According to Variety writer and producer Gary Ross has been hired to rewrite the Spider-Man 4 script. Ross has previously directed Tobey Maguire in Seabiscuit and Pleasantville, so I’m sure Maguire was a reason Ross came aboard.

This makes Ross the third writer to leave his mark on Spider-Man 4 as James Vanderbilt was originally hired to write the script, which was then rewritten by David Lindsay-Abaire.

Spider-Man 4 currently has a May 2011 release date and production is expected to start early next year.

Read similar posts to Gary Ross rewriting Spider-Man 4 on Filmonic

JoBlo.com were at a recent press event and Spider-Man director Sam Raimi told them that he should be getting a draft of the Spider-Man 4 script soon.

“I’ve just started working on the next installment of the Spiderman series. David Lindsay-Abaire is in New York right now writing the screenplay and I am going to receive a draft of it in about 3 weeks I think.”

This will probably be one draft of many, so whatever the script contains it could change between now and filming, which should start sometime next year if they want to hit their May 2011 release date.

Read similar posts to Sam Raimi should be receiving a Spider-Man 4 draft in 3 weeks on Filmonic