The Amazing Spider-Man is a
2012 American superhero film directed by Marc Webb, based on the Marvel
Comics character Spider-Man. It is a reboot of the Spider-Man film
series, portraying the character's origin story and his development into
a superhero while a high school student. The film stars Andrew Garfield
in the title role, with Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as Dr.
Curt Connors.
Development of the film began with the cancellation
of Spider-Man 4 in 2010, ending director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film
series that had starred Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco.
Opting to reboot the franchise with the same production team, Sony
Pictures Entertainment announced a July 2012 release date for The
Amazing Spider-Man. James Vanderbilt was hired to write the script while
Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves helped fine-tune it. Pre-production
involved auditioning many actors for the roles of Parker and Stacy. New
designs were introduced from the comics such as artificial web-shooters.
Using Red Digital Cinema Camera Company's RED Epic camera, principal
photography started in December 2010 in Los Angeles before moving to New
York City. The film entered post-production in April 2011. 3ality
Technica provided 3D image processing, Sony Imageworks handled CGI and
James Horner composed the film score.
Sony Entertainment built a
promotional website, released three trailers and launched a viral
marketing campaign, among other moves. Tie-ins included a video game by
Beenox. The film premiered on June 30 in Tokyo and was released in the
United States on July 3 in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D. Critical reaction was
mostly positive, with a 73% "certified fresh" score from review
aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The film was also a box office success,
becoming the 46th highest-grossing film of all time and the 6th
highest-grossing film of 2012. The first of at least two sequels is
scheduled for release on May 2, 2014, with director Marc Webbdrew Garfield set to return.
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