Several news sites, such as Variety, are reporting that someone named Marc Webb has been signed to direct the reboot of SPIDER-MAN. I’m sure his mother is very proud. The new movie will be from a script by James Vanderbilt and will probably be hitting theaters sometime in 2012. Webb is signed for only one movie, but his contract has an option for two more if he doesn’t stink up the joint.
I already wrote about my feelings regarding rebooting this series, you can read it if you like. I haven’t seen the one movie that Mr. Webb directed called 500 DAYS OF SUMMER and I probably won’t…it just doesn’t sound like my type of movie. Will he make a good SPIDER-MAN, I have no idea, but it all starts with who he casts as the lead. I really don’t want this movie to suck.