Amazing Spider-Man, The

The Amazing Spider-Man is an American superhero film based on the character Spider-Man as seen in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The film is a relaunch of the Spider-Man film trilogy directed by Sam Raimi in the early-mid 2000s. It was directed by Marc Webb and written by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves. it was produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Productions and released theatrically in the United States on July 3rd, 2012. The film retells the story of young high school student Peter Parker who finds himself gifted with the proportionate strength of a spider. Armed with a nifty blue and red lycra bodysuit and some custom-designed mechanical web-shooters, he swings through the skies of New York City as the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. The featured antagonist of this film is Doctor Curt Connors, played by Rhys Ifans, whose scientific experiments transform him into the monstrous Lizard. Supporting cast members in the film include Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Denis Leary as Captain George Stacy, Martin Sheen as Ben Parker and Sally Field as May Parker.

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