[151][152] This two-disc DVD release comes in widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) and fullscreen (specifically reframed 1.33:1 aspect ratio digitally mastered from the original source and specially reframed by the filmmakers themselves without gutting out portions of the frame using pan and scan) versions. 2. They were given their own background stories and reasonings for doing crime. As for the second disc, the special features are an HBO special called The Making of Spider-Man, The Evolution of Spider-Man, outtakes, screen tests, an E! For scenes in which Spider-Man would take his mask off, there was an alternate suit where the mask was a separate piece. He forces Peter to choose whom he wants to save and drops them both. Spider-Man is credited for redefining the modern superhero genre, as well as the summer blockbuster. For the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, the studio considered Tom Cruise while Zito was interested in casting actor and stuntman Scott Leva who had previously done promotional appearances as Spider-Man for Marvel. [65], For the titular role, the filmmakers wanted someone who wasn't "extraordinarily tall or handsome as Christopher Reeve", but who could have the "heart and soul" for the audience to identify with. [133] Both the trailer and poster were removed after the events of the attacks, but can be found online. Prints are now available to purchase online and at upcoming conventions. Peter saves both Mary Jane and the tram car. Tobey Maguire has revealed he is keen to "show up" and don the Spider-Man suit in future MCU movies, should the opportunity arise. While being interviewed by Pete Hammond, along . Fox attempted to acquire the film rights to Spider-Man for Cameron but this proved unsuccessful. As Peter leaves, he recalls Ben's words and accepts his new responsibility as Spider-Man. Director Sam Raimi shares an update on a possible Spider-Man 4 starring Tobey Maguire. He is a high school student living in Queens, NYC, who acquired superhuman abilities after receiving a bite from an experimental spider during a school field trip. [179] It stayed at the second position in its fourth weekend, grossing $35,814,844 over the four-day Memorial Day frame, dropping only 21% while expanding to 3,876 theaters, averaging $9,240 over four days, and bringing the 25-day gross to $333,641,492. [60] Burton expressed a lack of interest by remarking that he was "just A DC guy", given his past work in Batman and Batman Returns. [59] Columbus would later pass on the project to direct Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone instead. Ive heard people talk about how our Sam Raimi movies were some kind of influential turning point in these movies, which is really sweet and feels like an honor. [173] Upon its opening, it had the third-highest number of screenings of any film, behind Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Mission: Impossible 2. tobey Maguire. Their names are Ruby Sweetheart and Otis Tobias Maguire. [66] Koepp pitched the idea of having Peter Parker not getting his Spider-Man suit until after the film's first forty five minutes so they could stretch out the origin story and that Peter and Mary Jane would not get together at the end, feeling that them ending apart was romantic. [115], In Los Angeles, locations included the Natural History Museum (for the Columbia University lab where Parker is bitten and receives his powers), the Pacific Electricity Building (the Daily Bugle offices) and Greystone Mansion (for the interiors of Norman Osborn's home), the latter of which was the set that was used for Batman. [187] The film sold an estimated 69,484,700 tickets in the US. [102], With Spider-Man cast, filming was set to begin November 2000 in New York City and on Sony soundstages. At Norman's funeral, Harry swears vengeance on Spider-Man, whom he holds responsible for his father's death. [69] Raimi felt he would stretch the audience's suspension of disbelief too far to have Parker invent mechanical webshooters. No Way Home introduces MCU Peter Parker to Sam Raimi's Peter, aka Tobey Maguire, and Marc Webb's Peter Parker, aka Andrew Garfield. [189][190][191], Internationally, Spider-Man opened in 17 territories in its first week, earning a total of $13.3 million. [127] When two studio executives were shown shots of the computer generated character, they believed it was actually Maguire performing stunts. I'm Spider-man. #actorslife #smc #smcfootball #colleg", "20 celebrities you probably forgot appeared in the 'Spider-Man' movies", "Sam Raimi's Spider-Man Almost Featured an Iconic X-Men Cameo", https://gizmodo.com/the-secret-history-of-spider-man-movies-5843007, "Spider-Man's First