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When James Cameron agreed to make Spider-Man, Carolco lawyers simply used his previous Terminator 2 contract as a template. A clause in this agreement gave Cameron the right to decide on movie and advertising credits. Show business trade articles and advertisements made no mention of Golan, who was still actively assembling the elements for the film. [10] In 1993, Golan complained publicly and finally instigated legal action against Carolco for disavowing his contractual guarantee credit as producer. On the other hand, Cameron had the contractual right to decide on credits. [12] Eventually, Carolco sued Viacom and Columbia to recover broadcast and home video rights, and the two studios countersued. [9] 20th Century Fox, though not part of the litigation, contested Cameron's participation, claiming exclusivity on his services as a director under yet another contract. [11] In 1996, Carolco, 21st Century, and Marvel went bankrupt. Spider-Man". CBO (China Box Office). EntGroup. Archived from the original on August 28, 2019 . Retrieved August 28, 2019. Archer, Steven (1993). Willis O'Brien, Special Effects Genius. McFarland & Co. p.177. ISBN 0-89950-833-2. Pallotta, Frank (October 8, 2014). "Here's why Sony, and not Marvel Studios, owns the rights to Spider-Man". CNNMoney . Retrieved November 2, 2023. Golan shelved the low-budget rewrites and attempted to finance an independent production from the original big-budget script, already budgeted, storyboarded and laid out. [16] At Cannes in May 1989, 21st Century announced a September start date, with ads touting the script by "Barney Cohen, Ted Newsom & John Brancato and Joseph Goldman". [17] As standard practice, Golan pre-sold the unmade film to raise production funds, with television rights bought by Viacom and home video rights by Columbia Pictures, which wanted to establish a studio franchise. Stephen Herek was attached as director at this point. [18] Golan submitted this "new" screenplay to Columbia in late 1989 (actually the 1985 script with an adjusted "1989" date) and the studio requested yet another rewrite. Golan hired Frank LaLoggia, who turned in his draft but grew disenchanted with 21st Century. Neil Ruttenberg was hired for one more draft, which was also "covered" by script readers at Columbia. [19] Columbia's script analysts considered all three submissions "essentially the same story". A tentative production deal was set. Stan Lee said in 1990: "21st Century [is] supposed to do Spider-Man and now they're talking to Columbia and the way it looks now, Columbia may end up buying Spider-Man from 21st Century." [20] Carolco Pictures / MGM [ edit ]

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