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Wednesday, July 07, 2004

"The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman and MJ"

Could that actually have been the title suggested for "Spiderman 2?" OK, I confess that it is only speculation on my part once I learned that Michael Chabon shared one of the writing credits for the sequel. For all I know, he may have just been a figurehead: I can hear some cigar-smoking producer barking in J. Jonah Jameson style, "We need some credibility on this picture or the clowns at The Post won't take us seriously. Find some brainiac! Get me a Pulitzer Prize winner! What about that annoying Chabon character whose always hanging around the set in a Spiderman mask trying to steal a kiss from Kirsten? He likes comics. Get Kirsten to meet him for lunch and maybe he'll agree to let us use his name."

I noticed, by the way, that "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" is now listed as being in pre-production. If it ever does make it to the screen one wonders, as one often does with a favorite book, how well it will turn out even with Chabon's participation.

Meanwhile, I spotted several other interesting items during the credits. Sam Raimi, of course, is back as director. I'm impressed at how the man behind "Evil Dead" and "Evil Dead 2," arguably two of the most outrageously grotesque, yet funny B-movies from the 80's, has so successfully gone mainstream. I think I actually enjoyed the edge-of-your-seat comic horror of "Evil Dead 2" more than the predictable and forgettable "Spiderman 2" which is now breaking all sorts of box office records.

Also back in the credits: Raimi's brother, Ted, who seems to get cast in most of Sam's movies; Bruce Campbell, who got his start in the Evil Dead series; and Stan Lee, ducking some debris we're told, but maybe I'll wait for the DVD to confirm.

Tobey Maguire, back as Spiderman, also starred in "Wonder Boys," one of Chabon's earlier novels, so we gotta assume he'll be considered for Kavalier & Clay.

And Kirsten Dunst: cute as she is, I didn't feel the sparks she generated in the first film, and looking at those imperfect incisors one can't help considering how much more interesting she was in "Interview with the Vampire," hissing out her unforgettable bloodthirsty line, "I want some more."

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