Movies
Vanderbilt tapped to pen 'Spider-Man' sequels
Published Monday, Aug 17 2009, 10:18 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Rex Features
The Zodiac screenwriter, who did early work on Spider-Man 4, is to pen an interconnecting story for the fifth and sixth instalments in Sony's superhero franchise.
Vanderbilt had initially designed Spider-Man 4 and 5 as back-to-back features, but those plans were shelved when stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst and director Sam Raimi only agreed to make one film.
Sony is considering using Vanderbilt's new storyline to reboot the franchise, with Raimi's involvement in further Spider-Man films uncertain after he signed up to direct a Warcraft movie.
The fourth Spider-Man is scheduled to open in summer 2011.
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