crime” to lure Spider-Man to him. He enlists the help of some former criminals who owe him a favour. Spider-man notices the “crime” and swings in to deal with the thugs. His spider sense goes off and he realises it’s a trap. He also recognises Gargan as the individual who has been following him. Spiderman effortlessly takes care of Gargan and his acquaintances. Gargan is enraged at how easily Spider-Man defeats him. He immediately goes to JJJ. Gargan demands that Jameson help him against Spider-Man. Jameson expresses his disdain for the wall-crawler. He gives Gargan the name and location of a Dr Stillwell and says Stillwell may be able to help Gargan gain a more levelled opportunity if he engages Spider-Man again.
PART 3
The next day…
The Daily Bugle
Peter arrives at the Bugle. There is a mad rush. He quickly learns that there are new sightings of the sewer monster at a sewer drain just a few blocks away. This looks like a job for Spider-Man. He changes into his costume and grabs a mini camera.
Street scene, NY
Spider-Man arrives at a sewer grate where an excited crowd has gathered. He palms a length of webbing at the metal covering and with a tug lifts it clean off the pavement. He tells the crowd to stand back and he descends into the sewer. Curious faces peer down the gap as Spider-Man disappears into a dank tunnel.
Sewer
The sewer reeks of rotting garbage and other stuff Spider-Man does not even want to imagine. Rats and cockroaches scurry about. Spider-Man crawls along the brick wall so as to avoid stepping in the foul water. The tunnel eventually opens up into a larger one. Spider-Man’s spider sense goes off. Something is up ahead. He jumps down onto the ground as the water has died down to a trickle. He continues walking along. The tunnel leads to a capacious subterranean opening. Several other tunnels and conduits also lead to this conjuncture. A large reptilian monster could easily use this space to access these tunnels that run for miles beneath the streets. The space delves into a voluminous chasm below.
His spider-sense is triggered causing him to jump and stick to the ceiling. He looks down and sees reptilian eyes starring up at him. The eyes belong to a 7-foot tall, bipedal lizard. It is wearing a ripped lab coat, filthy with grime. A fight ensues. Spider-Man’s spider sense goes haywire as he tries to avoid the monster’s onslaught. The monster is more powerful than Spider-Man. It swings its tail with brutal force at Spider-Man. The tail impacts the wall, breaking off chunks of concrete. Spider-Man spears the beast with a running tackle. The monster is caught off-guard and it falls into the chasm. It stops its fall by digging its claws into the walls, creating sizable gauges in the concrete. It claws its way 50 feet upwards and bursts through an opening onto the surface above. Spider-Man swiftly follows. Panicked people dash from the monster. It darts into a demolition site. Spider-Man leaps over a barricade and enters the demolition site. He engages the creature in another battle. He manages to snap a few photographs. He attaches the camera with some webbing to a wall. The altercation continues.
Considerable damage is inflicted during the rumble on the concrete structures and equipment of the site. The monster is winning. Spider-Man is deeply wounded. Defensively, Spider-Man strikes the creature with an I-beam, dazing it. The monster escapes into a nearby sewer. Spider-man does not follow. He retrieves his camera, and with his costume in tatters, goes to his apartment to rest.
Peter’s apartment
Spider-Man arrives at his apartment and rips off the remains of his costume. His body is inflicted with several lacerations and a couple of broken ribs. He knows that a good night’s rest will help him to heal.
TV news
Spider-Man’s encounter with the sewer monster has made the evening news. No pictures though, only accounts from bystanders.
Peter’s apartment
Later that evening, Aunt May comes to Peter’s apartment. He missed dinner and she has come to check in on him. He doesn’t answer the door. Peter’s landlord lets her in. The apartment is a mess. She finds Peter asleep in the dimly lit apartment. She notices his body covered in bruises and lacerations and she puts a hand to her lips. Then she sees the Spider-Man costume lying on the floor. May had watched the news bulletin earlier. She looks over at a picture of Ben, her husband. A tear comes to her eye. Peter awakens. He is startled to see his aunt. He sits up. They talk. Peter cannot deny her the truth. Aunt May helps bandage some of his wounds. She gently kisses Peter on his cheek She departs. Peter goes back to sleep.
The same evening…
The Kingpin’s lab
The Kingpin discusses a project with his team of scientists. The Kingpin intends to build an army of thugs imbued with super strength. He has in his possession an incomplete formula that was used by the US Army for its Super Soldier programme. His chief scientist informs the Kingpin that the only way to make the incomplete formula work is to subject the test candidate with a dose of radiation from a Recombinant Gene Activator. The only one can be found at ESU. Kingpin orders one of his henchmen, a tall, bulky figure dressed in gray, to go and retrieve the fore mentioned machine.
