Are you entertained with the comic movie series, Spider-Man or Doctor Strange? If yes, then you should probably thank its maker, Sam Raimi.
The Spider-Man comic series consists of three parts, Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man-2 (2004), and Spider-Man-3 (2007). Still, these series are regarded as the best comic book movies ever made that garnered $821.7 million at the worldwide box office.
Not only Spider-Man, but American filmmaker Sam Raimi has credited several other hit movies and TV series in the entertainment industry.
Learn more about him below:
Sam Raimi Announced The Production Of Spider-Man 4, But It Was Cancelled Later; Sam In Talks To Directing Doctor Strange 2?
The Spider-Man and Spider-Man-2 amassed considerable successes throughout the time in comparison to Spider-Man-3. Despite the mixed reaction of fans concerning the movie, Spider-Man-3, Sam Raimi worked out to bring the fourth part of the comic book series movie into the business, projecting the release date in May 2011.
Sam Raimi during the premiere of Spider-Man-3 (©: zimbio.com)
However, he backed off his plans on making the sequel, but any fans still think what Spider-Man 4 would be like.
As per the comic book Spider-Man-4 Villains: Vulture, Black Cat & Mysterio, the movie would have featured multiple enemies. But the idea was to take back to what worked in the first two parts of the sequel. In the fourth part of Spider-Man would feature John Malkovich as Vulture and Anne Hathaway as Felicia Hardy, the newcomer in the franchise.
Nevertheless, Spider-Man-4 got off from the industry and will always be tagged with the condition 'What If?". Sources revealed that Sam Raimi was unable to crack the story after setting the release date in May 2011.
The Spider-Man-4 was the chance to rebound and bring the sequel in track again, but Sam did not have faith and did not want to hurt the franchise's legacy more.
To date, there is no news of continuing Spider-Man franchise but it looks like movie fanatics may see the sequel of Doctor Strange. Reportedly, Sam is in talks with directing Doctor Strange 2. Marvel has yet to comment on this.
Sam Derived $60 Million Net Worth Through Movies And TV Shows
Sam Raimi derived an estimated net worth of $60 million through his filmmaking and acting career. He dropped his academic years to make the 1981's horror movie Evil Dead, which peaked the shrine of success.
With the start of Evil Dead, Sam followed with several other horror films like Evil Dead II, The Quick and the Dead, A Simple Plan, For The Love Of The Game, and Drag Me To Hell. He has already proved his prominence in the entertainment industry through other hit credits like Intruder, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and The Flinstones.
He also has credit in several notable movies and TV shows including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995-99), Jack of All Trades (2000), Cleopatra 2525 (2000-01), Drag Me To Hell (2009), Evil Dead (2013), Spartacus (2010-13), Crawl (2019), The Grudge (2020), and many others.
Sam, who won the Saturn Award and an Empire Award for Best Director in 2004, is working on the post-production of movies like Shrine, Don't Breathe 2, and The Last of Us.
Sam Raimi's Bio And Early Life
The award-winning American filmmaker Sam Raimi was born on 23 October 1959 in Royal Oak, Michigan, in the United States.
He grew up with his two brothers named Ted and Ivan. Ted is an actor with a prominent role as Joxer The Mighty in Xena: The Warrior Princess. Similarly, Ivan became a screenwriter.
Sam attended Michigan State University; however, he dropped out of college to pursue his career in filmmaking. He made Evil Dead in 1981 after leaving his college.
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