Sam Raimi not interested in Oz sequel, maybe somewhat interested in Evil Dead sequel
Although there are seemingly many reasons to return to Oz—money, wondering where the story could possibly go from there in an only slightly fatuous way, money, that cool clock guy, moooooney—at least one person who probably won’t be making the trip is Sam Raimi, who told Bleeding Cool that he’s not really into directing the now-inevitable sequel. “I did leave some loose ends for another director if they want to make the picture,” Raimi said, with the emphasis on “another director.” He then added, “I was attracted to this story but I don’t think the second one would have the thing I would need to get me interested,” presumably referring to the shiny bauble Disney executives dangled tantalizingly just above the set every day, or maybe just the freedom from direct comparisons to The Wizard Of Oz, which the sequel will almost assuredly not avoid.