I'd bet that they're going to make him all sparkly and vampiry, too.

never seen a hipster in a hoodie.

ninjakirby: FFS SPIDER-MAN IS NOT "GRITTY"

This.

Does this mean Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a shot at Spidey?

So...Scarlet Spider?

Ashtrey: Does this mean Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a shot at Spidey?

That'd be...fairly awesome.

I dunno about you all, but I'm excited for a reboot. Spiderman is probably my favorite comic book hero, and Raimi farked Spiderman 2 and 3, especially 3. Freakin' Venom should have been all 3, instead of sharing it with so many other villains.

Go Reboot (the cartoon show of course)!

I think Webb is the clear choice.

Three things about this movie:
1) I don't want to see him in that faggy costume
2) I don't want him to fly shoot webs
3) He has to battle a giant spider in the third act

PizzaJedi81: Ashtrey: Does this mean Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a shot at Spidey?

That'd be...fairly awesome.

Yeah I typed that as a troll, but now that I think about it...

Plus, we'd like to see what he does with a "gritty" origins story and super-powered teens, since this reboot is supposed to take place in Peter Parker's teen years.


Um, and the first Spiderman with Peter Parker in highschool was what?

This can't be any worse than Spider-Man 3.

moralpanic: Plus, we'd like to see what he does with a "gritty" origins story and super-powered teens, since this reboot is supposed to take place in Peter Parker's teen years.


Um, and the first Spiderman with Peter Parker in highschool was what?

Seiing all the people biatch about a teenage Spider-man is how you tell who's actually read the comics.

BizarreMan: Will it be in 3D?

I hate farking franchise reboots. Tell more of the story, not the same two or three chapters over and over again.

Except in the latest Hulk, I had absolutely no idea what was going on. All I heard was bad things about the first one, so I never saw it. And I never read the comic books so I had no idea on the back story.


/sucked anyways

Galactic_Empanada: Except in the latest Hulk, I had absolutely no idea what was going on.

When some nerdy scientist gets pissed off, he turns big and green.

That's about all you need to know. It's all I ever knew about the Hulk anyway. That was enough to watch the second movie and not hate it.

Ashtrey: Does this mean Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a shot at Spidey?

That sounds good...if they haven't snagged him for a reboot of the Joker.

No, subby you're the ironic douchebag. I bet you don't even know what a hipster is- and for the record 500 Days of Summer was a pretty cool movie. I'm sure whatever comes from this will be better than Spiderman III

they lost me at "gritty".

Heres the thing Hollywood. TDK didnt work because it was "gritty". It worked because it very closely captured the look and feel of the character it was portraying. In that case that look and feel was dark and gritty because thats who Batman is. Bruce Wayne is nearly as crazy as the villians he fights, its just that he uses his madness for good.

Spider-Man is not. He dresses in a bright costume, bounces around teasing opponent with verbal jabs. He feels a little responsibility to do good because of his Uncle and Aunts teachings but mostly hes having fun using his powers.

Hollywood learned the wrong lesson from TDK entirely.

you want Dark and gritty take another stab at the Punisher, reboot Daredevil. Continue with Wolverine solo and let the director go with an R rated version.Those are dark heros.

You cant make Spidey, Superman and the like "gritty" without kicking the entire fanbase in the nuts. Not a good way to make a blockbuster

SeriousGeorge: This can't be any worse than Spider-Man 3.

While true, I really don't think being able to say, "Well it's better than a sharp stick in the eye" is really a recipe for a successful movie.

FirstNationalBastard: The Amazing Spider-Man will become The Sparkling Fabulous Spider-Man.

I'd prefer they wait a few years before tackling origins again.

Digitalstrange: they lost me at "gritty".

Heres the thing Hollywood. TDK didnt work because it was "gritty". It worked because it very closely captured the look and feel of the character it was portraying. In that case that look and feel was dark and gritty because thats who Batman is. Bruce Wayne is nearly as crazy as the villians he fights, its just that he uses his madness for good.

Spider-Man is not. He dresses in a bright costume, bounces around teasing opponent with verbal jabs. He feels a little responsibility to do good because of his Uncle and Aunts teachings but mostly hes having fun using his powers.

Hollywood learned the wrong lesson from TDK entirely.

you want Dark and gritty take another stab at the Punisher, reboot Daredevil. Continue with Wolverine solo and let the director go with an R rated version.Those are dark heros.

You cant make Spidey, Superman and the like "gritty" without kicking the entire fanbase in the nuts. Not a good way to make a blockbuster

Good god, I could not agree with this more. The tone of the movie should fit the farking character.

The only new Spidey movie I'd be remotely interested in seeing would be Venom getting a proper movie, or maybe Kraven the hunter.

The only good thing about any of the Spidey movies was Doc Ock. Bring Alfred Molina back and I'll watch the new one. Otherwise...meh.

Spidey 2 > Spidey 1 > X-Men 1 > X-Men 2 > X-Men 3 > The Flintstones > A Random Episode of "Oprah" > Spidey 3

Digitalstrange: they lost me at "gritty".

Heres the thing Hollywood. TDK didnt work because it was "gritty". It worked because it very closely captured the look and feel of the character it was portraying. In that case that look and feel was dark and gritty because thats who Batman is. Bruce Wayne is nearly as crazy as the villians he fights, its just that he uses his madness for good.

Spider-Man is not. He dresses in a bright costume, bounces around teasing opponent with verbal jabs. He feels a little responsibility to do good because of his Uncle and Aunts teachings but mostly hes having fun using his powers.

Hollywood learned the wrong lesson from TDK entirely.

you want Dark and gritty take another stab at the Punisher, reboot Daredevil. Continue with Wolverine solo and let the director go with an R rated version.Those are dark heros.

