Thursday, August 31, 2006

Spidey

Having just watched the Spider-man 3 teaser trailer (I don't know what took me so long!), a thought occured to me:
Spider-man could (and perhaps, should) become the new James Bond. There is more material already existing than one could film in a life-time...a rich tapestry of characters and plots. You could have the main actor do 4 or 5 films in a row before passing the baton onto the next one. Heroes and villains can come and go. Studios can make millions of dollars.

I'm sure they'd love to make sequels as long as they're making money, but what I propse is why not drop the numbering system, and follow Bond's example. Just do "Spider-man: The Sting of Venom" or "Spider-man: Absolute Carnage," etc. etc.

I dunno about the die-hard fans, but I know that geeks like me would love to see the story continue to be fleshed out on the big screen.

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