Spider-Man 4 is a 2011 American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Sam Raimi and written by James Vanderbilt, David Lindsay-Abaire and Gary Ross. It is the fourth film in the Spider-Man film franchise. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Vincent D’Onofrio, Anne Hathaway, Dylan Baker, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, Hugo Weaving and James Cromwell.
Development of Spider-Man 4 began after the success of Spider-Man 3.Two sequels were planned to release after Spider-man 4. Spider-man 5 and Spider-man 6 in September of 2013 and May of 2015. Both with Sam Raimi returning to direct and Tobey Maguire to reprise his role as the iconic wall crawler. Spider-Man 4 entered development in 2008, with Raimi attached to direct and Maguire, Dunst and other recurring cast members set to reprise their roles. Both a fourth and a fifth movie were planned and at one time the idea of shooting the two sequels concurrently was under consideration. However, Raimi stated in March 2009 that only the fourth film was in development at that time and that if there were fifth and sixth films, those two films would actually be a continuation of each other. The films were later cancelled due to not being able to reach the deadline and sony went ahead with the reboot "The Amazing Spider-Man".
Raimi Fan:I can't wait for Spider-Man 4
Raimi Fan 8 years later: fuck man, it's the anniversary of when Spider-Man 4 was supposed to come out
Other Raimi Fan: DUDE THERE"S GOING TO BE A FAN FILM GO SUPPORT IT
Raimi Fan: HOLY FUCKING SHIT LET'S GO