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Spider-Man 4
Director: Sam Raimi[1]
Writer(s): James Vanderbilt (early draft)
David Lindsay-Abaire
Expected Release: May 6, 2011[2]
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Spider-Man 4 was the planned sequel to Spider-Man 3 that was cancelled.

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  • After disagreements between director Sam Raimi and Sony, Raimi left the project. Tobey Maguire would also depart the project due to Raimi's departure, which in turn halted production. Sony would then scrap the Raimi series and instead produce a reboot of the Spider-Man film series, 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man.

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  • Director Sam Raimi stated in a interview with MTV he would have liked to have had The Sinister Six built up in the upcoming Spider-Man movies.
  • David Koepp turned down the chance to write the script.
  • Director Sam Raimi, known for his horror films, is a fan of Morbius the Living Vampire, citing his "combination of superhero + supernatural". He would later state in an interview that Morbius wouldn't be featured but he would have been mentioned in the then upcoming movies.
  • One of the biggest and most popular rumors was that Carnage would be the the film's villain, portrayed by either Jim Carrey or Jackie Earle Haley, due to Venom's presence in Spider-Man 3. All of these claims were declared false by both Sam Raimi and Sony.
  • A potential opening sequence would have featured Spider-Man battling and defeating various supervillains not yet seen in the film series, including Mysterio, Shocker, Prowler, and Rhino, before settling with Vulture and Black Cat as the movie's antagonists.
  • Screenwriter James Vanderbilt was signed on after impressing the studio with his focus on characterization. During the writing of the Spider-Man 4 script, James Vanderbilt was instructed to also write a reboot script just in case Sam Raimi dropped out. Raimi did indeed drop out, and Vanderbit would go on to write the reboot The Amazing Spider-Man.
  • In an interview in which he talked about Spider-Man 4, Bruce Campbell claimed that at no point was he going to play Quentin Beck/Mysterio despite several rumors indicating he would be. However, Mysterio was present in several early drafts. Later information by Sam Raimi and Avi Arad contradicts this, stating Campbell would in fact had played Mysterio, with his various cameos throughout the previous three films being aliases following being fired by the wrestling gate he promoted.
  • Director Sam Raimi and actor Dylan Baker expressed interest in having The Lizard as the films antagonist, as did producer Grant Curtis who is a fan of the character. The Lizard's alter-ego, Dr. Curt Connors (played by Baker), had featured extensively in the previous films. In fact in Spider-Man 3 (2007) he can be seen carrying out research on animals, setting up his fateful mutation. This plot would later be used for the following reboot film The Amazing Spider-Man, with Connors/Lizard being portrayed by Rhys Ifans.
  • Sam Raimi expressed interest in filming second unit shots in his home state of Michigan, having considered it for Spider-Man 3 (2007) before opting for the cheaper area of Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Disagreements on the movie took place in December when Sony was pushing the idea of Vulture as the new editor of the Daily Bugle. Along with reworking Felicia Hardy into "The Vulturess", unlike the comic book where she is Black Cat, they also wanted her to be the daughter of the Vulture.
  • In another interview, Sam Raimi re-clarified that Anne Hathaway could have been Black Cat, but never clarified if she'd still be related to Malkovich's Vulture.
  • Sam Raimi confirmed that, had Spider-Man 4 entered production, Spider-Man 5 would've been immediately greenlit and enter pre-production, with filming commencing after the completion of the fourth film. Spider-Man 6 was also heavily considered if the fourth film was successful.
  • Tobey Maguire would eventually reprise his role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Villain actors from Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man 3, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, and Thomas Haden Church also returned as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin, Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus, and Flint Marko/Sandman.

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Spider-Man Films
Earth-96283 Spider-Man | Spider-Man 2 | Spider-Man 3
Earth-120703 The Amazing Spider-Man | The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Earth-199999 Spider-Man: Homecoming | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Spider-Man: No Way Home
Animated Into the Spider-Verse | Caught in a Ham | Across the Spider-Verse | The Spider Within
Beyond the Spider-Verse
Cancelled Spider-Man 4 | The Sinister Six | The Amazing Spider-Man 3
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