Spider-Man Reboot Gets Director Marc Webb

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Filmmaker Marc Webb has signed on to direct the new Spider-Man film, after the departure of Sam Raimi from the blockbuster superhero franchise.

Webb was behind one of 2009's sleeper hits (500) Days Of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Gordon-Levitt is one of a crop of actors whose names have been connected with the Spider-Man role since Tobey Maguire announced he was quitting.