Sony's long-gestating plans for a fourth Spiderman film have been caught up in a web of intrigue. Director Sam Raimi, the man who turned the Marvel Comics legend into a powerhouse screen franchise, withdrew from the project, telling Sony he couldn't meet the release date of summer 2011. Apparently, there were also plenty of the usual "creative issues" that also led to his departure. With Raimi out, Sony decided to boot the cast, including star Tobey Maguire. The plan now calls for restarting the entire franchise from scratch, a ploy that has worked well on the Batman and James Bond films. In the new production, now scheduled for 2012, the character of Peter Parker will go back to his origins: as a high school student. For Deadline Hollywood Daily's detailed reportage on the project,
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