Sequels Vanderbilt Talks Spider-Man 4!

[Visionary]

Okay, you've made your point.

But don't tell me that you wouldn't want to know who the villains are right up front.

 

[Gotham]

I only want to hear from Vanderbilt. This is one thing that Sony has to do, let Vanderbilt be the new voice of SM4, until a new director is hired, since Raimi is working on directing other projects.

A long, in-depth interview with Vanderbilt would hold for me over for about a year. And as for Raimi, he'll come back. Vanderbilt can make an engaging story, I think.

 

[Visionary]

You never know, but then again, if Vanderbilt comes up with a really good story, a better director could make the movie itself even that much greater. But yeah, a long in-depth interview with Vanderbilt is without a doubt what we need right now.

 

[omid17]

hopefully we can get some more news on SM4 before summer

 

[Green Goblin 1964]

I hope we get a Q&A like a year before ( Or was it earlier?) the movie is released like what we got for Spidey 3. Which revealed almost all the plot points.

 

[Venom 1988]

I hope we get a Q&A like a year before ( Or was it earlier?) the movie is released like what we got for Spidey 3. Which revealed almost all the plot points.

Jan/Feb of 06.......yea I remember lol

 

[Green Goblin 1964]

Jan/Feb of 06.......yea I remember lol

It was teh ****!!!!!!111!!!1!

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I hope we get a Q&A like a year before ( Or was it earlier?) the movie is released like what we got for Spidey 3. Which revealed almost all the plot points.

That would be awesome!

 

[Retroman]

Vanderbilt has signed on to a new movie which he's working on concurrently with SM4.

From The New York Observer:

Would 'Rathergate' Make a Good Movie? Hollywood Insiders Working on Screen Adaptation
by Felix Gillette | July 21, 2008

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Rather: Ready for His Close-up?

The Media Mob has learned that a team of Hollywood insiders is currently working on a screen adaptation of Truth And Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power—the 2005 book by former CBS News producer Mary Mapes, in which she defends the 60 Minutes II story by Dan Rather about President George W. Bush's time in the Texas Air National Guard, which ran on CBS in September 2004 and eventually led to her ouster from the network.

Who would want to turn "Rathergate" into a feature-length film?

According to sources familiar with the situation, Producer Mikkel Bondesen, (his credits include serving as executive producer on the USA Network series "Burn Notice") is actively working on the adaptation with screenwriter James Vanderbilt.

Mr. Vanderbilt wrote the screenplay for the 2007 serial killer movie Zodiac—based on the nonfiction book by Robert Graysmith—and is currently writing the screenplay for Spider-Man 4.

In the book, Ms. Mapes was highly critical of how her bosses at CBS and Viacom handled the aftermath of the wildly controversial story about President Bush's military service. Along the way, she lays much of the groundwork for what could be a juicy White House conspiracy thriller.

"Money is the master," wrote Ms. Mapes. "That is the bottom line to what happened at CBS that fateful fall when we aired a story that, like all stories, was imperfect, but was absolutely grounded in fact. It was well researched and well documented. But when Viacom saw that the story was not well received and that a conservative firestorm was threatening the corporation's financial well-being, their collective wallets started itching. As a result, I believe CBS News, 60 Minutes, Dan Rather, and journalism itself got badly scratched."

(Mr. Rather is currently making similar charges in Manhattan court in a $70 million civil suit against his former employers, in part, for their handling of the aftermath of the story.)

"This was a corporate, political, and public relations operation, designed to take the heat off and allow Viacom to walk away unscathed, unencumbered by lingering anger from the White House or the various Republican-dominated committees that the corporation lobbied constantly," added Ms. Mapes.

It remains to be seen how much of the screenplay will be dedicated to the alleged bungling of the story and its aftermath at CBS versus the broader story of the President's military service.

When reached by phone on Monday afternoon, Ms. Mapes declined to comment. The Media Mob has a phone call in to Mr. Bondesen. We'll update if we hear back.

