Dundalk Ireland is set to reach worldwide fame as a small portion of the new Spiderman 4 movie will be shot in the town.
Sam Raimi wanted complete control over the fourth instalment, which apparently included shooting in Dundalk.
Dundalk came into Raimi's way of thinking when the New York Times profiled Dundalk's Sustainable Energy Zone in one of its issues back in April 2008, a story which was featured also in the Dundalk Democrat at the time.
The New York Times article featured DkIT's 60m high wind turbine ,which caught Raimi's eye. Now after getting in touch with Dundalk film director John Moore, Raimi has his sights set on bringing a small part of the production to Dundalk.
Although Marvel's team would not give any secrets away, it is imagined that Spiderman star Tobey Maguire is expected to scale the towering structure at some point during the film.
The film, will see Dundalk land a substantial cash windfall as tourism is expected to jump by 400% and many local people will be employed as paid extras. Hotels and other amnesties will also profit from the shoot, which is expected to last no longer than two weeks.
A Marvel spokesperson, Ms Aprile Fulday said: "We are delighted to be bringing one of our most celebrated comic and screen icons, Spiderman, to Dundalk, Ireland."
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