A little spammy bit of speckled movie news revolving around Spiderman 3 and those involved.
“Spider-Man 3” star Tobey Maguire does plan to wed his long-time girlfriend, Jennifer Meyer, with whom he has a child. He told me that last night at the wild Hollywood-like premiere of the latest installment of his superhero saga.
This news should make his sort of father-in-law, Ron Meyer, the menschy head of Universal Pictures, very happy. His eldest daughter is the apple of his eye.
Meyer even showed up last night with his family to help Tobey and Jennifer — who nearly stole the night in a Marc Jacobs original gown that was outta sight — celebrate the film’s launch.
The entire “Spider-Man 3” cast was present, in fact, including James Franco, Kirsten Dunst and Bryce Dallas Howard (10 weeks after the birth of her first child).
Director Sam Raimi also had some news: There will be a “Spider-Man 4.” Well, of course, there will be. It’s not clear which cast members will return, but as Raimi said, “It’s all about getting a script.”
And the feeling is, among Columbia Pictures insiders and everyone else who helps make these films, that “Spider-Man” will go on and on like the “Star Trek” series, with or without this cast.
So Maguire is set to marry the daughter of the boss at Universal. Its a good thing Tobey had a career before this happened. At least this way he wont be accused of getting jobs because of his in-laws.
And I am a little conflicted about Raimi’s statements. First he says there will be a Spiderman 4, which is not surprising. And he throws us the speculative bone questioning the cast, but assuring us it will happen. But then he follows it up with “go on and on like the ‘Star Trek’ series”
Ironic that he would compare it to a franchise that hasnt seen a feature film in five years, and no TV Series for two years now. And movie plans that are inspired by retooling the whole thing to salvage the fandom.
Is this what we want for Spidey? Spiderman: The Next Generation will be needed when the originals don’t cut it? Or spinoff into other Spiderman movies that run in tangent? Peter Parker Adventures?
