Thanks to a myriad of factors, which included a lawsuit, the director never got to make his superhero film. James Cameron did change the “Spider-Man” franchise in a big way, as his vision helped shape Sam Raimi’s trilogy. “Spider-Man” (2002) screenwriter David Koepp has discussed how Cameron’s assets for the scrapped superhero film were responsible for the foundation of the character’s eventual cinematic debut. While audiences did get a pretty solid “Spider-Man” film thanks to Raimi and Koepp, one can’t help but wonder how intriguing Cameron’s version would have been.
The “Titanic” director has opened up about his failed “Spider-Man” movie, and it definitely would have been a doozy, but also potentially sacrilegious. Cameron imagined a mature, gritty version of Spider-Man, with the film including a graphic sex scene between Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson. The director’s interpretations of the villains were also different, with Electro operating as a businessman with nefarious desires. It’s unclear how exactly Venom would have factored into the filmmaker’s overall vision. Cameron does state that the character would have been introduced in either the first film or a sequel, so it’s difficult to say if the creative was 100% adamant on including the symbiote.
With Electro and Sandman already operating as the film’s villains, it seems quite daunting to include Venom as a third villain. Since Cameron envisioned a tortured, “emo”-like Peter Parker, it’s easy to see why the filmmaker was so attracted to the idea of incorporating the black Spidey suit early in the creative process.
