First, hire a new director. Just to reiterate: Director Sam Raimi and Spidey star Tobey Maguire are NOT, I repeat, NOT going to do another Spider-Man movie. That’s it. They are kaput. So, Sony has decided to reboot the franchise, put Peter Parker back in high school – and hire Marc Webb, whose work includes the critically acclaimed hit romance (500) Days of Summer, to helm the proceedings. OK, not a bad start, but the real buzz will begin when they start casting. Will they go with unknowns to play Peter, Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn? And will they resemble Maguire, Kristen Dunst and James Franco at all? Inquiring minds want to know.
In other movie news: Now that Robert Downey Jr. has his Golden Globe as Sherlock Holmes and a sequel is well on its way, the actor had to drop out of the weirdly intriguing Cowboys & Aliens, directed by Jon Favreau. Don’t worry, though – Daniel Craig may stepped up to the plate to take over, since the next James Bond flick isn’t going to start for awhile, according to Collider.com. As you may recall, the story is about Apache Indians and Western settlers who are forced to work together when an alien spaceship crash lands in their town. I could see Craig in chaps and a six-shooter.