'Seabiscuit' Director Gary Ross Has Been Hired To Rewrite Spider-Man 4!

'Seabiscuit' Director Gary Ross Has Been Hired To Rewrite Spider-Man 4!

Gary Ross, who directed Tobey Maguire in 'Seabiscuit' and 'Pleasantville', has come aboard to rewrite the script for Spider-Man 4, reports Variety.

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By JoshWilding - Jul 08, 2009 04:07 PM EST
Filed Under: The Amazing Spider-Man
Source: Variety

The Spider-Man 4 script was originally written by James Vanderbilt and was then rewritten by David Lindsay-Abaire.

As this is a thrid rewrite it could potentially mean that the script is closer to completion hopefully meaning that we are closer to finally getting some info about the movie!

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ThisFan
ThisFan - 7/8/2009, 4:26 PM
Good maybe he can fix the stuff the 3rd ruined
TheMyth
TheMyth - 7/8/2009, 4:40 PM
Tell me who the villains are, and I will wait contently thenceforth.





Lizard and Kraven story being my biggest hope.
Vulture and/or Morbius in any incarnation being my biggest fear.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 7/8/2009, 4:49 PM
Spidey time!!! ; )

LIZARD leading up to the SINISTER SIX!
superdog
superdog - 7/8/2009, 4:51 PM
a third rewrite? that either means they really wanna get it right or the studio has a specific idea for what they want and are hiring writer after writer until they get it. we know what happened with part three, hopefully this one is different
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 7/8/2009, 5:06 PM
im hoping for Scorpion or Electro!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 7/8/2009, 5:23 PM
Anil @ Thats what the VENOM spin off is for! ; )
superdog
superdog - 7/8/2009, 5:35 PM
correct lee777. there saving carnage for the venom moive. i think at some point they gotta bring in kingpin.
WulfComicFan
WulfComicFan - 7/8/2009, 5:47 PM
SOMEONE NEEDS TO BEAT SAM RAIMI AMONGST HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS LIKE A REDHEADED STEP CHILD! He so screwed up my favorite series of books when he made that crap Legend Of The Seeker. I was not too happy about Spiderman 3 but was willing to let it be, now i am ascared about what other hell he will wreek upon this franchise.
Deathlok
Deathlok - 7/8/2009, 5:49 PM
Kraven sucks! Bring on Ben Kingsley as the Vulture!
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 7/8/2009, 5:52 PM
As long as Spider-Man 4 is better than the last I'm good.
Xandera
Xandera - 7/8/2009, 6:28 PM
Hey guys,
Not new to the site, been reading on here for years, but just recently got an account... anyways... I thought spiderman 3 had some good points... I'll agree that venom was not one of them... however I didn't hate the movie... I think if Sam Raimi has complete control and is not pushed in a particular direction... no matter what the villian is he will stay true to the comics and make it good...
Shaman
Shaman - 7/8/2009, 6:45 PM
Gerard Butler for Kraven The Hunter!!!

j0nnySol0
j0nnySol0 - 7/8/2009, 6:49 PM
nice one SHAMAN...me likey the idea..
Xandera
Xandera - 7/8/2009, 6:53 PM
I never thought of Gerard Butler... hmm... looks the part too... Shaman your artwork is excellent man
animeex
animeex - 7/8/2009, 6:57 PM
The 3rd should have been nothing but the black suit and venom. They constantly have to make a 3 movie deal... Which means we shove everyone we can into those 3 movies.
superdog
superdog - 7/8/2009, 7:09 PM
i would go with butler. good call shaman
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 7/8/2009, 8:12 PM
Isn't he fierce? Grrrrrrr.

lol at Deathlok saying Kraven sucks but he wants Vulture! Although im not a huge Kraven fan either...

So, the writer of Seabiscuit and Pleasantville is writing Spidey 4. Yeah, cant fail really!
longbowhunter
longbowhunter - 7/8/2009, 8:52 PM
Maybe this could be the final draft and we can find out some villian info.
Inohaku
Inohaku - 7/8/2009, 9:04 PM
Wait, Indy 4 was rewritten how many times? And still didn't get it right haha.

Well, this team is definitely capable. They should get it right.
Osiris
Osiris - 7/8/2009, 10:31 PM
I'm a huge Spidey fan have been for years, my first comic ever was an issue of amazing spider-man and I do agree that Lizard and Kraven is the most logical way to go, Torment saga comes to mind (with calypso and Kraven) but who ever the villain is will be fine cause I don't care who it is at this point as long as the movie is as good as the first two I will be happy....
Betty
Betty - 7/8/2009, 10:49 PM
He'll put horses and flaming-orgasm trees in 4. Tee!
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 7/8/2009, 11:32 PM
I JUST WANNA SEE THE LIZARD..MAYBE SOME CAMEO'S BUT I WANNA SEE THE LIZARD, SO FAR..ALL WE KNOW ABOUT THE NEXT VILLAIN IS NOTHING, ITS LIKE ROCK PAPER SCISSORS..WHO'S IT GONNA BE?
prototype87
prototype87 - 7/8/2009, 11:35 PM
i haven't even seen Seabiscuit yet. i'm thinking it's ah good story then.
SpideyFan1982
SpideyFan1982 - 7/9/2009, 12:06 AM
Kraven is a BORING character

If they don't bring Venom back

It should be Lizard or one of the following

1.Carnage
2.Kingpin
3.Scorpion
4.Mysterio
5.Chameleon
6.Electro

All 6 characters are better and more interesting characters than Kraven.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 7/9/2009, 12:37 AM
vin diesiel for venom anyone or maybe jim carey for carnage he'd pull off the kledus kasady role think about it!
Pariah
Pariah - 7/9/2009, 1:38 AM
PLEASE GOD NOT MORBIUS!

