'SpiderMan 3' Hires Oscar Winning Writer

[Thursday, January 13th, 2005]
Twice Oscar winning writer Alvin Sargent is to write the third sequel SpiderMan 3 and has signed on for the option to write the fourth sequel, according to Variety.

The deal caps a spectacular second wind for Sargent, who will turn 74 in April and has shown that well-honed character development skills can make a veteran writer more valuable than the twentysomething comicbook geeks who usually get these jobs.

Sargent won his Oscars for "Ordinary People" and "Julia" and was Oscar-nommed for "Paper Moon."

Sargent got sole screen credit on the sequel but also did uncredited rewrite work on the first film, which was penned by David Koepp.

More On 'Spider-Man 3'...

E-Mail This Article » Share your comments on 'Spider-Man 3'