This past September, I reported on a rumor I had heard that Sam Raimi was being eyed to direct “Avengers: Secret Wars” (2026) and that he was actually Marvel’s top choice.
Daniel Richtman is now echoing my original intel by reporting that Raimi is indeed one of the top contenders to helm ‘Secret Wars,’ and that he might actually be directing both ‘Avengers’ movies, set for 2026 and 2027.
Last week, director Destin Daniel Cretton dropped out of “Avengers: Kang Dynasty (2027), so it looks as though that one might also be Raimi’s for the taking. My message to Sam Raimi is simple: DON’T TAKE THE OFFER. Marvel is turning toxic, you just turned 64, you don’t need this headache.
Raimi should instead stick to his current plan of shooting the horror-thriller “Send Help” in early 2024 and another untitled horror project he has planned for 2025.
Raimi isn’t the only director in contention to direct these ‘Avengers’ movies. I’ve also been hearing that Ryan Coogler and Jon Watts are in the running. Whoever gets the job would be succeeding Joe and Anthony Russo, directors of the previous two ‘Avengers’ (“Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame”).
This past April, Raimi directed “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” — a lukewarm reaction followed from fans and critics alike.
Raimi only came onboard that film after original director, Scott Derrickson, parted ways due to “creative differences.” The script had been rewritten many times at that point — an MCU actor claimed the script had 33 rewrites.