It took more than 10 years for Sam Raimi to return to be behind the scenes with ‘Doctor Strange 2: Into the Multiverse of Madness’, a time that for many fans of the director was more than a time of rest. Now, the famous filmmaker reveals why he left superhero movies after the ‘Spiderman’ trilogy with Tobey Maguire.
Along with ‘X-Men’, the ‘Spiderman’ trilogy with Tobey Maguire were the installments that popularized superhero movies around the world. From there came installments like 2008’s ‘Iron Man’, which launched what is now known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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However, for Sam Raimi, being behind an entire trilogy was what made him move away from superhero movies after the premiere of ‘Spiderman 3’. In this regard, the beloved director spoke with AMC Theaters (Via The Direct) to share the reasons that led him to move away from the cameras and the most popular genre in recent years.
I haven’t seen all the movies, all the Marvel movies because after doing three of the Spider-Man movies, I had a little overdose on superheroes and had to get away from them a little bit.
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But he admits that despite not having seen all the MCU movies, he did see the one with Robert Downey Jr.: but I saw Iron Man. I was impressed with the characters and the great direction. And then I saw the first Avengers movie and I thought that they really are finally bringing the great visions of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko to the screen.”
Sam Raimi studied the Marvel universe for ‘Doctor Strange 2’
However, in the same interview he explained that he had to see all the events that Thanos marked in the UCM in preparation for ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’: “He was like a second or third level character for Marvel. Obviously the big popular names of his were Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Avengers, Captain America, Thor. And because none of those other movies were being made, I never really imagined they’d make a Doctor Strange movie.”
Since 2013, Sam Raimi directed his last film before his temporary retirement, with ‘Oz: the mighty’. However, with the superhero genre on the rise in popularity, the director had to take a break after being involved with “Spider-Man” for many years.
The premiere of ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ will be on May 4 of this year, so there are still a few weeks for the long-awaited film directed by Sam Raimi, and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, to arrive. Xochitl Gomez and Benedict Wong.
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