The Amazing Spider-Man 2
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Directed by | Marc Webb |
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Cinematography | Dan Mindel |
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Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 142 minutes[3] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $255 million[a][5][6] |
Box office | $709 million[7][8] |
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (also released as The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro in some markets)[9] is a 2014 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, directed by Marc Webb and released by Columbia Pictures. It is the fifth theatrical Spider-Man film produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment, and is a sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). The studio hired James Vanderbilt to write the screenplay and Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci to rewrite it.[10][11] The film stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn, Campbell Scott and Embeth Davidtz as Peter's parents, and Sally Field as Aunt May, with the addition of a new cast including Paul Giamatti as Rhino / Aleksei Sytsevich and Jamie Foxx as the primary antagonist, Electro / Max Dillon.
Development of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 began after the success of The Amazing Spider-Man. DeHaan, Giamatti, Jones, and Cooper were cast between December 2012 and February 2013. Filming took place in New York City from February to June 2013. The film was released in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D on May 2, 2014, in the United States with two international premieres being held between March 31 & April 10, 2014. The film received mixed reviews, and although it grossed $709 million worldwide and became the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2014, it was the lowest-grossing film in the series.[7] However, the film was declared a "hit" in the overseas markets with high openings and a wide cinematic release. The film subsequently won awards for its music composition and acting, notably one Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award and two ASCAP Awards.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was originally envisioned as the beginning of a shared fictional universe, which would have continued with two sequels and several spin-off films. Due to it performing below expectations, all subsequent installments were cancelled and a new iteration of the character will feature in other films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the first of which will be an appearance in the 2016 film, Captain America: Civil War.
Plot
In a flashback sequence, OsCorp scientist Richard Parker records a video message to explain his disappearance. Later, he and his wife, Mary, are aboard a private jet hijacked by a man sent to assassinate Richard. The plane crashes, killing both Richard and Mary, after he uploads the video.
In the present, Richard's son, Peter continues to fight crime as Spider-Man. He pursues and apprehends Aleksei Sytsevich, who attempts to steal a truck containing plutonium. During the chase, Spider-Man rescues OsCorp Industries employee, Max Dillon. Later, Peter meets with Gwen at their high school graduation ceremony, and insists he keep his vow to her father and ends their relationship. Peter's childhood friend, Harry Osborn, returns to Manhattan to see his terminally-ill father, Norman, CEO of OsCorp. Norman explains his illness is genetic, and Harry is at the age where it first develops. Norman gives Harry a small device he claims contains his life's work. The next day, Norman dies and Harry is appointed the new OsCorp CEO. He humiliates the OsCorp board, which has been privy to Norman's secret biogenetic projects for foreign military powers.
Thinking that they have become friends, Dillon idolizes Spider-Man. While tending to some maintenance in an OsCorp laboratory, he shocks himself by accident, and the line breaks off and he falls into a tank of genetically-engineered electric eels. They attack him, and he mutates into a living electric generator. Meanwhile, Peter attempts to maintain a friendship with Gwen, but she reveals she may move to England for school. Before they can discuss it, Dillon wanders into Times Square and accidentally causes a blackout. Spider-Man attempts to calm him down, but the police fire at Dillon, making him think that Spider-Man has betrayed him, where he then attacks furiously. Spider-Man stops him, and Dillon is taken to Ravencroft Institute, where he is studied by German scientist, Dr. Kafka. The first symptoms of Harry's illness show, and he uses the device Norman gave him to deduce that Spider-Man's blood could help save him. He asks Peter, who has been selling photos of Spider-Man to the Daily Bugle, for help finding Spider-Man. Peter refuses, unsure of what effects the transfusion would have, and although he does come to Harry as Spider-Man, he still refuses, and Harry develops an intense hatred towards Spider-Man. The Vice-President of OsCorp, Donald Menken frames Harry for covering up Dillon's accident, removes him as CEO, overthrows him and takes control of Oscorp. Harry's assistant, Felicia, (who's now the only remaining Oscorp board member who's still loyal to him) informs him of equipment that could help him, so he makes a deal with Dillon, who now calls himself "Electro", to get him back inside the OsCorp building. There, he finds a suit of armor and other equipment made by Norman, as well as venom from the now-destroyed genetically-altered spiders. The venom accelerates Harry's illness and transforms him into a goblin-like creature, but the suit's built-in emergency protocol restores his health and ultimately cures his illness.
