Andrew Garfield is Peter Parker aka Spider-Man. Words we've now grown used to. Honestly, I keep forgetting that there even WAS an original Spider-Man trilogy by Sam Raimi starring Tobey Maguire. Right now, they've gotten so much right that the original trilogy got wrong (no matter how good they were, they weren't very faithful) and they way the reboot is being handled might make it the most faithful Marvel film to date! So with Andrew "Spider-Man" Garfield in the lead, how did we get from there to the first day of filming? Well, once Andrew was announced as Peter, the casting of an older Peter meant a change in setting, so Alvin Sargent promised the reboot would be in a college setting in contrast to high school because 27-year old Andrew might not be able to pull off a "ten years younger-look", not like it hasn't been done before (every teen horror film ever made). This news was never confirmed, but it seems most likely. So how much was Garfield getting paid? A good five hundred grand, a big money-saver compared to Tobey Maguire's original expected pay of $50 million.
So, with Vanderbilt's script in their hands, Sony searched for a new director. A popular up-and-coming director that was a Spider-Man fan but would do well to balance the right themes and emotions of the main character. Names like David Fincher and failed Spider-Man-vet James Cameron were thrown around, but it was a certain indie director that Sony had their eyes on.
As of right now, the cast of the new Spider-Man movie is coming together and is beginning principal photography on December 6, 2010. It seems really soon, considering Spider-Man 4 was just cancelled last January and won't be releasing until July 2, 2012, but that will give the filmmakers enough time to perfect the post-production parts of the movie and give us the Spider-Man movie we've been waiting for. But how did we get from there to here? For almost a year and a half, I've recorded every bit of news information on the history of the failure that was Spider-Man 4. For those who forgot the bizarre rumours and casting that led Spider-Man 4 into the ground and angered fans hearing of the reboot's possible decisions, don't sweat, Spidey fans, our movie is headed in the right direction!
