The director opens up about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe and his on-set mantra: Lets make it spooky!
And a Sam Raimi movie is always a special and strange thing.
“I said, ‘Great, Kevin, let’s make it spooky!’
Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness’.Marvel Studios
Because the comics ofDoctor Strangeare spooky!
He fights spirits and demons and all sorts of frightening monsters.
But there’s something particularly delightful about Raimi joining the game.
Sam Raimi at the premiere of ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
After all, it was Raimi who helped usher in the 21st-century superhero boom with his influentialSpider-Mantrilogy.
(There’s even aStrange reference in Spider-Man 2,courtesy of J.K. Simmons' J. Jonah Jameson.)
“He’s not the only one that can do the job.
It’s about coming to understand that others have worth and he’s not better than everyone.”
“What did Doctor Strange know after the lastSpider-Manmovie of the multiverse?
Did he remember anything?
We really needed to pick up right where they left off.
But Raimi says he relished the nimbler approach, comparing it to his earlier, smaller-budget films.
And if you have the right attitude, it can make it better.
Every opportunity for change is an opportunity to make it better.”
For now, the director is remaining coy about what the future might hold.
“I’m open to anything,” Raimi says with a smile.
