Sony/Columbia is not pulling the plug on Spider-Man 4. The studio fired director Sam Raimi who has helmed all three of the highly successful Spider-Man films as well as Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and all the high priced talent in front of the camera. Variety is reporting that the studio, which could risk losing the rights to the Spider-Man character if it doesn't produce a new film, had a contingency plan in case of problems with the Raimi-helmed Spider-Man 4. The plan involves a “reboot” script by James Vanderbilt that takes Spidey back to high school in a version that will feature all new younger actors and cost the studio far less to produce. Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin, who have been involved in the production of all 3 Spider-Man movies, will be producing the new Spider-Man film. The new teenage Spider-Man movie is slated to debut in the summer of 2012.
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