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Movie blogs and fan sites alike have been trying to figure out for some time now just which villain Spidey will be facing in Spider-Man 4. Well, the internets was set abuzz today with some very interesting casting rumors. According to the good folks over at Movieline who unearthed this exclusive, their sources have two intriguing names circling the project.
The first is John Malkovich, who Sam Raimi likes for the part of Adrian Toomes, aka Spider-Man’s elderly nemesis The Vulture. If you’re unfamiliar with the comics, the Vulture is a highly intelligent criminal who invents a flying harness that not only allows him the ability to fly, but grants him superhuman strength and agility. As for the casting, I think Malkovich would be spot-on for the role. Not only is he usually terrific in his villain roles, but it’s been too long since we’ve seen him in the over-the-top, sadistic baddie roles like Cyrus the Virus in 1997’s Con Air.
The next bit of casting is where things get kind of weird. Out of a crop of actresses that have included the likes of Julia Stiles, Rachel McAdams, and Romola Garai, Anne Hathaway is rumored to have emerged as the favorite for Felicia Hardy, which we’ve heard before and is a decision I have no qualms with at all. However, Movieline’s report claims that while she would play Hardy, the character herself isn’t destined to be the Black Cat anymore. Instead, the script has her becoming a brand new supervillain called the Vultress.
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Yesterday, news first broke that Sam Raimi and Co. are currently casting Spider-Man 4 via an unconfirmed rumor on mania.com that Rachel McAdams was being looked at for the part of Felicia Hardy, who fans will know is also the Webslinger’s sometimes-villian, sometimes-ally Black Cat.
/film now has also received word that there indeed does seem to be a new female lead being cast in the movie, which lends credence to the Black Cat rumor. Their source has Romola Garai auditioning for a role, who you may remember as the age 18 Briony Tallis in Atonement or Siobahn in the excellent Inside I’m Dancing (also known Stateside as Rory O’Shea Was Here). So what we can surmise based off these reports is this: it appears that Black Cat may be in Spider-Man 4, and that McAdams and Garai are both in the running for the role.
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Ready for more portion-controlled goodness in this week’s Quick Hits & Snack Bits? Read on to find out who will be directing Monster Squad and The Tourist; casting news for Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, and Gerard Butler; new projects for Billy Ray and Cary Fukunaga; updates on Ghost in the Shell; a helluva early-developing rumor involving Leonardo DiCaprio, plus a whole bunch more!
First up is Monster Squad, the long-in-gestation supernatural comedy that is NOT a remake of the much beloved 1987 film from Fred Dekker and Shane Black. This one’s brand new, and if you’re wondering what it’s about, so are we. Brian Lynch first wrote the spec about an international coalition of kids who battle monsters under the bed (then titled Nightcrawlers), but Michael Arndt later retooled it to feature a neurotic father who had to face childhood demons. Brian Copeland has written the latest draft, but the new logline is being kept under wraps. One thing we do know is that Shrek Forever After director Mike Mitchell has been tapped as the new director. [via Variety]
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