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For the video game based on the film, see Spider-Man 3 (video game). For the soundtrack of the film, see Spider-Man 3: The Official Soundtrack.
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 international poster
Directed bySam Raimi
Written byComic Book:
Stan Lee
Steve Ditko
David Michelinie
Todd McFarlane
Story:
Sam Raimi
Ivan Raimi
Screenplay:
Alvin Sargent
Produced byAvi Arad
Stan Lee
Laura Ziskin
Grant Curtis
StarringTobey Maguire
Kirsten Dunst
James Franco
Thomas Haden Church
Topher Grace
CinematographyBill Pope
Edited byBob Murawski
Music byChristopher Young
Danny Elfman
Distributed bySony Pictures Entertainment
Release dates
United Nations May 1, 2007
United States May 4 2007
Running time
145 mins[1]
Country United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$250 million (reportedly)

Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film that is the third film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Sam Raimi, who directed the previous two Spider-Man films, returns to direct the third installment with a returning cast that includes Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Rosemary Harris and J. K. Simmons. The film also stars franchise newcomers Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard and Thomas Haden Church. Spider-Man 3 will be commercially released in multiple countries on May 1, 2007.[2] The film will be commercially released in the United States in both conventional and IMAX theaters on May 4, 2007.[3]

Synopsis

Template:Spoiler After finally being able to find a balance between being Spider-Man, and spending time with Mary-Jane Watson, Peter Parker begins to feel secure in his life. One night, Peter finds his costume has changed; it's now black, with the ability to enhance his powers. Bringing out the darker, more vengeful side, the suit begins to influence Peter. After becoming more egotistical, Peter makes a decision to abandon the suit. Also, two new villains, Sandman and Venom, arrive in New York with overpowering abilities.[4] Template:Endspoiler

Cast and characters

Stan Lee has a cameo in Spider-Man 3, as he did in the previous Spider-Man films.[5] Unlike his previous Spider-Man cameos, he has dialogue with Peter Parker in his cameo for this film. Lee has referred to it as his "best cameo" in an interview.[6] Bruce Campbell, who has had cameo roles as a wrestling ring announcer in Spider-Man and as a rude usher in Spider-Man 2, returns in Spider-Man 3 with a new cameo.[7] Sam Raimi has a cameo in Spider-Man 3 as a Navy admiral.[8]

Production

In March of 2004, with Spider-Man 2 being released the coming June, Marvel Studios had begun developing Spider-Man 3 for a release date of 2007.[9] By the release of Spider-Man 2, a release date for Spider-Man 3 had been set for May 2, 2007 before production on the sequel had begun.[10] The date was later changed to May 4. In January 2005, Sony Pictures Entertainment completed a seven-figure deal with screenwriter Alvin Sargent, who had penned Spider-Man 2, to work on Spider-Man 3 with an option to write a fourth film.[11]

For the sequel, Sargent brought back Harry Osborn as a more formidable adversary for Spider-Man. While Harry Osborn had been depicted as taking up his father's Green Goblin mantle in most non-film stories, or the Ultimate Hobgoblin in the Ultimate Marvel comics continuity, Raimi had said at Comic-Con 2006 that Harry would be neither, but instead "somewhere between".[12] Raimi ultimately titled Harry Osborn the New Goblin, with the character being equipped with a glider called the Sky Stick.[13] Actor James Franco, who portrays Harry in the film, described the character's villainy as realistic: "It's not just that he turns dark just because it's fun. He has very justifiable reasons for why he does what he does."[14]

File:Eddie Brock AKA Venom.JPG
Topher Grace as Venom unmasked

Topher Grace, who was initially cast in an unidentified role in May 2005,[15] plays Venom, a character whose perceived "lack of humanity" had been criticized by Sam Raimi.[16] Marvel Studios chairman and CEO Avi Arad convinced Raimi to include Venom, telling the director that Venom had a strong fan base. The director grew to appreciate the result of the character, based on Alvin Sargent's script treatment and the performance of Grace,[17] who gained 20 pounds of muscle for the role.[18] At Comic-Con 2006, the film's version of the character was described as being based on "an amalgamation of Venom stories". Eddie Brock, Junior, the human part of Venom, would serve as a mirror to Peter Parker. Both characters had similar employment and romantic interests, though Brock differed from Parker in having a "terrible childhood".[16] While the symbiote lacked a webbing motif in the comics, the film design department added it to give a sense of life to the costume, as it looks like it is gripping onto Brock's body.[19]

Spider-Man 3 also introduces the film version of Sandman, in whom Tobey Maguire originally expressed personal interest as a future adversary for Spider-Man during press for Spider-Man 2.[20] Although the character in the comic books is more or less a goon, the screenwriters added a new plot of him being Uncle Ben's killer, in order to further Peter's guilt over his uncle's death.[21] Thomas Haden Church was approached for the role because of his award-winning performance in Sideways.[22] After being cast, Church worked out for 16 months to improve his physique for the role.[23]

Reportedly, the film's budget is $250 million, which would make it the most expensive film ever made in nominal U.S. dollars, breaking King Kong's budget record of $207 million. It would also be third, in adjusted dollars, to War and Peace's budget of $560 million.[24] Camera crews spent ten days between November 5, 2005, and November 18, 2005, to film sequences that would involve intense visual effects so Sony Pictures Imageworks could begin work on the shots early in the project. The same steps had been taken for Spider-Man 2 to begin producing visual effects early for sequences involving the villain Doctor Octopus.[25]

