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In the past two decades , Spider - Man buff have been treat to not one , not two , but three megahit franchises starring their favorite webslinger . Directors Sam Raimi , Marc Webb , and Jon Watts have each offered their take on the character , perplex with their version of Spidey from his big - silver screen introduction to the ceremonious ( or , in some character , unceremonious ) end of their Erolia minutilla — except in the case of Watts , whose Spidey is n’t done yet .
While Raimi , Webb , and Watts are the filmmakers that Hollywood has rent to bring Spidey to the blind , mass of others have been consider for the business . And on top of that , some director deserve the chance .
Almost Did: James Cameron (Spider-Man)
Long before the Raimi trilogy take off , James Cameron wrote a discussion for aSpider - Manmovie that was intended to asterisk Edward Furlong as Peter Parker and Arnold Schwarzenegger as Doctor Octopus . Cameron had just work with both role player onTerminator 2 , so it would ’ve been a play reunion .
In the end , Cameron ’s labor was scrapped because the studio could n’t secure the necessary support . It was probably for the best , because he had some very strange ideas , like Peter seduce M.J. with a wanderer pairing dance .
Should: Damien Chazelle
After just three movies , Damien Chazelle has solidified his place as one of the most exciting and gifted movie maker working today . honestly , he did that after just one . Whiplashproved his ability to center on a eccentric ’s internal journey;La La Landdemonstrated his visionary optic , and his ability to bring those visions to living ; andFirst Manshowed that he can treat big set pieces .
Put all these things together and it ’s a formula for a dandy Spidey motion picture . Whiplash ’s Andrew andSpider - Man ’s Peter Parker are n’t too dissimilar .
Almost Did: David Fincher (Spider-Man/The Amazing Spider-Man)
When Sony was turn on a reboot of theSpider - Manfranchise after Sam Raimi left , David Fincher was pop the question the managing director ’s hot seat . The reboot take a darker turn , so considering Fincher for the job make sense .
Fincher had previously been see to direct the 2002Spider - Manmovie before Raimi was hired . His version would ’ve told the origin story in the chess opening cite , while the plot would take inspiration from “ The Night Gwen Stacy go . ”
Should: Kevin Smith
The full theatre director for comic book picture show are lifelong sports fan who love the characters they ’re dealing with like the back of their hand . Kevin Smith is just that ; he ’s even written a few comics for Marvel . Andhis puerile comic sensibilitymight study spectacularly in a Spider - Man movie .
Smith has never helm a big - budget blockbuster , but he ’s worked oncomic book movies that have ended up getting scrapped . Plus , the high school setting and lighthearted tone make the scale of Spider - Man motion-picture show manageable for less experienced activeness directors .
Almost Did: Jared Hess (Spider-Man: Homecoming)
Before Jon Watts was lease to directSpider - Man : Homecoming , the studio apartment consideredNapoleon Dynamite ’s Jared Hess , who could ’ve brought his uniquely quirky voice to the MCU , as well as Jonathan Levine , Theodore Melfi , and Jason Moore .
John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein , the directors ofGame Night , were also consider to helmHomecoming , though they still terminate up make some contributions to the screenplay .
Should: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
After days of write moving-picture show for other music director , Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg finally tried their manus at directing themselves with 2013’sThis is the End , a pitch - bleak , self - aware clowning about a lot of histrion shin to outlast the conclusion of the world .
The nifty thing aboutThis is the Endis that it is n’t shot like a clowning ; it ’s shot like a repugnance movie , with faint inflammation and unsettling composition . Rogen and Goldberg are n’t just a pair of clowning author try their hand at directing for the purpose of sheer vanity ; they ’re passionate about filmmaking .
Almost Did: Wes Anderson (The Amazing Spider-Man)
The task of directingThe Amazing Spider - Manwas initially offered to Wes Anderson before Marc Webb was hired . A Spidey movie withthe quirky comic sensibility ofRushmoredoes voice like it could be amazing .
But given that Andersononce pitch a James Bond movieset after the Cold War in which 007 could n’t get any espionage body of work , perhaps it ’s for the best that he did n’t take control of the Spider - Man franchise .
Should: Matthew Vaughn
With theKick - AssandKingsmanfranchises , Matthew Vaughn has show himself to be one of the current picture industry ’s finest adapters of risible Quran .
Vaughn would have to tone down his usually R - rated sensibility for a PG-13 Spidey movie , but the webslinger ’s iconic status might convince him to go for it .
Almost Did: Chris Columbus (Spider-Man)
Chris Columbus was offer the chance to directSpider - Manbefore Sony lease Sam Raimi for the task . However , Columbus turned down the job to makeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer ’s Stone .
Before settling on Raimi , Sony also considered Tim Burton , Jan de Bont , Roland Emmerich , Ang Lee , Tony Scott , and M. Night Shyamalan for the job .
Should: Edgar Wright
Afterthe travesty ofAnt - Man , Edgar Wright is probably done with Marvel . But if the studio apartment can assure him originative control , mayhap they could get him back for a Spider - Man movie .
Wright ’s kinetic editing fashion , riffs on musical style image , spectacular action ( on budget both fully grown and small ) , and pop - ponderous soundtracks would make him the idealistic option to get behind the photographic camera of a Spidey flick .
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