It’s on the table! Sam Raimi insists again on making Spider-Man 4 with Tobey Maguire. However, he puts four conditions on it.
In an interview given to rolling stoneDirector of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Sam Raimitalked about the possibility of doing Spider-Man 4. After the experience in No Way Home, the return of Tobey Maguire is closer than ever. Yesterday we already told you that the filmmaker would be delighted to do it and leaves the door open. However, there are four questions that he should answer before asking it. Four obstacles or priority issues before tackling a production like that.
“If there was a great story, I think it would be perfect. My love for the characters hasn’t diminished one iota over the years,” Sam Raimi began to explain about Spider-Man 4. “I would have to respond now to the same things that stopped me then. Does Tobey Maguire want to do it? Is there an emotional arc for him? Is there a big conflict for this character? And finally, is there a worthy villain that fits the main theme of the film? There are many questions that should be answered. If that could be answered, then I’d love to be able to.”
So the four conditions for Sam Raimi to do Spider-Man 4 are:
- The return of Tobey Maguire. The actor should want to do it.
- The existence of an exciting and worthwhile story.
- There must be a big conflict with this character within the story.
- The appearance of a worthy villain, great, who fits the theme of the plot.
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On the other hand, Sam Raimi was also asked what he misses most about Spider-Man 4 when he remembers that it was never done. The director was very clear that he regrets losing the cameo of Bruce Campbell that they had prepared. And, above all, lose the bullet of Kraven the Hunter.
“I regret the great cameo that we had designed for Bruce Campbell”, admitted Sam Raimi about the version of Spider-Man 4 that he could never do. «Mysterio entered our possibilities. We had other options in mind, but that was one of them. And I regret Kraven the Hunter, of course. We were going to work a lot on that character. I always wanted to see Kraven the Hunter fight Spidey on the big screen. I thought it would be really special. He is the ultimate predator and Spider-Man the most agile trickster to soar through the skies. Also, I wanted to see Peter Parker continue to grow as a person, as an individual, as a human.”