ROTTEN TOMATOES: Joshua Jackson Wouldn't Mind Starring in Spider-Man 4

Joshua Jackson Wouldn't Mind Starring in Spider-Man 4

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by Jeff Giles | March 13, 2008

The news might come a decade too late for the teenage girls who swooned over him when Dawson's Creek was on the air, but Joshua Jackson is totally willing to wear spandex and/or a cape.

Jackson, making the promotional rounds for his latest film, Shutter, told MTV Movies this week that he might have been a cowl's width away from assuming the role of Gotham's staunchest defender in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins:

I went and did the screen test. I was one of the last four or five guys [up for the role of Batman.] I don't like to lose any job, but they cast the right guy. I mean, Christian Bale was excellent. I don't really think of myself in a sort of comic book hero way, you know what I mean? This might be why I didn't get that job.

Still, even if he doesn't think of himself in a sort of comic book hero way, Jackson isn't necessarily ruling out sort of comic book hero roles -- he went on to tell MTV that the superhero he thinks he'd be the most natural fit for "is Spider-Man, but that one is pretty well locked up." Continuing by saying "I'm too old to play that character," Jackson was nonetheless quick to leave himself open for some web-slinging when his interviewer pointed out that Spider-Man 4 is on its way -- and that Tobey Maguire has yet to sign on to the sequel:

Well then, yeah. That was really subtle of me putting my name in the hat.

Much as we tend to snicker and think of moon-eyed Edwin McCain ballads when we think of Jackson, he might not be the worst fit for the role -- and it would probably keep him from doing American remakes of Thai horror movies for awhile, anyway. What do you say, RT faithful?

Source: MTV Movies

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lovernotfighter9 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 05:52 AM

I like josh and everything, but tobey has to sign on for this movie, i'm tired of sequel's with different people.

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Elixor writes:
on Mar 13 2008 05:58 AM

I'm not a big fan of Tobey either, but I agree that it gets tiring when sequels are made with different people. It's rarely an improvement.

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iggybumtastic writes:
on Mar 13 2008 06:22 AM

Not sure about thsi one myself, although i think JJ would be a good option for the role should Tobey not take it

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arpeggio191 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 07:07 AM

i think it would be a poor choice to get kid from the Skulls and the thought of him as bruce wayne/batman is just friggin painful.

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Gimy writes:
on Mar 13 2008 07:17 AM

oh holy sh3t, is he serious?????? i can't IMAGINE Begins without my boy Bale. wow...that is one heck of a "what if...". wow...thank you Nolan...

i've always thought sequels without the same cast just isn't the same. as long as they have a good idea and it works...just keep Tobey. if he's unwilling...then restart the franchise in my opinion. drop everybody.

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Shatter24 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 07:17 AM

What about Jake Gyllenhaal, if Tobey doesn't sign on? I heard he was up for the role originally, and he does have the acting chops. Anyway, I too, hope Tobey signs on. I would like to see this in a completely different setting though. Take it to Florida, on a post-graduate research experiment w/ Dr. Connor, have Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker go (leave Mary Jane out of this one). Then bring the Lizard out, w/ maybe Kraven the hunter as a secondary baddie. How will Spiderman do w/o many buildings to use? I think this could be interesting, takes it in a new direction (since first trilogy is tied up).

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TheIceGhost writes:
on Mar 13 2008 07:49 AM

I think Joshua Jackson would make a good Flash...

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jaguar9er writes:
on Mar 13 2008 07:57 AM

Joshua Jackson would be a terrible choice for either role. The last movie I saw him in was Bobby & he was terrible in that as well.

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Fondude Sixer writes:
on Mar 13 2008 08:48 AM

I can't see anyone but Tobey in the Spidey suit. If they flush the franchise and start over (a la Hulk) based on SM3's lukewarm reception among fans, yet ginormous worldwide success, then everyone involved needs a slap upside the head.

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bigteddyt writes:
on Mar 13 2008 09:04 AM

i agree with shatter. i would like to see gyllenhaal in the suit if tobey opts out. but, as badly as the 3rd one sucked, that may knock some sense into the producers/directors and the fourth one would return to the glory of the second. but spidey has to stay in NYC. oh yeah, and joshua jackson is good where he belongs: primetime soaps.

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bigbrother writes:
on Mar 13 2008 09:35 AM

Don't think he has the acting range to go nerd with the subtlety you need for Peter Parker and he would have been atrocious in Begins, although seeing Pacey and Joey in Batman might have had a second of surreal value. Could've gotten Vander Beek to play the Rutger Hauer role.

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dracus writes:
on Mar 13 2008 09:38 AM

Ah, the wicked web the publicists spin to keep something in the news.

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donwillymo writes:
on Mar 13 2008 10:46 AM

Although I think JJ looks more like the traditional comic book Peter Parker, he needs to build up more of a rep in Hollywood to play the Spidey role. Dawsons Creek won't cut it dude. And thats the way the cookie crumbles. I'm out peace MuthaFas

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vitajex writes:
on Mar 13 2008 10:48 AM

Joshua Jackson wouldn't mind starring in ANY film... anywhere... that ANYBODY is making.

He just needs work. I swear I saw him by the freeway off-ramp selling oranges out of the back of a 1984 Toyota pickup truck.

He'll go to India and sing and dance in a Bollywood musical if they'll promise him tandoori everyday.

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kissman24 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:01 AM

Beats begging for spare change on the streets of Hollywood. :)

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Astr0creep writes:
on Mar 13 2008 11:40 AM

Ant Man?

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donwillymo writes:
on Mar 13 2008 12:09 PM

nicely put vitajex

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Tim-A writes:
on Mar 13 2008 12:50 PM

Um how about just not make Spider-Man 4? 3 was atrocious.

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gm1200 writes:
on Mar 13 2008 02:24 PM

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Ouch...no...that would be a casting nightmare...

P.S. Spider-man 3 was the best of the trilogy...I waited 35 years for that Spider-man movie.

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Thundaar writes:
on Mar 13 2008 02:26 PM

No. Thank you. No. NO!

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