Marc Webb May Not Direct Columbia’s Next ‘Spider-Man’
By Russ Fischer/July 19, 2012 10:30 am EST
But there might be one casualty from the production issues that led to the film being recut late in the game and the loss of most of the “untold story” plotline trumpeted in early ads. A new interview with Columbia Pictures chief Doug Belgrad reveals that Webb might not return.
There are two big Spidey statements in the interview with THR. Asked about “problem areas” in Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man, Belgrad specifies,
So that’s now the official explanation for where some of the “untold story” scenes went, and why.
The section where Rhys Ifans’ character turns irrevocably into the Lizard. It took several months to figure out, and the filmmakers cut a bunch of scenes. In software parlance, it required a patch.
And then, asked about Webb directing the planned sequel, Belgrad dances a bit:
That reads like a dismissal, but a polite one. Perhaps it wasn’t meant that way, and the business roadblock is really a thing, but you’d think that if Columbia/Sony really wanted him back, he’d be back.
