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Spider-ManSure, Christian Bale gets to be Batman. Brandon Routh got to be Superman. And Tobey Maguire got to be Spider-Man -- three times! But only you can be Spidey on Broadway. You can sing, right?

The producers of "Spider-Man" have announced an open casting call in New York for singers and actors to audition as Peter Parker, Mary Jane, and Arachne. For Peter Parker, they'd like a male aged or appear to be aged 16- to 20-years-old, with a greak rock voice. He "can be nerdy with understated sex appeal" with a "good sense of humor." For Mary Jane, they'd like a female in the same age range, with a strong pop/rock singing voice, who has a "beautiful girl-next-door" look. And for Arachne, a dangerous but seductive Spider-Woman, they'd like a female aged 25- to 35-years-old, with "amazing rock vocals." "Think Sinead O'Connor with a Middle Eastern/Bulgarian/Greek twist," they say. Foreign accents welcome. Read more...

The jury may still be out as to whether or not he'll direct it, but one thing's for sure...Sam Raimi isn't going anywhere when it comes to the billion-dollar "Spider-Man" franchise. "We're beginning to meet with writers," Raimi -- who may take the reigns solely as a producer on "Spider-Man 4” -- told MTV News' Shawn Adler, while declining to speculate on which characters could be gracing the silver screen for the next chapter of Peter Parker's adventures.

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