SONY LOOKING FOR SPIDER-MAN 4 WRITER

Despite comments that suggest director Sam Raimi currently has no plans to direct Spider-Man 4, Raimi recently told Empire magazine that Sony is looking for a writer to pen the script.  “I want to help contribute to the production,” said Raimi.  “I don’t know if I’ll just be a producer on it, but if I can work with the writer in such a way so that directing would be right for me, I don’t know.  We’ve had our first meeting on Spider-Man 4 and we’re looking for the writer.”

Announcements made earlier in the year suggested that writer David Koepp, who wrote the script for the first Spider-Man film, would be back for the fourth installment.  No news yet if Koepp is still involved in any capacity or if any script has been submitted.

SPIDER-MAN 4 NOT CURRENTLY IN RAIMI’S PLANS

During a press conference at last week’s Comic-Con show in San Diego for the film 30 Days of Night, director Sam Raimi told reporters that he currently has no plans to direct any feature films, including Spider-Man 4.  Not to say the fourth film in the franchise is not in the future for Raimi.  The Hollywood Reporter previously announced that Sam Raimi has planned to meet with producer Laura Ziskin and that there would be a Spider-Man 4 at some time in the future.  Ziskin has stated that she would like “everybody to be back.”