PART 4
The next day…
The Daily Bugle
Peter hands over the photos of the bipedal reptile creature to Jameson. Peter departs with $2000. JJJ posts a photo on the front page of the evening edition of the Bugle and runs a headline. The headline reads: $1million for the capture of The Lizard.
Peter and MJ
A restored and happy Peter meets with MJ and they share lunch and a stroll in Central Park.
Felicia Hardy
Felicia’s investigation into the Kingpin is gaining momentum. She follows a known henchman of the Kingpin to a secret lab. She immediately recognises the businessman Wilson Fisk as the Kingpin. The Kingpin has a team of scientists testing an expensive looking machine. Her presence is discovered and the Kingpin decides to test his serum, and the RGA on her. Felicia is imbued with increased strength, stamina, agility and reflexes, but also partial amnesia from her ordeal. She remembers very little, apart from following Kingpin’s henchman and the Kingpin subjecting her to a test. In her confusion, she attempts an escape. She is amazed at her sudden strength and increased agility. She uses these newly acquired powers to escape the Kingpin’s lab. She flees into the night.
New York City
A gang of tough mercenaries takes a keen interest in Jameson’s million-dollar reward.
PART 5
Several days later…
ESU
Peter and Debra are staring at a mess in Dr Connors’s lab at ESU. Still no word from Dr Connors. Debra jokingly says it looks as if a rhino rampaged through the lab. They see that the RGA is missing. Martha Connors enters the lab as they sift through the clutter. She is worried about Curt. She has come to the lab to see if she can find something or someone to help her husband before he can come to any harm. She knows Peter and Debra are Curt’s research assistants and decides to confide the truth to them. She describes what happened in her husband’s lab 12 days before. Peter is stunned to learn that Dr Connors is the creature he encountered in the sewer.
Dinner at Aunt May’s
Peter and MJ are having dinner with Aunt May. They spend they evening discussing Peter’s alter ego. May relays her concerns to Peter. He tells her what his Uncle Ben had said that with great power comes great responsibility. Aunt May understands. They continue discoursing. Peter excuses himself from the table and tells the two women that he must go and find Dr Connors before something can happen to him. He grabs a newly made costume. Aunt May and MJ talk after Peter’s departure.
New York City
Spider-Man searches New York for the Lizard, but to no avail His spider sense begins to tingle as he approaches an apartment block. A dark figure stealthily makes its way into a window of an apartment. He attaches some webbing to a ledge and descends, upside down, to the open window. He sees a female form, clad in a black skin-tight suit, stealing jewelry. “Didn’t your mother tell you that stealing is wrong” he jibes sarcastically. This gets the attention of the lady thief. She smiles and struts towards the window. “Hi” she says with a smile. She suddenly runs and dives out of the window. Spider-man swings aside just in time to avoid an impact. He swings after her as she gracefully makes her way to an adjacent building with the use of a whip-like grappling hook. She looks back at him and continues to lead him on a merry chase. Eventually, she comes to a stop a few blocks away and waits for him to catch up. He swings down and meets her atop a roof. The two exchange banter. She calls herself the Black Cat. She tries to kiss him. Spider-Man is surprised. This cat burglar has him intrigued. They are both distracted by a commotion.
Flashes of light pierce the darkness in an alley below. The sound of automatic gunfire echoes through the streets. They quickly descend to the ground to see what is going on. A group of heavily armed men appear to be pursuing someone. They are firing and shouting madly. Bullets seem to have little effect. The Lizard appears under a light. The armed men chase it into an alley. Computer equipment is tucked under The Lizard’s right arm. It has been slightly injured and blood drips onto the equipment it is grasping. Spider-Man emerges out of the darkness and lands a well-aimed double kick at The Lizard. It drops the computer equipment. Spider-Man’s momentum has him land and stick to the wall of the alley. The Lizard rebounds from Spider-Man’s attack. Two panicked men ran past the Black Cat. She tries to intervene but The Lizard trips her with a swing of its tail. She lands with a thud. Spider-Man tries to attack The Lizard again. This time his attack is thwarted also by The Lizard’s tail. The Black Cat launches another assault at the creature. The creature is proving to be more than a match for both Spider-Man and the Black Cat.
