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Screenwriters Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who both penned Spider-Man 2 and The Mummy: Tomb of Dragon Emperor, have been drafted to write Robotech, Warner Bros. Pictures' adaptation of the anime classic, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Akiva Goldsman and Chuck Roven are producing with Tobey Maguire and Drew Crevello.
11-17-08Looks like Spidey is back for some more webslinging. Sony Pictures spokesman Steve Elzer says negotiations are nearly complete with Tobey Maguire (who had a great cameo in Tropic Thunder) for two more Spider-Man movies. Director Sam Raimi is also expected to return to helm, according to The Hollywood Reporter. No word on Kirsten Dunst returning as Mary Jane yet.
09-13-08"The Dark Knight" took in a record $155.34 million in its first weekend, topping the previous best of $151.1 million for "Spider-Man 3" in May 2007 and pacing Hollywood to its biggest weekend ever, according to studio estimates Sunday.
07-21-08Bryce Dallas Howard, who played Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man 3, is in negotiations to replace Charlotte Gainsbourg in action-adventure sequel Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Gainsbourg was originally set to play Kate Connor, the wife of human resistance hero Connor. The actress had to bow out because of scheduling conflicts with another film, a French comedy.
06-02-08If anyone could turn around the video game spin-off genre, it is Gore Verbinski and that's likely why Universal and Take-Two decided to bring him aboard for Bioshock.
Spider-Man 2 director Sam Raimi will return to his genre roots to helm Drag Me to Hell, a supernatural thriller he wrote with his brother, Ivan Raimi, Daily Variety reported. After Drag Me to Hell, Raimi is expected to helm the Hobbit films for New Line and MGM now that Peter Jackson, who will executive-produce the movies, has made it clear he won't direct them, the trade paper reported.
12-24-07"Spider-Man" star Tobey Maguire will produce and may star in a film based on the classic sci-fi anime Robotech, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Warner Bros. Pictures picked up the rights to Robotech, which features giant robots known as mechas.
09-09-07Walt Disney Pictures has picked up feature film rights to the graphic novel Pet Robots.
08-01-07"Law & Order: SVU" star Christopher Meloni and Spider-Man 3 villain James Franco are teaming up with the "Unfaithful" power-couple Diane Lane and Richard Gere in Nights in Rodanthe, a romantic drama based on the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name.
05-29-07Spidey is back! Although the film has pegged as a major disappointment, the superhero's latest adventure, Spider-Man 3, smashed box-office records with $148 million in its first three days, according to studio estimates Sunday. The film webslinged past the previous record debut of $135.6 million set last summer by "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest".
05-06-07Relatively unknown actress Amber Heard, who appeared as the young Charlize Theron in North Country, has joined Pineapple Express, a comedy starring Seth Rogen (Knocked Up) and James Franco (Spider-Man 3).
04-30-07Shia LaBeouf is in final talks to star opposite Harrison Ford in the fourth film in the "Indiana Jones" series. LaBeouf would play Indiana Jones' (Ford) son in the Steven Spielberg-directed movie.
03-08-07While there has been lots of talk consider this a sign: Sony Pictures has begun negotiating with "Spider-Man" writer David Koepp to write the script for a fourth installment of the franchise.
01-22-07The third installment of the "Spidey" franchise has cast its web on the IMAX screen.
07-26-06"Dead Man's Chest" has sailed past the box office record set by "Spider-Man".
07-10-06A visual effects supervisor will make his directorial debut on Tortoise and Hippo for Walden Media.
03-03-06Theresa Russell has joined the cast of the highly anticipated third installment of "Spider-Man".
01-24-06Bryce Dallas Howar will play Peter Parker's love interest in Spider-Man 3.
01-19-06James Franco has spoken out about his role in the third installment of "Spidey".
01-11-06Sam Raimi will direct The Wee Free Men after he finishes the third "Spidey" installment.
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