Sequels Official Spider-Man 4 Cast & Crew Discussion

[bush5150]

Cast

Spiderman/Peter Parker: Jake Gyllenhaal.

Great, so we have Heath Ledger playing the Joker and Jake Gyllenhaal play Spidey. Brokeback Comics!!!!

 

[Eddie Brock]

Great, so we have Heath Ledger playing the Joker and Jake Gyllenhaal play Spidey. Brokeback Comics!!!!

$30 says Ledger makes a great Joker.

 

[Spiderine]

$30 says Ledger makes a great Joker.

Yo Eddie Jr. What did you think of Venom's portrayal in the movie?

 

[Eddie Brock]

Yo Eddie Jr. What did you think of Venom's portrayal in the movie?

Short, but still great.

Teaming up with Sandman seems a little out-of-character, but I was able to look past it because of the sheer awesomeness of that battle.

 

[Spiderine]

I think SM4 does need to be darker and more serious. I felt that SM3 tried to be darker, but it was aimed at a younger audience so that killed it.

It should be darker if they do Lizard.

 

[Alex]

if they're gonna continue with Pete being 20-28 then the only actors i would want to play him would be Jake Gyllenhaal or Justin Long.

Justin Long would be a terrile choice.

 

[The-Arachnoid]

My two cents-

Massive Spidey fan (I’m usually called Dangerous but am having to use this handle right now, don’t ask). I never loved the director and cast for this franchise and did not like how they changed so much from the source material either, inc costumes (GG) as well as how they humanized Octavius in SM2 among other stuff.

Maguire was great in the first film as a Steve Ditko era book worm styled PP, but by SM2 we should have moved onto Spider-MAN, John Romita style. Maguire is not that person and can’t act it either. Dunst as MJ was plain crap casting. MJ is supposed to be supermodel hot, not just cute. She is also supposed to be the ultimate party girl who makes everyone feel like they are having fun when she is in the room with them. As for Spider-man he is supposed to be constantly cracking jokes while he is fighting bad guys. All this sort of stuff just means they did not really ‘get’ Spider-man for me.

SM and SM2 were pretty solid I guess, but SM3 was embarrassing and often painful to watch. The story was cluttered and the script full of plot holes. The way I see it Sony will want a new director/cast secure for the next few films as the current casts price tags will continue to rise.

Should we get a new director/cast for No4 this would be great because I won’t have to consider the past status quo of the previous films (I hope) and the inaccurate film origin of Spider-man and his school days. We’ll just get a new jump on point w/ a more grown up more worldly PP/SM.

My Ideal casting for SM4-

PP/SM- Jake G -Definitely more grown up looking than the boyish Maguire. Which would be needed by film 4 really, plus if you compare him- he is a dead ringer for McFarlane’s Peter Parker.
Very Cool!

GWEN- Elisha Cuthbert -Actually looks like miss Stacy instead of an ugly ginger chick w/ died blonde hair. Cuthbert like Jake G would be perfect, though I realise there is no chance of this one.

MJ- NOT Mandy Moore! she is a brainless pop bimbo. MJ needs to be some chick who can act and be fun and exciting but is also crucially very beautiful.

Rest of the cast can be left.

I’d like a film that features Betty and Flash more, that incorporates the supporting cast into a film like the actual comics do. Villain wise no more symbiotes. The whole idea is too long gested and elaborate to cram into a two hour film without coming off as brainless. SM3 proved that. Kraven would be good as would Mysterio, plenty of classic issues to draw upon there.
It would also be great if the FF featured in a few scenes or if we saw DD swing past in the background in one scene or a TV news report on the Punisher appeared briefly on screen to help flesh out the context of Manhattan being the centre of the MU, stuff like that.

Oh well, hope some of this stuff goes into making a more authentic Spider-Man adaptation next time.

I have just really have had enough of Maguire, Raimi and co now.

 

[Alex]

is it me, or does Joseph Gordon-Levitt look alot like Heath Ledger?

oh and whoever sugested Elisha Cuthbert as mj, good job, i could totally see that. while we r on the girl next door, Emile Hirsch could probably make a good spider-man, too bad he is going to be speed racer.

ok, i just spent like 45 minutes on imdb and i think i found a great guy for spider-man...is everybody ready...hold tight.... COLIN HANKS!! the son of the perfect everyday actor, colin freakin hanks for spider-man!!

Colin Hanks is too goofy.

 

[The-Arachnoid]

BTW-
Eddie Brock in SM3 was terrible and bore absolutely no resemblance to Brock in the comics bar the name.

 

[Alex]

BTW-
Eddie Brock in SM3 was terrible and bore absolutely no resemblance to Brock in the comics bar the name.

