Sam Raimi ‘Messed Up’ Spider-Man 3, Wants To Work On Marvel’s Version
‘Spider-Man 3′ wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea. In fact, most moviegoers downright despised Sam Raimi’s third Peter Parker adventure.
But rather than trying to stubbornly defend his work on the divisive blockbuster, Sam Raimi himself has now admitted to The Week that even he isn’t too fond of ‘Spider-Man 3′.
Raimi insisted, “I messed up on the third one,” when asked about his thoughts on the character and his various cinematic incarnations.
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But Raimi is hopeful that he will one day get another chance to work on a ‘Spider-Man’ film again, admitting that he’d jump at the chance to collaborate on Marvel’s upcoming incarnation of the superhero.
“I think they’re so complete now, Marvel,” Raimi remarked. “They probably don’t need me anymore. But if they needed me? I’d love to. It’s great to be wanted.”
Sam Raimi’s work on the three ‘Spider-Man’ films helped to legitimise the superhero genre. 2002’s ‘Spider-Man’ was well received, but it was with ‘Spider-Man 2′ that Raimi showed the true potential of a superhero film.
The 2004 action adventure excelled thanks to Alfred Molina’s towering performance as its villain Doc Ock, while it also had a delicious mix of special effects with a human, emotional story.
However, ‘Spider-Man 3′ wasn’t met with the same response. It was criticised for being bloated with characters, and failing to resonate in the way that its predecessors did.
Soon after it was released Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ was rebooted for Marc Webb’s ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’. But when ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2′ faltered, Sony and Marvel reached an agreement that resulted in Spider-Man debuting in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with next summer’s ‘Captain America: Civil War.’
Spider-Man’s debut alongside Steve Rogers will then be followed by another solo outing for Peter Parker, which will be released in July, 2017.
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