Spider-Man is a well-known comic book and movie franchise around the world. (Almost) everyone knows the Spider-Men – Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland as well as their respective loves Kirsten Dunst, Emma Stone and Zendaya. But did you know that Angelina Jolie could also have been part of a Spider-Man movie directed by Sam Raimi with Tobey in mind?
Well, in a recent report, it was revealed that Jolie had been approached to play a pivotal role in a once-proposed but then canceled Spider-Man 4 movie with Maguire in the lead. The creators planned to introduce the actress to the world of superheroes decades before she tried Thena in MCU’s Eternals. Read on to learn more about his role.
According to a recent report from The Direct, the publication noted that they had received early access to Sean O’Connell’s new Spider-Man-centric book – With Great Power. In it, O’Connell uncovered some fascinating new information about what Sam Raimi’s fourth Spider-Man movie might have looked like – the one starring Tobey Maguire. According to the report, the film was to see Vulture as the big bad and Angelina Jolie in a central role as well.
According to the report, the death of Vulture aka Adrian Toomes in Tobey Maguire’s fourth standalone superhero film would not have ended the movie. The report claims that the filmmakers of Spider-Man 4 planned for Toomes’ daughter to take over, becoming the fearsome Vultress, an original character not featured in the comics. For the same, the studio had Angelina Jolie in mind. In the book, Sean revealed that his name was “attached to this central role for a short time” during the development of Spider-Man 4.
Speaking of Jolie’s character in the now canceled Spider-Man 4 movie, the diva character wouldn’t have just donned a supervillain costume. The book revealed that in a proposed B-plot for the Tobey Maguire star, she would also have been “an accomplished executive representing a venture capital firm trying to buy the Daily Bugle”.
Would you have liked to see Angelina Jolie as a supervillain in Spider-Man 4 directed by Tobey Maguire? Let us know in the comments. PS: If that happened, we may not have seen her as Thena in the MCU.
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