Sam Raimi Finally Comments on Spider-Man 4

Originally posted on Men's Journal | By Griff Griffin | Last updated Apr 2, 2024 6:45 AM ET

Is Sam Raimi directing Spider-Man 4? The man himself has responded, and it’s disappointing news.

The director of the original Spider-Man trilogy from 2002-2007 told CBR in an interview during WonderCon he’s seen the rumors he’s already started developing a sequel starring Tobey Maguire, and they’re false.

"I did read that, but I'm not actually working on it yet. I mean, Marvel and Columbia are so successful with current Spider-Man [movies], and the track there, and I don't know that they're going to go back to me, and say, 'Well, folks, we can also tell that story!'”

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One ray of hope is Raimi using the word “yet,” which leaves the door open for him to direct a Spider-Man film down the line. He’s worked with Marvel before, having helmed 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. That film grossed $955 million globally.

Raimi continued, “I haven't talked to Tobey about it, but maybe Marvel has, or Columbia Pictures. But, I just worked with Marvel on a movie called Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. So, I'm on great terms with them. I'm sure I would hear about it if it was in the works. I think so. I don't know."

So while Raimi hasn’t written off the possibility of directing Spider-Man 4 completely, the wheels definitely aren’t in motion for him yet.

With Tom Holland’s Spider-Man due a fourth film, as well as the animated Spider-Verse movies centring a second Spider-Man, a third concurrent Spider-Man in Tobey Maguire runs the risk of diluting the character.

This article first appeared on Men's Journal and was syndicated with permission.

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