Register  |   Log In  |  
Sign up to our weekly newsletter    
Search   
Follow Me on Pinterest
Empire
Trending On Empire
Two free posters with Empire magazine
Subscribe: Get Dead Island: Riptide
Empire's Soundtrack Celebration
90 Years Of Warner Bros.
Vote for your favourite film
Cannes Film Festival 2013
News, photos and more from the Croisette
Movie News

LATEST HEADLINES
TODAY
New Anchorman 2 Trailer Strolls In
The great ones always return...
Cannes 2013: Film 4 Upcoming Slate Reaction
From Fassbender with a paper head to Nick Frost salsa dancing
More Movie News

RELATED NEWS
28 March 2013
Bruce Campbell On Army Of Darkness 2
Excl: Ash talks 'Omega Man'-style movie
More Movie News

RELATED REVIEWS
Oz The Great and Powerful
Empire Star Rating
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Empire Star Rating
Drag Me To Hell (2009)
Empire Star Rating
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Empire Star Rating
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Empire Star Rating
More new cinemas releases
DVD & Blu-ray releases

Sam Raimi Talks Spider-Man 4
And a little bit of horror too

30 July 2007  |  Written by   


Sam Raimi has given his strongest indication yet that he may return to the director’s chair for Spider-Man’s fourth outing.
Okay, he hasn’t exactly said he’s definitely up for the job but, as he spoke exclusively to Empire at Comic-Con, he confirmed he isn’t completely averse to the idea.

“I want to help contribute to the production,” he said. “I don’t know if I’ll just be a producer on it but if I can work with the writer in such a way so that directing would be right for me, I don’t know. We’ve had our first meeting on Spider-Man 4 and we’re looking for the writer.”

A vague answer we know but we’re holding out hope as the great man starts the ball rolling on the wallcrawler’s next adventure and ends his time with the series on a high, rather than the disappointing third movie, which lacked the energy of the first two films.

In the meantime, he’s happy wearing his producer hat – he’s currently promoting upcoming vampire flick 30 Days Of Night - and enjoying a hiatus from megaphone wielding. But isn’t he keen to return to his horror roots, particularly with The Evil Dead set to receive the remake treatment through Raimi’s own Ghost House productions?

“At some point. I don’t have a plan to direct a horror film right now. I’m kind of sated in many ways by producing these kinds of films. Ghost House makes nothing but these kinds of supernatural horror films and I’m just very happy trying to give my two bits to the directors and support them. I feel involved and like I’ve got some stake in the picture.”

For the whole Raimi interview, check out our Comic Con video diaries here.

Have Your Say
To comment on this, and all articles, register for free or login now.

World Exclusive: The New Wall-E Trailer
This kicks shiny metal butt!
Ingmar Bergman Dies Age 89
The legendary director passes on

Your Comments

The spiderman series have been good so far, i hope raimi returns for a fourth time. spidy kicks ass!!! More

Posted by morningkidsmonkey at 22:43 on 21 August 2007 | Report This Post

Stop slaggin' off Spiderman 3 !
Rami needs to return! He has managed to wrap the Spiderman franchise in a great web of nostalgia, adventure, romance, comedy and action. All with a light hearted family friendly note. His vision and direction is needed to maintain the quality. Look what happened to X-Men 3 when Singer left. And look what a tripe he made out of Superman in result. Sorry Empire, your wrong, Superman Returns sucked ass. Stiff, lifeless actors (bar Spacey) with a who-gives-a-shit story (bar the spacey evil plot). Bu More

Posted by Arkduune at 10:43 on 07 August 2007 | Report This Post

Spiderman
Spiderman 3 rocked! Why is everyone dissing it? I think ppl expected someting that just couldn't be delivered. PPl should have been mad, the original story was Gwen Stacy's & not MJ's. I hope that Sam comes back on the fourth film, as well as the rest of the cast, maybe we can see some more of Gwen. Although I don't know what they'll do now that Harry is dead, unless he comes back as a clone. Would be cool to see the Black Cat come in on the third one with Doc Conners as the villain. More

