And out of the ashes, a reboot has been announced.
Yes, Marvel's flagship character is getting a new movie series and direction. Take it with a grain of salt for those with mixed feelings about this issue. I myself am a big fan of the films helmed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire in the titular role. However, it wasn't much of a surprise to me when this was announced and posted in many comic and movie sites like Newsarama and Superherhype. Marketing wise, a reboot is easier to do, and it's a better way to change things that weren't too appealing before (Spider-Man 3, I'm looking at you). But this is one of those instances where the positive outweighs the negative, and Raimi's vision of Spider-Man gave everything a fanboy and girl could ever dream of - Peter Parker taking power and responsibility seriously and fighting the baddies for the sake of NYC and his loved ones. Now that Sony's sights are set on a relaunch, we'll no longer have Sam, Tobey, Kirsten Dunst, and the others who put their efforts together on the project for almost a decade now. The goal is to bring the Spidey movie-verse back to Pete's time in high school, essentially likening it to the Ultimate Spider-Man universe.
Right now, I feel like it's "One More Day" all over again (without Mephisto's interference). It's like ending the marriage between Peter and MJ, only on a larger scale. Whether it's in the comics or in the movies, I wonder if Spider-Man will ever catch a break on all the reboots and retcons? Oh what a tangled web this is, really.
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