Tobey Macquire Talks Spidey

By now we all are well aware that "Spider Man 4" is in trouble. It certainly has been delayed, despite the hopes and dreams of fanboys and the insistence that it was a holiday break by some websites. The holidays are over folks and from the sounds of things working on "Spider Man 4" has been no picnic. Can't decided on villians, multiple writers brought in, casting issues. The list goes on and on. Granted a lot of these issues are present on many of the movies we know and love but said trials and tribulations might never be publicized. Tobey Maguire spoke with LA Times' The Envelop via webcam on Thursday and tried to calm the brewing storm among fans.

"Like anything, it's a process.  We're just in the midst of the process. We have a lot of great stuff in terms of story and script. We're just trying to dial it in and get it ready as quickly as possible. Of course, these movies are a very big undertaking and take a lot more time than a drama or something more straightforward."

"Not only do I have specific ideas, but the ideas are evolving on the page. It's all happening right now. It's all sort of coming together. It's very exciting to me. I think the evolution of the character is really exciting, to be rooted in the history of what we've done already and to have a continuity, yet have a progression or evolution."

Very political, welcome to "Spin City". Although I'm sure Tobey is sincere with his words and does a good job in his attempts to appease a somewhat divided fanbase, these issues won't be fixed in a day. For the sake of everybody involved here is to hoping that the ship is steered in the right direction and we see a "Spider-Man 4" as soon as possible. It is good for the industry and good for us writers. I'm still of the mindset we don't see this version of "Spider-Man" on the big screen and a fresh take a little further down the line. What about a "Spider-Man" that takes place a decade after the events of the 3rd one? You don't cancel out the foundation Raimi laid out but you are introduced to a more mature Spider-Man in a more dangerous version of NY. Just a thought.