 It was reported in December 2009 that John Malkovich was in negotiations to play Vulture and that Anne Hathaway would play Felicia Hardy, though she would not have transformed into the Black Cat as in the comics.Instead, Raimi's Felicia was expected to become a new superpowered figure called the Vulturess.However, several years later, in 2013, Raimi stated that Hathaway was going to be Black Cat if "Spider-Man 4" had been made.