Spider-Man (2002) was not received positively by everyone. Sam Raimi has recalled the violent reaction that a part of the fandom had.
sam raimi has reflected on the initial reaction fans had when he was confirmed as the director of spider-man (2002). The filmmaker is about to make the leap to Marvel Studios with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It is his first film as a director in the last nine years. To make matters worse, next week will not only premiere Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It will also celebrate the twentieth anniversary of spider-mana saga to which he could return with a fourth film starring Toby Maguireas he himself has admitted.
Precisely, Sam Raimi wanted to look back on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of spider-man. She has done it in an interview granted to Variety. The filmmaker recalled the initial line of thought that fans had when he was confirmed as director of the trilogy of the Spiderman. Apparently, he did not have a good experience with a part of the fan community. Remember how they wanted to get it out of spider-man when they learned about the organic web launch. A change from the Marvel comics that was not accepted by readers.
“The fans tried to get me fired,” recalled the director.
“I was aware of what some were saying and it was not a positive thing for me,” Sam Raimi openly acknowledged. “I didn’t have a good experience with the fans. I think they didn’t see me as the right person to direct ‘Spider-Man.’ Plus, there was the organic web-slinger decision. When the fans found out I was going down that road, they tried to get me fired.” Fortunately, Sony Pictures Entertainment he ignored the demand. The study did not bow to the violent fury of a certain sector of the fandom and wanted to keep the director. spider-man it was the first of three movies that Sam Raimi made. Some films that, to this day, are still essential.