Alvin Sargent is back in Spider-Man’s web.
The veteran screenwriter (and repeat Spidey scribe) has been brought on board to fine-tune Columbia’s "Spider-Man" reboot being directed by Marc Webb.
The studio is working off a script by Jamie Vanderbilt, who wrote “Zodiac” and a draft of “Spider-Man 4” before the studio scrapped its plans for the sequel to re-start the series. Sargent is doing a production polish as the studio runs with eight legs toward a planned shoot later this year.
Sargent, 83, is practically part of the Peter Parker family, having worked on every single “Spider-Man” movie. The acclaimed writer of hefty dramas like 1980s “Ordinary People” and 1973’s “Paper Moon" has become the studio’s go-to guy for punching up weighty scenes. The new “Spider-Man” is rumored to be more emotionally anchored and realistic than the previous movies. Word is that Peter Parker will be a 17-year-old high school kid struggling with shifting hormones and an outsider status. And let’s not forget the death of his uncle.
Sargent did uncredited rewrite work on the first “Spider-Man” and shared credit on “Spider-Man 2” and “Spider-Man 3.” He was in the middle of working on “Spider-Man 4” when the plug was pulled.
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Posted by: Ariel ALB | May 14, 2010 at 05:28 PM
Ohh,great news. Marc Webb is great director not just by saying but he had proved this also. I had watched all three parts of SpiderMan and really like them. There was a time when I also want to be just like a spider man.
Posted by: m3 zero | May 14, 2010 at 08:54 PM
I dont think thats good news. If your going back to formula on Spider-Man why bring back the same old writer. Plus Sargent is strictly a writer of drama and not the superhero kind. If you ask me, which no one will, he is part of the problem with the series.
Posted by: Ever Brite Smile | May 18, 2010 at 09:06 PM
Tobey Maguire was okay, but no way is he the only one. I think Jake Gyllenhaal would make a decent Spidey. Too bad they're putting him back in high school.
Posted by: Force Factor | May 21, 2010 at 08:20 PM
whoevers bright idea for the reboot is a MORON!!!!! spiderman 4 - not Reboot - thank you, I know everyone at my work says the samething.... part 4... or NON!
Posted by: JB | May 26, 2010 at 02:50 PM
so sad there will be no continuation for the current Spiderman. I'm a big fan of it...it's already perfect...sigh :(
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