This ain’t rocket science folks. The first Spiderman made over $800 million world wide and it’s sequel, Spiderman 2, is poised to make AT LEAST $300 in the domestic box office alone. So Sony and Marvel figure “why bother waiting”? The developmental process is already underway.
Some might think “why the rush”? Well, the reality is that no one really knows how long the comic/superhero genre will last, so you might as well strike while the iron is hot. Get the film made and out to the public as fast as you can.
A rep for Sony confirmed on Wednesday that the two studios have agreed to move forward on a new Spider-Man, but declined to elaborate further. Despite published reports saying otherwise, there’s no official word yet whether director Sam Raimi will be back behind the cameras, but Tobey Maguire will likely suit up again as our friendly neighborhood wall-crawler, having previously signed to do two sequels.
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