Marc Webb Discusses The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-man
The Amazing Spider-man
Director Marc Webb talked with Hero Complex about the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man, which is one of the highly anticipated panels at this year's Comic-Con.

The director explains how he reinvented the Spider-Man character:

"Peter Parker is a science whiz. If you look back to the early Stan Lee and Steve Ditko comics, he's a nerd with big glasses. What was important in those early comics was this notion that Peter Parker is an outsider and how we define that in a contemporary context."

"So much of the DNA of the character is the fact that he was a kid when he got bit. He is imperfect, he is immature and has a bit of a punk rock instinct. In his soul he's still a 90-pound weakling even after [the bite]."


Marc Webb also discussed the stuntwork, and how he didn't want to rely on CGI:

"One of the things we tried to do was keep the stunts more grounded physically and that was a huge challenge because you have a character whose abilities are superhuman...We spent months and months and months developing rigs so he could swing in a way that wasn't computer-generated. Obviously there's going to be enhancements and CG, but it's based in a physical reality and that's a new technique [for this film brand]."


Marc Webb also talked about connecting with the Comic-Con audience:

"A lot of our credibility is based on fan perception in some way. I'm really excited to connect with the fans. I feel like we've been a little bit under the radar in terms of our communication. I think it's a great way to announce the new qualities that we're putting out there and just connect with the audience in a way that we haven't before."

The Amazing Spider-Man was released July 3rd, 2012 and stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Irrfan Khan, Campbell Scott. The film is directed by Marc Webb.



Sources: Hero Complex

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Comments (29)

  1. Ultimatesuperhero

    I hope its cool

    2 years agoby @ultimatesuperheroFlag

  2. rjh094

    @jose-ctm it's not in HD, but here's the Amazing Spider-Man trailer:
    http://www.huliq.com/3257/amazing-amazing-spider-man-trailer-leaks-web

    2 years agoby @rjh094Flag

  3. Dark enV

    just saw the leaked trailer too, very impressed with the tone they've decided to go with this one. Very dark and human feeling.
    @rjh094 I agree it seems a lot more mature, summer 2012 is going to ROCK!

    2 years agoby @dark-envFlag

  4. Rufio

    @bawnian-dexeus if its the first incarnation of the suite, then he may not have spidey eyes yet. might be just a mask.
    then again, maybe not. we'll see in a year. lol

    2 years agoby @rufioFlag

  5. hasido

    The trailer is great..especially the last 20 seconds. The tone of the scenes are so much darker than the previous movies.

    2 years agoby @hasidoFlag

  6. JOSE_CTM

    @rjh094: Howd You Watch The Trailer?

    2 years agoby @jose-ctmFlag

  7. rjh094

    just saw the leaked trailer. it's impressive and seems way more mature than raimi's version.

    2 years agoby @rjh094Flag

  8. sunrider

    in other words please like us.....

    2 years agoby @sunriderFlag

  9. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    @rufio I'm surprised the sunglasses can conceal the spidey eyes

    2 years agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  10. Rufio

    @bawnian-dexeus i wonder if it's his first incarnation of Spidey costume. similar to maguires all sweats and ski mask outfit.

    2 years agoby @rufioFlag

  11. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    What's with that look? LOL

    2 years agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  12. RojoDiablo

    Still on the fence myself, won't be sure until I see it.

    2 years agoby @rojodiabloFlag

  13. gandoff2169

    The films is based off a failed comic and animation storyline of the spiderman character's world. So it will be big at first, but will be sucked into a vacc*m of why was this made genre of movies.

    2 years agoby @gandoff2169Flag

  14. m2

    Definitely feels like Garfield will pull this off.

    2 years agoby @m2Flag

  15. IamLegend77

    go look it up its online just gotta click around relatively darker story line for sure

    2 years agoby @IamLegend77Flag

  16. Eduardo Delgado

    so whats up with the trailer?? haven't seen it yet :/

    2 years agoby @Eduardo-DelgadoFlag

  17. Nicholaus XX

    Interesting news.

    2 years agoby @XxNickTheFilmCriticXxFlag

  18. Sidrulzz

    Saw the trailer and its just EPIC! Time for all the nay sayers to eat sh*t! I didnt comment about the hatred and kept my peace until I see a trailer... its here and its awesome! Nuff said!

    2 years agoby @sidrulzzFlag

  19. Photoman

    The teaser - or first trailer - gets me, can't wait the HD one !

    2 years agoby @photomanFlag

  20. Corey Harris

    I really wished I had waited for the official HQ release but the movie still looks awesome. Looks more serious in tone, which I appreciate. And Emma Stone is hot!

    2 years agoby @Corey-HarrisFlag

  21. ChiRep_1

    I this this answers any questions regarding Spidey's immature personality, we can rest folks Spidey's in good hands.

    2 years agoby @ChiRep-1Flag

  22. Jcberry526

    Yea theres a low quality trailer out but am gonna wait for officail release or Caption American (Due out 29th) but i am looking forwards to this "new vision"

    2 years agoby @jcberry526Flag

  23. Mieko_Siede

    I look forward to this. It won't erase what has been done before, but I feel this will be a great enhancement to the portion of the Marvel universe this is porting in. This is going to be awesome and epic in its own way.

    2 years agoby @mieko-siedeFlag

  24. Corey W.

    @felipe-11 Look it up in the forums. The link is there.

    2 years agoby @coreyFlag

  25. felipe-11

    @corey where'd you see it?

    2 years agoby @felipe-11Flag

  26. ZanyZap

    I like where this is going.

    2 years agoby @zanyzapFlag

  27. thedude-abides

    I'm very excited for this, much to the bewilderment of some of you I'm sure. Like I've always steadfastly upheld, I'm a fan of anything quality. And this is shaping up pretty damn nicely.

    2 years agoby @thedude-abidesFlag

  28. Ruforeel

    If your trying to connect to the mid- 80s genre, than "punk rock instinct" would fit...barely. This story came out in the 60s. Punk Rock didn't exist.

    2 years agoby @R-U-ForeelFlag

  29. Corey W.

    The trailer was great. Lovin' the dark tone it has.

    2 years agoby @coreyFlag

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