The Dish

What a tangled web Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi have pulled out of "Spider-Man 4," effectively canceling the film, which already had been pushed back by script issues to 2012. Columbia and Marvel annouced that the franchise will reboot, featuring Peter Parker as a teenager.

Not so bright an idea Jane Campion's script for "Bright Star" has been pigeonholed into the adapted screenplay category, apparently because it quotes Keats' poetry. By that curious measure, shouldn't original-screenplay Oscar winners "Milk" (which used Harvey Milk's speeches) and "Shakespeare in Love" (which quoted a lot of, um, Shakespeare) also have been adapted?

The final reel James Cameron will direct "Last Train to Hiroshima," based on a book that will be published later this month. ... Stuart Townsend left his role as "Thor" ally Fandral the day before shooting began, citing "creative differences." ...Blake Lively will be Green Lantern (Ryan Reynolds) love interest Carol Ferris. ... John Malkovich is replacing John C. Reilly in "Red," co-starring Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis. ... Tom Hanks writes, directs and stars in "Larry Crowne," about a man who reinvents himself (with the help of Julia Roberts). ... Duncan Jones' ("Moon") next effort, "Source Code," will star Vera Farmiga and Jake Gyllenhaal.