Sam Raimi Sheds Big News About Spider-Man 4

Sam Raimi Sheds Big News About Spider-Man 4

This is what we have all been waiting for.

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By THEHAWK - Apr 03, 2009 04:04 PM EST
Filed Under: The Amazing Spider-Man
Source: MTV

This just in from MTV, the biggest piece of Spidey news yet!


Bruce Campbell.

Campbell, a self-parodying B-movie sensation, is an ever-present staple in Sam Raimi’s repertoire, whether as the heroic lead in “Army of Darkness” or as a clever cameo in the “Spider-Man” movie franchise. If Raimi has his way — and it’s a good bet that he will — there’s a strong chance that Campbell will return to match wits with Peter Parker for a fourth time.

“I would love to have Bruce in ‘Spider-Man 4,’” Raimi told MTV News. “I haven’t talked to him about it yet, but he’s such a source of humor for me. I love working with the guy. He’s a great and really dedicated actor, as much as we kid each other all the time. I haven’t spoken to him yet, but I hope that he would [be in the film].”

Campbell has appeared in all three of the Spider-Man movies to date.
In Spiderman, he portrayed the wrestling announcer that gave Peter Parker name Spiderman.

He provided a more villainous role in Spider-Man 2 when he prevented Parker from seeing Mary Jane Watson’s play, thereby being as he has put it the only villain in the Siderman movies to successfuly foil Spiderman.

Campbell was the manager of the reraurant Spider-Man 3 by assisting Peter’s ill fated marriage proposal to MJ.

Having already played both antagonist and matchmaker to Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man, where can Campbell go in a fourth film?

“I don’t know what [his role] would be yet,” Raimi admitted. Until then, we can only hope that the actor will play an important role in “Spider-Man 4.”

Who do you think he should be? Personally I could see old Bruce sporting fishbowl styled head gear, with a cape, got to have a cape.
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DarkAvengers
DarkAvengers - 4/3/2009, 7:43 PM
Why in the HELL would they cast Bruce Campbell in a leading vilian role? What are you like 13 or 36 and still living at home with your mother? You need a NAME to play the villian. I know this is your opinion, but this is a horrible suggestion. Campbell will play another comedy relief role.
randyjohn
randyjohn - 4/3/2009, 7:48 PM
why is this "...what we have all been waiting for"? yes, we've been waiting to hear casting announcements but it sure as hell isn't this one.
moonman
moonman - 4/3/2009, 8:04 PM
It should not be a large part.It should be another small character that provides a great moment.I mean he was the best damn part of the third film.
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 4/3/2009, 8:04 PM
Hey, hey hey. Calm down I posted this and said it was the news we have all been waiting for to make a joke. If you can't take the joke lighten the hell up.

And as for Bruce as Mysterio, its kinda of a running gag around here that he should be Mysterio. And if he was it would be briefly, like an opening fight or something. A lot of people around here seem to share my feelings on the matter.

And Dark leave my personal life out of your little tantrums. I am probably older than you. I live with my finacee. I have an excellent job. So quit pitching a fit and shut the hell up.

HAWK out.
moonman
moonman - 4/3/2009, 8:12 PM
The brief lame ass villain thing could work.Thanks for clearing that up.
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 4/3/2009, 8:13 PM
And as for a NAME being needed. Cillian Murphey played Scarecrow in Batman Begins, and no one knew who he was. But a lot of people know who Bruce Campbell is.
itashy
itashy - 4/3/2009, 8:22 PM
look at the ultimate spiderman game...bruce voices mysterio...and is quite funny,i can see him putting mysterio in the headline as nolan did with scarecrow...not a real villain...comic relief
Gideon
Gideon - 4/3/2009, 8:25 PM
I like Chris' idea about him being the Chameleon. Maybe they could even put some kind of spin on it like he had been stalking Spidey throughout the other films and now feels its his time to strike!

Except how would they explain how he knew Parker was Spider-Man? Hmmm...
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 4/3/2009, 8:34 PM
Yeah I thought about that too Gideon, it would create a plot hole big enough to fly a Gobblin Glider through.
SGA
SGA - 4/3/2009, 8:45 PM
Actually, it would be easy for him to find Spider-Man's identity...

We all know he was the ring announcer in the first movie...and that's how.

He could go through the paperwork that Spider-Man would have to fill out.

There's NO WAY in HELL that a wrestling company is going to just let somebody come in and not sign an injury waiver to prevent them from suing.

And a contract is only legal if you use your legal name, and last time I checked, Spider-Man isn't his real name :P

So all he'd have to do is go through the records from the wrestling organization and....presto, he's got his identity.
SGA
SGA - 4/3/2009, 8:48 PM
P.S.

