David Lindsay-Abaire to Pen 'Spider-Man 4' Screenplay?

The Hollywood Reporter is stating that Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire could be penning the screenplay for "Spider-Man 4".

HR states, "Lindsay-Abaire, who won a Pulitzer in 2007 for his drama "Rabbit Hole," is in final negotiations to write "Spider-Man 4" for Columbia. Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire are back as director and star, respectively, as are series producers Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad. Kirsten Dunst also is expected to return for the latest movie featuring the Marvel Comics character. Plot details are under lock and key."

David Lindsay-Abaire is the book and lyric writer for SHREK THE MUSICAL, which premieres on Broadway this fall. Most recently, he was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Rabbit Hole, which premiered on Broadway at MTC's Biltmore Theater.  The play also received five Tony Award nominations including Best Play, a Dramatists Guild Hull-Warriner Award nomination, and the Spirit of America Award from the Barbara Barondess MacLean Foundation.  His other plays include Fuddy Meers, Kimberly Akimbo, Wonder of the World and A Devil Inside, among others.  David is currently writing the book and lyrics for the Broadway-bound musical Shrek with composer Jeanine Tesori.  In addition to his work in theater, David wrote the screenplay for the upcoming Newline feature Inkheart, and is currently at work on screen adaptations of his plays Rabbit Hole for 20th Century Fox, starring Nicole Kidman, and Kimberly Akimbo for Dreamworks and Killer Films. David is a proud New Dramatists alum, a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the Juilliard School, as well as a member of the WGA and the Dramatists Guild Council.

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