Peter uses information left by his father to locate the video message in an abandoned subway station's hidden lab. Richard explains he had to leave because he refused to cooperate with Norman's biogenetic weaponization plans. Peter then hears a voicemail from Gwen, telling him she was offered the British scholarship and is heading to the airport earlier than expected. He manages to catch her and professes his love to her, and vows to go wherever she goes; they agree to go to England together. Electro causes another blackout, and Peter heads off to fight him. Gwen follows, and together they restore power and overload Electro's body, seemingly killing him. Afterward, the transformed Harry arrives equipped with Norman's armor and weaponry; upon seeing Gwen, Harry deduces Spider-Man's secret identity and, swearing revenge for being refused the blood transfusion, kidnaps her. He fights Spider-Man at the top of a clock tower, but is defeated. Despite Spider-Man's attempts to save Gwen, she falls to her death after the webbing in the clock tower breaks. Distraught, Peter ends his career as Spider-Man.
Five months later, Harry is coping with the effects of his transformation while incarcerated at Ravencroft. His associate, Gustav Fiers, visits Harry, and the pair discuss using the equipment that Harry found in the Oscorp building to create their own team to use for their own ends. Fiers states that the first volunteer for the team is Sytsevich, and Harry orders Fiers to start with him. Fiers then breaks Sytsevich out of prison. Equipped with an electromechanical suit armor, Sytsevich calls himself "The Rhino" and goes on a rampage through the streets. Peter, inspired by Gwen's graduation speech, confronts him as Spider-Man.
Cast
- Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man / Peter Parker: An orphaned teenage boy who received spider-powers after being bitten by a genetically altered spider. Peter first uses his powers to try to hunt down the killer of his uncle in The Amazing Spider-Man but soon decides to use his powers to fight crime as the vigilante known as Spider-Man. Garfield explained that the suit that he would wear in the film would undergo a new design. Garfield hoped to bring back the theme of him being an orphan stating, "I wanna keep exploring that theme of being fatherless, being motherless, searching for purpose and finding a purpose within himself". He felt that it was his responsibility to take on the role and that he does not take it lightly.[12]
- Max Charles also reprises his role as Young Peter Parker.
- Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy: A high school student and Peter's love interest. When asked about Peter and Gwen's relationship in the sequel, Stone said, "She saves him more than he saves her. She's incredibly helpful to Spider-Man ... He's the muscle, she's the brains."[13]
- Jamie Foxx as Electro / Max Dillon: An electrical engineer who works for Oscorp Industries and later transforms into a powerful, electronical creature following an accident, then taking the alias of "Electro". Foxx described the character as "a nobody" who initially idolizes Spider-Man.[14] He develops an obsession with Spider-Man after being saved by him and obtains his powers through an accident at Oscorp involving electric eels. Foxx revealed that the character would be redesigned to be more grounded, and that the villain's classic yellow and green suit would be omitted in favor of a modern look like black as decipted in the film.[15]
- Dane DeHaan as Green Goblin / Harry Osborn: Peter's longtime friend for 10 years and son of Norman Osborn. He was sent away to boarding school around the same time Peter's parents disappeared, and meets him for the first time.[16] He eventually assumes the role of the Green Goblin after injecting a special serum of spider-venom into his body, initially injected to provide a cure, which instead turns him into a hideous, psychotic, goblin-like creature. As the Green Goblin, Harry dons a technological suit capable of healing him and can fly with the use of a large glider.