I love the idea of Campbell as Chameleon as a goof villain
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 4/3/2009, 9:01 PM
True..
Shadowelfz
Shadowelfz - 4/3/2009, 9:15 PM
I love the idea of having Bruce Campbell be Mysterio. Seriously, Mysterio is a ridiculous, over-dramatic character with a fish bowl on his head. If anyone can play that, its Bruce. Plus, he'll probably have a cameo role anways, so Spidy can take him out when hes trying to rob a liquor store as a new villian like he did in the Spiderman 2 video game. Then, thats it for him. That would he hilarious.

And please, people, I know we all have different opinions here... but theres no need to get personal over them. Its juvenile.
gestlmutant
gestlmutant - 4/3/2009, 9:35 PM
Bruce Campbell is the biggest name in the world to true movie geeks like me. The man is a legend. How dare anyone belittle his name. Campbel, for all his gags and humor is a classicly traned actor. He played Kreon in Oedipus Rex for f#@ks sake. He would do fantastic as Mysterio or the Chameleo. I like the idea of him having a small role but it would be interesting to see him have a major part. And also it sorta is big news. this shows that Raimi is staying true to the last three films and keeping one of the best running gags in there. It's become as sort of fanboy where's waldo. LONG LIVE BRUCE!

but seriously darkavengers, that was just sophmoric and imature. tisk tisk. so moving on..back to the descussion!!
SGA
SGA - 4/3/2009, 9:45 PM
I agree w/ you gestlmutant, Bruce is one of the biggest stars to geeky movie fans. ^_^

Viva La Bruce
Shadowelfz
Shadowelfz - 4/3/2009, 9:46 PM
Agreed Gestlmutant. Just about every comic fan I know adores Campbell so it really wouldn't be a stretch to have him as one of the villians, even if he's not the main villian.

I like SGA's Chameleon idea too. He could be an agent working for the scientists who made the spider that bit Peter in the first place, you know, doing recon to see what was happening with spidy now that he is infected, and as such would have no reason to interfer... yet. Hell, he could have gotten his powers from a radioactive chameleon... :)
adamrich81
adamrich81 - 4/3/2009, 9:46 PM
This is what we've been waiting for?
Gannbit
Gannbit - 4/3/2009, 10:12 PM
the idea of him playing the Chameleon is a pretty good idea, but with him looking the same in all 3 movies wouldn't really float well with "building up" the character. if they used the same name for different characters then it would probably work better, just my thought. I'd actually like to see him as maybe Mysterio. There was a rumor a while back about him playing Mysterio and I have to admit that I got a little psyched about it. I'd love to see him step up in the movies to be a mayor villain, but seeing him for a few minutes as a comic relief isn't bad either.
Gannbit out
bladeshad
bladeshad - 4/3/2009, 10:28 PM
in my humble and well versed opinion i think campbell has the look to play KRAVEN THE HUNTER. and with rami there to direct his favorite victim it would be gold. now of course he would have a differnt look then the other bit parts. plus we would all be in on the joke.

rami gets his classic villian.

we get campbell.

oh and i think we all want the lizzard to get his day. so KRAVEN hunting the lizzard. I WIN AGAIN!!!!! perfect. skrew the suits.

gimme gimme GIMME
gestlmutant
gestlmutant - 4/3/2009, 11:05 PM
Well played sir. Hats off to you! I'm all for that movie!
rage
rage - 4/3/2009, 11:06 PM
i said that campbell should play mysterio many many months ago and was laughed at, i also said that rhino shound have a small part, maybe as one of mysterio's special affects to distract spiderman while he robs a bank?
Colt
Colt - 4/4/2009, 12:13 AM
i saw bruce campbell himself at a premiere of 'my name is bruce' and he joked that he would be playing mysterio... or a milkman or something in spider-man 4.
NubaX
NubaX - 4/4/2009, 12:19 AM
I think he would be Cool as Mysterio!

I mean...the guy IS wearing a Fish Bowl on his head...you don't need a Serious Academy Award Winning Actor to play him..LOL!

Who said he has to be a Main Villan either???

We should've used Mysterio and or Shocker in the 3rd film as side villans instead of just going for Venom right just to rush and get him out the way!

We could've rolled with Sandman, Shocker, and Mysterio and let Spidey have a Good Ol Time fighting Crime!


I Hope this 4th one isn't DEPRESSING like the last one!
TheMyth
TheMyth - 4/4/2009, 1:10 AM
@DarkAvengers: Your silly. Campbell has great untapped potential. Furthermore, I've never seen him in a role I didn't like.

