Stunt Coordinator Andy Armstrong On The Retro Feel To The Amazing Spider-Man!

Stunt Coordinator Andy Armstrong On The Retro Feel To The Amazing Spider-Man!

Check out what the well known stunt coordinator had to say about the tone of the upcoming reboot as well as the amount of practical stunts being done by Andrew Garfield...

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By JoshWilding - May 04, 2011 03:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
Source: High-Def Digest

Many thanks to High-Def Digest for the following excerpts. To read the entire interview, where Armstrong goes into further detail about his work on THOR, simply click on the link below to head on over to the site!

How is your shoot going?

Very, very well. We are trying to re-invent the character, take it to a new place. It's a whole new adventure. We're going very retro. In lots of ways it's very similar to 'Thor.' We are trying to go [way] back - so old that its new again. Real stunts done by real people, as opposed to CGI. Particularly the main actor [Andrew Garfield is doing most of the stunts], just as Chris Hemsworth did in 'Thor.'

Having done 'Thor' and working on 'The Amazing Spider-Man,' are you Marvel's go-to stunt guy now?

Actually, since 'The Amazing Spider-Man' is still owned by Sony and Columbia, it is its own thing. I am not doing 'The Avengers' because it's already shooting and I'm doing 'Spider-Man.'


Has there been any talk of a 'Thor' sequel, or it is all 'Avengers' from here on out?

I haven't heard about a ['Thor' sequel]. It's just all 'Avengers' at the moment. I think it will really depend on how 'Thor' does at the box office. It's all about how well the kids respond to him. I think they will [respond well].


With an all star cast that includes Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Denis Leary as Captain George Stacy, Rhys Ifans as Curt Connors, Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben and Sally Field as Aunt May, The Amazing Spider-Man is set to be released in 3D on July 3, 2012!



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blvdnoise
blvdnoise - 5/4/2011, 3:38 PM
I have high hopes for this picture..
ReillyParker
ReillyParker - 5/4/2011, 3:45 PM
@Intruder: Honestly I think the only reason that the Sony execs ever even mentioned Ultimate Spider-Man was due to the fact that Peter's in High School in there too. Just the top brass talking out their ass as usual. Really love how production's going so far with this. Can't wait for the trailer and the actual movie.
comicb00kguy
comicb00kguy - 5/4/2011, 3:47 PM
I may have issues with some of the casting and the shoes on the costume, but I really like the approach to the stunts in this film. Garfield is doing a lot of his own stunts? That definitely bumps up my respect for him. I'm just hoping that this movie is good enough to make us all forget Spidey 3.
valeriesghost
valeriesghost - 5/4/2011, 3:48 PM
love that they're going old school! The more practical stunts the better :)
EddieOsborn
EddieOsborn - 5/4/2011, 4:50 PM
I liked everything andy armstrong said. Very retro that makes it new and less CGI, the better and the nolan films are a perfect example of that. Cannot wait to see this film
gurugeorge
gurugeorge - 5/4/2011, 5:13 PM
No, no, no, no, no,a thousand times no. Crap CGI is crap, but only good CGI can give the feeling of tremendous, superhuman power. It's one of the main reasons why the superhero mythos has become popular on the big screen (that, and picking good actors) - precisely because CGI has made it possible to represent that power, and to bring to life on the big screen battles that are beyond anything normal human beings could do. Old fashioned stunts may be charming, but they are lame when it comes to depicting super-human-ness.
Sanderman
Sanderman - 5/4/2011, 7:17 PM
[frick] Grif!
[frick] his comments!
[frick] his videos!
Reboot Grif!
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 5/4/2011, 9:35 PM
Like a lot of people have said already, I love that they're using as little CGI as possible. SHould look better, hopefully.

Surely it'll do better than Spidey 3. This movie looks like it'll do just fine.
Theo1Trooper
Theo1Trooper - 5/4/2011, 11:30 PM
i hope this movie fails so marvel can get the rights back .
RadicalDuck
RadicalDuck - 5/5/2011, 1:18 AM
@Sanderman -well said!
Ichaos
Ichaos - 5/5/2011, 2:24 AM
A lot of practical effects makes me nervous. A lot of what Spiderman does in the comics is impossible to do practically. Sure the first spiderman movie some of the CGI was a bit stiff but obviously the tech has come a long long way.

@EddieOsborn. Comparing a batman movie with little CG to Spiderman with little CG is apples and dishwashers. Batman has no superhuman feats to depict. Thats like saying if a new Fantastic 4 Movie came out and they came out saying oh we will be using practical effects for Mr Fantastic.

I dunno I hear practical effects I keep thinking of the short lived Live action Spiderman series.
Ichaos
Ichaos - 5/5/2011, 2:27 AM
If they like retro so much maybe they should pull Ray Harryhousen out of retirement.
spiderneil
spiderneil - 5/5/2011, 3:17 AM
grif hates the reboot but every single new spider-man thread, there he is to give his 'input'...
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 5/5/2011, 10:01 AM
GRIF DOESN'T CARE, HE DOESN'T GIVE A SHET.. HE JUST GOES AND SAYS IT..



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