No word yet on who might play Mr. Rather if the script ever makes it to production. This wouldn't be the first film made about internal drama at CBS News: In 1999, Michael Mann directed The Insider, an account of 60 Minutes and its struggle with tobacco company Brown & Williamson. That movie was nominated for seven Oscars, including for Best Actor and Best Director.

SOURCE:http://www.observer.com/2008/media/...nsiders-working-screen-adaptation-dan-rather-

If Zodiac is anything to go by Vanderbilt is the right guy to reinvigorate the Spidey franchise. Hopefully Raimi and Maguire will return.

 

[RonStoppablefan]

Sounds all good to me.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Very cool article!

 

[DACrowe]

A movie about CBS's bungling of the story and even more about how Viacom served up Rather and co. as a sacrificial lamb and buried facts because of conservative smears in the nasty 2004 election is really interesting. Make a great movie and more.

Man, 2004 was a ****ty year and this country paid the price for its own stupidity for the last four years.

Anyway, the article just mentions he's still working on SM4, which is cool.

 

[Tony Stark]

Not to turn this into a political discussion, but seeing how the article had one sentance about Spider-Man.

I don't care what you think of Bush, and I'm no big fan of his, but that story was all about a forged document that was created in MS Word, and it was pretty fricken obvious. CBS got caught, they don't deserve to be made into heroes for lying about it.

 

[Da_Joka]

Hopefully they get a new director.

 

[thejon93]

MY THREAD LIVES ON!

 

[Visionary]

I do want James Vanderbilt to become the new voice of SM4. Raimi, the producers and Avi Arad have all become jaded. I would trust his words about the film a lot more.

 

[Jick]

Hopefully they get a new director.

personally, I'd want a new director, too.
Raimi did a good job, but I want the Spidey movies to go on a different way, now. I want to see a different perspective.

 

[Visionary]

personally, I'd want a new director, too.
Raimi did a good job, but I want the Spidey movies to go on a different way, now. I want to see a different perspective.

I hope that Marvel/Sony feels the same way as you do.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

MY THREAD LIVES ON!

As it should.

 

[Retroman]

Another new Vanderbilt writing assignment and this one is for the man who directed Arlington Road (really good movie IMO)...

Posted: Thurs., Sep. 4, 2008, 1:43pm PT

Mark Pellington to direct 'Solace'

New Line taps helmer for mystery thriller
By DAVE MCNARY

New Line's tapped Mark Pellington to helm mystery thriller "Solace" with Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson of Contrafilm producing along with Matthias Emcke.
Story centers on a doctor with psychic powers who is enlisted by the police to track a serial killer.

Screenplay will be written by Sean Bailey and Ted Griffin with revisions by Jamie Vanderbilt.

Pellington's credits include "The Mothman Prophecies," "Arlington Road" and "U2 3D." Flynn and Vinson, who are based at New Line, recently produced "Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D" with New Line and Walden Media.

Warner Bros. has reduced New Line output to six films a year, about half its previous lineup. The company's developing its usual mix of comedies, horror and drama along with an occasional tentpole such as "The Hobbit."

Source:http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991600.html

He also did revisions on the script for Wolverine before the strike.

 

[Visionary]

Thanks for the tiny tidbit Retro.

It's just a matter of time, he's gotta spill his guts to someone, too many people will be asking him about the script for SM4/SM5.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

^^ Cool!

 

[Retroman]

Thanks for the tiny tidbit Retro.

It's just a matter of time, he's gotta spill his guts to someone, too many people will be asking him about the script for SM4/SM5.

Don't mention it.

When he does eventually talk i don't think he'll say much though.

 

[Visionary]

True, it's a damn shame. When people ask questions about TDK the director/producers were more than happy to talk about it in detail, same goes for the filmmakers with Iron Man. It's not like it hurt them at the box office. But when it comes to Spider-Man, Sony/Marvel always play the secretive bullshiz. It's so damn annoying, and SM4 is actually the movie that they really need movie-goers feedback on.

 

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Someone quote the 1st post