The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 movie)
The Amazing Spider-Man is a 2012 American superhero movie by Marvel Entertainment and Columbia Pictures. It stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. It is a reboot of the Spider-Man movie series. It was released in the United States in 2012.
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| Directed by | Marc Webb |
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| Story by | James Vanderbilt |
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| Music by | James Horner |
| Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 136 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200–230 million[3] |
| Box office | $758.7 million[3] |
It is about Peter Parker in high school while his super powers are evolving. A sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, was released in 2014.
Plot
Abandoned by his parents and raised by an aunt and uncle, teenager Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) is trying to figure out why his parents left. When Peter finds a mysterious briefcase that was his father's, he tries to figure out what it means. His search takes him to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors who created a genetically engineered spider which bites Peter Parker and gives him superpowers. After his uncle Ben Parker is murdered, Peter becomes a Superhero called Spider-Man. Peter falls in love with Gwen Stacy whose policeman father hates Spider-Man. Dr. Connors transforms himself into a Supervillain called The Lizard and Spider-Man stops the Lizard from turning everyone in New York City into a Lizard.
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The Amazing Spider-Man was director Marc Webb's second feature film
The scene in which the Lizard rampages on the Williamsburg Bridge was filmed both on the bridge itself and on a Los Angeles soundstage, where a 150-foot piece of the bridge was constructed.
Graffiti of the Spider-Man logo (pictured here in Seattle, Washington) was part of the film's viral marketing campaign in several major US cities.
Emma Stone promoting The Amazing Spider-Man at San Diego Comic-Con in 2011
References
- ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (June 21, 2012). "The Amazing Spider-Man: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/amazing-spider-man-film-review-340662. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- ↑ The Amazing Spider-Man (August 8, 2012)British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
