• USA Today, Friday, July 21, 2006 1 PM

The "Spider-Man" movie franchise, which has taken in more than $1.6 billion for Sony Pictures thus far, could be making its final bow with the rollout of "Spider-Man 3" next year, reports USA Today. "We've done an amazing job at keeping things fresh," star Tobey Maguire tells the paper. But it's hard to imagine continuously coming up with stories that deserve to be told, he says. "I'm not sure if there are more stories for this character that are interesting enough to be excited about doing." Sony isn't saying, but the newspaper notes that other superhero franchises, such as the "Hulk," have been "pronounced dead, only to resurface under a new director or production company." However, "Spider-Man" producers concede they haven't looked beyond this installment of the series.

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