Live-Action Outing Was Almost a Horror Film", "Is the '80s Spider-Man Film a Lost Classic? [46] Cameron had recently completed True Lies for 20th Century Fox as part of a production deal with the studio. Network special called Spider-Mania and more. The actor thought he was finished with the role until he heard the wild pitch for No Way Home. [175] During its second weekend, the film reached the $200million mark on its ninth day of release, also a record at the time. Peter Parker, also known as Spider-Man, is the titular protagonist of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man Trilogy and a titular major character in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Its soundtrack combines traditional orchestration, ethnic percussion, and electronic elements. [91][92] Kate Hudson turned down the role. [213][214] While only Danny Elfman brought home a Saturn Award, Raimi, Maguire, and Dunst were all nominated for their respective positions. "[204] USA Today critic Mike Clark believed the casting rivaled that of Christopher Reeve as 1978's Superman. Directors Roland Emmerich, Ang Lee, Chris Columbus, Barry Sonnenfeld, Tim Burton, Michael Bay, Jan de Bont, M. Night Shyamalan, Tony Scott, and David Fincher were considered to direct the project before Raimi was hired as director in 2000. [186] Spider-Man also dethroned Batman's record for becoming the highest-grossing superhero film of all time. Plus, Russia and Yugoslavia had the third best all time film opening. I think myself, Tom, and Tobey came into this going, Well, hows this gonna go? Id had lovely interactions with Tom and Tobey previously; not big hangouts, but really sweet moments at parties or events or as sweet and deep as those things can go, which is not very! Leslie Stevens, creator of The Outer Limits, was hired to write a screenplay based on this concept. SPIDER-MAN - The web-spinning superhero has a mission to save New York from his nemesis, the GreenGoblin, and to win the heart of Mary Jane, the girl next door. Both discs feature DVD-ROM features, such as a countdown to Spider-Man 2, record your own commentary and an Activision game. And that's sexy. [72] The Flatiron Building was used for the Daily Bugle. [111] Dunst also admitted shooting the scene was "awful". Beginning in April 2002, the locations offered customers three different Spider-Man collector's cups and patrons could purchase a Spider-Man figure to attach to their car radio antenna. Tom Hollands experienced Spider-Man who has fought Cap, Bucky, Falcon, Thanos, Vulture, Shocker and Mysterio = Can't beat Goblin until he's literally filled with rage and wanting to murder him. In the version that showed on Cartoon Network, there were many cuts for time, violence, and swearing. The mask eye lenses were designed to have a mirror look. Its opening screenings in France were a massive 10,645 admissions from 27 screens, beating out the French film Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra. [80] Tobey Maguire was cast as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in July 2000,[81] having been Sam Raimi's primary choice for the role after he saw The Cider House Rules. Due to Spider-Man's popularity with younger children, this prompted much controversy. I worked hard at it, but then it was just about throwing it away and seeing what happened. [63] He had been a fan of the comic book during his youth, and his passion for Spider-Man earned him the job. [185] Additionally, it was the highest-grossing Sony film of all time, beating out Men in Black. [136] It made its theatrical debut six days later with the opening of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. [146] Over 7 million DVD copies were sold on the first day of release. Devastated, Harry tells his father that Peter loves Mary Jane, unknowingly revealing Spider-Man's biggest weakness. If Tobey's Spider-Man and Hollands Spider-Man fought each other. Related: First Look at NEW Marvel 'Spider-Man,' Tom Holland NOT Returning Reports suggest that Sony Pictures is actively working on reuniting Tom Holland . See production, box office & company info. Tig Notaro was offered the role by Raimi and auditioned, but lost it to Spencer. The suit can definitely be a challenge at time when youve got to get into the full thing. I saw this movie last night at a preview, and I must say I was impressed. The film received positive reviews from audiences and critics who praised Raimi's direction, the story, the performances, visual effects, action sequences, and musical score. You can get as sneak peek of the book here with this exclusive excerpt of interviews with Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield about making Spider-Man: No Way Home! We