James Cameron's Spider-Man

mercureyx · 10-12-2011, 01:19 AM

Would you have wanted to see it? Anyone read the scriptment?

Did a poster here:

http://glowinggaslight.blogspot.com/...s-cameron.html

Seems like it could have been interesting...

Tel · 10-12-2011, 09:16 AM

read the scriptment thought it was utter garbage, thank the lord it never got made

Airwings · 10-12-2011, 11:48 AM

I think the DiCaprio connection came around the time of Titanic.
When he first started the project, back in 1991, wasn't Michael Biehn his first choice for the lead?

cloverfan98 · 10-12-2011, 12:25 PM

Can somene post the script here please? I'd really appreciate it!

jacobed · 10-12-2011, 12:59 PM

Cameron's script was god awful it was almost as worse than Aronofsky's Batman which had a black Alfred who was a mechanic.

venom892 · 10-12-2011, 04:16 PM

Yea this would have been a disaster.Thank god we got what we did.

Lord · 10-12-2011, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobed

Cameron's script was god awful it was almost as worse than Aronofsky's Batman which had a black Alfred who was a mechanic.

What, didn't you like big Al?

MucasMan · 10-12-2011, 04:48 PM

As I posted in another thread, Cameron should do an "Avator" like reboot of "The Wizard of Oz." He should do it with CGI Tin man, Scarecrow, and Lion, but as a non-musical - more like in the "Harry Potter" vain.

Red Mask · 10-12-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mercureyx

Would you have wanted to see it? Anyone read the scriptment?

No. I like the more campy feel of Raimi's Spider-Man.

bubbadoom · 10-12-2011, 09:04 PM

Arnold would have made a good Sand Man!

Excelsior. · 10-12-2011, 09:18 PM

Aronofsky's script still kept the essence Batman's character.

ThePowerCosmic · 10-12-2011, 10:08 PM

Cameron knows how to do great action, but the script sucked.

Spider-Fan · 10-12-2011, 11:56 PM

This was about on par with the Superman Lives! script. THAT was garbage. Brainiac kidnapped Lois to make her his wife and she was pregnant with Superman's baby

Team Andino · 10-13-2011, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Spider-Fan

This was about on par with the Superman Lives! script. THAT was garbage. Brainiac kidnapped Lois to make her his wife and she was pregnant with Superman's baby

Reading things like that make me go crazy wondering who's working on these scripts or letting them get anywhere near being shot.

Gold Samurai · 10-13-2011, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobed

Cameron's script was god awful it was almost as worse than Aronofsky's Batman which had a black Alfred who was a mechanic.

I remember Bruce as a kid beating other kids up. Bruce had a ring with a "W"

That caused him to use bat's as an inspiration

Team Andino · 10-13-2011, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Gold Samurai

I remember Bruce as a kid beating other kids up. Bruce had a ring with a "W"

That caused him to use bat's as an inspiration

Wait, WHAT?!

BenReilly · 10-13-2011, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airwings

I think the DiCaprio connection came around the time of Titanic.
When he first started the project, back in 1991, wasn't Michael Biehn his first choice for the lead?

DiCaprio was the only actor Cameron has ever mentioned, that he wanted in the role of Peter Parker. They even had discussions about it on the set of Titanic.

Biehn has never been mentioned in any official capacity. He would have been well into his forties and way too old to play a high school kid. He would have made a great Cyclops though, if an X-Men film was made in the 90's.

Here's an old Cameron interview from '97 where he talks about Spider-Man and confirms DiCaprio:

(0:40-1:30)

VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

Also, another interview from Comic-Con 2009:

http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/422...tml#id=1617196

Godzilla2014 · 10-13-2011, 02:47 PM

Isn't this the script with the radioactive flies?

Spider-Who? · 10-16-2011, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by cloverfan98

Can somene post the script here please? I'd really appreciate it!

There's a couple drafts floating around, but here's the one I read several years ago (before Raimi's first film was even announced):

http://www.teako170.com/cameron.html

Chris Wallace · 10-16-2011, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tel

read the scriptment thought it was utter garbage, thank the lord it never got made

Agreed.

Spider-Who? · 10-17-2011, 11:36 AM

I liked aspects of it.

Kevin Roegele · 10-17-2011, 01:43 PM

Cameron's scriptment was the foundation for the 2002 Raimi movie.

I am a fan of the Raimi flicks which I have seen many times - but I would gladly trade all three of the existing Spidey movies for a James Cameron Spider-Man movie. I mean, come on. This is the guy who did Aliens, who did Terminator, who did the best action movie ever in Terminator 2. James Cameron doing Spider-Man would KICK ASS. His scriptment was simply a 52-page outline, the studio would have forced him to take out the sex/swearing etc, he'd refine it, it would have been fantastic. I've been banging this drum since Spider-Man Hype! started in 1998, man.

