Spider-X
Big damn hero
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I understand that you have decided to reboot the Spider-Man movie franchise. I've been following this story as much as I can through various reputable websites and, as a massive fan of the comics, I feel I need to get a few things off my chest:
1. You say you are going with "a more gritty, contemporary redo of the series." As a long time follower of the comics, I can tell you the general ton of Spider-Man is absolutely not "gritty." This word scares me when speaking of a new angle on the spider-man movies and makes me feel as if you are trying to tap into some of the Batman feel/money because of the success of the Dark Knight. Spider-man is more light hearted, as Spider-Man wise cracks through his fights with villains and is a jokester, although many comic stories still caries moments of legitimate drama. Please, for the love of god...and Stan Lee, try to keep the integrity of the character as he has been represented in the comics (which has shown historically to be massively successful) and keep the Batman "gritty" tone to Batman.
2. It has been mentioned that the movie will focus on Spider-Man's high school years. I keep hearing "with this movie, we are sending Peter Parker back to high school!"...this too is terrifying. Please, for the love of god, do not teeny-bob the Spider-Man franchise. I know it's attractive idea what with the success of the Twilight movies and what not...but if you make these Spider-Man movies an emo teen fest...I will find all responsible and make it look like an accident
3. There has been the statement that you are focused on younger, up-and-coming directors. Why not someone who is tried and true? With such an important franchise, why take that angle? With Sam Raimi off of Spider-man 4 because he didn't feel he could make your deadline and still maintain the artistic integrity of the other films and your statement of wanting a younger, up-and-coming director...It sounds like you want someone who you can tell how to direct (push around) instead of someone with an artistic vision and style. I really hope this is not the case...for the love of God, Buddha, Vishnu, and those delicious snack wraps from McDonalds (sorry...i'm hungry).
4. Don't force the director to use villains they publicly stated they don't like. Raimi didn't like venom, Avi Arad said "how about you put Venom in 3..." so Raimi said "ok...i'll give you Venom"...and the rest is history (sadly). Venom is easily one of the most popular villains in not just Spider-Man comics, but comics in general. I understand you are struggling with making a Venom spin off movie and, from a massive fan's perspective, the best way to do it right is for his origins to be done justice to in a Spider-Man movie first. So please don't cram him, or any villian, down the director's throat.
I know you've said:
"'Spider-Man' will always be an important franchise for Sony Pictures and a fresh start like this is a responsibility that we all take very seriously," said Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures. "We have always believed that story comes first and story guides the direction of these films and as we move onto the next chapter, we will stay true to that principle and will do so with the highest respect for the source material and the fans and moviegoers who deserve nothing but the best when it comes to bringing these stories and characters to life on the big screen."
But I've come to find that when big-wigs speak, they also have money on the mind, which can tend to over-ride quality for quantity (I'm looking at you FOX!). While that, of course, is understandable when spending $100s of millions, please stay true to this statement and keep the integrity of the character intact. He's an icon and a lot of people really care about the quality of these films.
Sincerely,
With warm regards,
Love forever,
Spider-x
xoxo
P.S. I understand that the Sony executives making this movie will, with almost no doubt, never read this...but, once again, it feels good to get off my chest. Now it's your turn...
1. You say you are going with "a more gritty, contemporary redo of the series." As a long time follower of the comics, I can tell you the general ton of Spider-Man is absolutely not "gritty." This word scares me when speaking of a new angle on the spider-man movies and makes me feel as if you are trying to tap into some of the Batman feel/money because of the success of the Dark Knight. Spider-man is more light hearted, as Spider-Man wise cracks through his fights with villains and is a jokester, although many comic stories still caries moments of legitimate drama. Please, for the love of god...and Stan Lee, try to keep the integrity of the character as he has been represented in the comics (which has shown historically to be massively successful) and keep the Batman "gritty" tone to Batman.
2. It has been mentioned that the movie will focus on Spider-Man's high school years. I keep hearing "with this movie, we are sending Peter Parker back to high school!"...this too is terrifying. Please, for the love of god, do not teeny-bob the Spider-Man franchise. I know it's attractive idea what with the success of the Twilight movies and what not...but if you make these Spider-Man movies an emo teen fest...I will find all responsible and make it look like an accident
3. There has been the statement that you are focused on younger, up-and-coming directors. Why not someone who is tried and true? With such an important franchise, why take that angle? With Sam Raimi off of Spider-man 4 because he didn't feel he could make your deadline and still maintain the artistic integrity of the other films and your statement of wanting a younger, up-and-coming director...It sounds like you want someone who you can tell how to direct (push around) instead of someone with an artistic vision and style. I really hope this is not the case...for the love of God, Buddha, Vishnu, and those delicious snack wraps from McDonalds (sorry...i'm hungry).
4. Don't force the director to use villains they publicly stated they don't like. Raimi didn't like venom, Avi Arad said "how about you put Venom in 3..." so Raimi said "ok...i'll give you Venom"...and the rest is history (sadly). Venom is easily one of the most popular villains in not just Spider-Man comics, but comics in general. I understand you are struggling with making a Venom spin off movie and, from a massive fan's perspective, the best way to do it right is for his origins to be done justice to in a Spider-Man movie first. So please don't cram him, or any villian, down the director's throat.
I know you've said:
"'Spider-Man' will always be an important franchise for Sony Pictures and a fresh start like this is a responsibility that we all take very seriously," said Michael Lynton, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures. "We have always believed that story comes first and story guides the direction of these films and as we move onto the next chapter, we will stay true to that principle and will do so with the highest respect for the source material and the fans and moviegoers who deserve nothing but the best when it comes to bringing these stories and characters to life on the big screen."
But I've come to find that when big-wigs speak, they also have money on the mind, which can tend to over-ride quality for quantity (I'm looking at you FOX!). While that, of course, is understandable when spending $100s of millions, please stay true to this statement and keep the integrity of the character intact. He's an icon and a lot of people really care about the quality of these films.
Sincerely,
With warm regards,
Love forever,
Spider-x
xoxo
P.S. I understand that the Sony executives making this movie will, with almost no doubt, never read this...but, once again, it feels good to get off my chest. Now it's your turn...
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