“I wanted it to be: It’s New York. It’s now. A guy gets bitten by a spider.”
“I know he was semi-serious about doing it at some point, but I don’t remember any further talks about it. We had a couple of chats. I think there was a screenplay that I read, but I don’t remember. This was 20 years ago!”
The film would display other characters
The film would display other characters like Electro and Sandman, but with a little twist. The script had Sandman’s name as Boyd and not Flint Marko. Similarly, Electro would be shown as Carlton Strand instead of Max Dillon. American actress Robyn Lively would characterize Spiderman’s lover Mary Jane.