As we noticed with “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” every little thing is now doable within the multiverse. Sony’s ‘No Way Home’ utilized the infinite prospects of the multiverse to reunite its three Spider-Men, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland, and its nostalgia energy was a smashing success, grossing almost $2 billion {dollars} worldwide in the midst of the pandemic. And although it was as soon as considered a form of one-off, with Marvel reportedly doing the same form of factor for “Deadpool & Wolverine”—turning the movie right into a nostalgic throwback and goodbye for twentieth Century Fox’s model of Marvel’s universe—the potential for any of those Spider-Men coming again for extra looks like an actual probability.
Thomas Hayden Church, who performed Sandman in Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man 3” and the aforementioned “Spider-Man: No Way Home” appears to suppose so. Or hopes so anyhow. In a latest interview with ComicBookMovie, Church mentioned he’s heard rumors that Sony might ask him again for extra Spider-Man film appearances, and in that case, he says he’d be again in a heartbeat.
“[With] Sandman, there have been some rumors that they might ask me to do another Spider-Man, and I’d do it tomorrow,” Church mentioned, although it’s unclear if he’s simply speaking concerning the many on-line rumors that counsel roughly the identical. “You know, they’ve never asked me to show up in another movie, another Marvel film, but, you know, I think Sam [Raimi] is gonna do another ‘Spider-Man’ with Tobey [Maguire], and that’s the one that … They had an option for me to do ‘Spider-man 4’ when there was going to be a ‘Spider-man 4.’ They had an option on me to come back. So if it happens, that would be fantastic. I’m getting a little old.”
Church is probably speaking about just a few issues. Sam Raimi has been rumored to be one of many filmmakers that will tackle “Avengers: Secret Wars”—a movie the ComicBookMovie author introduced up in the midst of the dialog, which can have steered him in that course. He’s additionally speaking concerning the “Spider-Man 4” film that Raimi was going to direct manner again when, starring Anne Hathaway and John Malkovich because the villains (Kraven The Hunter, too), a film that was famously canceled on the final minute when Raimi determined to stroll away (and Sony pivoted to their Andrew Garfield reboot which was already concurrently in improvement as a fall again in case Raimi walked which he did).
As for the state of the following “Spider-Man 4” correct film at Sony, produced by Marvel and starring Tom Holland. Well, in case you imagine the doubtless specious rumors on-line, they go one thing like this: Sony and Marvel are at present butting on the course of the film. Sony reportedly needs one other multiversal movie, and Marvel apparently needs one thing extra street-level and probably linked to the world of the Kingpin, who we noticed on the finish of the “Echo” collection deciding that he was going to run for NYC’s mayor (and the extra hypothesis is Daredevil, Punisher and several other of these characters might be concerned too). There’s additionally speak of introducing a live-action Miles Morales, bringing again filmmaker Jon Watts as a director (one thing Sony apparently needs), and extra.
Honestly, there’s so many rumors on that movie, it’s exhausting to know what to imagine, however regardless, know that none of it’s official for the time being, so perhaps take it with a grain of salt. But frankly, I’d imagine Sam Raimi comes again for an ‘Avengers’ movie greater than I might imagine Sony does a full-blown “Spider-Man 4” with Maguire, so hopefully, Church has his expectations in verify.
As for the mooted “Sideways” sequel with Paul Giamatti and director Alexander Payne, Church is far much less hopeful there and now believes it’s principally useless.
“I don’t think it’s ever gonna happen,” Church revealed. “There were some conversations about it probably three years ago. They pitched me the story of what they wanted us to do, which was a great idea and there was some talk about it but then it just sort of, I don’t know, it just drifted away.” What is on Payne’s docket nonetheless is the sequel to “Election” with Reese Witherspoon, primarily based on the guide which he hopes to direct sooner or later as soon as the script is nailed down.