Drew Goddard's had a lot of back luck when it's come to comic book adaptations. For a while there, he looked set to direct the now defunct Sinister Six movie for Sony. In order to do that, he was forced to abandon his role as the showrunner of Netflix' Daredevil series. Following the Sony spin-off's cancellation, all signs seemed to suggest Goddard would helm the MCU's Spider-Man reboot. The talented writer/director explained to Cinema Blend why that never panned out either.
"I mean, I think that’s more a question for them, but here’s the good news. I’ve worked with Marvel a lot. The way that Marvel sort of works is they say, ‘Hey, do you have an idea for… Here’s the movies we’re thinking about making…’ They sort of tell you the world what they’re thinking of making, and they sort of put out there, if you have an idea for any of these, come talk to us."
"And I think, with Spider-Man, I didn’t really have an idea. Part of that might have just been because I had just written one. I spent a year working on Sinister Six, and I think I was like in a head space where I just didn’t… you know, it’s very hard to say, ‘Ok, now write a new movie.’ So, it never got that far. We never, it never got taken that far. They know how much respect I have for them. They’ve been very nice to me over the years, and I know sooner or later, we’re going to find the right project. It’s all about timing."
In hindsight, his comments make a lot of sense. Imagine working tirelessly on a movie for a year, only to then be told to go back to the drawing board again? It's a shame Goddard never really got the chance to leave his mark on either Spider-Man or Daredevil (although he did write the first two episodes of the latter series). Would you like to see him return to the MCU at some point down the line? If so, which character(s) would you like him to tackle?
Marvel's Untitled Spider-Man Reboot is being directed by Jon Watts, and hits theatres July 28, 2017. You can check out Drew Goddard's latest work in The Martian on October 2. The Ridley Scott-helmed film (which was written Goddard) is currently earning rave reviews at Toronto.