Fans of the Spider-Man franchise have quite a wait ahead of them for the fourth installment of the web-slinger: Spider-Man 4 is expected to arrive in theaters in May 2011.

Still up in the air is the casting for Spider-Man 4 – will Tobey Maguire return to the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man? Or will another actor (Patrick Fugit, Michael Angarano) take on the part?

At present, there is no finished screenplay, but rather a strong hope that Spider-Man 4 could be completed in the next three years.