If you ask me, losing Raimi wouldn't be a great tragedy for the Spidey franchise. Sure, I liked Spider-Man 3 more than most people, but then I'd like anything where Spider-Man is swinging around on a big screen, so I'm not the most objective critic when it comes to this series. Still, I think Spider-Man could cope without Raimi, if it came to it.

(And certainly without the Dunst, and probably without Maguire, either. But that's another argument.)

It's starting to look like that won't be a problem, though, because Raimi's been talking about the villains he'd like to put in Spidey 4, providing Sony can find the money story to bring him back on board.

And who's he chosen?

Brace yourselves: "I would love to see Electro, Vulture, maybe the Sinister Six as a team."

Rubbish. Utter rubbish. Give someone else the job.