Why?
Well here is the story...
Sony Pictures wanted a Spider-Man 4, 5, and 6 with Sam Raimi directing with the same cast reprising their roles from the previous films. Sony gave Raimi a deadline which was to have Spider-Man 4 in theaters by May 6, 2011. Spider-Man 4 entered development in 2007. The trick with this film is that it was suppose to tie in with Spider-Man 5 and 6 which were to be made at the same time and have a "Lord of the Rings" type of box office release where each movie was to be released one year after the other.
The pressure from Sony Pictures was too much for Sam Raimi because he quit. Sources say that Sam Raimi met with Sony Pictures Co-Chairman Amy Pascal and the then Colombia Pictures Co-President of Production and told them he couldn't make the deadline because he could not uphold the film creatively with all the deadlines he was set to meet.
How did Sony Pictures and Colombia Pictures respond to this? "We are going to remake the Spider-Man movie franchise!" They even announced this on the same day they announced Sam Raimi quit.
Loosely translated, this is a slap to Sam Raimi's face. This is the movie companies basically telling Sam Raimi, "Your movies were forgettable, so we are going to remake each one and make them better... In... Three... Dee!"
So now we have "The Amazing Spider-Man" movie set to hit theaters in 2012. Sony reps are saying this movie is a "reboot" and not a remake. They are saying "The Amazing Spider-Man" is going to do what "The Dark Knight" did to the 1989 "Batman" movie.
I don't know guys. I am very skeptical on this one. To me all this is Sony and Colombia trying to humiliate Sam Raimi for walking out on them. But it serves them right! Sam Raimi is a great film maker and if you set a deadline which he can't meet, just give the guy an extension. I am not saying his Spider-Man movies were great. What I am saying is he is a great director and deserves time and freedom to put out the best movie possible.
When he is in his element, he makes critically acclaimed films such as "Drag Me To Hell", "Darkman" and the cult classic Evil Dead series.
Well let's look on the bright side, Sam Raimi is better off not making another Spider-Man movie to the evil corporate Hollywood empire.
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