Rumors for Spider-Man 4 villains have really been circling the internet as of late. First I think was the one where Bruce Campbell will be Mysterio, then there was Willem Dafoe supposedly returning as the Green Goblin, and lastly was The Lizard making an appearance with the confirmation of Dylan Baker’s return.

However now, Mania is reporting that director Sam Raimi has ditched all of those ideas and decided to start casting for Black Cat as one of the villains for Spider-Man 4. Apparently, Raimi has taken full control of the project (which he didn’t have for Spider-Man 3) and decided to focus on Felicia Hardy’s alter ego as the cat-burglar.

With Black Cat being chosen as “one of” the Spider-Man villains, this contradicts previous reports that The Lizard would be the only baddie we would see this time around. The problem I have is that I don’t think too many fans will be eager to see Black Cat as a villain when there are many more popular ones to choose from. However, I’m not the director so don’t listen to me.

I think this could work as long as Raimi stays true to his claims of going “back to basics” in regard to the many problems with Spider-Man 3. We’ll have to wait until there is official confirmation on this. Until then, we will keep you posted with any more news or rumors regarding Spidey’s opponents.