Getting the news straight from MTV is a report that actor J.K. Simmons has reveled that filming for Sony's much anticipated "Spider-Man 4" will begin shooting in 2010, with a 2011 release date planned. Though the article also mentions that director Sam Raimi, nor actors Toby McGuire and Kirsten Dunst, have officially signed on yet. I mean, really, what's going on? Are they signed on or not? Sony made a big deal when they announced that Raimi and McGuire were on board with the project, and Raimi was even bragging about the good deal he got (and his intention to end the series properly this time around). Dunst has always been in the air, but now these two are not fully commited? Folks, this is how Hollywood works: It's an endless sea of confusion. Someone could be attached to a project for years and never see it into production. Just ask Tim Burton, who did pre-production work on a new Superman movie for over a year and never saw a single frame of the movie filmed (Bryan Singer would eventually direct).
As for this article...hey, I'm just reporting what I see. I don't doubt Simmons comments (esspecially his comments on how he wants to stay a supporting character, seeing as he only does a couple weeks of work that way), but I do doubt MTV's reports about the cast and director. I find this earlier report from The Hollywood Reporter to be of more value, them being a magazine who specilizes in this sort of stuff. But you never know. Hopefully when the film is finished, and regardless of who stars and directs it, it will be as great as "Spider-Man 2," and they will have learned from a competing superhero franchise how to do serious comic book movies right.
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