Who Will Be Spiderman’s Next Enemy?
In October 2007, Spiderman director Sam Raimi said that he and the studio were looking for a new writer that would have a brand new take on the Spider-Man series. Raimi would relinquish creative control of the sequel’s story and focus on either directing or producing the script. James Vanderbilt was soon announced as screenwriter, impressing the studio with his focus on characterization. The studio also decided to limit the scope of the film to two villains.
Vanderbilt is known for having done a fair job on the script for the 2007 Zodiac movie. His most recent film Zodiac was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay by the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Satellite Awards, and the Writers Guild of America.