At one time, David Koepp was the noted screenwriter behind the first entry in Sam Raimi‘s "Spider-Man" trilogy, Steven Spielberg‘s "War Of The Worlds," and he got a credit on David Fincher‘s "Panic Room." But he also has his fingerprints on "Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull," "Premium Rush," and, more recently, the big box office flop, "Mortdecai." Still, his dalliance in the world of Marvel does mean he has some insight into how he’d approach the character, particularly now that the series seems to be in trouble at Sony. Speaking recently with Empire, Koepp shared some of those ideas.
Now, it should be said, he readily admits he’s speaking as if money isn’t an object, but his plan to fix Spider-Man? More movies. His concept basically is that there would be a few different iterations of the character all at once, each focusing on a different take and demographic. Here’s what he had to say:
Concurrent Spider-Man movies in a few different flavors? This is a whole different kind of bloat than just one long movie. And "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" proved even one movie can wear its welcome fast — now add a few more to the mix. Koepp also believes that other characters in the Spider-Man universe, like Black Cat, deserve their own movies.
What do you think? How would you fix Spider-Man (without giving it back to Marvel)? Let us know below.
David Koepp has a wonderful career as soon as he didn\’t gets his hands on Mortdecai. But still he has a lot to do in Marvel in future. Regards celebsclothing
Sony\’s attempt to try and maintain its hold on the property while simultaneously attempting to keep up with Marvel Studios\’ output has hurt the potential the films could have had. Any good will they might have gained with The Amazing Spider-Man was washed away when The Amazing Spider-Man 2 came around. Yet again there was one villain too many in the film and their characterization of Max Dillon was almost a near carbon copy of Edward Nygma from Schumacher\’s Batman Forever (except that Dillon was a black man, obviously). Now they just want to do the "great" villain dogpile film, which isn\’t going to rake in the cash like they hope it will (that is, IF it ever sees the light of day).
I know you guys are probably sick of my comments BUT I couldn\’t help myself for this one. The marketing of spiderman movies is, of course, such an integral aspect of any feature associated with this franchise – just because it\’s a HUGE f*cking franchise, but what\’s getting lost in the mix is a focus on good, quality storytelling. Any spiderman movie has its pick of the litter with screenwriters, producers, and top-of-the-notch talent, so there\’s no reason for weak characters, plots, or direction, which, sadly, is seen in more recent SM movies. I am telling you, if they put more of a focus on getting the best talent they can and orchestrating it correctly, the marketing should be easy (*easier). Even Koepp has fell victim to this marketing folly — he\’s questioning whether we should do it as a series, or as a feature that appeals to a more adult audience. NO. You can\’t do that. Focus on getting a great story w/great talent first, THEN focus on the marketing.