I’ve been trying too hard to come up with a snappy opener for this post, so here goes: this time next year Columbia Studios will start filming Spiderman 4 and possibly 5 back-to-back. Yeah, how can you follow that?
First, you could say that Spiderman 3 was disappointing. There was too much, way too much, going on for one movie. The same way X-Men 3 tried to cram in every mutant they could, Spiderman 3 had too much storyline. Tobey Maguire is set to go back; the studio didn’t want anyone else.
I can’t imagine the plotline, on sheer speculation I’d have to say: Spiderman 4 is about MJ and Peter getting married, then Spiderman 5 will follow a messy divorce and determine who gets custody over their first child. This will spawn another hit series called Spiderbaby followed by cartoon shows, toys, and breakfast cereals. (Speaking of cereals, I haven’t had Nintendo Cereal in almost two decades; I really wish I saved a box.)
If there is one huge reserve I have about Spiderman 3, it’s that fact they killed off Venom. I mean, come on; Venom had potential to be one of the coolest looking villains, but they killed him! He was one of the biggest draws to that movie, and the studio could have milked it big time for another sequel. Those guys need to think with their wallets more than think about the fans. Wait, is that backwards?
I have no idea what Marvel and Columbia have in mind, only time will tell. I hope they clean up and focus on one story and one villain, maybe two. Spiderman 3 could have been better if they cut out Venom and gave him his own movie. Well, as long as Bruce Campbell makes more funny cameos, I’ll probably swing in and watch them.
