Well, I for one am still upset about Venom. Topher Grace wasn't Venom material, and if I remember correctly, the space crap that created the whole mess was destroyed. (Totally not sure on that, so correct me if I'm wrong.) Continuing on that train of thought, wasn't Carnage an offshoot of Venom, once Cleatus Cassidy got a hold of it? I'm also not a fan of Emo Spidey. That was just terrible. I do agree that Carnage would be the coolest final enemy ever though,

I also get the feeling that the Lizard will eventually be making an appearance. I can't remember if it was in 1 or 2, but there's a scene towards the beginning in which Peter speaks with a one armed professor, who looks all too similar to the Lizard before, well, yknow.

I also have to disagree with you, Meier on the casting of Tobey Maguire for Peter Parker. He was so nerdy in the first movie that it just worked out perfectly. I can see your qualms for the other movies though. He is supposed to become more confident and even a little cocky with his constant one liners and quips. The closest we really come to that is in 3, when they have the whole Spiderman day/ parade thing, and he acts like a total douche. But then, right after that, when MJ bounces, he becomes all whiney and mopey again, much more Spider-angsty-teen than Spiderman