Strike with Spidey 4 while Tobey's still in shape! Sketch credit: John at http://sketchplease.com/?year=2006
What a surprise - after Toby has made a big point of saying he was done playing the web-slinging superhero (when Spider-Man 3 was finished) he now admits that he could be tempted to slip into the old bodysuit again if a nice script came up. Let’s face it, he’s making mad superhero money off these flicks, and will continue to do so until the web sac runs dry.
Apparently he’s said in an interview with Sci-Fi Wire: "It all depends on if there's a story worth telling. I feel very proud of the three movies that we've made. I feel like the stories all deserve to be told, and, you know, if they come up with a good movie, and the whole team wants to get back together, and we feel like we can make a good movie that's worth making, then I'm up for it." Moral of the story is, never say never.
The big fuss is that Tobey, 31, has stated awhile ago that he wanted to walk away from his most famous role to star in more serious movies. Kirsten Dunst had echoed the same sentiments (and threw in a “I'm not the type of actress who does movie after movie.”) and as their contracts ended with the third spidey-film, it seemed like a good time to stop.
So basically, we’ll have to wait and see if there’s a 4 on the horizon. Our bet is that they’ll wait a few years and then pick the project back up again. But don't wait too long....