I know, I know, better things could have happened than Spider-Man 3 after the first two installments kicked so much ass. But director Sam Raimi is suddenly saying that he would indeed like to direct the inevitable Spider-Man 4 and keep all the original cast members. "'James Vanderbilt (Zodiac) is writing the script and I'm excited to read it. I think it's going to be done in a few months,' Raimi said. A year ago, Marvel and company were hunting down a new writer, based less on where they knew the characters were headed and more on where the new writer wanted to take the story. Raimi seems excited about Vanderbilt's concept, adding, 'I'm hoping it's as great as our discussions were about it.'"

"Then Raimi officially threw his hat in the ring again: 'I love Spider-Man. I'm hoping I'm well rested enough to embrace it and I'm hoping Sony wants me to do it. If all of those things come together, I would love to do it. There are a lot of unknowns about the future.'

"Raimi doesn't envision changing up his cast. 'I'd hate to re-cast anybody in the future, I can't imagine that.'" [GetTheBigPicture]

And, no, I don't want to see Kristen Dunst replaced!

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