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Raimi is unsure about directing Spider-Man 4

Having directed the previous three films in the series, filmmaker Sam Raimi has said that he does not know if he will go behind the lens again for 'Spider-Man 4'.
1 of 1 Raimi - "Sony Pictures is going to be making many more Spider-Man pictures"
Raimi - "Sony Pictures is going to be making many more Spider-Man pictures"

Speaking to MTV News in his first post-'Spider-Man 3' interview, Raimi said: "Sony Pictures is going to be making many more 'Spider-Man' pictures. I just don't know what [my] future holds yet."

He continued: "If I can't find the right story that would work for me and that I could tell really well, I would like someone else to tell that story. But if it's a great story and Sony will bring me back to the screen, I would love to."

Raimi said that if he returned to the director's chair he would want Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man) and Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson) in the lead roles once again.

The director also said that he had been thinking about villains he would like to see in the fourth instalment.

He mentioned Electro, Vulture and the Sinister Six, which comprises the aforementioned duo and Kraven the Hunter, Mysterio, Doctor Octopus and The Sandman.

Doctor Octopus and The Sandman were played in 'Spider-Man 2' and 'Spider-Man 3' by Alfred Molina and Thomas Haden Church respectively.

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