"I Messed Up Plenty", Turns Out Sam Raimi Didn’t Like Spider-Man 3 Much Either

Director Sam Raimi has admitted he “messed up plenty”, with 2007’s Spider-Man 3 movie, saying that people still hate him for the slated superhero flick. Starring Tobey Maguire, the film let down many fans of the masked superhero, and became the last outing for Raimi with the franchise.

Back in 2009 the director had said he "didn't really have creative control" over Spider-Man 3, calling the experience a lesson he had to learn.

“I love Spider-Man so much that I'd like to continue telling Spider-Man stories, but only under those circumstances where I think I can honour him. I don't think I can honour him any other way,” Raimi had told Empire magazine in 2009.

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However the director never got another go at the franchise as the fourth film was shelved leaving Spider-Man off the big screen until the 2012 reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man, starring Andrew Garfield.

A sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was released in May of this year and divided critics thanks to its introduction of too many characters and the somewhat convoluted plot.