Sam Raimi ‘Did Read’ Rumors About ‘Spider-Man 4’ With Tobey Maguire, but ‘I’m Not Actually Working on It Yet’ and ‘Haven’t Talked to Tobey About’ It
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Rumors always seem to be swirling on social media that Sam Raimi is going to reunite with Tobey Maguire and direct a fourth “Spider-Man” movie.
The duo jump-started a blockbuster age for comic book movies with 2002’s “Spider-Man” and delivered the genre one of its most acclaimed entries with 2004’s “Spider-Man 2.” Although 2007’s “Spider-Man 3” wasn’t a hit with critics, it still pulled in $895 million worldwide to become Raimi and Maguire’s biggest entry.
There was a time when Raimi was developing a “Spider-Man 4” at Sony, with Tobey Maguire back in the title role. The project was ultimately scrapped in favor of rebooting the web-slinger on the big screen with Andrew Garfield.
Ever since Maguire returned to his Spider-Man role in 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” comic book movie fans have been clamoring for a proper “Spider-Man 4” from Raimi and his star. “Well, I haven’t heard about that yet,” Raimi recently told CBR at WonderCon when asked about rumors of a new “Spider-Man” movie with Maguire. “I did read that, but I’m not actually working on it yet.
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