Posted by princemadonna at 17:45 on 05 August 2007 | Report This Post

Do This
The next villian should be the LIZARD. and only the lizard. i think that it has potential More

Posted by whedon#1 at 11:51 on 04 August 2007 | Report This Post

He really screwed us with the 3rd one. I've lost hope for the franchise that he lovingly nurtured, turned out a brilliant sequel and turned the 3rd into a parody. More

Posted by Workshed at 14:30 on 02 August 2007 | Report This Post

E wood you could keel him over with a feather More

Posted by Tony Soprano at 18:18 on 01 August 2007 | Report This Post

RE:
L: Hughezy i think that Elija Wood would be a good Peter Parker, coz he really is a nerd. sp; Money-Spiderman?   I think not. He'd get flushed down the loo. More

Posted by DancingClown at 17:25 on 01 August 2007 | Report This Post

RE: Studio won't get rid of Sam when he can gross 900mill.MGM for the Hobbit
Hopefully Sam Raimi will come back and bring the brilliant energy that he had with the 3rd movie. If anyone else takes over i just cant see it working. But if they decide to change mary jane i dont mind, for me kirsten dunst was the only actress from the 3 movies I never really took too. More

Posted by Marty5 at 17:05 on 01 August 2007 | Report This Post

Studio won't get rid of Sam when he can gross 900mill.MGM for the Hobbit
its all up to the studio and to be honest 900 mill is not a bad gross and the studio will see no need to change spideys director .As for the Hobbit there is only one man for the job and hopefully New line mess about long enough for the rights to go back to MGM and they get to make a great film like they use to do back in the golden days More

Posted by Tony Soprano at 17:31 on 31 July 2007 | Report This Post

RE:
as the mess it was because of the studio's demands not Raimi.t="trebuchet ms"] wanted the Goblin conclusion and Sandman's role was much bigger, Venom was crowbarred in by Arad enforcing it for toy sales and the kiddie 'golden ticket' dollar signs.t="trebuchet ms"] ates the venom character and in order to stay on as director of his belovered Spiderman he conceeded to the studio.t="trebuchet ms"] vi Arad for number 3 not Raimi. More

Posted by JIm R at 10:55 on 31 July 2007 | Report This Post

Give up, Raimi!
I'm sorry but I never thought Raimi was the right man for the job. Admittedly the first two Spideys were good but they were hardly the best they could've been?! The 3rd was downright terrible and not just because of the Venom story arc. Please God, don't let him do The Hobbit. It'd be an absolute disaster... More

Posted by Olorin at 10:55 on 31 July 2007 | Report This Post

I'd have to say no to a fourth installment. I was really let down by 3 (Raimi has only himself to blame for it) and would hate to see another travesty put up on the screen. Best thing is to leave it alone for ten years then come back to it in the way Batman did. More

Posted by asw at 09:50 on 31 July 2007 | Report This Post

Sam didn't have freedom pete Avri arad forced him to put venom in the third i think ppl should cut him some slack he did make two great spideys and an average one he didn't ruin the franchise ppl still love spidey god ppl are so negative More

Posted by Tony Soprano at 00:29 on 31 July 2007 | Report This Post

Should've let Raimi make SM3 HIS way, with NO VENOM. More

Posted by Silvertouch at 23:19 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post

Samwise?
SM3 stank of a director not being given the freedom that he felt he had (and he had) earned knowingly making a turd and in this he succeeded. A shadow of it's former self. Let it go Sam and focus youe attentions on something else. But not the Hobbit please! If production of this stalls beyond 2009 the rights change hands and then Jackson will be a sure thing, fingers crossed everyone. More

Posted by pete_traynor at 20:59 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post

Give sm1 else a shot
Sounds to me like the talks haven't been going well and he wants a easier role on the fourth i wonder who they would get to direct the forth i am up for it i loved all 3 films but at the end of the day he had is turn let some one else try it.For the last time Riami was forced to put venom in the third he doesn't like venom thats why he made no effort on venom More

