Spider-Man 4, Sam Raimi categorical: “I won’t return to direct the film: here’s the reason”

The director of The House and the first Spider-Man film trilogy with Tobey Maguire on the big screen closes the door to a return.

Tobey Maguire, for those who grew up in the early 2000s, is the face of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Sam Raimi trilogywhich opened in 2002 with the first film and closed in 2007 with Spider-Man 3. Rumors have been circulating for some time about the possibility that Raimi could return for Spider-Man 4.

Moreover, Tobey Maguire has already returned to play Peter Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Spider-Man: No Way Home, alongside the others film versions of Spider-ManAndrew Garfield e Tom Holland.

Sam Raimi will not return for Spider-Man 4

“Stan Lee’s Great Character” Sam Raimi began in his latest interview “for which a group of writers in New York, at Marvel, had created stories. He created the character, but so many people contributed, so many artists, that for a short time I was handed the torch to carry forward after 40 years of Spider-Man comics”.

Now thattask for Sam Raimi it’s over: “After my three films, I passed the torch to someone else. And I think they need to continue to carry forward the story and the audience that now follows the torch bearer”.

After the release of Spider-Man 3, Sam Raimi had started to working on Spider-Man 4 but Sony ultimately canceled the project to make a reboot directed by Mark Webb, The Amazing Spider-Man, starring Andrew Garfield: “It’s not fair to go back and try to resurrect my version of that story.”.

Sam Raimi’s new project with Rachel McAdams

The director also spoke about his next horror film, Send Helpstarring Rachel McAdams. Sam Raimi praised the actress: “Rachel was a fantastic choice because she had never gone (so dark) before and she really knows how to do it, and at the same time she can do comedy brilliantly”.

Raimi continued: “There’s a very tough woman in there who usually only shows her beauty, her great skills as an actress, her feminine side, but not the monster inside. And fortunately, all actors and actresses have monsters inside them to bring out; I know this from personal experience”.