- Colm Feore as Donald Menken: Oscorp's Vice President and Head of the Board. He is often in dispute with Harry over his capabilities of being a CEO to Oscorp, claiming that because Harry is a boy, he is incapable of leading the company.
- Felicity Jones as Felicia: Norman's assistant at Oscorp, and later Harry's. In a marketing video for the film releasing on digital HD formats, it was confirmed that Harry's assistant was called Felicia Hardy.[17]
- Paul Giamatti as Rhino / Aleksei Sytsevich: a Russian hired killer for the Russian Mafia, who allies with Harry and receives a massive, well-armored, robotic, rhino-like suit from him, deciding to call himself "the Rhino". Giamatti said of his character, "He's a Russian mobster. Russians are always good villains. I have an ability to just destroy things", he said. "My accent is pretty hammy. I loved doing it. It seemed to me like an opportunity to be as over-the-top hammy as possible. It was really fun."[18]
- Sally Field as Aunt May: Peter's aunt.
- Campbell Scott as Richard Parker: Peter's father.[b]
- Embeth Davidtz as Mary Parker: Peter's mother.
- Marton Csokas as Dr. Kafka: The head of Ravencroft Institute.
Chris Cooper portrays Norman Osborn, the late founder of Oscorp and Harry Osborn's father, while B. J. Novak portrays Alistair Smythe. Denis Leary reprises his role as George Stacy from the first film, where he appears as a ghost in Peter's visions. Spider-Man co-creator, Stan Lee, has a cameo appearance as a guest at Peter and Gwen's graduation ceremony. Michael Massee reprises his role as the "Man in the Shadows" from the first film, with the character now credited as "Gustav Fiers (The Gentleman)". Aidy Bryant appears as a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty. J.D. Walsh appears as an online instructor demonstrating how batteries work and an unamed actor portrays the Oscorp hired assassin who sent to kill Richard and Mary.
Production
Development
"The Spider-Man film franchise is one of our studio's greatest assets. We are thrilled with the creative team we have assembled to delve more deeply into the world that Marc, Avi and Matt have begun to explore in The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. We believe that Marc, Alex, and Drew have uniquely exciting visions for how to expand the Spider-Man universe in each of these upcoming films."
- Sony[20]
The sequel's villain was teased in the 2012 film.[21] Webb stated that the origin story would further unfold in the second installment.[22] In June 2012, Webb said he was unsure whether he would return,[23] though it was confirmed on September 28, 2012, that he would return to direct the sequel.[24][25] He stated that he "wanted to create a universe that not only can withstand but anticipate future storylines" while also "working in and of itself for one movie."[26] Andrew Garfield had also expressed hope to reprise his role,[27] and in September 2012, it was confirmed that he would do so.[24][25] Emma Stone was later confirmed to be reprising her role as Gwen Stacy, having signed a contract for two Amazing Spider-Man sequels.[13][28][29] The original costume and mask from The Amazing Spider-Man was altered and has lens in the mask, making the eyes bigger. The web shooters were also modified.[30]
Actor J. K. Simmons expressed interest in reprising his role as J. Jonah Jameson from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy should the studio offer it to him.[31] In October 2012, Electro was rumored as the next villain.[32] Jamie Foxx was given the role.[33][34][35] That December, Foxx confirmed that he was cast as the character, and during an interview with MTV, explained that the redesign of the character would be more grounded as well as details of his depiction.[36] On December 3, 2012, Marc Webb revealed that Dane DeHaan was chosen to play Harry Osborn.[37] Paul Giamatti was confirmed as a cast member in February 2013.[38] Felicity Jones confirmed her involvement with the film under an undisclosed role.[39] Giamatti also indicated in an October 2013 interview that he would return in The Amazing Spider-Man 3 as well.[40] On February 27, 2013, Chris Cooper was cast as Norman Osborn.[41]
By October 10, 2012, Shailene Woodley was in talks for the role of Mary Jane Watson.[42][43] By March 14, 2013, Woodley had concluded filming her small role.[44] Garfield recalled, "I think all of [those scenes] were in our backyards. We had two or three scenes with me talking over the fence, and there was one with us riding together on a motorcycle that we never got to shoot."[45] By mid-June, Mary Jane was cut from the film, with director Webb explaining it as "a creative decision to streamline the story and focus on Peter and Gwen and their relationship."[46][47]
Filming
“This project had the highest level of detail incorporated into digital environments that we’d ever done. The human characters were finished to a very high degree. We had to do a very realistic version of Emma Stone. Spider-Man and Gwen are involved in stunts that would have been very dangerous if real.”
