Author Topic: Spider-Man Movie: Sony & Marvel Spin Web Of Directors For New Franchise (Read 530 times)

OmegaRed · « **on:** May 06, 2015, 06:07:01 AM »

EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of the massive opening of Avengers: Age Of Ultron, it’s no surprise that the audition process everybody’s talking about is the selection of a director for the next iteration of Sony Pictures’ live-action Spider-Man franchise, the first one that teams rights holder Sony Pictures with Marvel Studios genius Kevin Feige (after Ultron became Marvel’s ninth straight hit, is that designation overstatement?)

There are all kinds of rumors raging about the wall crawler, including that Feige and his producing accomplice Amy Pascal are planning an arc that will tell the Spidey story over three to four movies, each covering a year of high school for Peter Parker, who’ll already have been bitten by the radioactive spider so we don’t have to see that all over again. The tone they are searching for in the coming of age tale is John Hughes humor and emotion, plus all the superhero stuff.

Here are the filmmakers I’m told are seriously in the mix right now. Don’t take this as being all inclusive, but it sounds like things are moving quickly and they could make a decision by the end of next week and make a final choice with studio chief Tom Rothman. There is 50/50 and Warm Bodies writer/helmer Jonathan Levine; Ted Melfi, writer/director of Golden Globe-nommed St. Vincent; Pitch Perfect helmer Jason Moore; John Francis Daley & Jonathan M. Goldstein, the directors/writers of the updated version of John Hughes’ Vacation; and Napoleon Dynamite and Don Verdean writer/director Jared Hess.

http://deadline.com/2015/05/spider-man-director-short-list-marvel-sony-1201421161/

DJ SUGAFREE QUIK · « **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2015, 06:07:51 PM »

Ugh, another spiderman reboot. Even though I was always a spiderman fan, I chose not to watch this 1st reboot. Most likely won't bother with the 2nd reboot. Heard they're doing this for spiderman to be on the avengers. The characters that the avengers have now, they don't really need spiderman.

Shallow · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2015, 07:42:37 PM »

Quote from: DJ SUGAFREE QUIK on May 14, 2015, 06:07:51 PM

Ugh, another spiderman reboot. Even though I was always a spiderman fan, I chose not to watch this 1st reboot. Most likely won't bother with the 2nd reboot. Heard they're doing this for spiderman to be on the avengers. The characters that the avengers have now, they don't really need spiderman.

Marvel will always need Spiderman.

I don't know why they don't just have Whedon do it. He made a living off of teen humor for decades and has shown recently that he can do blockbuster action films with Avengers. The only logical reason for him not to do it is if he doesn't want to.

TraceOneInfinite Flat Earther 96' · « **Reply #3 on:** May 18, 2015, 03:31:05 AM »

lol@grown men who love these kids movies... I don't know why that is so common now... when I was a kid I never knew any adults who would get giddy over the new superhero movie

K-MACC · « **Reply #4 on:** May 18, 2015, 12:51:17 PM »

Quote from: Infinite aka Mekkan Refugee manifest on May 18, 2015, 03:31:05 AM

lol@grown men who love these kids movies... I don't know why that is so common now... when I was a kid I never knew any adults who would get giddy over the new superhero movie

real spit broadie

Sccit · « **Reply #5 on:** May 18, 2015, 02:05:25 PM »

i only fux wit the tim burton batmans

doggfather · « **Reply #6 on:** May 20, 2015, 02:04:13 AM »

poor spidey. hes goin bakc to high school again?!

DJ SUGAFREE QUIK · « **Reply #7 on:** May 20, 2015, 03:50:05 AM »

Even regular movies that isn't comic characters related, the constant remakes are annoying. People are just scared to do something new. Or at least change the name of what's being redone. Its dumb having multiple movies with the same name.