Posted by Tony Soprano at 20:41 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post

RE: personal suggestions for PP
Worst idea ever, sp3 was not good at all. One word: destructing of Venom No respect for a classic character! Bye bye Raimi...ass. More

Posted by jasperoosterveld at 20:29 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post

personal suggestions for PP
They should have gone with the original back-up for Maguire for spidey 3 - Jake Gyllenhaal (sp?). That guy can play, geeky, heroic, brooding and dark as well as anyone. Alternatively, I reckon Rafe Spall might be a good choice. Now, before you start yelling, listen to this - he buffed up well recently for Kidulthood, and between that film and Green Street, it's pretty onvious he can do the dark and serious as well as the comic. I reckon he's a really bloody good dramatic actor just waiting fo More

Posted by Paxton at 20:24 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post

What about the Hobbit?
If Peter Jackson didn't come back for the Hobbit, he is someone I would like to see in the directors chair for the Hobbit. More

Posted by willchadwick at 20:20 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post

I don't know why people moan about Spidey 3, it was way better than Spidey 1. I wouldn't mind a new PP, Maguire played him as too nerdy, which he only was in the very early comics (pre-college). More

Posted by Wormie at 19:15 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post

No more....
Please... no more Spiderman... number 3 was just HORRENDOUS... Rami shouldn't never be allowed to touch one of our comic book characters ever again!!!! More

Posted by mancalledpete at 18:51 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post

RE:
they wont use the same actors cause thay are way too expensive..   plus people go to see SPIDERMAN not Toby Maguire (he's got a frickin mask on for most the film anyway) - they'll hire someone WAY cheaper for 4 More

Posted by jackcarter at 17:46 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!! But i cant agree with any of the suggestions people have on who could play Peter in the next flick, too me they would not be anywhere near as good as Maguire! More

Posted by clarkkent at 17:37 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post

RE:
want to see a fourth, we'll get one though, due to the shit loads 3 made. More

Posted by JIm R at 16:08 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post

i think that Elija Wood would be a good Peter Parker, coz he really is a nerd. More

Posted by Hughezy at 16:02 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post

after Spiderman 3...
who cares... i predict he'll just produce and that Shif Le Beouf will take over as PP and some one else as MJ... More

Posted by jackcarter at 15:59 on 30 July 2007 | Report This Post


CURRENT HIGHLIGHTS
Movie Poster Mashups: The Furniture Edition
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be appalled at the punning...

Cannes Film Festival Videblogisodes #1
Leonardo Di Caprio, Baz Luhrmann and a mysterious stranger kick things off

Exclusive: Why Man Of Steel Wasn't Called Superman
Writer and producer David S. Goyer speaks

Dwayne Johnson Talks Fast & Furious 6
'I wanted to come in and frankly dominate the movie.'

Music Celebration: David Holmes On The Making Of The Out Of Sight Soundtrack
'I watched the film... the music was all over the shop'

The Rise And Fall Of The Movie Power Ballad
What happened to those endless movie theme no.1 hits?

Hans Zimmer Career Interview
On The Dark Knight, Man Of Steel and Going For Gold

Subscribe For Only £20
Get Dead Island: Riptide and six issues of Empire for only £20! Subscribe now
Steven Spielberg iPad App
Hollywood's most beloved director in this unique iPad special. Download now
Empire iPad Edition
The world's biggest movie magazine available on iPad Download now
Home  |  News  |  Blogs  |  Reviews  |  Future Films  |  Features  |  Interviews  |  Images  |  Competitions  |  Forum  |  iPad  |  Podcast  |  Magazine Contact Us  |  Empire FAQ  |  Subscribe To Empire  |  Register
© Bauer Consumer Media  |  Terms And Conditions  |  Our Data Promise To You  |  Bauer Entertainment Network
Bauer Consumer Media. Company number 1176085 (England). Registered Office: 21 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2DY