— Jerome Chen - VFX supervisor of Sony Imageworks.[48]
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On February 4, 2013, Marc Webb posted on Twitter that principal photography had begun and that the sequel was being shot on 35 mm film in the anamorphic format,[49][50] instead of being filmed digitally as the preceding film was. Sony revealed this would be the first Spider-Man film to be filmed entirely in New York State, including a car-chase scene that was filmed in Rochester because the speed laws are less restrictive in upstate New York.[51] It became the largest film production ever in New York State.[52] The decision to film in Williamsburg, Brooklyn near the Passover holiday caused some controversy, as critics believed that this was culturally insensitive, and would cause problems with parking.[53] The filming company decided to work with the community and then agreed to adjust its production activities for Passover.[54][55] The producers had assembled a 200 person crew for the 10 day shoot in Rochester, with a total number of 250 local crew members and 150 local extras.[56] The prominent scenes were shot mostly on Main Street of Rochester and were digitally remastered to look like New York City.[57]
On June 25, Webb posted on Twitter that filming was completed.[58] Soundstage work was done at Grumman Studios and Gold Coast Studios, both in Bethpage, New York, and at the Marcy Armory in Brooklyn.[51][59]
Special effects
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Sony Pictures Imageworks designed the special effects for the film.[61] The digital composition of the film, including the scene where the battle of Spider-Man and Electro in Times Square, took one year to complete.[60] The sets of Times Square were built in Gold Coast Studios with the green screens[62] and most of the scenes were digitally re-designed by computer.[63] The photography and VFX team took over 36,000 photos of the Times Square in order to re-create the location digitally. In addition, the animation team captured over 100 billboards during the photography process.[64]
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The film was post-converted from 2D to 3D, in part because the production team wanted to shoot 35 mm film. Dan Mindel used Kodak Vision3 500T 5219 and 200T 5213, while the second unit shot day exteriors on Kodak Vision3 50D 5203.[66] During the production, 20 layers of lightning CGI effects were applied to depict Electro. Jamie Foxx was photographed as Electro by KNB EFX team and the skin colors used to show the moods of the character.[67] A total number of 1600, visual effects shots of the film was originally filmed in 2K resolution and then converted into 4K resolution with the help of color grading.[68] To give the visual effects a realistic look, sound designers Addison Teague and Eric Norris and re-recording mixers Paul Massey and David Giammarco mixed the background music using Auro 11.1 cinema sound technology and the film's soundtrack was remixed using Dolby Atmos, Auro and Dolby 5.1.[68]
Post-production
The film was mixed in Auro 11.1 and Dolby Atmos in the converted William Holden Theater. The mix for both was completed by Paul Massey and David Giammarco.[68][69]
A mid-credit teaser scene from X-Men: Days of Future Past was added to the film after its London premiere, due to an existing deal between Webb and 20th Century Fox, in which Fox allowed Webb to direct the film if Sony would promote the X-Men film for free.[70] The scene, set during the Vietnam War, shows Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), a rogue mutant, trying to infiltrate a military camp led by William Stryker (Josh Helman) in an attempt to recruit fellow mutants Havok (Lucas Till) and Toad (Evan Jonigkeit).[71][72][73] The scene's inclusion sparked confusion among some viewers in the United Kingdom, who thought it meant an X-Men–Spider-Man crossover film was being planned, based on how Marvel Studios and Disney use codas within the Marvel Cinematic Universe to promote future films.[70]
Music
On July 20, 2013, Webb announced that Hans Zimmer would be composing the music for the film, replacing James Horner, the composer of the first film.[74] On October 25, 2013, Pharrell Williams revealed to Billboard that he would co-compose the score with Zimmer.[75] Webb and Zimmer formed a supergroup with Williams, Johnny Marr, Mike Einziger and former Eurythmic, David A. Stewart to create the music for the sequel.[76] Eventually, Stewart did not participate in the film's music, and the supergroup, credited as The Magnificent Six (a reference to the Sinister Six) was composed of Williams, Marr, Einziger, Junkie XL, Steve Mazzaro and Andrew Kawczynski assisting Zimmer. The soundtrack for the film was released on April 22, 2014 by Columbia Records and Madison Gate Records.[77] Hans Zimmer described his work for this film as be different from previous works by him, thus revealing one of the themes for the film, which was first heard on the website.[78]
