There are a few things I’ve said about the Spider-Man franchise after Spider-Man 3 (what a horrible train wreck of a movie that was, especially after the fantastic Spider-Man 2). The first thing I said was that Sam Raimi should move on. Not because I suddenly think he’s not a good director (I think he’s great), but rather because he’s taken Spider-Man as far as he can at this point and as a fan of his I’d rather see him working on other original projects. Not to mention over the 3 movies we’ve seen a LOT of repitition and some new blood in the director’s chair would be a good thing.
Well… Sam Raimi came back.
The second thing I said was that they MUST get rid of Kirsten Dunst. The Dark Knight replaced their Rachel… why can’t Spider-Man replace Mary Jane? Kirsten Dunst has been horrible in all 3 films (not that I think she’s an awful actress… I just don’t think this was a right role for her) and the HAD to get rid of her.
Well… looks like Kirsten Dunst is coming back.
The good folks over at Obsessed With Film give us this:
Black also confirms that Kirsten Dunst is 100% definitely back for the next movie which means the money trio of Maguire/Dunst/Raimi are on board for at least one more go.
Sigh… such a rotten shame.
