Will Marc Webb Return For The Sequel To ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’?

Sony wants Marc Webb to return for the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man, and even more importantly even though he sounded uncertain months ago, Webb wants to return too. But there is something that is keeping Webb from signing on for the sequel at the moment. Back when Webb directed 500 Days Of Summer for Fox Searchlight, he was locked in for one more movie with them. Apparently it seems the execs over at Fox gave him a reprieve to go work on The Amazing Spider-Man for Sony.

And according to the LA Times it seems Fox will let him sign on to direct the sequel. But there’s a catch. There is always a catch.

Fox is considering giving its blessing to Webb on “Spidey” but in exchange would extract a two-picture commitment from Webb. It would be a steep price to pay for the filmmaker — most in-demand directors don’t like locking themselves up that long — but it would free him to return to one of Hollywood’s biggest franchises.

If no agreement can be reached, Sony is going to have to begin a search for a replacement director pretty quickly, as the movie is lined up to hit theaters in 21 months. Alex Kurzman, Roberto Orci, and James Vanderbilt are currently working on a script for it. I hope Webb returns myself because of the great job he did with the first chapter but can completely understand if he walks away due to the commitment that Fox is looking for.