James Cameron Calls His Canceled Spider-Man Movie “The Greatest Film I Never Made”

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Despite all of the accolades and awards he’s won over the decades with blockbusters such as Terminator 2 and Avatar, director James Cameron seems to have gained at least one major regret over the course of his film-making career: not being able to bring his vision of a live-action Spider-Man to life.



In his new book, Tech Noir: The Art of James Cameron, the iconic director discussed his struggles with developing a Spider-Man film and the fascination that he still has with the superhero, going so far as to call the fabled project “the greatest film I never made.”



“I think it would’ve been very different,” Cameron told ScreenCrush’s Matt Singer in an interview, noting that he had worked on his treatment with “Stan Lee’s blessing” and advice. “I didn’t make a move without asking him permission.”



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[Peter_Brosdahl]

Yeah, I don't know. I mean, I do like some of his films. The Abyss, T2, Aliens, Avatar(aka Dances with Wolves in space) to name a few but I'm unsure if his style would lend itself favorably to a Spider-Man movie. I do remember hearing about it back in the day and always thought it was rumor or some half-baked comment from somewhere that became something more.

Even though I'm experiencing some fatigue with the overflow of comic movies I am however happy with some of the fresh blood that's come in with making them and at this point having veteran directors at the helm seems like a bad idea anymore. The one's who've gained fame for a few things and then got a project is one thing but the others who've majorly developed their styles isn't always going to be a good mix and his was already there at the time these stories started to circulate.