Spider-Man Turns 20: Sam Raimi Was Told By Agent That The Studio Had 18 Directors They Would ' Rather Have' Than Him

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Sam Raimi never thought he had a shot at directing Spider-Man.

Spider-ManRaimi, 62, has revealed how he attended an interview for the job with Sony bosses, during which he spoke for an hour about the comics and then abruptly stopped talking, thanked the executives, and got up to leave because he"didn't want to overstay [his] welcome".'s 20th anniversary, Raimi said:"My agent, Josh Donen, said, ‘They want to be honest with you. There’s about 18 directors they’d rather have than you on a list.

Marvel Studios' then president and CEO Avi Arad admitted the film's bosses knew Raimi wasn't in it for the money.Raimi went on to helm

 

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