Fourteen years after abandoning the project, Sam Raimi could finally direct a fourth “Spider-Man”, according to the rumor of the day. But not the one you might expect.
In 2010, Sam Raimi had to get back behind the camera for a Spider-Man 4. Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst were expected to return to face the Vulture, played by John Malkovich.
Except that the project fell through, due to creative disputes, and Sony opted for a reboot (the one with Andrew Garfield), in order not to lose the rights to the character.
Fourteen years later, World of Real announces that the director would be in the running to direct a Spider-Man 4. But not necessarily the one with which we associate his name, since it would be the sequel to No Way Home, therefore the new film carried by Tom Holland and Zendaya.
A feature film which does not yet have a release date, but is the subject of several rumors this week. And the rumor about World of Reel perhaps comes in response to that of Daniel ‘RPK’ Richtman, who recently announced that filming would begin in September, just to try to also exist on the subject.
Because the source is not the most reliable in the world, even if its author specifies that Sam Raimi would only be one of the candidates for the position left vacant by Jon Watts. In the same way as Justin Lin and Drew Goddard, respectively left to direct Stakehorse and the upcoming Matrix.
Sam Raimi returns to horror
The schedule of Sam Raimi, who is to direct the horror comedy Send Help, could also weigh in the balance when talking about Spider-Man 4. If he is indeed one of the directors considered by Sony and Marvel Studios.
Because, as is often the case with this kind of scoop, the information needs to be handled with tweezers worthy of the tentacles with which Dr. Octopus carries out experiments on anti-matter, as it is sometimes complicated to distinguish the true from the fake.
And knowing that there are often more falsehoods than truths. In which category will this Spider-Man 4 by Sam Raimi fall? Answer, we hope, in the coming weeks.