Columbia Pictures officially announced that the main filming for Spider-Man 3 started on January 2, 2006.[26] Principal photography wrapped up in August 2006 after over a hundred days of filming. Principal photography had begun on January 16, 2006, on Stage 30 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA. The team filmed in Los Angeles until May 19, 2006. In spring 2006, film location manager Peter Martorano brought camera crews to Cleveland,[27] due to the Cleveland Film Commission offering production space at the city's convention center at no cost.[28] Afterward, the team moved to Manhattan, where filming commenced until July 1, 2006.[25] After August, pick-ups were conducted as Raimi sought to film more action scenes.[29] The film then wrapped in October, although in the following month, additional special effects shots were taken to finalize the production.[30]

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Spider-Man punching through Sandman

John Dykstra, who won the Academy Award for Visual Effects for his work on Spider-Man 2, declined to work on the third film as visual effects supervisor, with colleague Scott Stokdyk taking over the reins.[31] Sony Pictures Imageworks designed specific computer programs that did not exist when Spider-Man 3 began production. The company used the groundbreaking visual effects programs to create the performances and shots needed to complete the film. In addition to the innovative visual effects for the film, Stokdyk created a miniature of a skyscraper section at 1/16 scale with New Deal Studios' Ian Hunter and David Sanger. Stokdyk chose to design the miniature instead of using computer-generated imagery so damage done to the building could be portrayed realistically and timely without guesswork involving computer models.[32]

For scenes involving visual effects, Thomas Haden Church was super-imposed onto the screen, where computer-generated imagery was then applied.[22] With sand as a possible hazard for scenes of buried characters, ground-up corncobs were used as a substitute instead.[13] In a fight where Spider-Man punches through Sandman's chest, congenital amputee boxer Baxter Humby took Tobey Maguire's place in filming the scene. Humby, who was born without his right hand, helped deliver the intended effect of punching through Sandman's chest.[33]

Music

See also: Spider-Man 3: The Official Soundtrack

Originally, Danny Elfman, the composer for the previous installments, did not plan to return for the third installment of Spider-Man because of difficulties with director Sam Raimi. Elfman had said that he had a "miserable experience" working with Raimi on Spider-Man 2 and could not comfortably adapt his music.[34] Christopher Young was then announced to score Spider-Man 3 in Elfman's vacancy.[35] In December 2006, however, producer Grant Curtis announced that Elfman had begun collaborating with Christopher Young on the music for Spider-Man 3.[36] Young will keep the themes for Spider-Man and the Green Goblin and compose new themes for Sandman, Venom and the love story.[37]

The Spider-Man 3 soundtrack will be released on May 1 2007 and features songs by Snow Patrol, The Killers, and other bands.[38]

Marketing

Further information: Spider-Man 3 (video game)

The first teaser trailer for Spider-Man 3 was released on the Internet on June 27, 2006.[39] The first full-length trailer premiered on November 9 on various channels and websites, with an exclusive high-definition version on iFilm, which became available after the premiere.[40] On March 3, 2007 a second theatrical trailer was shown at WonderCon in San Francisco, California,[41] which was attached to the film 300.[42] The final trailer debuted on March 23 2007 on a special website designed by Comcast for the movie.[43]

In New York City, tourist attractions will arrange events and exhibits on April 30, 2007 to lead up to the release of Spider-Man 3. The unique campaign will include a spider exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, workshops on baby spider plants at the New York Botanical Garden, Green Goblin mask-making workshop at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, and a scavenger hunt and a bug show at Central Park Zoo.[44]

The multi-platform video game Spider-Man 3 will be released in May 2007 to coincide with the film's release.[45]

Hasbro, which holds the license for Marvel characters, will release several toys to tie-in with the film. They are expected to release a deluxe spinning web blaster, along with 3 different action figures.[46][47] Toys of the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus from the first two films will be re-released, as will toys of the Lizard, the Scorpion and the Rhino in a style reminiscent of the films.[48][49] Techno Source unveiled its line-up of interactive Spider-Man 3 toys, including a "hand-held Battle Tronics device that straps to the inside of a player’s wrist and mimics Spidey’s web-slinging motions".[50] Sideshow Collectibles are producing Spider-Man 3 collectibles, which are distributed by Medicom Toy Corporation.[51]

Release

Spider-Man 3 will have its world premiere in Tokyo on April 16, 2007,[13] and the U.S. premiere will take place at the Tribeca Film Festival in Queens on April 30.[52] The film will also be released in Japan on May 1, 2007, three days prior to the American commercial release, in time for the Japan's Golden Week.[13] Spider-Man 3 will also be released early in China on May 3 to circumvent market growth of pirated copies of the film. The studio's release of a film in China before its domestic release will be a first for Sony Pictures Releasing International.[53]

Sequel

In an August 2006 interview with MTV, Marvel producer Kevin Feige anticipated more sequels to the Spider-Man films "because of the wealth of stories in the comics".[54] Producer Avi Arad feels that some issues come to an end, but due to the character's age and his complex love life, the story is still continuous.[21] Although he has not signed on for another sequel, Tobey Maguire has denied reports that he will not return, saying that he may return if, "We feel like we can make a good movie that's worth making". Actress Kirsten Dunst has also expressed openess to return if director Sam Raimi and Maguire do.[55] Raimi told Premiere magazine that he "couldn't imagine" doing more sequels to the Spider-Man films without Tobey Maguire in the title role, but refused to completely rule out directing any future installments.[13]

In January 2007, Columbia Pictures entered negotiations with screenwriter David Koepp, who is credited with the first Spider-Man screenplay, to pen the script for a fourth film, which would be released in 2009 or 2010.[56]

Further reading

  • David, Peter (2007). Spider-Man 3. Novelization of the film. Pocket Star. ISBN 1416527214. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  • Curtis, Grant (2007). The Spider-Man Chronicles: The Art and Making of Spider-Man 3. Chronicle Books. ISBN 0811857778. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |day= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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