Malkovich & Hathaway 'Spiderman 4' Updates

A lot of "Spider-Man 4" rumors floating around lately. This is a good thing, because where there is smoke there is a red hot fire. What does this mean? There is movement on the casting front, problem is you have to dig through the sand to find the needle. Anne Hathaway has been linked to "Spider-Man 4" for weeks, she has been rumored to be up for the role of Felicia Hardy along with fellow thespians Rachel McAdams and Julia Stiles. In the comics Felicia Hardy eventually transforms into Black Cat. According to Movieline, Sam Raimi doesn't agree with the comics and wants the character of Felicia Hardy to transform into a a different superpowered villianess whom is being called Vulturess.

What is a Vulturess without her Vulture. Movieline is also reporting that none other than John Malkovich is up for the roll of the Vulture. Raimi originally wanted to include the character in Spider-Man 3, but due to studio pressure decided to include fan favorite Venom in the 3rd installment instead. According to reports Raimi had met with Ben Kingsley to take on the role of Vulture in Spiderman 3. Malkovich surely looks the part, as did Kingsley, and both definitely have the acting chops, but what does this mean for Dylan Baker's character Curt Conners. Could the studio be choosing to pass on a CGI Lizard in order to use a man brandishing feathers and talons? Pick your poison I guess.

Although creating a hybrid character based off the comics wouldn't be that bad of an idea, the Vulturess certainly sounds like one. Although I do believe that Movieline has done there homework and there is some truth to it, on the surface it screams fake to me. It could be me hoping it is. This could be another article in a long line of articles dealing with casting rumors or the studio could have finally settled on the actors they want to finish up Raimi's run on Spider-Man. I guess the question is how will Vulture and Vulturess connect to Spider-Man and his universe? I hope Raimi knows what he is doing, by all accounts he is looking to redeem himself after "Spider-Man 3", but I'm not sure if Vulture and Vulturess are the answer.