Sam Raimi Has Seen Only 4 or 5 Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies

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Director Sam Raimi says that he has only seen 4 or 5 MCU films before helming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Marvel Studios' franchise was launched in 2008 via Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau's Iron Man. Long before that, however, Raimi was already in the Marvel movie world, having spearheaded Sony's first Spider-Man trilogy. Now that he's returning to the world of Marvel, though, all eyes are on one of the most highly-anticipated movies to come out of the MCU's Phase 4.

Since Raimi wrapped up Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man movies, the landscape has greatly changed for comic book movies. Not only has Marvel all but taken over Hollywood, releasing 27 films since 2008, but they are the most profitable blockbusters out there. Recently, Kevin Feige and his team have recently expanded with the launch of its TV branch via Disney+. More MCU films are coming, including Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. But apparently, Raimi isn't that familiar with the bigger world that it belongs to.

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Speaking with Fandango as the movie's tickets go on sale, the director discussed the MCU and how he's only seen a handful of Marvel Studios' films. Despite this, Raimi shared that he's well-versed with the comics, especially from the '70s and '80s, which is why he knows the characters' history in print. Read his full comment below:

I had seen Iron Man, the first Avengers, Black Panther and Doctor Strange, and little clips of the other movies. They've made 28 movies. I've only really seen four or five, so I'll say not that familiar. That's part one. By the way, I loved what I saw, but not that familiar. But part two is I was a giant fan of the Marvel