Spider-Man 3 had Avi Arad as a director.
Spider-Man 3 . It was directed by Sam Raimi and scripted by Sam Raimi , Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent . During pre-production , Raimi originally wanted another villain to be included along with Sandman , but at the request of producer Avi Arad he added Venom , and the producers also requested the addition of Gwen Stacy .