On March 31, 2014, a track called "It's On Again" was uploaded to Soundcloud.[79] It features vocals by Kendrick Lamar and Alicia Keys. Keys announced the song on Twitter and credited Zimmer and Williams, along with Lamar and herself for the song, indicating the song as a part of the film's soundtrack.[80] Webb described the song as “upbeat and exciting”.[80]
Marketing
The release of the film in the United Kingdom was postponed to April 16, 2014, two days ahead of its original April 18 date.[81] Deadline reported that, in addition to the production budget, the film's marketing budget was $180–190 million.[6]
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On July 17, 2013, Sony released a clip from the film with the first released footage of Jamie Foxx as Electro to encourage attendance at the panel, at the San Diego Comic-Con International.[82] At the panel they premiered a four-minute trailer, which was not publicly released but eventually leaked on the internet. Viral marketing for the film included a version of the Daily Bugle on the blogging service Tumblr, which included references to Kate Cushing, Detective Stan Carter, the "Big Man", Izzy Bunsen, Joy Mercado,[83][84] Donald Menken, the Vulture, Hydro-Man, Spencer Smythe, Ned Leeds,[85][86][87] Anne Weying, J. Jonah Jameson,[88] Shocker, Alistair Smythe, Doctor Octopus, Eddie Brock,[89] The Enforcers and Puma.[90][91] Marc Webb posted a photo on Twitter with a message written in Dwarven language revealing that the first trailer would debut prior to 3D screenings of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.[92][93]
On December 8, 2013, it was announced that new footage from the film would be presented during New Year's Eve festivities at New York City's Times Square.[94] The film was further promoted during the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) "Earth Hour" campaign. The cast was present at the launch of the 2014 event in Singapore.[95] Disney Consumer Products announced a merchandise product line for the film at the American International Toy Fair on February 17, 2014.[96]
In March 2014, Gameloft and Marvel announced the launch of a mobile game of the same name for smartphones and tablets.[97][98] It was released on consoles afterward.[99] Kellogg's released an application featuring the film.[100] Evian served as a promotional partner of the film. On April 1, 2014, the brand released an advertisement "The Amazing Baby & Me 2" featuring Spider-Man and a baby version of him, as a follow-up to their original "Baby & Me" campaign.[101] The film partnered with NBCUniversal for advertising. Spots for the film appeared on Bravo, E!, USA, Syfy, Telemundo, and mun2. A customized page was created on Fandango.[102] In May 2014, Marvel announced that Spider-Man's costume from the film would be shown within Marvel: Avengers Alliance.[103]
Home media
Fans who saw the film started petitions on several petition websites to include a "Director's Cut" in the home video release for cutting out scenes from the film's marketing, including scenes featuring Martin Sheen reprising his role as Uncle Ben and Chris Zylka reprising his role as Flash Thompson, along with Shailene Woodley and Electro's deleted scenes[c] and a post-credits scene.[d][107] The film has an alternate ending where Peter Parker's father meets Peter at Gwen's resting place.[19] Creative agency Deckhouse Digital was hired to produce several animated GIFs ahead of the DVD/Blu-ray release as part of a sponsored ad campaign on Tumblr.[108][109] The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for digital download on August 5, 2014 and was released on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and DVD on August 19, 2014.[110]
Reception
Critical response
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 received mixed reviews from film critics and audiences.[111] The Los Angeles Times said, "[The film is] overstuffed with plot lines, set pieces and villains, although stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone do their best to give the movie heart."[112] Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 53% approval rating from critics, with an average score of 5.8/10 based on 267 reviews. The site's consensus states: "While the cast is outstanding and the special effects are top-notch, the latest installment of the Spidey saga suffers from an unfocused narrative and an overabundance of characters."[113] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film also has a score of 53 out of 100, based on 49 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[114] CinemaScore polls conducted during the opening weekend revealed the average grade cinemagoers gave the film was B+ on an A+ to F scale.[115]
