Raimi 'hopeful' for Dunst in 'Spider-Man 4'

Spider-Man director Sam Raimi has revealed that Kirsten Dunst is still not confirmed for the fourth instalment of the superhero franchise.

Speaking to Sci-Fi Wire, Raimi admitted that he was scheduled to meet with the actress soon to talk about the possibility of reprising the role of Mary-Jane Watson.

"I'm hoping that she is going to come aboard, and I've got a meeting coming up with her. I think she would like to. But I don't want to speak on behalf of her," he said.

Discussing what fans could expect from the upcoming film, he said: "I hope that we just [look] ever deeper into the truth of who Peter Parker really is - as a human being and the unique character, and that we celebrate that."

However, he admitted that he was still working on the storyline, saying: "I don't have that. I don't have just some ideas written down, but I said that last month, and there was a very negative reaction from the fans: 'Why does he keep talking about that movie? Where is that movie?'

"It's just because people ask me, but I don't really have anything at all worked out right now."

Last month, Raimi admitted that "it wouldn't be the Spider-Man series" without Dunst, and dismissed speculation that Spider-Man 4 and Spider-Man 5 would be filmed concurrently.