Spider-Man goes 3D

The new Spider-Man plans to swing closer to cinema audiences.

The next Spidey movie will be filmed in 3D and is scheduled for release on July 3, 2012, Sony Pictures announced.

The fourth film in the series is being directed by '(500) Days of Summer' filmmaker Marc Webb following the departure of Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire, the director and star who worked on the previous three Spider-Man films.

Production on the next film, which will focus on a younger version of the superhero, will begin later this year.