Spider-Man 4/Rumors

Rumors for Spider-Man 4.

Characters

 * Carnage and Lizard could be in the movie.
 * Producer Grant Curtis has expressed interest in bringing in Kraven the Hunter.
 * Director Sam Raimi said that he will try to put Ben Reilly in the movie and hope to get Jude Law to play the clone.
 * Morbius is also a possibility for the villain.
 * Anne Hathaway is in talks to star as Felicia Hardy, but her alter-ego may not be Black Cat. Rumor is that she will play a Vulture counterpart called the Vulturess. Wether she will play Vulturess or Black Cat is still to be determined.

Casting

 * Tobey Maguire has reportedly reached a deal to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Kirsten Dunst is reportedly "definitely on board" to play Mary Jane Watson
 * CONFIRMED: John Malkovich was in negotiations to play Vulture.
 * CONFIRMED: Rebecca Hall will be playing the role of Liz Allan.

Production

 * The studio is considering shooting Spider-Man 4 back to back with Spider-Man 5 both due to the difficulty in bringing the cast together and for cost effectiveness.
 * Filming is expected to begin in March 2010.
 * When asked about filming Spider-Man 4 in 3-D, Sony chairman Amy Pascal said it was a possibility, but co-chairman Michael Lynton suggested that he did not think people should have to pay more to see a Spider-Man film than a romantic comedy.
 * Director Sam Raimi announced in early May 2009, that he expected the first draft of a script from writer Lindsay-Abaire in about 3 weeks.