# Date for Spider-Man sequel set...already.

Yep. When faced with enormous profits, I guess studios don't want to take any chances. A sequel to the retardedly successful-at-the-box-office movie [Spider-Man](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0145487) has had its [release date set](http://movies.yahoo.com/news/fs/20020509/102099397300.html) (and without any marketing requirements...remind you of any other industries?).   
  
Spider-Man II (or whatever it will eventually be called) is due out on 07 May 2004. [Sam Raimi](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Raimi,+Sam) is set to direct, and stars [Tobey Maguire](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Maguire,+Tobey) and [Kirsten Dunst](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Dunst,+Kirsten) have signed on as well. It's not like they didn't have sequel clauses in their contracts...   
  
Rumor has it that the villian in the next movie will be [Dr. Octopus](http://www.marvel.com/comics/bios/bio_droctopus.htm). Incidentally, Spider-Man has reached #94 in [IMDB's top 250](http://us.imdb.com/top_250_films).

*Originally posted on Friday, 2002-05-10 at 09:43:40.*