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Sam Raimi May Ditch Spider-Man 4 to Play With Hobbits
Posted by Michelle Graham (michelle@filmschoolrejects.com) on December 18, 2007
This may currently be complete conjecture on the part of SuperHeroHype.com, but this much we know is true. If Peter Jackson was to produce The Hobbit, instead of direct it, then Sam Raimi wanted a chance at the director’s chair.
As of this morning Peter Jackson has confirmed that he is indeed going to produce both The Hobbit and its sequel (the book is to be split over two movies, rather than attempting to cram it all into a single 2 hours). Now, whether Raimi will actually abandon the fledgling Spider-Man 4 to tackle the Shire and all its stories, or stick around to work with his core cast (who all said that only if Raimi and their fellow cast members stuck around would they come back for a fourth edition of the Spidey saga) remains to be seen.
I’m not sure which one I’m more in favour of, but isn’t there a way to work it out fellas? Can’t we come to some sort of compromise? Though SuperHeroHype is speculating that even if Raimi did head to pastures new with The Hobbit, he would be involved with Spidey 4 as an executive producer, I would hope for something more like perhaps concurrent shoots, or (more logically speaking) back to back ones?
Talking Point: Which film do you think Raimi should direct: Spidey 4 or The Hobbit?
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3 Comments
December 18th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Spider-Man 3 just about killed the franchise for me. Terrible terrible terrible. And Sam Raimi let it happen. I don’t care if he directs either. I’d probably prefer Peter Jackson directing The Hobbit and someone new taking over Spider-Man 4. Raimi can move on and earn my respect back.
December 18th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
I really hope Raimi stays with Spider-man 4 because it would be awful to leave the series where Spider-Man 3 ended. The series needs some redemption and an entirely new director/cast won’t provide that.
December 18th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Raimi should leave Spider-Man behind. I’d like to see more stories, but Tobey needs to go too. I say cast Joseph Gordon-Levitt, he’d be perfect for Spider-Man.