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RAIMI on ASH and SPIDEY!!! By Charley, (DT) October 11, 2004 10:22 AM PT

In an interview with Latino Review, director Sam Raimi ("Spider-man" movies, "A Simple Plan," "Evil Dead" movies) discussed the "Freddy VS Jason VS Ash" rumors that have been fueled by legitimate (Variety, The Hollywood Reporter) as well as unreliable (us, you) sources. ?Also, news on the future of Spider-Man! Raimi said that there will be no "Freddy VS Jason VS Ash." ?"I didn't want to be in a position where I was protecting Ash, the character that I want to eventually make another movie with one day, protecting him and not allowing the director to do what he felt he had to do." In addition to feeling protective about his character, Raimi said that he wasn't sure that "Freddy VS Jason" was the proper film for Ash at all. ?"I wanted to give the fans what they want with that. It's hard to know what the fans want with that, if that was the proper treatment. I just don't know. I don't think so. As fun as that sounded, I think they're in two different worlds." Raimi also revealed that "Spider-Man 3" was to be the last film in that series. ?Apparently, Amy Pascal (Chairman of Columbia Pictures) would like to have a definitive finale where all the loose ends from the previous films are tied up. Raimi said, "One thing that Amy Pascal told me was that she wants to make this a proper ending to the 'Spider-Man' saga. I'd like to keep directing 'Spider-Man' movies but I think she's thinking that the audience feels they want to see one more and no more. They want to have a proper ending to the story now. So I think maybe she's right, and so I'm approaching it under her guidance and that's how I'm trying to think of this film as the end." As for that ending, Raimi did not say exactly where the characters were headed. ?What he did say regarding Harry Osbourne and his seemingly inevitable transformation to the Hobgoblin may surprise some fans. ?"I'm not sure what's in Harry's mind. I'm trying to figure that out right now. It's like if you blamed someone for the death of your father all these years and someone who was supposedly this hero, vigilante, and then you realized that your father was a mass murderer, it might change things." Though the suggestion that Harry might not become Hobgoblin deviates from the comic books, Raimi has his reasons: "As much of a responsibility as I have to the fans of the comic books, I also have an equal responsibility to be true to the intelligence of the character as portrayed in the 'Spider-Man' movies. And Harry's a smart guy, even though he's sometimes weak and sometimes driven by insecurities and desire to live up to his father's image. He is an intelligent man, and so I can't deny that possibility." Why the seemingly sudden change when both films have strongly suggested Harry's transformation is forthcoming? ?Perhaps knowing that the third film will be the last changes Raimi's overall plan for the characters and the storyline. ?Also, in previous films, taking the audience exactly where they felt they were being led was not a Sam Raimi trademark. ?Whatever he does with the story, fans should rest assured that Raimi will deliver a masterful finale that, when combined with the other two films in the series, will be the perfect size for a three-disk set plus one disk for bonus features. More "Spider-Man 3" news when it happens.