Chris Wallace · 10-17-2011, 01:57 PM

The sex & swearing weren't the only problems, though indicative that he didn't understand the character or know what he was doing. The poorly developed villains, Peter picking a fight with Flash AFTER getting used to his powers, Uncle Ben's killer getting off scot free, undue emphasis on the nature of his organic webing, which was one of THE most controversial plot devices of the Raimi movies-there was nothing I liked about it. And just because a director does well with one property doesn't mean he can handle another. I refer you to Superman Returns, the ONLY Bryan Singer movie I have ever hated.

jaymes_e06 · 10-17-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MucasMan

As I posted in another thread, Cameron should do an "Avator" like reboot of "The Wizard of Oz." He should do it with CGI Tin man, Scarecrow, and Lion, but as a non-musical - more like in the "Harry Potter" vain.

They pretty much already made this movie... It's called Tin Man.

Airwings · 10-17-2011, 02:15 PM

Of course the film would have been different from the script. One can't just read pages without any pictures and try to understand what kind of vision Cameron had.
He would have made an impressive action blockbuster. Not like the comic book, but still a great cinema experience.

And back in 1991, I don't think Cameron wanted DiCaprio for the lead. Biehn would have been involved in some way, I am sure of it. Maybe not the lead, but the villain.

10-12-2011, 01:19 AM	#1
mercureyx Side-Kick Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 513	James Cameron's Spider-Man Would you have wanted to see it? Anyone read the scriptment? Did a poster here: http://glowinggaslight.blogspot.com/...s-cameron.html Seems like it could have been interesting...

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Tel Newbie Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: UK Posts: 6	Re: James Cameron's Spider-Man read the scriptment thought it was utter garbage, thank the lord it never got made

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Airwings Waves of air Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Scandinavia Posts: 1,828	Re: James Cameron's Spider-Man I think the DiCaprio connection came around the time of Titanic. When he first started the project, back in 1991, wasn't Michael Biehn his first choice for the lead?

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cloverfan98 Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 277	Re: James Cameron's Spider-Man Can somene post the script here please? I'd really appreciate it!

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jacobed Earned the Power of Love Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,969	Re: James Cameron's Spider-Man Cameron's script was god awful it was almost as worse than Aronofsky's Batman which had a black Alfred who was a mechanic. __________________ Go Twins!

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MucasMan Side-Kick Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 197	Re: James Cameron's Spider-Man As I posted in another thread, Cameron should do an "Avator" like reboot of "The Wizard of Oz." He should do it with CGI Tin man, Scarecrow, and Lion, but as a non-musical - more like in the "Harry Potter" vain.

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Excelsior. Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York Posts: 9,382	Re: James Cameron's Spider-Man Aronofsky's script still kept the essence Batman's character. __________________ "If you want to save yourself the ticket price, go into the kitchen, cue up a male choir singing the music of hell, and get a kid to start banging pots and pans together. Then close your eyes and use your imagination." - Roger Ebert on Revenge of the Fallen.

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Kevin Roegele Side-Kick Join Date: May 2000 Location: England Posts: 23,318	Re: James Cameron's Spider-Man Cameron's scriptment was the foundation for the 2002 Raimi movie. I am a fan of the Raimi flicks which I have seen many times - but I would gladly trade all three of the existing Spidey movies for a James Cameron Spider-Man movie. I mean, come on. This is the guy who did Aliens, who did Terminator, who did the best action movie ever in Terminator 2. James Cameron doing Spider-Man would KICK ASS. His scriptment was simply a 52-page outline, the studio would have forced him to take out the sex/swearing etc, he'd refine it, it would have been fantastic. I've been banging this drum since Spider-Man Hype! started in 1998, man. __________________ Read Cobalt Blue's comic strip adventures online - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cobalt...68148599902345 Last edited by Kevin Roegele; 10-17-2011 at 01:48 PM.

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Chris Wallace LET'S DO A HEADCOUNT... Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 35,589	Re: James Cameron's Spider-Man The sex & swearing weren't the only problems, though indicative that he didn't understand the character or know what he was doing. The poorly developed villains, Peter picking a fight with Flash AFTER getting used to his powers, Uncle Ben's killer getting off scot free, undue emphasis on the nature of his organic webing, which was one of THE most controversial plot devices of the Raimi movies-there was nothing I liked about it. And just because a director does well with one property doesn't mean he can handle another. I refer you to Superman Returns, the ONLY Bryan Singer movie I have ever hated. __________________ Michael Joseph Jackson 1958-2009. Gone Too Soon. May he finally find the peace that eluded him in life. TOP COMIC BOOK MOVIES 1. AVENGERS 2. CAPTAIN AMERICA 3. THOR 4. SPIDER-MAN 2 5. INCREDIBLE HULK 6. IRON MAN 7. SPIDER-MAN 8. X2 9. V FOR VENDETTA 10. X-MEN FIRST CLASS

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Airwings Waves of air Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Scandinavia Posts: 1,828	Re: James Cameron's Spider-Man Of course the film would have been different from the script. One can't just read pages without any pictures and try to understand what kind of vision Cameron had. He would have made an impressive action blockbuster. Not like the comic book, but still a great cinema experience. And back in 1991, I don't think Cameron wanted DiCaprio for the lead. Biehn would have been involved in some way, I am sure of it. Maybe not the lead, but the villain. Last edited by Airwings; 10-17-2011 at 03:37 PM.

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