You cant make Spidey, Superman and the like "gritty" without kicking the entire fanbase in the nuts. Not a good way to make a blockbuster

FYI, Hollywood doesn't care about any of these superheroe's fanbases. The market is waaay to wide to consider foddering to comic book readers

OnmyojiOmn: ninjakirby: FFS SPIDER-MAN IS NOT "GRITTY"

This.

Sad Sack Parker has always been down on his luck and hopeful that things will get better. He's like Charlie Brown with superpowers.

Michael Cera cast as Peter Parker in 5...4...3...2...

They should just make Ultimate Spiderman the Movie

strongbadd: Digitalstrange: they lost me at "gritty".

Heres the thing Hollywood. TDK didnt work because it was "gritty". It worked because it very closely captured the look and feel of the character it was portraying. In that case that look and feel was dark and gritty because thats who Batman is. Bruce Wayne is nearly as crazy as the villians he fights, its just that he uses his madness for good.

Spider-Man is not. He dresses in a bright costume, bounces around teasing opponent with verbal jabs. He feels a little responsibility to do good because of his Uncle and Aunts teachings but mostly hes having fun using his powers.

Hollywood learned the wrong lesson from TDK entirely.

you want Dark and gritty take another stab at the Punisher, reboot Daredevil. Continue with Wolverine solo and let the director go with an R rated version.Those are dark heros.

You cant make Spidey, Superman and the like "gritty" without kicking the entire fanbase in the nuts. Not a good way to make a blockbuster

FYI, Hollywood doesn't care about any of these superheroe's fanbases. The market is waaay to wide to consider foddering to comic book readers

Ahh, Strongbad. You have countered with the Transformers Rule. Well done in your insight.

That was enough to watch the second movie and not hate it.

I really didn't understand the hate for Ang Lee's version of The Hulk. I mean, it had all the necessary bits, and casting Nick Nolte as The Absorbing Man was pretty inspired. I liked it as least as well as the more recent flick. (Plus Ang Lee had Hulk dogs and the luminously beautiful Jennifer Connelly.)

I'm getting tired and frustrated with every movie franchise being rebooted with younger and younger actors.

The suspension of disbelief just doesn't work for me when the person saving the world/New York City looks barely old enough to legally drink.

What made Harrison Ford such a great action hero in the 1980s and 1990s was that since he was always older than 35, he was rough around the edges and crotchety.

Cool.

I had better plans for that 10 dollars anyways.

TheMarchHare: They should just make Ultimate Spiderman the Movie

the series didn't put parker in the costume until the second arc, the first movie would be one long origin story...

do it, man it pains me to say this, Superman Returns style where you have the movie starting with parker in suit and having memories that show a little bit of the origin to placate anyone who can't figure out this whole "Spider-Man" concept

bluesbox: The only good thing about any of the Spidey movies was Doc Ock. Bring Alfred Molina back and I'll watch the new one. Otherwise...meh.

When will these writers learn that killing off the more compelling characters isn't a good idea. And you're right, Molina was perfect in the role. My favorite comic movie villain in years.

bluesbox: The only good thing about any of the Spidey movies was Doc Ock. Bring Alfred Molina back and I'll watch the new one. Otherwise...meh.

Spidey 2 > Spidey 1 > X-Men 1 > X-Men 2 > X-Men 3 > The Flintstones > A Random Episode of "Oprah" > Spidey 3

Flip around X2 and X1 and I agree with you there.

I'm pissed. Since Spider-Man came out I've been waiting for the Lizard. They mentioned Dr. Connors in the first, showed him in the second, then gave him a bigger role in the third.

And I Don't understand the hate for Spider-Man 3. I always assumed that Parker turned emo because that's what HE envisioned as being badassed. Remember, he's a nerd who's socially inept.

/Spider-Man 2 is my favorite.

I'm waiting for the reboot of "Avatar" and "Twilight". They're due for one, right?

thornhill: The suspension of disbelief just doesn't work for me when the person saving the world/New York City looks barely old enough to legally drink.

so suspension of disbelief covers "radioactive spider bite = SUPER POWERS" but god help us all if that spider bites a HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

When he was filming Batman (which, while not The Dark Knight good, was still quite awesome), Tim Burton talked about casting. Basically, he said you always cast the secret identity. The normal person behind the hero.

The costume, the special effects, and the action is the hero. You can only bring so much depth to a character that is an act unto himself. You cast the man behind the mask, and the rest will follow. I tend to agree with him, as Michael Keaton is still my favorite Bruce Wayne / Batman. But when I first heard that casting choice, I thought Burton was nuts.

Okay, well, Tim Burton IS nuts. But you know what I mean.

lolmadillo: thornhill: The suspension of disbelief just doesn't work for me when the person saving the world/New York City looks barely old enough to legally drink.

so suspension of disbelief covers "radioactive spider bite = SUPER POWERS" but god help us all if that spider bites a HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT

lol. Yeah, adult spider-man is actually the harder thing to justify.

He's teenage nerd wish fulfillment. Once he's an adult you have to figure out other ways to limit him and his secret identity.

The real lesson that Hollywood needed to learn from TDK was also probably lost on them.

Not every villian had to have had a hand in killing the superheros parents/kid/wife/girlfriend/uncle/etc. They are a hero and the bad guy is doing evil on their turf city, thats enough of a reason for the conflict. Unless the character was responsible for killing them in the source comic they shouldnt be the one to kill them in the film.

Burtons Batman is a perfect case study. Batmans kicking Nicholson into an acid vat accidentally creating the Joker was fine. It was an only slightly garbled version of the Jokers origin as told in several comics. The Joker turning out to be the guy who shot Waynes parents was a step too far.