Last week Warner Bros. reported that they had recruited Christopher  Nolan to mentor their dwindling ‘Superman’ franchise in hopes that he can infuse a little of the flair that helped make the current ‘Batman’ franchise such a monster success. Now it looks like Columbia Pictures has adopted the same plan of attack in an effort to revamp ‘Spiderman’ by bringing none other than James Cameron onto the project, presumably so some of that ‘Avatar’ mojo would rub off on the studio’s dicey move to re-imagine Spidey in a whole new light.

This news of course comes less than a month after Sam Raimi’s decision to flee from the most successful endeavor of his career, so he can focus on smaller, more personal projects. The studio reported shortly thereafter that Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) was signed-on to direct the as-yet-untitled new film. Cameron’s involvement shouldn’t be a total shocker though, since he wrote a now infamous treatment for ‘Spiderman’ back in the ’90s. How much of that treatment will translate to Marc Webb’s film? That’s still up in the air. But it is certainly a monumental step in the right direction after the incalculable drudgery that was ‘Spider Man’. And yes… considering Mr. Cameron’s involvement, we will probably be seeing some web shooters in 3D.