 However, Raimi stated in March 2009 that only the fourth film was in development at that time and that if there were fifth and sixth films, those two films would actually be a continuation of each other.James Vanderbilt was hired in October 2007 to pen the screenplay after initial reports in January 2007 that Sony Pictures was in contact with David Koepp, who wrote the first "Spider-Man" film.The script was being rewritten by David Lindsay-Abaire and Gary Ross in November 2008 and October 2009.