The director of the original Spider-Man trilogy, Sam Raimi returns to the world of Marvel with upcoming superhero-horror movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but Raimi’s own personal superhero interests extend beyond the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Speaking with Empire Online this week, Sam Raimi gently expresses interest in making a Batman movie, a property currently in the hands of The Batman director Matt Reeves.

Raimi tells the site, “I’ve always loved Batman. If I ever saw the Batsignal up in the air, I’d come running.” The comment was said with a laugh, Empire notes, so Raimi’s interest here can really only be considered an amusing “What if?” But it’s an alluring “What if?” all the same, as Raimi’s horror sensibilities would make him a great choice for the darkness of Gotham.

After all, it was Raimi who directed the superhero-horror movie Darkman back in the 1990s, which was essentially Raimi’s own version of characters such as Batman and The Shadow.

And speaking of The Shadow, Raimi also tells Empire, “If I heard that deep, gurgling laugh of The Shadow coming from the darkness, I would also tentatively step outside.”

Interesting to note, 1990’s Darkman was born out of Sam Raimi’s inability to get the rights to Batman or The Shadow, so either project would be something of a full-circle moment.

For now, both are nothing more than dream projects for Raimi. But hey, ya never know.

Sam Raimi’s ‘Darkman’