Director Sam Raimi on the set of SPIDER-MAN 3(2007).
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Raimi Speaks On SPIDEY 4

Director Sam Raimi was at an event in Los Angeles in cooperation for a Spidey spoof contest sponsered by Target. While at the event, MTV had a chance to talk to Raimi for the first time in the post SPIDER-MAN 3 era. Some interesting comments came out of it from the director about the future. He seems certain once again that Sony will be releasing SPIDER-MAN 4 sooner rather then later but he doesn't know his personal responsibility in association with it.

Raimi: "Sony Pictures is going to be making many more 'Spider-Man' pictures," Raimi told MTV News. "I just don't know what [my] future holds yet."

He goes on to say that if he can't come up with a story he's comfortable with for the next installment in the franchise, he'd rather not do it.

Raimi: "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," he said of the already-announced "Spider-Man 4."  He paused, then said.."But if it's a great story and Sony will bring me back to the screen, I would love to."

It's been widely known for a few months that if Raimi doesn't do it, Maguire and Dunst will be out of it as well. They''ve both stated on public record if Sony doesn't bring him back, they're gone as well. MTV asked Raimi his thoughts and it seems Raimi is of the same belief if his two stars don't return.

Raimi: "It would be really hard for me to make a movie without Tobey and Kirsten playing the two leads," he said. "I would seriously think about James [Franco] too, but he bit the dust in this last one."

Even if he doesn't direct the next Spidey film, he insists he would like to have participation in it as a possible producer.

Raimi: "I would still hope that Sony would offer it to me [to direct] first," he said. "But that is not my place to say; it would be more about if Sony decided not to go with me. If not, it would be really up to them to come to a solution [for me to still be involved as a producer]."

As far as possible storylines he's thinking about in terms of SPIDER-MAN 4? It's expanding on Dr. Conner's story (The Lizard) and a possible Sinister Six team for it.

Raimi: "I would love to see Electro, Vulture, maybe the Sinister Six as a team," he said. "The Lizard is probably one of my favorite characters," he said of the baddie Connors eventually became in the comics. (He joined the Sinister Six when they became the Sinister Twelve, by the way.) "But ['Spider-Man 4'] will probably have to start with the central journey of the main character to arrive at the proper villain."