Sam Raimi had a few thoughts on Spider-Man 4 for the folks at MTV, starting with Kirsten Dunst.
"Kirsten, I'd love to work with her again," Raimi explained to MTV this week, making it sound as if current plans to include Dunst for "Spider-Man 4" and "Spider-Man 5" are still up in the air, despite recent statements that she wants to remain with the franchise. "I hope she'll be written into it. I couldn't imagine making one without her, and I think she's an important part of the movies."
On James Franco:
"I wish I could work with James Franco again, but his character died in the last one; same with Uncle Ben. Fortunately, we've been able to bring back all the dead characters. I can't let them go, in each and every picture; but it gets harder and harder."
On the current state of the fourth installment:
"I'm really excited about Spider-Man, and I'm hoping to direct it. I don't have a script yet, but production would start probably by March of 2010, I'm guessing. It sounds like a long time away, but we need a script first, and a lot of pre-production has to take place."
On the rumors the next two "Spider-Man" films will be shot back to back:
"That had been talked about. It's Amy Pascal's decision. I don't think it has been decided yet, and she's the one that's really going to make that decision; I'm really curious myself. It would be a real endurance test, probably only Peter Jackson knows how hard something like that would be. If Tobey and me, and all the producers, like the story for two pictures and Amy wanted to do it, then we would do it. It just hasn't been written yet."
And finally, on the subject of if Spidey will finally get to go up against The Lizard:
"He's a great actor (Dylan Baker), and I think one day The Lizard's story will be told. I don't know if it will be this one or not. I just don't know. I'm definitely hoping to work with Dylan in the picture. I just don't know who the villain is yet."
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