Sam Raimi to Direct ‘Doctor Strange 3'

Sam Raimi is staying in the MCU as he’s all but closed a dealdirect ‘Doctor Strange 3' (via The InSneider).

In July, Raimi signed on to direct the horror thriller “Send Help.” It remains unclear whether Raimi will direct that movie first, or ‘Doctor Strange 3.’Here’s hoping he chooses the horror-thriller.

I also wish Raimi more luck in directing this latest ‘Doctor Strange’ movie than the last one. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” although it grossed $955M worldwide, was not that well received critically or by fans and had a pre-production filled with drama.

Raimi only came on board ‘Multiverse of Madness’ after original director Scott Derrickson parted ways with Marvel due to “creative differences.” The script had many rewrites up to that point — an actor in the film claimed it had been rewritten 33 times.

As for “Send Help,” originally at Columbia Pictures, it recently moved to 20th Century Studios and is being billed as Raimi’s return to the horror genre. The film had previously been announced as an “untitled horror project” in 2019 and was described at the time as “Misery” meets “Cast Away.” No cast has yet to be announced.

Raimi has had a strong filmmaking career, with his signature style copied by many — I absolutely love “Army of Darkness,” “Evil Dead II,” “A Simple Plan,” “Darkman,” “Drag Me To Hell,” and “Spider-Man 2.”