Spider-Man in Other Media - Film

Film

All of the official Spider-Man films rank among the list of highest-grossing films.

  • Nicholas Hammond was the first person to portray Peter Parker/Spider-Man on-screen in the 1970s TV movies The Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man Strikes Back & Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge.
  • During the production of X-Men movie, Spider-Man made a brief cameo appearance in an outtake during the scene when Cyclops, Jean and Storm head in to the inside of the statue of liberty.
  • The Green Goblin's Last Stand: a 1992 fan film, based on The Amazing Spider-Man comic book story "The Night Gwen Stacy Died", directed, written, and starring actor-stuntman Dan Poole. It was acclaimed for its high-risk stunts and guerrilla marketing.
  • Spider-Man: On May 3, 2002, the feature film Spider-Man was released. It was directed by Sam Raimi and stars actor Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. The film uses various CGI effects to bring Spider-Man to life. Although the film adaptation took liberties with the character's history and powers—notably, he was bitten by a genetically modified rather than a radioactive spider (an idea originating with Ultimate Spider-Man), had organic web-shooters rather than mechanical ones, and had a long-standing crush on Mary Jane Watson—it was generally held to be true to the character and was widely embraced by the viewing public. It opened at a record US$114.8 million and earned more than US$403 million in the U.S. and Canada, the highest North American gross of any film released that year, though surpassed internationally (see 2002 in film). The villain of this film was the Green Goblin portrayed by Willem Dafoe.
  • Spider-Man 2 was 2004's second-most financially successful movie in North America and third internationally (see 2004 in film). It premiered in more North American movie theaters (4,152) than any previous movie. Its original opening day was July 2, 2004, but was moved to June 30, 2004. Its first-day gross (US$40.5 million) surpassed its predecessor's US$39.4 million record. Spider-Man 2 was also the first motion picture released in the Sony Universal Media Disc format for the PlayStation Portable, included free with the first one million PSP systems released in the United States. The villain of the film was Doctor Octopus, portrayed by Alfred Molina.
  • Spider-Man 3 began production in 2005 under director Raimi. The studio released the film on May 4, 2007, on a budget reported to be more than US$250 million. The film features three villains: the Sandman/Flint Marko (portrayed by Thomas Haden Church), the New Goblin/Harry Osborn (portrayed by James Franco), and Venom/Eddie Brock (portrayed by Topher Grace). Bryce Dallas Howard plays Gwen Stacy. The plot centers on Peter and MJ's relationship problems, which are exacerbated by the arrival of an alien symbiote that takes over Spider-Man's costume and, despite enhancing his powers, also amplifies his anger, arrogance and other negative personality traits. Despite mixed reviews by critics, Spider-Man 3 opened to record-breaking sales with $59 million on its first day.
  • The Amazing Spider-Man began production in December 2010 and was directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, and Steve Kloves. Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin produced the 3D film released on July 3, 2012. Andrew Garfield is playing the role of Peter Parker. The film featured the villain Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard who was played by Rhys Ifans and the love interest Gwen Stacy (who had previously been played in Spider-Man 3 by Bryce Dallas Howard) who was played by Emma Stone.
  • A sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was announced in August 2012, Garfield, Stone, Field and Sheen are all reprised their roles with Jamie Foxx, Shailene Woodley, Dane DeHaan, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Felicity Jones & Chris Cooper joining the cast. Production began in February 2013 for a May 2, 2014 release date.

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