Sam Raimi Hopes ‘Spiderman 4′ Will Benefit From Past Mistakes
Whilst talking with Cinematical about his new horror flick Drag Me To Hell, Sam Raimi has stated he’s learned a lot about what people did and didn’t like with his Spiderman movies.
“I learn lessons on every single picture I make,” he said. “I learned a lot on [Drag Me To Hell], about timing, and that you don’t have to give up any character at the expense of horror. It’s just an excuse that maybe I’ve used in the past. As far as Spider-Man, I’ve learned a lot of lessons about what people didn’t like and missteps that I’d made. But I learned those lessons on the previous two, I was just a little quieter about them. I made a lot of mistakes, and it’s part of the reason I so want to make this next story of Peter Parker.”
He also feels he has a better understanding of Spiderman than he’s given credit for, that he’s learned a lot from his “missteps”, and that his goal is to make a fourth film that is true to the character.
“I really think I know in my heart who the character is, and I haven’t quite been able to sing the song yet, or bring it out to the extent or degree of detail that I feel in my heart that I can. And I may not be successful, but I still feel like I know it better than I’m able to play it; I feel like the kid that really practiced at the piano recital, with years of comic books, and when I got to my other recitals, I sometimes made some missteps with them. There’s a whole crowd there and they think that’s as well as I know the piece, but I really do know it a lot better than that and I would like one more chance at that character. The Spider-Man films, I’ve made mistakes, but I really do look at them as things that I’ve learned, and hope that when I apply what I’ve learned to this next one, I really make a film that people enjoy and is really true to the character in a fresh, original way. That’s my goal.”
Just don’t make another movie with Peter Parker whining about having super-powers. Not once do we want to hear him cry, “I want to be normal.” Promise that and we’ll give Spiderman 4 a chance.
Spider-Man 4 is scheduled for release in the US May 6, 2011.
Source: Cinematical