I first heard someone say Bruce Campbell for Mysterio about a year ago, and I've loved the idea ever since. The only Spiderman news that would make me happier than Bruce Campbell as Quentin Beck would be a Lizard/Kraven story. Seriously, Mysterio may seem kinda lame in the comics, but something tells me, like an itch at the back of my brain, that he could carry a movie as the only villain. It would also be perfect for a chance to introduce Black Cat if you only have one villain.
fatheck
fatheck - 4/4/2009, 1:40 AM
Bruce is the man if anything in the next movie he should slap "spider man" in the face and tell mary jane "give me some sugar baby"
mutantJ
mutantJ - 4/4/2009, 2:53 AM
@bladeshad

Bruce campbell as KRAVEN? hell nah!! wat kinda foolsihness....never mind..well i do like the idea of the kraven/lizard story buh if craven was to be in it i think it should be scot atkins 100% have u seen him in 'Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing' even his accent he luks perfect to play the role in my opinion. But personaly i don care what you people say about not having carnage because of the whole 'venom bein blown up' scenerio...hu cares man theres always loopholes and different ways to bring caracters back..i want carnage in the 4th and kraven/lizard for the 5th with the forth film having a lil bruce campbell cameo just to shut you all up lol
theboneman21
theboneman21 - 4/4/2009, 7:16 AM
"Why in the HELL would they cast Bruce Campbell in a leading vilian role? What are you like 13 or 36 and still living at home with your mother? You need a NAME to play the villian. I know this is your opinion, but this is a horrible suggestion. Campbell will play another comedy relief role. "

LOL

Yes, Alfred Molina was such a leading man opener.

Spidey movies work best when you have character actors playing villains, keeping the need for emphasis on, you know, Spidey.

Remember the last time they stocked big names as villains ? The general consensus was that the movie almost ruined the franchise.
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 4/4/2009, 7:44 AM
I like Bruce Campbell,I like Mysterio he has always been in my opinion one of the most under reated characters. Campbell's had some great, but underated movies. Mysterio has had some great but under rated story lines i.e. Mysterio Manifesto, has long been on of my favorite Spidey stories.

Bruce would be perfect as Mysterio. And I agree with Myth Bruce could probably carry a movie as Mysterio.

As for his other cameos this could be an explanation. They were his jobs, and he was fired from each of them. The wrestling job because they were robbed, Spidey did not help. The second one as the usher Peter complained to a manager or something. Third as the Maitre d, I don't know. And in the new movie he could be an FX guy, or a b list actor, whose carreer is ruined by Spidey.

Is he serious, is he serious?
SoulAllFlush
SoulAllFlush - 4/4/2009, 7:59 AM
INTERNET IS SERIOUS BUSINESS

and Bruce Campbell is equally as 'named' as all the other actors who've played villains in spider-man. Except for William Defoe, he is ultra-mega-named
DirkaDirka
DirkaDirka - 4/4/2009, 8:19 AM
Mysterio is one of my favourite spiderman villains, and i think campbell could pull it off. but personally i wouldnt wanna waste mysterio on an opening scene villain, id be disappointed. if they put mysterio in, i think he could actually pull off a main villain role, or if not, at least a secondary one if they are to have 2 villains, but not one thats gonna be in the movie for like 5 minutes. there are more appropriate villains to use in that sort of thing. mysterio is too hardcore in my opinion
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 4/4/2009, 8:50 AM
it would be great if he had a small part and Spidey unmasked him after beating him and realised he was they guy from the wrestling ring, the theatre and the restaurant...myserio playing different roles!
MICPRO
MICPRO - 4/4/2009, 9:18 AM
I just want to see Ben Kingsley as the Vulture. And maybe fighting along side Electro.
ippyanddippy
ippyanddippy - 4/4/2009, 9:38 AM
Bruce should play the chameleon, It would be a cool way to explain all of his previous cameos....
Submarijuaner
Submarijuaner - 4/4/2009, 11:04 AM
I've been wishing for Bruce Campbell to play Mysterio for a while.

Now cool as he is, I think I agree Mysterio probably can't cut it as THE major villain, but I say it's time to get some bad guy cameos in there. I've seen Spidey beat tons of generic thugs....Mysterio could be like Scarecrow in Dark Knight, that was a brilliant move, and a quick scene of SM foiling a small robbery and revealing Bruce Campbell under the bowl would make my year.

I might be fine if they made him the main villain, I'm just not sure it would be as good as theSM2 game. That was Mysterio heaven IMO, hard to go up from there.
ThePrince
ThePrince - 4/4/2009, 11:07 AM
i agree with Myth. from the first time i heard Campbell as Mysterio i thought it would be perfect. as for introducing him and his Spidey connection Ive also had the same idea as SGA for a long time now. Bruce as the ring announcer gave him the name Spiderman, and then all of a sudden theres some new superhero running around town using that name and doing the same kinda stuff we saw Pete do in the ring? not hard to figure out who he is. now he could be stalking Pete tryin to get proof for himself that he's Spidey and say Pete didnt recognize him in the other two films cause he was using special effects make-up or something like that. i could totally see Mysterio leading a movie with 1 or 2 other villians with quick cameos as his SFX henchmen.
Submarijuaner
Submarijuaner - 4/4/2009, 11:11 AM
almost forgot:

LONG LIVE SAM RAIMI SPIDER-MAN MOVIES!!!!!!

SM3 haters just seem to have bad taste in film and comics.
TheMyth
TheMyth - 4/4/2009, 1:05 PM
@AceOfKnaves: I like that idea, it's fun.
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