James Gunn Responds to Fans Wanting Sam Raimi’s Batman Movie

James Gunn is aware that Sam Raimi wants to direct a Batman movie.

Raimi has directed a handful of superhero movies throughout his career, including 1990’s Darkman, 2002’s Spider-Man, 2004’s Spider-Man 2, 2007’s Spider-Man 3, and 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, while Raimi’s new horror film, Send Help, is being released in United States theaters this coming weekend. 

Speaking to MovieWeb, Raimi revealed that he previously tried to make a Batman movie; however, the project never came to fruition.

“I love Batman. I tried to make a Batman film. I couldn’t get the rights. I love The Shadow. I also couldn’t get the rights to that one. But, um, Superman’s always been one of my favorites. Yeah, there’s a tremendous amount of DC characters that I love, and it would just take the writers to come up with an original story based on their character, that’s true to the character and part of their real universe, not something that disappoints the fans, but something that’s based on the fans love of the character and brings out the best moment of those characters and their proper conflicts, or the right challenges for the right hero. If it was a story that had a real journey for that particular individual. Then I’d love to make the movie.”

What did James Gunn say about a Sam Raimi Batman movie?

Raimi’s comment now has DC fans wanting to see the Spider-Man director helm a movie featuring the Dark Knight. On Instagram, one user let Gunn know multiple times by repeatedly commenting on a post saying, “Sam Raimi said he wants to make a Batman movie.”

Gunn eventually responded, “Doesn’t mean you have to spam.”

Whether or not anything comes of this remains to be seen. Currently, Andy Muschietti is attached to direct a DCU Batman movie, titled The Brave and the Bold, while Matt Reeves’ The Batman II is scheduled to arrive in 2027.

Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net