They would have to seriously retool that character for me to like it. I mean seriously overhaul.

I would love to see Lizard and the scary ass creepy Venom that we know is in there somewhere. Kraven could also be awesome, but they would have to do it juuuuuuuust right.

Now @gambitfreak makes some interesting casting choices there. I like your line of thinking.
prototype87
prototype87 - 7/9/2009, 1:47 AM
Shaman
Shaman - 7/9/2009, 6:30 AM
SpideyFan1982- Lizard without Kraven will never work. You need the hunt to give Lizard a worthwhile purpose. Unless you like beast movies like lake placid and Anaconda but IMO, those types of movies are the very worst in the industry and it's the last thing i'd want to happen to Spidey's franchise. I feel it's allready been sodomised beyond recognition.

Pariah- I'm with you on that one! Morbius is one of the worst villains Spidey ever had. A genetically mutated vampire... LAME!!! Now he could work in a 4th Blade movie if that ever gets done. As a new threat, in a more violent and less spandexy atmosphere.

j0nnySol0, Xandera & superdog- Thank ya kindly :))
Stumblin
Stumblin - 7/9/2009, 8:16 AM
I really hope this movie pulls through, I also throw the vote in for Lizard and Kraven, both of which I really like. And like some, I hate Morbius as a Spidey villain, I know he was in the books but I doubt he'd really work in a movie, except like Shaman said, Blade 4 would be awesome!
droopy1317
droopy1317 - 7/9/2009, 8:19 AM
morbieus is a whack villain. i'm not a fan of kraven but after seeing shaman's artistic work, i'd put up with a lizard and kraven story. i personally want shocker and/or scorpion in the next one. and please, don't bring any previous villains back unless they're setting up a sinister six story for an upcoming movie, in which they should give them a cameo, say, at the end of the movie. that would be sweeeeeet!
SirJediFrank
SirJediFrank - 7/9/2009, 8:48 AM
Anybody knows if they are going to tie-in Spider Man 4 with the rest of the Avengers members movies?

I mean, since Marvel and Sony announced the Thor,CAmerica, IM2 and SM4 together in the same press conference.
Imran
Imran - 7/9/2009, 9:04 AM
Spidey 4 is the perfect opportunity for a Daredevil reboot!!

Get Daredevil in there to intro Kingpin! We can't keep on getting Spiderman films without Spidey's version of Lex Luthor.

or even throw Punisher in there..

And I'm pretty sure that Kingpin employs a lot of Spidey's enemies.. or they could have Mysterio.. or Carnage! There's so many ways Spidey movies can go!!

As you can tell.. I can't wait!..
Shaman
Shaman - 7/9/2009, 9:50 AM
droopy1317 & Stumblin- Thanks for agreeing, it just sounds logical to me. Can't have Lizard without Kraven, it would just suck. And you don't build Lizard over three movies just to continue building him more in the 4th. That's just stupid.

SirJediFrank- That will never happen. Marvel is Marvel and sony is sony. The only way you'd get a crossover, is if Marvel ditched Sony which will never happen since Sony owns the rights. Marvel won't want to share the Avengers profits with Sony and Sony won't want to share spidey profits with Marvel. The only thing that happened is an association between Paramount and Sony.

Imran- You should know this. DD/kingpin is Fox, Spidey is Sony and the rest is Marvel. Not gonna happen.
SirJediFrank
SirJediFrank - 7/9/2009, 10:17 AM
Yeah well, it came to my attention the fact that they announced the movie slate together anyway. So as you say i suppose it was only a filming-distribution agreement, but not an actual creative-agreement.

Well they could surprise us, right? Maybe a cameo in both movies (The Avengers and SM4) but with a pre-signed clause for a no-profit revenue, who knows? ;-]
Shaman
Shaman - 7/9/2009, 10:21 AM
If that ever happens, one of them is being a total retard. But you never know. :)
SirJediFrank
SirJediFrank - 7/9/2009, 10:25 AM
hehe, i just saw my DaVinci avatar next to my words "Yeah well".. lol! maybe some Leonardo purists must be pissing right now! ;-]
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it is funny that in the other Superman-GL thread i am recalling that young naive guy about the studios character´s rights, and at the same time i try to find a way to make it happen.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 7/9/2009, 10:26 AM
i dont think i would want Spider-Man in The Avengers - he would probably take the limelight away from the more important character like Cap - its never gonna happen anyway so its irrelevant whatever any of us think!
Shaman
Shaman - 7/9/2009, 10:51 AM
Good point.
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