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Gough and Millar on scripting SPIDER-MAN 2
By: Christopher Allan SmithDate: Tuesday, August 27, 2002
Source: Wizard Magazine via Superhero Hype
How's this for fanboy heaven: spend your days writing and running the most critically acclaimed SUPERMAN series ever to hit the air and nights banging out the script for SPIDER-MAN 2.
That's the task charged to Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who created WB's SMALLVILLE and are now working with Sam Raimi to prep the SPIDEY 2 script.
"We can't really talk too much about the story -- because the X-Men will be sent out to kill us -- but you will see Peter grow and evolve," Gough said when asked what's in store for Peter Parker in part 2. "That's really the story Sam wants to tell. You'll see him grow as a person, a superhero and in all his relationships."
The duo also revealed how they became involved with the picture, which was originally penned by SPIDER-MAN scribe David Koepp.
"We got a call from Columbia Pictures and we went and had a meeting," Gough said. "They actually took us over to the set of the first SPIDER-MAN and we met Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire, and [Producer] Laura Ziskin. And they basically said they'd like us to consider writing the sequel because they really like SMALLVILLE and SHANGHAI NOON. And you call us up and invite us to the set like that, nine out of 10 our answer will be 'yes.' We were told once, 'You guys had done the Marvel Comics version of Superman.' So to have Marvel Comics come to us and ask us to get involved in this, that was a real thrill!"
Millar was quick to assure fans that the duo, slaving away on SMALLVILLE for almost two years now, have done their SPIDEY homework.
"We've read a lot of comics now and we've also read the ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN books" he said. "We have definitely done our homework."
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