Spider-Man Trilogy Producer Reveals Sam Raimi Lesson Behind MCU’s Success
Moon Knight's executive producer reveals the important lesson he learned while working on Sam Raimi's iconic Spider-Man trilogy. Moon Knight is the much anticipated MCU show, which is now streaming on Disney+. The series, starring Oscar Isaac, tells the story of a former U.S. Marine who who struggles with dissociative identity disorder, and is granted the powers of an Egyptian moon god, becoming Moon Knight. Along with Isaac, Moon Knight also stars Ethan Hawke as Arthur Harrow.
The MCU is as omnipresent as ever with a full slate of upcoming movies and TV shows, but there was a time when comic book adaptations weren't as prevalent. In the early 2000s, Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy helped change the pop culture landscape, earning widespread critical praise for its earnest and heartfelt portrayals of Peter Parker and other characters. Two decades later, Raimi's films still resonate with audiences, as evidenced by the enthusiastic response to Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, and Alfred Molina appearing in Spider-Man: No Way Home. There's no denying Raimi's trilogy left a major impact on the film industry, and it continues to influence creators to this day.
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Moon Knight executive producer Grant Curtis actually produced Raimi's trilogy as well, and in a recent interview with Screen Rant, he discussed how the superhero landscape has changed, and what he learned from Raimi. According to Curtis, the most important lesson Raimi imparted to him was that «if you don't care about Peter Parker, you're not going to care about Spider-Man.» For Curtis, a good superhero movie is character based, not actioned based, and he has stated that he believes that's why the MCU
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