Sam Raimi, the director behind the 2002 Spider-Man movies along with classic horror films like The Evil Dead, is in talks to director Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. This would be the first superhero film Raimi directs since 2007’s Spider-Man 3.
According to a report by Variety, Raimi is in talks with Marvel to replace original director Scott Derrickson on the Doctor Strange sequel. Derrickson left the project on January 9 over creative differences with Marvel on the direction of the project.
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Raimi has been working on a variety of projects since wrapping up Spider-Man 3. The last feature film Raimi directed was 2013’s Oz the Great and Powerful, but he’s produced films like Don’t Breathe, Crawl, The Grudge, and a remake of Evil Dead.
He also served as writer and director on Ash vs Evil Dead, a television sequel to his Evil Dead series starring Bruce Campbell as Ash.
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Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness was described by Derrickson as Marvel’s first horror movie, and Raimi’s reputation as a director who can balance both horror and comedy would serve a Marvel horror movie project well.
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Matt Kim is a reporter for IGN.
Source: IGN.com Spider-Man Director Sam Raimi to Direct Doctor Strange 2