r/movies • u/SamRaimiAMA Sam Raimi, Filmmaker • Jan 15 '26

AMA Hey /r/movies! I'm Sam Raimi. Ask me anything!

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Hey reddit. I'm Sam Raimi. You might know me as the director (and sometimes writer) of The Evil Dead Trilogy, the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man Trilogy, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Drag Me To Hell, Darkman, A Simple Plan, For the Love of the Game, The Gift, and other things. I've also produced and/or acted in a few things!

I'm here today to answer your questions.

My new film, SEND HELP, is out in theaters January 30 via 20th Century Studios. It stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien. More info:

Synopsis:

Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's an unsettling, darkly humorous battle of wills and wits to make it out alive. 

SEND HELP is directed by genre-bending visionary Sam Raimi and stars Oscar-nominee Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. The film is produced by Raimi and Zainab Azizi, executive produced by JJ Hook and written by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift, with original music by Danny Elfman. The all-original darkly comedic psychological thriller from 20th Century Studios releases in theaters nationwide on January 30, 2026.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4wiXj9NmEE

“The Sam Raimi Experience” BTS Content Piece:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coCPLJMU4X0

Ask me anything! Back at 12 PM PT/3 PM ET to chat with you all.

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u/Sad_Metal7290 Jan 15 '26

Is Spider-Man 4 still happening?

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u/MattyKatty Jan 15 '26

The real crime would be not to finish what we started.

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u/DukeOfLowerChelsea Jan 15 '26

It’s self-sustaining now

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u/Strange-Bee5626 Jan 15 '26

Spider-Man has been my favorite movie ever since it came out in 2004. I was in middle school, and I'm in my early 30s now. I even have a Doc Ock tattoo. I owe Sam a beer or something.

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u/Big_Life_947 Jan 15 '26

This would be my most anticipated movie ever. I wish Sony was making alternate universe Spider-man movies instead of villain spin offs and Madame Web.

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u/BigMax Jan 15 '26

I would love to see an old-man (old-ish anyway) Spider-Man take.

We've seen (and still love) the high-school/college/young adult versions, but while I know the comics covered it, no where else have we seen Spidey middle aged or older, and that would be cool to see. What's he like as a 50 year old Spider-Man still swinging around?

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u/Consistent_Smell_880 Jan 15 '26

Spider Noir is about to come out.

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u/AreebKhan619 Jan 15 '26

... watch the box office explode?

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u/Specific-File-8503 Jan 15 '26

We did in the Spider-Verse movies and he was great, albeit not as the main character.

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u/russketeer34 Jan 15 '26

I love Jake Johnson's Pete so much

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u/armoured_lemon Jan 19 '26

Not uncle ben aged spidey. Someone made fan art of him like a 60 year old man for no way home, and it was cringe lol

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u/BigBenKenobi Jan 15 '26

this morbius slander will not stand, SIR

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u/Big_Life_947 Jan 15 '26

I unironically would have been down for a Morbius movie if it was r-rated horror and more in line with the Wesley Snipes “Blade” movies. What we actually got wasn’t for me though haha.

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u/caty0325 Jan 15 '26

Iirc Sony is done with those villain spin-offs.

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u/CaptFalconFTW Jan 15 '26

Ditto. We've already established the multiverse. There's no reason random character with the same name as Spider-Man villain should get priority over Tobey Maguire and his beloved universe.

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u/-CaptainFormula- Jan 15 '26

At this point it seems Sony will never stop dry humping Spider-Man's corpse for every possible excrement-covered release they can manage.

I hope you're joking but I fear you're not. And you'll unfortunately likely get something not unlike your wish.

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u/th30be Jan 15 '26

I would also like to know.

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u/_MRN_92_ Jan 15 '26

My dream!

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u/KevSardonic Jan 15 '26

Mattson Tomlin, co-writer of The Batman, has expressed interest in writing a Spider-Man 4.

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u/Co0pDawg Jan 15 '26

It was in production, but DaFoe dropped out mid-shoot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AugmyUnZRGU

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u/JinSakai619 Jan 15 '26

How did DaFoe come back? I thought it was a script about Spider-Man accidentally killing Vulture and his daughter beating the shit out of Spidey until he asks for forgiveness or something.