'Spidey 4' To Shoot In 2010

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.

"Valkryie" Trailer Released

So we finally get a look at "Valkryie," Tom Cruises big comeback. I admit that I was skeptical of this movie. Neither Cruise nor director Bryan Singer have been worth talking about recently (movie wise that is), but this project is shaping up to return both men to some of their former glory. But will it be nominated for Oscars? I'm going to go out on a limb and give a very firm no. I'm sorry, but Cruise has been doing little more then destroying his career these past few years. He destroyed it in a few short weeks with the couch incident and the arguement about chemical imbalance, and he's been kicking the corpse ever since. Now, after he's killed and mutilated his corpse for a career he wants to revive it. Well, in Hollywood it can be done (ask Robert Downey Jr.) but it's going to take one hell of an effort.

I think the proper steps were taken when he took that cameo role in "Tropic Thunder" to shake things up, and if this movie is any good he'll have set the path for a full career revival. But I think the Oscars are going to pass this film on principle alone. His next project maybe...but there is one unwritten rule with the Academy: If you screw up in your career, you've got to prove you still want it before they give you an Oscar. And if you don't believe me on this, just go ask Eddie Murphy where his locked in Oscar went after "Norbit" was released.