"Spider-Man 3" may have been shot down by critics, but that didnt stop it from becoming a box office success during the summer and thereby paving the way for more sequels in the future.

However, despite popular reports, director Sam Raimi has confirmed that he wont be sticking around for more web slinging adventures with Spider-Man and that he is definitely finished with the Marvel hero.

"I'm just as excited about the character," he said. "Although the physical energy level between how I felt before I started shooting versus what was left of me on the last day of photography, I was so exhausted at the end of 'Spider-Man 3' I can't tell you. My love for the characters and my passion for the stories are the same, but I was just a shell of the person that I was after all of those movies."

So if Raimi is out, that means if "Spider-Man 4" does come to fruition the franchise will need someone new to take control. Will Raimi have a say on who gets to take the helm? Apparently not as the directed insisted that he doesnt want that responsibility.

"I dont want to pick someone," Raimi said. "I dont know if Ill be directing the picture or not, but Id like to say that it would be somebody that was the best gift I could give to Spider-Man — someone who understands him and loves him and could bring his passion and love to the character. A character director probably; no one else."

In 2002, "Spider-Man" made his presence known at the box office when his web snagged approximagtely $39 million in its opening day. That figure was then bested two years layer by "Spider-Man 2," which managed $40.4 million. Both movies were then blown out of the water earlier this year when "Spider-Man 3" pulled in an estimated $59 million in its opening day, breaking the record for biggest opening day of any movie.

More of Raimi's interview can be found at Wizard Universe.