The Amazing Spider-Man Who Should Direct The Reboot?

[kedrell]

Considering how Cameron has publicly stated his disdain for superhero movies, I'd rather he not do it.

 

[Project862006]

Edgar Wright is just about perfect

 

[spider-neil]

Considering how Cameron has publicly stated his disdain for superhero movies, I'd rather he not do it.

I saw the interview he still loves spidey, his problem was with over satuation of second tiere superheroes. not with the classics like spidey, supes and batman

 

[kedrell]

I still say screw him.

 

[spider-neil]

I still say screw him.

ha ha

 

[JeanVitchier]

McG would be perfect, he has good visuals. But if Sony is going for a TDKesque tone then Aronofsky would be perfect too, Requiem for a Dream was very dark and moody.

Blade 3 was pretty dark too, so David Goyer should be also be considered as director, he's not too expansive and could be a good yes-man director.

 

[spider-neil]

McG would be perfect, he has good visuals. But if Sony is going for a TDKesque tone then Aronofsky would be perfect too, Requiem for a Dream was very dark and moody.

Blade 3 was pretty dark too, so David Goyer should be also be considered as director, he's not too expansive and could be a good yes-man director.

Mcg?

goyer?

aronofsky (who directed the fountain)?

okay...wow, just...wow

 

[Catman]

aronofsky (who directed the fountain)?

You do know he also directed Pi, Requiem for a Dream, and The Wrestler?

 

[spider-neil]

You do know he also directed Pi, Requiem for a Dream, and The Wrestler?

I can only comment on what I've seen and of the above I've only seen the fountain which was utter dog turd. obviously if he got the gig I'd watch more of his stuf.

 

[Chewy]

From Nikke Finke:

Marc Webb, the (500) Days Of Summer director, has climbed to the top of the Sony Pictures' list to rebirth the Spider-Man franchise. While the studio has a wish list of star directors like James Cameron, David Fincher, and Wes Anderson, the emergence of Webb as director comes as a huge surprise. But Mike Fleming's sources tell him Webb met about the Spidey reboot with the pic's producers and executives looking to get the picture into production later this year for a Summer 2012 release. Why will the pic take so long? Because it's likely to be shot in 3-D, and Sony Pictures plans to make an announcement about that "at the appropriate time". Though he has the perfect name for the job, Webb has no prior superhero experience. Then again, neither did Sam Raimi. And Chris Nolan was the director of Memento when he signed on for Batman Begins. Webb is also a newbie if Sony greenlights 3-D. But among directors, almost all would be.

What has Sony execs excited is the fact that (500) Days of Summer introduced a director with a grasp of how to depict the way young people think and feel. This is critical because the Jamie Vanderbilt script covers the formative years of a high school-aged Peter Parker, and that POV is as important as the action sequences. Especially after Sony and Sam Raimi retired the original Spidey franchise because they realized the film would have been same old/same old at a huge budget. Injecting new blood with an up-and-coming director is a bold stroke. Too bad Webb’s (500) Days star Joseph Gordon-Levitt is too old to play the high school-aged wall crawler. He’d be perfect.

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[Micah12345]

Nice article, definitely boosted my hype. I'd love it if they did the same style 3D avatar was in, and I like their reasons for considering that director.

 

[Captain Planet!]

From Nikke Finke:
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Okay. Whatever. I haven't seen the movie, but I'm sure they could do worse, plus his name is Webb.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

I worry about the pointless inclusion of 3-D, hopefully it won't happen.

 

[spider-neil]

Okay. Whatever. I haven't seen the movie, but I'm sure they could do worse, plus his name is Webb.

'webb of spider-man'

 

[Project862006]

he has 1 film to his name and it is a love story this may be too big of a leap for him only time will tell

 

[spider-neil]

he has 1 film to his name and it is a love story this may be too big of a leap for him only time will tell

the only movie he has directed is a love story? the spider-sense of fans who hated raimi's 'all about a girl' saga must be tingling set to burst

 

[Boom]

With Webb at the helm, at least we'd know the film would be fine from a dramatic standpoint (500 Days of Summer was excellent). Whether or not the man is capable of filming large-scale action sequences is an entirely different story. It really takes a good eye for that kind of stuff.

I am concerned that they are interested in a director who has only directed one film - that being a love story. I'd sure wish them to NOT focus on the romantic angle this time around. But then again, maybe they are just impressed by the fact that he's good at handling young actors.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

Well, he would have Raimi's visual team at his back so it's not like he's developing from scratch.

 

[Boom]

As far as I was aware, no one is attached to the project at the moment. They could just as easily be getting an entirely different crew (which, with this being a reboot, they should).

I would KILL for Weta to be taken on as the design/FX team.

 

[Project862006]

at least they got a guy who wont talk back with 1 film and all

 

[zeptron]

From Nikke Finke:
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If he's the director he'd be very easy for Sony to push around since he has very little work under his belt. Sony executives will be directing the movie, the director will be the ***** who follows their directions basically.

 

[spider-neil]

sony execs - 'where's our coffee?!'

webb - 'coming'

 

[Project862006]

i thought FOX was bad in my opinion FOX never did to Singer what Sony did to Raimi

 

[zeptron]

^Because Singer had a backbone.

 

[Octoberist]

McG would be perfect, he has good visuals. But if Sony is going for a TDKesque tone then Aronofsky would be perfect too, Requiem for a Dream was very dark and moody.

Blade 3 was pretty dark too, so David Goyer should be also be considered as director, he's not too expansive and could be a good yes-man director.

you're picking some..meh choices there.