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Sam Raimi in Talks to Direct 'Doctor Strange 2'

Sam Raimi, who helped launch the modern superhero movie with 2002's "Spider-Man," is in talks to direct "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" for Marvel Studios, Variety has learned.

Raimi replaces original director Scott Derrickson, who Variety reported on Jan. 9 had officially departed the project due to creative differences. Derrickson will remain as an executive producer. Raimi, meanwhile, will need to get up to speed before the film's scheduled production start date in May.

Marvel had no comment. [...]

This is something of a coup for both Raimi and Marvel, given Raimi's reputation with comic book fans — 2004's "Spider-Man 2" is still widely regarded as one of the best superhero movies ever made. And with 15 features to his name as a director — including the beloved horror trilogy "The Evil Dead," "Evil Dead II," and "Army of Darkness" — Raimi is also the most established filmmaker to join the Marvel Studios fold since the earliest days of the studio, when Kenneth Branagh and Joe Johnston respectively directed the first "Thor" and "Captain America" movies in 2011. [...]

"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" is scheduled to open on May 7, 2021.

[Drenk]

Sad.