You know the Spider-Man movies.
No, no, no, I'm not talking about Andrew Garfield or Tom Holland's Spider-Man. I'm talking about the OG Spider-Man: Tobey Maguire.
We got two wonderful movies* starring Tobey as Spider-Man, and they're arguably some of the greatest superhero films of all time.
Recently, Spidey fans stumbled upon an old tweet by Sony Pictures that reminded everyone that Spider-Man 4 originally would have been released 10 years ago today.
Sony Pictures to release Spider-Man 4 on May 6, 2011.
Yup, I'm crying, y'all.
The movie was expected to follow Peter Parker facing The Vulture as the main villain, with Anne Hathaway also cast as Felicia Hardy. After numerous script rewrites, however, director Sam Raimi pulled away from the film and it was subsequently canceled altogether.
Naturally, people are feeling very emotional over what could have been.
'Spider-Man 4' would have celebrated its 10th anniversary today 😢
We could’ve had Sam Raimi’s ‘SPIDER-MAN 4’ exactly 10 years ago today 🕸
The holy trilogy of Star Wars Day, Cinco De Mayo, and Hypothetical Spider-Man 4 Day https://t.co/7pptOLYtvU
Society if Spider-Man 4 came out ten years ago today
Sam Raimi on Spider-Man 4 from the Reddit Q&A ‘I wanted you guys to love it’ Pain pain painnnnnn
@SonyPictures Can't wait to watch Spider-Man 4 dudes!!!
Screenwriter James Vanderbilt also chimed in to mourn with the fandom:
Wow. I worked on this movie for over a year. It was a wonderful experience, only slightly marred by the fact that it never got made. https://t.co/3zkwZA7XUD
Oh, what could have been!!!
On the bright side...at least we DID get the pleasure of seeing Andrew Garfield in a Spidey suit.