The far end of the alley leads to a junkyard. The fight breaks through some fencing and spills over into the junkyard. Spider-Man does his best to avoid the wrath of The Lizard. Once again, The Lizard overpowers him. It rushes at Spider-Man and knocks him to the ground. It lifts a heavy car engine, ready to crush Spider-Man’s skull. Suddenly, a piece of metal strikes the enraged lizard’s head. Then another item of metal hits him in the jaw. It’s the Black Cat. She hurls another missile of metal at the Lizard. It sidesteps and charges at The Black Cat. Spider-Man swoops in on a line of webbing and whisks Cat to a safer distance. They watch The Lizard retreat down the alley. He retrieves his computer equipment and vanishes into the night. Cat and Spider-Man chat for a while. She says to him: “I will see you soon”. She slips off into the darkness. Spider-Man walks down the alley and sees that the Lizard has left some of his computer equipment behind. The equipment is a small output coupler, the kind used in lasers. A small trickle of The Lizard’s blood adheres to the coupler. Spider-Man changes into his street clothes and then heads off for Dr Connors’s lab at ESU.
Dr Connors’s lab, ESU
Peter arrives at the lab with the coupler. He finds Debra there. She is angry with him for not helping her to clean up the mess in the lab. She hands Peter a file and a box of CDs. She informs him that it is Dr Connors private research. It was dropped-off by Martha Connors earlier. Peter shows her the coupler and the blood. Debra places a sample of blood on a slide and studies it under a microscope. Peter looks through Dr Connors’s research. They realize that Connors tested his regeneration treatment on himself. Their studies conclude that the reptilian DNA in Dr Connors needs to be deactivated and thereby allowing for the human DNA to reinsert itself as dominant. He should then be able to revert to human form. A dose from the Recombinant Gene Activator would suffice to deactivate the reptilian DNA. Peter calculates the exact frequency of light that is needed for the task. There is a problem though: the Recombinant Gene Activator (RGA) is missing. Who could have stolen the RGA?
The Black Cat
Cat is staking out the Kingpin. He has a small army of armed bodyguards. She ponders how to gain access to the Kingpin’s lab again. She still desires revenge against the crime lord. She thinks about Spider-Man. She decides to keep a look out for him. She plans to follow him when she sees him again.
PART 6
The next day…
New York City
Spider-Man searches the city. He is pondering as to who could possibly want Dr Connors’s RGA. It can’t be used as a weapon. Right? He lands on a metal I-beam on a skyscraper under construction. A helicopter swoops over his head. It is flying very low. Masked men, dressed in military attire, lean out of the open door of the helicopter. It is chasing someone or something. The men are armed with net-guns. Two hummers are backing-up the helicopter in the streets below. The Lizard clings to a building. It is desperately trying to evade its pursuers. It lashes out at the helicopter and claws its way across the building surface. Spider-Man intervenes. He blocks the attack from the men in the helicopter. This enables the Lizard to escape. Spider-Man knows he must find The Lizard before someone else does. He also needs to track down the RGA.
The Daily Bugle
Peter and MJ are searching through the archives at the Bugle. They are trying to see if they can find some information as to who might be interested in an RGA. They talk about their relationship. Peter searches on the Internet. His search reveals that Oscorp is a manufacturer of diode couplers. The company from where Dr Connors obtained components to build the RGA. Peter goes to an Oscorp storage warehouse.
Oscorp warehouse
Spider-man makes a silent approach to the warehouse. He cautiously enters. His spider sense is triggered. He spies The Lizard in the warehouse. He watches The Lizard carefully select components out of boxes. Spider-Man is perplexed. Behind all that animal instinct appears to be some form of intellect. Spider-Man is surprised by the arrival of the Black Cat. She saw him swinging between the skyscrapers and followed him to the warehouse. She too spies The Lizard. Suddenly, The Lizard confronts them. He has become aware of their presence. Another battle ensues. The Lizard becomes angry. Two super powered adversaries are proving too much for him. He is still bleeding from the bullet wounds he suffered the day before. He actually has another pending agenda planned and Spider-Man and Cat are now interfering. Spider-Man gains a tactical advantage, but doesn’t use it. He seems to be holding back in his efforts. He uses his spider sense to dodge The Lizard’s attack. The Lizard whips his tail and causes a load of shelving to collapse. Cat is buried under a mound of computer hardware. Spider-Man helps free her. Meanwhile, The Lizard uses the distraction to escape with his equipment. Drops of blood mark his trail. The Black Cat asks why Spider-Man held back on his attack when he had the chance to take The Lizard down. He explains about Dr Connors and why he is reluctant to inflict harm on The Lizard. They depart.
