01.13.10
Casting Notes: Spidey and Iron Man Both Bail
Chick 1 says:
Some shocking and not so shocking news from the roster of upcoming films.
Cowboys & Aliens: First, the not so shocking but somewhat sad news that Robert Downey Jr is leaving the scifi-western which is based on a graphic novel. I thought the quirky concept was a great fit for Downey and when Iron Man director Jon Favreau joined the project, I was excited to see how things played out. But the success of Sherlock Holmes is pulling RDJ away as the filming schedule of the Holmes sequel will conflict with this film. Favreau is staying and fans over at EW.com have already pronounced their choice for Downey’s replacement: Nathan Fillion. And I have to say, after just watching Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog this weekend, I quite agree.
Spiderman 4 is not happening. Director Sam Raimi has left the project and the franchise and as a result, so has Tobey Maguire et al. Sony and Columbia plan to reboot the series, sending Peter Parker back to high school. There’s a nice article about these developments over at Cinematical.com.
I have to say I’m relieved. I really enjoyed the first two movies and Maguire was a perfect Parker. But it was obvious in Spiderman 3 that the franchise was falling prey to the Hollywood machine. The script was all over the place and performances seemed phoned in.
Now the comment boards are abuzz with fan based ideas on who should be the next Spidey. Among the contenders are Zac Efron(I think he can act but he might be too pretty), Jim Sturgess (he’s got the look), Anton Yelchin (a personal fav but don’t steal him away from Star Trek!), Daniel Radcliffe (hmmm…I don’t know, not sure he wants another franchise or to go back to high school), Robert Pattinson (just stop it now), Jake Gyllenhaal (who almost replaced Maguire before but I think hes’ too old now), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (LUV him…maybe), and Josh Hutcherson (whom you’ve seen in kid roles like Bridge to Terabithia, he might be ripe for a high school role).
Who do you think should be the next Spiderman?
wj said,
January 14, 2010 at 11:29 pm
You could tell how into it Kirsten Dunst was at the press junket for 3 - her idea for the 4 was something about cocaine and baby spiders devouring the cast. Or something like that. I liked it.
wj said,
January 14, 2010 at 11:29 pm
You could tell how into it Kirsten Dunst was at the press junket for 3 - her idea for 4 was something about cocaine and baby spiders devouring the cast. Or something like that. I liked it.