The main criticisms of the film were the underdeveloped characters, overlong running time, and crowded script.[116][117][118] However, the special effects, chemistry between Stone and Garfield, Dane DeHaan's performance, the action scenes, and Hans Zimmer's musical score were met with high praise.[119][120] Foxx's portrayal of Max Dillon/Electro was met with mixed reviews.[121]
Tim Robey of The Telegraph said, "Marc Webb's Spider-Man sequel is overstuffed with high-voltage villains, but the sparks between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone save the day".[122] Simon Reynolds of Digital Spy said, "Peter's past, present and future all intertwine in a sequel that offers bang for your buck. That said you can't help [but] feel the franchise bean counters at work here thanks to all the ominous foreshadowing and unresolved character arcs. Too many cooks and all that ...".[123] Kim Newman of Empire scored the film three out of five stars, saying: "A few too-broad gags aside — and even these are in the funky spirit of '60s Marvel — this is a satisfying second issue with thrills, heartbreak, gasps, and a perfectly judged slingshot ending."[124] Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter said, "The eponymous hero hits his super-heroic stride here, as does Andrew Garfield in the role, especially when Spider-Man's alter ego Peter Parker learns there's always some fine print in a contract with this many benefits. The plot gets itself tangled up in multiple villain strands, but in the main, this installment is emotionally weightier and more satisfying than its predecessor."[125] Guy Lodge of Variety said, "Redundancy remains a problem, but this overlong superhero sequel gets by on sound, fury and star chemistry."[126] Richard Roeper gave the film a B+, stating that "It's about 20 minutes too long and it's overstuffed with too many characters and too many subplots, but there's enough good stuff in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 to warrant optimism about the next chapter of the franchise."[127] A negative review came from Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, giving the film two stars out of four, he said: "Things go wrong quickly with Amazing 2. Am I the only one who hates the word Amazing to describe a movie that isn't? Just asking."[128]
Box office
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 grossed $8.7 million on its early Thursday night showings.[129] It finished its opening weekend in first place with $91.6 million, almost $30 million more than the opening weekend gross of the first film.[130] The film grossed $202,853,933 in North America and $505,835,227 in other countries, for a total gross of $708,689,160.[7][8]
Outside North America, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opened on April 16, 2014 to $2.73 million in the UK and to $190,000 in Belgium, while opening to $1.44 million in Australia and $1.11 million in Germany.[131] The film's release in India was the biggest opening weekend for an American film at that point.[132] In China, the film played on 11,002 screens, which is the biggest release of any film in history.[133] On its opening day in Hong Kong, the film earned $1.23 million, the highest opening gross in the territory.[134]
Accolades
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie – Sci-Fi/Fantasy | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Nominated | [135] |
Choice Actor – Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Andrew Garfield | Nominated | |||
Choice Actress – Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Emma Stone | Nominated | |||
Choice Villain | Jamie Foxx | Nominated | |||
Choice Liplock | Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone | Nominated | |||
2015 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Nominated | [136][137] |
Favorite Movie Actor | Jamie Foxx | Nominated | |||
Favorite Movie Actress | Emma Stone | Won | |||
Favorite Male Action Star | Andrew Garfield | Nominated | |||
Favorite Villain | Jamie Foxx | Nominated | |||
2015 | Saturn Awards | Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Nominated | [138] |
2015 | ASCAP Awards | Top Box Office Films | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Won | [139] [140] |
ASCAP Honors Top Film & TV Composers at 30th Annual Awards | Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent Six | Won |
Canceled franchise and reboot
"It's a big day here at Sony. Kevin, Amy and their teams have done an incredible job. The Marvel process is very thorough, and that's why their results are so outstanding. I'm confident Spider-Man will be no exception. I've worked with a number of up-and-coming directors who have gone on to be superstars and believe that Jon is just such an outstanding talent. For Spidey himself, we saw many terrific young actors, but Tom's screen tests were special."
