Ben Wan
- Sep 4
- 2 min read

The Unmade Spider-Man 4

We dive into everything we know about the unmade Spider-Man 4, with John Malkovich as the Vulture and Anne Hathaway as Felicia Hardy, including concept art!

Chapters:

0:13 Episode Introduction

2:05 The Many Screenwriters of Spider-Man 4 & The Original Villain

David Lindsay-Abaire's message about his Kraven script comes from here: https://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2014/01/31/history-of-the-comic-book-film-david-lindsay-abaire-the-spider-man-4-script-is-not-mine/

This article mentions Gary Ross: https://web.archive.org/web/20110823184644/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/10/09/exclusive-sam-raimi-hopes-to-start-shooting-spider-man-4-in-march-2010/

Alvin Sargent's involvement comes from here:

https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/alvin-sargent-polishing-spider-man/

6:44 The Vulture- John Malkovich & The Wings

The sculpt of the wings come from here, along with the report that Vulture's wings woul dbe mistaken for a coat at first:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkeW0_1SVBL/?img_index=2

The concept art of the Spider-Man vs Vulture fight comes from here: https://twitter.com/Spidercentral16/status/1691091829914255360

Jeffrey Henderson's storyboards can be viewed here:

https://www.planethenderson.com/spiderman4/

16:34 Felicia Hardy- Anne Hathaway & Black Cat Or Vulturess?

This article features the talk about Hathaway as the Vulturess instead of Black Cat: https://web.archive.org/web/20111002043940/http://www.movieline.com/2009/12/exclusive-spider-man-4-circling-john-malkovich-anne-hathaway.php?page=all

Rachel McAdams's denial that she was up for it comes from here: https://gizmodo.com/mcadams-denies-black-cat-rumors-so-internet-moves-on-t-5406972

22:20 Break

Donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at https://www.lls.org/

Ben Wan's "Shortcut to Happily Ever After" available on the Metaphorosis website here: https://magazine.metaphorosis.com/story/2023/shortcut-to-happily-ever-after-ben-wan/

YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVhtbDpeTTQ

Check out our friends at Neuverse Creative, who will be producing Ben's adaptations of the Batman 89: Shadows comic and Batman 3, based on the early drafts of Batman Forever:

https://www.youtube.com/c/NEUVERSECREATIVE

Batman 89 Shadows Part 1: An audio drama adapted and narrated by Ben Wan, produced by Neuverse Creative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcJsp-sfjE4

Metal Force Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metalforce/metalforce

Check out our link for Barkbox here.

35:37 Return from Break: The Opening Villains

Jeffrey Henderson's quotes about the villains come from here: https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/sam-raimis-spider-man-4-what-we-learned-about-the-vultures-origins-the-fight-scenes-and-other-villains-considered-for-the-sequel

The storyboards of Electro come from here: https://twitter.com/Raimi_SM4TWT/status/1693258905772855792

44:04 The Spider-Man Suit- For Spider-Man 4 or The Amazing Spider-Man?

47:17 Peter Getting Evicted

51:45 Spider-Man Vs Vulture Animatic

You can view the animatic that we featured here:

57:49 Why Spider-Man 4 Was Never Made

Sam Raimi's quote on why the film was never made comes from here:

https://www.mtv.com/news/81xcos/anne-hathaway-would-have-been-black-cat-in-spider-man-4-sam-raimi-confirms

1:02:23 Fan Comment & Arleen Sorkin Tribute

Ben's interview with Arleen Sorkin can be read here:

https://www.batman-online.com/features/2011/9/6/arleen-sorkin-harley-quinn-interview?fbclid=IwAR3l_Ligo0axlarg9C8EKDekaqxD1mtVqgAmtPWv0JxJQ3_TvUAXz49fh-c

1:08:25 Closing: Other Fan Comments & Shoutouts

Big thanks to our research assistant Dan Yamat for providing the visuals for this YouTube experience, as well as the usual QC and chapter time codes.

Thumbnail by Dan as well

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