Mattson Tomlin Eyes ‘Spider-Man 4’ With Raimi at the Helm

The original Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi remains a landmark in superhero filmmaking. The first film premiered in April 2002 and quickly became a major hit, praised for its story, direction, performances, action sequences, and visual effects.

It was the first movie to make $100 million in a single weekend and earned $826 million worldwide against a $139 million budget. At the time, it was the highest-grossing superhero movie ever and one of the top films of 2002.

The trilogy continued with Spider-Man 2 in 2004 and Spider-Man 3 in 2007. Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe later reprised their roles in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), connecting Raimi’s films to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Plans for a fourth film began in 2007. Raimi was set to direct, with Maguire and Kirsten Dunst expected to return.

Sony even considered shooting the fourth and fifth films back-to-back. Raimi expressed that he wanted Spider-Man 4 to surpass the third movie and end the series on a high note. Over the years, several writers worked on the script, including James Vanderbilt, David Lindsay-Abaire, and Gary Ross.

Scripts for possible fifth and sixth movies were also discussed. A Venom spin-off was planned during this time but did not happen; a different Venom film was eventually released in 2018.

Now, Mattson Tomlin, co-writer of The Batman, says he is trying to get in touch with Sam Raimi about writing Spider-Man 4.

Tomlin has shared that his idea for the film focuses on Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man balancing life as a husband and father. “Honestly right now my main interest in this respect would be to write a Spider-Man 4 where Tobey’s Spider-Man is juggling being a husband and a father. Spider-Man as a father is where I gravitate towards given the last 8 films,” Tomlin explained.

Tomlin also reached out directly on social media, confirming this.

This shows he is actively trying to involve Raimi, who in 2022 said, “My love for the characters hasn’t diminished one iota,” while noting that there would be “a lot of questions that would have to be answered” before returning.

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