According to a report from Luiz Fernando, Spider-Man was re-released in only 446 theaters on Monday, which is a far cry from the 3,615 theaters of its original 2002 release. Surprisingly, the movie was still able to bring in a whopping $680,000 for the night. A more than respectable amount considering the limited number of theaters that were showing the film.

There has been a lot of news circling lately regarding Sam Raimi and Spider-Man. Just this last month, rumors began to spread that Sony was working on getting Raimi and Maguire back together for a 4th film. These rumors were further fueled by an interview with Sandman actor Thomas Hayden Church saying, “I think Sam is gonna do another Spider-Man with Tobey. They had an option for me to do Spider-Man 4 when there was going to be a Spider-Man 4. They had an option on me to come back. So if it happens, that would be fantastic.”

Rami himself has expressed interest in the past in working again with Marvel after his time on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Still, during his recent appearance at WonderCon for Boy Kills World, the director downplayed the recent rumors. “I did read that, but I’m not actually working on it yet. I mean, Marvel and Columbia are so successful with current Spider-Man [movies], and the track there, and I don’t know that they’re going to go back to me…’” As if it wasn’t confusing enough, a new report from World of Reel has just come out and claims Raimi is not working on the 4th installment of his franchise but is actually in the running to helm the 4th Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland.

Fast and Furious director Justin Lin along with Cabin in the Woods’ Drew Goddard have been two names that have been rumored for the 4th Tom Holland film. The new report claims there have also been talks between the studio and Sam Raimi, but nothing has been officially offered yet. What is certain is that previous director Jon Watts is out and Sony and Marvel will need to figure out who will fill that director chair. Who better than the man who than the man who essentially started the Superhero crazy and initially brought Spider-Man to the big screen?

Spider-Man 2 will be in select theaters on April 22nd. Check your local listing for showtimes.

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The film features a stacked cast including Famke Janssen (X-Men), Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day), Sharlto Copley (District 9), Brett Gelman (Stranger Things Series), Isaiah Mustafa (It Chapter Two), Andrew Koji (Warrior, Bullet Train) and Yayan Ruhian (The Raid, The Raid 2).

Sam Raimi (Spider-Man, Evil Dead) is a producer behind the film, and the project was brought to his attention by fellow producer Roy Lee (The Ring, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire). With a short film in hand, it didn’t take much for Mohr to sell him the idea of the feature-length version.

“Well, [Moritz] didn’t have to sell it,” Raimi tells Nerd Reactor. “To me, his work sold itself when I saw his trailer. I really thought I was watching the work of a visionary director. And it was really funny and had great action scenes. And I thought, ‘I want to see this. Yes, I’m going to produce that movie with you, Roy Lee, who brought the trailer to me.’ And I loved meeting Moritz. He was a gentleman and so intelligent and collaborative that it all worked out very well.”

Moritz was very excited to hear about Raimi taking a look at the project, shouting, “Oh, my God. Yes, please!” After Sam watched the trailer, the director received an email a couple of hours later.

“[Sam] flipped, and that was an amazing moment,” Mohr said. “And I think we met like four days later and it’s all been amazing.”

Janssen plays the antagonist Hilda Van Der Koy, and although she isn’t a fan of the bloody elements in the film, it’s the story, cast and vision that captivated her.

“It’s a wonderful cast,” said Janssen. “It’s a crazy, diabolical story. It’s something that I think is exciting and new and different. And I think anytime you do something, and it’s inventive, it’s funny, and it’s original, then flying, like throw the blood and the gore for people who can handle it. I can’t stomach it, But for those – do it – but at least don’t do it in a gratuitous, simplistic way, then I’m really just not down with any of it. But I think this has a real creative, interesting vision behind it.”

Jessica Rothe portrays June 27, a mysterious fighter with a helmet that displays words on the visor.

“I agree,” Rothe added. “And the moment that I saw the short that Mohr has made that came kind of with the script when it was submitted – when I saw text flash across that motorcycle helmet, I was like, ‘I’m in. I don’t care whatever I have to do to get in this film, sign me up!’ Because it was just so clever and funny and turned so many expectations on its head. And it was such a joy and a delight to jump in and consistently be surprised by the world.”

About Boy Kills World

The film stars Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, Yayan Ruhian, with Andrew Koji, Sharlto Copley and Famke Janssen. The voice of “Boy” is narrated by H. Jon Benjamin.

Synopsis: Skarsgård stars as “Boy” who vows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy (Janssen), the deranged matriarch of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that left the boy orphaned, deaf and voiceless. Driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favorite childhood video game, Boy trains with a mysterious shaman (Ruhian) to become an instrument of death and is set loose on the eve of the annual culling of dissidents. Bedlam ensues as Boy commits bloody martial arts mayhem, inciting a wrath of carnage and blood-letting. As he tries to get his bearings in this delirious realm, Boy soon falls in with a desperate resistance group, all the while bickering with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister.

Boy Kills World hits theaters nationwide on April 26, 2024.

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