ComingSoon.net’s Superhero Hype! recently caught up with Spider-Man 3 producer Grant Curtis to get an update on the highly-anticipated third film. With the footage shown at the Consumer Electronics Association (CES) in Las Vegas last week and the newly-launched official website now live, the hype for the movie is really kicking off while the production is working on completing the project.
Curtis told us that director Sam Raimi and team are spending several hours a day creating the special effects currently and that there are literally hundreds of people around the world working on the film.
One of the questions he gets asked most often, as do we, is whether or not there are four villains in the movie. Curtis said that is not really the case, as the movie involves mostly Sandman, New Goblin and Venom. The black suit is often referred to as a fourth villain, but it’s more Spidey’s struggle within himself, which is, of course, a very big part of the story as well.
If you were concerned three villains is also too many, Curtis said that they don’t just throw a villain into a Spidey movie. He says every villain in the movie has a connection to Peter Parker’s story, which remains the center of the franchise. From Harry’s growing tension with Peter over the death of Harry’s father, to Sandman being the real killer of Uncle Ben, and Venom’s connection to Peter (you’ll have to see the movie to find out what that is!), everything is told through Parker’s story.
We couldn’t resist asking if we can expect Spider-Man 4, and Curtis gave us a very honest answer. He says that all the people involved with Spider-Man 3 are working really hard towards the May 4 release date and haven’t had a chance to think about a fourth film. In fact, on each of the Spidey movies, they have really put all of their effort into the project at hand and haven’t thought beyond that. We would say that’s a pretty big contributing factor to why the movies are so great!
We would like to thank Grant Curtis for taking some time out of his busy schedule to chat with us. Be sure to visit the updated official website!
Spider-Man 3 hits theaters on May 4.
