Sam Raimi's take on Spider-Man is, in large part, responsible for today's superhero blockbuster overload. Following Fox's 2000 X-Men film, the first Spider-Man film proved that comic book movies could be as big as any other blockbuster out there.
The film's 2004 sequel was even better — to the point where some fans claim that it's the best superhero movie ever made.
Then, Spider-Man 3 happened. Between trying to shoehorn in yet another romantic subplot, far too many villains, an unnecessary rewrite of the film's lore and friction between Sony Pictures and director Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 3 was just a jumbled mess of a movie. In fact, said troubles were one of the major reasons why the series was rebooted into The Amazing Spider-Man.
Now, after nearly 10 years, it looks like Sam Raimi might be willing to return to the world of web-slinging. in an interview with The Week, the director not only admitted that the third movie was a disappointment, but that he'd love another shot at everyone's favorite wall-crawler:
"I messed up on the third one. I think they're so complete now, Marvel. They probably don't need me anymore. But if they needed me? I'd love to. It's great to be wanted."
In all honesty, it might be interesting to see what Raimi would do with Marvel's latest attempt at bringing Peter Parker to the big screen. The first three movies (Spider-Man 2 in particular) had such a distinct visual style — one that's been lost among the endless waves of other superhero movies. If Raimi could just capture that Spider-Man 2 lightning in a bottle one more time, it might be enough to make fans forget about Emo Peter's dance number ...
Currently, Jon Watts is attached to direct Marvel and Sony's 2017 Spider-Man reboot, following the character's Marvel Cinematic Universe debut via Captain America: Civil War in 2016.
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