Actually, I liked Topher Grace a lot and think he did a great job. The movies aren't exactly like the comics and they're not going to be. They'll take ideas and use their own ideas and come out with the best possible product that they can. If you keep having such high expectations and keep expecting the movies to be EXACTLY how you want, then you're never going to like them.

 

[TimDrake64x]

Colin Hanks is too goofy.

i could understand that comment if this was for anyother superhero...but this is spider-man/peter parker....peter IS goofy

 

[Alex]

i could understand that comment if this was for anyother superhero...but this is spider-man/peter parker....peter IS goofy

I know that but he's too goofy to the point where he's not really much else. To me he just wouldn't make a believeable Spider-man.

 

[The-Arachnoid]

Actually, I liked Topher Grace a lot and think he did a great job. The movies aren't exactly like the comics and they're not going to be. They'll take ideas and use their own ideas and come out with the best possible product that they can. If you keep having such high expectations and keep expecting the movies to be EXACTLY how you want, then you're never going to like them.

Maybe, but Batman Begins was great and my expectations were met with that film. I just wish they could make a Spider-Man film that captures every aspect of the hero like how they did w/ Bats in BB.

 

[NinjaTurtleFan]

If Raimi and the original cast doesn't come back then...

Peter Parker- Elijah Wood
MJ- Rachel McAdams
Dr. Connors/Lizard- Dylan Baker
Jonah Jameson- J.K. Simmons
Betty Brant-Elizabeth Banks
Gwen- Bryce Dallas Howard
Mac Gargan/Scorpion- Peter Stormare
Cletus Kassidy/Carnage- Robert Knepper or Jake Busey
Kraven the Hunter- Oded Fehr, Gerard Butler, or Karl Urban
Adrian Toomes/Vulture- Ben Kingsley

 

[Alex]

Maybe, but Batman Begins was great and my expectations were met with that film. I just wish they could make a Spider-Man film that captures every aspect of the hero like how they did w/ Bats in BB.

The best way to enjoy a movie is to go in with low expectations and take it for what it is, not what you want it to be. I love all three Spider-man films because even though I'd like to see certain things, they're going to show us their vision and we're just going to have to try and enjoy it.

Batman Begins was great, I agree. However, I think it was easier because it was a reboot of the series whereas Spider-man 3 was held to such high expectations that a lot of peopel couldn't really appreciate how good it actually was.

 

[JackBauer]

am I the only one who thinks it's pretty stupid to recast only a couple of roles and leave everybody else the same? the way I see it, if they're going for something new, it's all or nothing. yeah, some of the actors were about as close to perfect casting as you get, but nobody is irreplaceable.

 

[Mr. Socko]

So, Visionary, you're talking about James Cameron, right? The same guy who had Spider-Man having sex with MJ on edge of a building? The same guy who had Spidey have wet dreams and wake up to find out that web came out of his dick? That James Cameron?! You know what...I'm gonna support your cause!

Are you joking

 

[Alex]

am I the only one who thinks it's pretty stupid to recast only a couple of roles and leave everybody else the same? the way I see it, if they're going for something new, it's all or nothing. yeah, some of the actors were about as close to perfect casting as you get, but nobody is irreplaceable.

I think it's completely stupid as well. I think it's stupid to think of getting anyone else other than the cast they have now. Sure, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane is annoying but the rest of the cast are great.

 

[Odametal]

I've created a similar thread ages ago.
http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=251665

If a mod come and merge then it would be cool.
There was some good ideas back then.

 

[Odametal]

Now that I'm disapointed with Sam, lets choose a nwe director.
I still hopes for someone like David Ficher.

 

[Alex]

I hate when threads are merged.

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

That was for the first film and an early draft, why do you all keep bringing that up, that was over 15 years ago? We're far past anything that was in that scriptment. He would start out with Spidey already being Spidey (no wet web dream scene) in a 4th film, lol.

How greatly do you think his understanding of Spider-Man has increased in the last 15 years?

That's why people keep bringing it up. He didn't get it 15 years ago, who's to say he'd get it know? It has nothing to do with story specifics.

 

[Immortalfire]

As true fans, we must do all we can to keep Cameron far away from Spidey.

 

[Odametal]

The Cameron's script treament was actually pretty entertaining to read.
Specially the part that says that Peter is still in high school.
That would be really cool to see.

 

[Visionary]

How greatly do you think his understanding of Spider-Man has increased in the last 15 years?

That's why people keep bringing it up. He didn't get it 15 years ago, who's to say he'd get it know? It has nothing to do with story specifics.

As true fans, we must do all we can to keep Cameron far away from Spidey.

Very well, so you both don't want Cameron as the director, whom may I ask are you interested in directing SM4?