[Gaandalf]

4 Spidey villains?

Here's what we DO know about SPIDER-MAN 3. It stars Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace as villains. It's set for release on May 4, 2007. And that's about it, other than the obvious Tobey-Maguire-is-returning stuff. We presume this will be the last Raimi-directed SPIDER-MAN film and possibly the last Maguire/Dunst film as well, but we don't know that for sure. And we still don't know exactly what's going on with the villains. SuperheroHype has heard gotten a scoop though that the film will feature not just two but four villains in the film: Venom, Sandman, Hobgoblin and Vulture. It's relatively clear that Haden Church and Grace will be playing either Venom or Sandman. They could be positioning James Franco to somehow morph into Hobgoblin in a sort of altered version of the comic's events (where Harry became the "second" Green Goblin). As for Vulture...it sounds a little odd. Larry David had joked about being approached to star but I never really put much stock in that. I always figured they'd get Dylan Baker to reprise his Curt Connors/Lizard role in the third film. Either way, I think going all-out for the third and final film could be a great idea. Even though it's not the true Sinister Six, just give Spidey more villains than he can handle and make fanboys drool with glee.