Sony has signed both Sam Raimi and Toby Maguire for "Spider-Man 4" and is considering shooting Spidey 4 & 5 back-to-back to save money, according to Deadlinehollywood.com. read more »

Venom, the symbiont who first possessed Peter Parker and then Eddie Brock in the "Spider-Man" movies, will be getting its own movie, according to the Hollywood Reporter. read more »

According to producer Laura Ziskin, "Spider-Man 4" is tentatively scheduled for May 2011. She said that Sony is hopeful the movie will be ready by then even though there is currently no screenplay and that neither director Sam Raimi nor any of the principal cast have committed to return. read more »