caught up with Ant-Man himself, Paul Rudd, and the red carpet premiere of Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania to discuss the new challenges Scott Lang is facing, and what it's like to travel to a secret dimension. Ultimately, it was rated "PG-13" for "stylized violence and action". [59], Kate Bosworth unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Mary Jane Watson. After getting bitten by the radioactive spider, he makes a suit to simply hide his identity when he enters the wrestling competition. [36][37], By 1985, a new script was being written by Ted Newsom and John Brancato. Tobey Maguire is an actor best known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002-2007). [67] Raimi felt the Green Goblin and the surrogate father-son theme between Norman Osborn and Peter Parker would be more interesting, thus, he dropped Doctor Octopus from the film. (2025), and the three Spider-Men could be teaming up again. Theres no pressure. For me as a kid, I was watching Super Hero movies. [78] In addition, actors Scott Speedman, Jay Rodan and James Franco were involved in screen tests for the lead role (Franco would ultimately land the role of Harry Osborn). By July 2006, the PlayStation 2 version of Spider-Man had sold 2.1million copies and earned $74million in the United States. Eric Harrison, of the Houston Chronicle, was initially skeptical of the casting of Maguire, but after seeing the film he stated, "it becomes difficult to imagine anyone else in the role. Stanley Anderson plays General Slocum and Jim Ward plays the Project Coordinator. Tobey Maguire recently let slip that, in his view, Spider-Man: No Way Home doesn't "close the chapter" on his Peter Parker. He was upset Spider-Man 4 got canceled. Even if she suspects he's Peter Parker, she doesn't try to find out. [55], In April 1999, although Sony Pictures optioned from MGM all preceding script versions of a Spider-Man film, it only exercised the options on "the Cameron material", which contractually included a multi-author screenplay and a forty-five-page "scriptment" credited only to James Cameron. Our source shared that because of the huge success Sony has recently seen with Spider-Man, they are considering making Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man 4. Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield have returned to their Peter Parker/Spider-Man roles for No Way Home. [196] In India, the film was simultaneously released in English and three different languages across 250 screens, becoming the widest reach and return for a Hollywood title since The Mummy Returns in 2001. [40] Bob Hoskins was considered for Doctor Octopus while Lauren Bacall and Katharine Hepburn were considered for Aunt May. Charlie Sheen and Edward Furlong were also in consideration for Cameron's Spider-Man. [171] This was the highest opening day at the time until it was surpassed by its sequel Spider-Man 2's $40.4million haul in 2004. By. Meanwhile, a crazed Norman interrupts a product test by Oscorp's rival Quest Aerospace and kills several people. He tries to save both, so that everyone dangles from webbing that seems about to pull loose. At Thanksgiving dinner, Peter's Aunt May invites Mary Jane, Harry, and Norman. Upon discovering that Oscorp's board plans to oust him to sell the company to Quest, Norman assassinates them. [216] The game was developed by Treyarch (only for the home consoles) and published by Activision, and released in 2002 for Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. [50] Cameron's versions of the Marvel villains Electro and Sandman remained the antagonists. [205] Owen Gleiberman, of Entertainment Weekly, had mixed feelings about the casting, particularly Tobey Maguire. [10], J. K. Simmons portrays J. Jonah Jameson, the grouchy publisher of the Daily Bugle newspaper who considers Spider-Man a criminal. The film chronicles Spider-Man's origin story and early superhero career. The Spider-Man: No Way Home ending left things unclear for all the Spider-Man actors we love across the multiverse. Both Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland's Spider-Man crushes jump straight to Mary Jane - but Tom Holland's films skip the origin story of spider-bite and uncle death, so Tobey Maguire's films . The films were very successful at the box office, grossing over $2 billion collectively. The film won several awards ranging from Teen Choice Awards to the Saturn Awards, and was also nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound (Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Ed Novick), but lost to The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Chicago, respectively.

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