Cheaper budget I hear you say?? I've been screamin this since sm2 came out.I'd really like to know who Sony's accountants are...but anyway, Of course the studio should spend less on this movie. The 1st thing they need to do is recast. Get cheaper actors because when I see things like Tmags wanting $30million for the next movie, it makes me cringe. I don't care how much money sony are making, its no excuse for spending money wastefully, its foolish. They need to start spending money where its needed, better scripts, necessary CG and on a crew that gets the job done more effectively. The first thing I'd do if I were sony is to hire Tony Jaa as a stuntman/stunt director, he'll give us spider-man's movement straight from the comics at a cost that is cheaper than what sony are paying out now.
Also, if they're going to recycle MJ's screams from sm2, how about recycling the digital city of NY? The city used in sm2 and 3 are good enough to use for 4, just touch it up instead of recreating a whole new costly didgital city.
Kraven'll be the cheapest villain of all movies so far and a combo of cg and animatonix for lizard.