The next Spidey Movie

[Flyboy]

Re: The next Spidey Movie

I keep hearing that Kristin and Tobey want out though, cause they dont want thier entire acting existence to be based of Spiderman.

I heard in a Dunst interview (some late night show) that she began Spiderman when she was 17. She's now 25 (I think). That's EIGHT years to be focused on one movie franchise not to mention trying to branch out and do other projects as well. I could definitely see where they are coming from.

[EWRMETS]

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I heard in a Dunst interview (some late night show) that she began Spiderman when she was 17. She's now 25 (I think). That's EIGHT years to be focused on one movie franchise not to mention trying to branch out and do other projects as well. I could definitely see where they are coming from.

Plus the studios want the next Spiderman to be there for the next 3 movies. If Tobey and Dunst sign on, it would probably only be for Spiderman 4.

[Beantown]

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Dunst and Tobey have never, and will never, do a movie as big as any of the three Spiderman movies ever again.

If they don't want their career to be based off three of the highest-grossing movies in history...what the hell do they want? Plus, for Tobey, who the hell doesn't want to be known as Spiderman? He's a kid's Icon, and really, everyone knows who Spiderman is. Maybe he'd rather be known as the Jockey? Who knows.

[Kanobi]

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Maybe Dunst and McGuire are only posturing for the big bucks? Something like a player threatening to holdout?

[Seymour Scagnetti]

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About letting Spiderman rest in peace. Comic book movies have a limited shelf life and judging by Spiderman 3 this thing has been played out. Did we not learn our lesson with Star Wars where those 3 prequels were a disjointed, unnecessary mess and only harmed the legacy of the original trilogy. This latest movie shows the series is running out of gas and should end there before it becomes a parody of itself like Star Wars did.

We've gone thru Peter Parkers angst of being a superhero thru 3 films. What else is there left to explore. He became a superhero in #1, couldn't handle the pressure in #2, was full of himself and had to fight his inner demons in #3. All a 4th film would do is be the same tired formula along the lines of something stupid like Parker is losing his hair or has crabs. Followed by massive amounts of CGI and as many villians as possible being crammed into one movie. It would just end up being a long winded video game just to show how cool the special FX can get.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Dunst and Tobey have never, and will never, do a movie as big as any of the three Spiderman movies ever again.

If they don't want their career to be based off three of the highest-grossing movies in history...what the hell do they want? Plus, for Tobey, who the hell doesn't want to be known as Spiderman? He's a kid's Icon, and really, everyone knows who Spiderman is. Maybe he'd rather be known as the Jockey? Who knows.

It seems to me like they're damned if they do and damned if they don't. On one hand, if they stay, they'll forever be known as their respective characters and for not exploring other areas along with making a ****-ton of money. On the other hand, if they leave, people will say they've turned their backs on the franchise, the franchise that "got their names out there." If they want to leave, let them leave. I personally don't want to see an actor only go for one role his entire career because I think thats lazy and an easy-way out. Sure, Spiderman made the cast superstars, but they shouldn't be restrained and tied to the franchise because of it. Working five years almost exclusively on one character has to get old and boring, regardless of how big of a cash-cow the franchise is. If they continue to do Spiderman movies, I think their chances of getting cast in more serious, mainstream roles will lessen because we'll instantly think of Peter Park/Spiderman when Tobey is on the screen. I don't blame them for wanting to get out and I really don't see what the problem is.

[Kanobi]

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Dunst could likely thrive beyond the Mary Jane role but McGuire, I'm afraid, would fade into relative obscurity.

[Flyboy]

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Whenever I see Dunst I don't even think of MJ, but Mary from Eternal Sunshine. Yeah, she can't act at all. *rolls eyes*

[trobinson97]

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Dunst could likely thrive beyond the Mary Jane role but McGuire, I'm afraid, would fade into relative obscurity.

I don't know man, I was a fan of McGuire's before the Spider Man movie. The difference between him and say, a Christopher Reeve is that Reeve had done nothing really significant until Superman. Wonderboys, The Cider House Rules, and Pleasantville were all good movies that he did great in and he was already making a name for himself. He's a very good actor, I think he would be alright.