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Webb, Bay rumoured for 'Spider-Man' reboot
Published Tuesday, Jan 12 2010, 16:10 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
Rex Features
Studio Sony yesterday confirmed that director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire will be replaced in the superhero's next big screen adventure, which will revamp the character in favour of continuing with the established incarnation.
Webb is the director of recent rom-com (500) Days Of Summer, Bay has steered the big budget Transformers series, and Seabiscuit helmer Ross worked on a draft of the script for the aborted Spider-Man 4.
The new director will work from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt (Zodiac). The story reportedly puts Peter Parker "in a more contemporary setting, as a teenager battling today's issues".
The Spider-Man reboot will open in cinemas in 2012.
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