Director Sam Raimi, known for Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man 3, told THR that although he loves it now, he originally thought Stan Lee having a cameo in Spider-Man was not a good idea. "I got the job for Spider-Man in 1999," Raimi said. "And Avi Arad said, 'I want you to put Stan in the movie.' And I was like, 'No.