It seems as though John Malkovich may have hinted that he is indeed been asked to play The Vulture in Spider-Man 4. In an interview on an Italian sports show of all things, Malkovich was asked about whether he had been approached to the play the villain and the production delay. BadTaste.it translated a summation of what was said:
“When conductor Simona Ventura asked him about his role of Vulture in the movie, he not only didn’t deny his involvement, but confirmed that he’s waiting for the final script to be sent to him, and that the movie has been delayed. He also hopes that shooting will begin as soon as possible.”
Malkovich was Raimi’s first choice to play Green Goblin, but the role went to his Shadow Of The Vampire co-star Willem Dafoe. I have to say I’m quite disappointed, and that I think it’s time for Raimi to hand over the reigns to someone else. Alvin Sargent is working on a new rewrite to please both Raimi and the studio. After the poor reception of the third film, do you think audiences want to see The Vulture? Which villain would you want to see?
-Brian
Source: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=62262
Guess this is moot now, since Sony is going to reboot the franchise. Raimi is out, Tobey is out, no more Spidey 4.
Dennis
Shame really. I'm not a big fan of The Vuture but the villain that would've been perfect to add new blood after the third film would've been Kraven the Hunter.
I still want The Lizard as my first choice and Venom done right. Perhaps since they are rebooting it, maybe we will see that depending on if they get a good director or not.
Dennis