Marc Webb Won't Do THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 4; No One Blames Him

 

If it wasn't apparent enough that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is a soft reboot of 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man, sharing almost none of the previous film's tonality and elements besides it's cast, (500) Days of Summer director Marc Webb told The Daily Beast "cya" on The Amazing Spider-Man 4 but would like to remain on board in some aspects.

I’d like to be involved as a consultant, and I’ve already talked to these guys about it, but in terms of directing it, that will close out my tenure. I’ve had so much fun doing it, but after the third movie, it’ll be the time to find something else.

The Amazing Spider-Man 4 was recently locked in at a 2018 release, following the third film's 2016 outing. Sony has already stated that the Spider-Man universe would become sort of their Avengers, and given Spider-Man's extremely wide range of rogues, anti-heroes, dastardly villains, and old blind women with mystical psychic powers, it's hard to argue the potential there. 
Webb went on to comment on the universe:

 We’re building out a more complicated Spider-Man universe with characters that people haven’t seen in other Spider-Man movies—The Sinister Six, Venom, and more. We’d all love to overlap with other studios, but it’s beyond my pay grade.

Of course that last bit should satisfy some nerds "Potential Ways Marvel/Disney Could Work Out a Deal with Sony" thesis probably being typed up right now on some LiveJournal site.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 swings into theaters this May.