THE early reviews are good, advance ticket sales are strong and Spider-Man 3 is grabbing headlines around the world, but the director, Sam Raimi, says he can't think of more Spidey movies.
"I'm just exhausted, and I need to get away from it for a while," he says.
whether audiences will be tired, too, when it makes its global debut on May 3.
office because their makers, stars and audiences are weary of the story.
1989, but the fourth, 1997's Batman Robin, had only a $US238 million global haul. An exception are the Lord of the Rings films, which gained critical and financial success during their three outings.
To combat sequel fatigue, Raimi says, he infused Spider-Man main characters, Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire), his girlfriend, Mary adversary, Harry Osborn (James Franco).
Church) and Venom (Topher Grace), and develops a new love interest, Spidey's alter ego, the geeky Peter Parker.
Spider-Man go to his head, and risks losing the love of Watson.
we're going to continue the growth of this guy as a human being," says Raimi, who also directed the first two instalments.
For now, Raimi's formula is working. The movie, which cost more than $US250 million ($300 million) to make, premiered in Tokyo on April 16, was screened in Los Angeles last week and was previewed in London and Sydney on Monday.
The early reviews are mostly good.
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