The abandoned 1990s movie James Cameron called “the greatest I never made”James Cameron has long dominated Hollywood with his massive blockbusters, from the action hit The Terminator to the cinematic phenomenon that was Titanic. Therefore, he thought he’d be perfect, then, to direct a gritty version of a superhero movie, although he was actually unsuccessful when it came to securing the rights. Cameron really wanted to bring Spider-Man to life in the ‘90s, and he calls this project (via Tech Noir: The Art of James Cameron) “[the] greatest movie I never made”. Talking to Screencrush about his plans for the superhero movie, he said, “The first thing you’ve got to get your mind around is, it’s not Spider-Man. He’s kind of geeky, and nobody notices him, and he’s socially unpopular and all that stuff.”