— Tom Rothman, Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Group[141]
Sony had originally intended the film to launch an expansive film universe to compete with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2013, Sony announced a third Amazing Spider-Man film with a release date of June 10, 2016, which Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Pinkner would return to write, and a fourth film with a release date of May 4, 2018.[142][143] Additionally, the series was to include spin-off films featuring the Sinister Six and Venom, with Drew Goddard writing and directing Sinister Six and Kurtzman directing a Venom script co-written by himself, Orci, and Ed Solomon.[144][145][146] Sinister Six had been planned for a November 11, 2016 release.[147][148] Additionally, by August 2014, Sony had hired Lisa Joy Nolan to write the script for a 2017 film starring a Marvel superheroine.[148]
However, between December 2013 and the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in May 2014, Garfield and Webb revealed that while they would both return for the third film, neither was certain of their involvement in the fourth, with Webb adding he would certainly not be directing.[5][149][150] Following the mixed critical reviews and franchise-low box office performance of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the future of the franchise was unclear. By July 2014, Orci had left the third film to work on Star Trek Beyond,[151] The Amazing Spider-Man 3, which would have included the return of Norman Osborn[152] and focused on Peter's recovering from Gwen's death,[153] was delayed to an unspecified date in 2018, and The Amazing Spider-Man 4 was moved to a later, unknown date.[147]
Following the 2014 Sony Pictures Entertainment hack, Sony was revealed to have been in talks to have Sam Raimi return to the franchise to direct a new trilogy for the character and was in discussion with Marvel Studios about including Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: Civil War. Marvel reportedly was unhappy with some of the terms of the proposed arrangement, including the film rights staying with Sony, and both talks allegedly ceased.[154][155] However, in February 2015, Sony and Marvel Studios announced that a new iteration of Spider-Man will appear in the MCU, with the character appearing in Captain America: Civil War before Sony releases a Spider-Man film produced by Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal on July 28, 2017.[156] Following this announcement, The Amazing Spider-Man 3 was canceled.[157] Sony Pictures will continue to finance, distribute, own and have final creative control of the Spider-Man films. Marvel Studios and Sony will explore opportunities to integrate other characters of the MCU into future Spider-Man films.[158][159][160] Tom Holland will star as the new Spider-Man.[141] In March 2016, The Hollywood Reporter has reported that Sony are moving forward with the standalone Venom film with Dante Harper writing the script while Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach will be producing and supervising the project; it will not be related to the Amazing Spider-Man film franchise.[161]
See also
List of films featuring powered exoskeletons
Footnotes
- ^ According to London Calling balance sheet, the total budget price costs up to $293 million.[4]
- ^ A deleted scene from the film has Richard Parker's cameo.[19]
- ^ In addition, the scene has an unseen part from Max Dillon's life before he became Electro.[104]
- ^ An alternative version of the film was released on DVD with addtional audio commentary by the filmmakers.[105][106]
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- ^ "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [2D] (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ^ "Balance sheet of London Calling" (PDF). Allianz. wikileaks. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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