Sam Raimi directing
guess we might see Maguire back as Spidey?
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Usually go with Up and coming directors or completely outside the box directors....
Its not like them to go with such a big name that I think would require Big up front money and maybe even back end money to get a deal done....
But on the other hand Raimi Hasnt directed a major film since 2014, so maybe he's not in demand and its the perfect time to get a director of his caliber on a not so "expensive" contract/deal....
as for the fit, I think Its a great choice....I'm not a fan of His Spider-Man movies(But not because they arent good) I just despises Toby in the role...
IMO this also speaks to the scale and where they are going with DS2....to get a director like Raimi, Marvel Studios must have Big things planned for DS2 and wanted a experienced director they feel confident can pull it off...
Overall...I like the choice, but ODD for Marvel Studios
Seems like a shrewd and clever choice for Feige. Sam Raimi does horror well, comedy well, can Direct and Deliver under Studio direction and brings credibility to the assignment.
It also aligns with Feige making positive in roads in working with Sony to keep the two managements aligned at least in some type of cooperative collaboration of agreement.
Lucasfilm did The Same thing with Ron Howard replacing Ass-Hats Lord and Miller and we got memorable characters such as Dryden Vos Raimi will do the same
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