Later that afternoon…
New York City, gargoyle
Spider-Man sits atop a gargoyle. It is his favourite place to brood. His thoughts are interrupted by a female voice. It’s the Cat. “I read you liked coming up here,” she says. He tells her that he needs an RGA to restore Connors to his human self. He describes the RGA. She listens intently and realizes she has seen such a machine. Spider-Man is astounded. He demands to know where. She offers to take him to it.
PART 7
The Black Cat
Cat realizes she can use Spider-Man to break into the Kingpin’s lab. While Spider-Man keeps Kingpin’s guards busy, she can use the opportunity to kill the Kingpin. She leads Spider-Man to Kingpin’s lab.
Kingpin’s lab
Spider-Man and Black Cat gain entry to the complex. The effortlessly deal with the guards. Cat uses a momentary opportunity to slip away. She goes off to find the Kingpin. Spider-Man enters the lab. Spider-man hurls a few sarcastic insults at the assortment of people gathered in the lab. He sees the RGA positioned in the lab. He heads over to it. His maneuver is thwarted by a rally of gunfire. He flings webbing at the guards and quickly binds them to a wall. He returns his attention to the RGA. Suddenly, Cat comes crashing through a window. She is grappling with a rotund, bald man. She gains the upper hand. She draws a gun and aims it at the bald man’s head. Spider-Man intervenes. He convinces her that murder is not the way. She cries. Kingpin lunges and applies a bear hug to Black Cat. She struggles to breathe. Spider-Man shoots webbing over the bald man’s eyes. This causes him to release his grip. Cat slumps to the floor and regains her breath. Spider-Man helps her to her feet. He allows the bald man to make an escape. He is focused on the Recombinant Gene Activator rather than this bald man. Cat helps him to detach the RGA. Cat gives him a nod of thanks. She departs. Spider-man recalibrates the machine. Now, to find The Lizard…
Oscorp warehouse
A powerful storm gathers strength ominously. Lightning bounces through the gray clouds. Spider-Man returns to the warehouse. He locates the blood trail and follows it to an open manhole. Rain hits the earth. He carries the RGA with him. He follows the drops of dried blood into the sewer.
Storm drain
The trail leads to a subterranean chamber. Oscorp equipment is scattered about. Martha Connors lies on the ground. She has an injured ankle. Spider-Man goes to her aide. She tells him that the Lizard brought her here. She also tells him that Curt is assembling a machine from components he took from a nearby warehouse. As far as she can figure out, he plans to use the machine to create a race of lizard men. He may look like a monster, but he still possesses a keen intellect, without Connors’s rational mind. The Lizard attacks Spider-Man. The RGA falls to the ground. A sizeable pool of water collects from cascades of water from the storm drains that all lead into the chamber. The RGA rolls into the torrent of water. Spider-Man is doing his best to avoid The Lizard’s offensive.
Spider-Man leaps to the other side of the pool. The sound of water is deafening. Spider-Man shoots webbing at The Lizard. The webbing wraps around The Lizard’s wrists. Spider-Man yanks at the lines of webbing. This causes the Lizard to fall into the raging water. The Lizard pulls back on the line. Spider-Man plunges into the water. Martha Connors watches in fear as the two are swallowed by the churning tide. Seconds tick by. A bright light flickers up out of the water. Photons ricochet off water molecules. Light envelops the entire pool, and then fades. Spider-Man emerges first. He drags an unconscious Lizard along with him. The Lizard slowly reverts to a human form. Dr Connors lies on the ground. He regains consciousness. He sees his wife. She hugs him, glad to see his face. An exhausted Connors looks over at Spider-Man. “Thank-you”, says a grateful Connors. Spider-Man helps both Curt and Martha to the surface above. Spider-Man waits until an ambulance arrives. He departs. He returns to MJ.
Dr Stillwell’s lab
Stillwell arrives at his lab at ESU. He is a colleague of Dr Connors and is conducting is own research into animal mutations. Arrays of insects and scorpions line his shelves. A figure is waiting for Stillwell in the shadows. “Dr Stillwell?” says a voice. The figure steps into the light. It is Gargan.
PART 8
Several days later…
Hospital
Peter visits Dr Connors. Both he and his wife are recovering well. Peter is pleased that Dr Connors is fine. He is however worried because he also absorbed the radiation from the Recombinant Gene Activator and he is unsure as to how it will affect his own mutated DNA.
Central Park
Peter meets MJ at Central Park. Peter expresses his feelings for her. He proposes. MJ says yes. They kiss.
The end.