Highlights From THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN WonderCon Panel

Highlights From THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN WonderCon Panel

Not a lot of new details were revealed during the WonderCon Panel in Anaheim, but it was revealed that Peter Parker's decision to become Spider-Man may not have all that much to do with Uncle Ben's death and that Emma Stone originally auditioned for Mary Jane! Read on for more.

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By JoshWilding - Mar 17, 2012 06:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
Source: HitFix

HitFix were at The Amazing Spider-Man panel at WonderCon today and have a detailed recap of what went down during the presentation. It would appear that the footage shown was the same as what a select number of fans were lucky enough to see at a series of sneak peek screenings last month. However, there were a few noteworthy pieces of information revealed by attendees Marc Webb, Emma Stone and Matt Tolmach.

Firstly, the director revealed that the aggressive and sarcastic attitude Peter will have in the film stems from the fact that he was abandoned by his parents at a young age. In his words, ""a quippy, trickster Spider-Man," in a world that feels "emotionally and physically grounded." (hence the focus on practical stunts rather than CGI). Worryingly, Tolmach went on to say that the story in the reboot will steer away from the death of Uncle Ben being the catalyst for Peter's decision to become Spider-Man. However, there will be a "veiled variation" on the "With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" line.

It would appear that The Amazing Spider-Man will instead be a little more like Batman, with the focus on the fact that Peter is an orphan. "It's an area of his life that's never gotten a lot of attention, but it's such a primal experience," Tolmach said. Emma Stone soon started taking questions from fans (including a girl with a "Emma Stone: Marry Me" shirt on apparently) and said that she originally read for the role of Mary Jane before the script had been finished. As for who she thinks is the better girlfriend for Peter, she said: "Gwen Stacy loves him for Peter. Mary Jane loves him for Spider-Man."

To read more, be sure to click on the link below to head on over to the site. How do you feel about some of the planned changes in the reboot? Up until this point, they appeared to be purely cosmetic (a different look for Spider-Man and the Lizard) but it now appears that perhaps the most important part of the Spider-Man mythos - Uncle Ben's death inspiring him to become a hero - will be drastically altered! Sound off with your thoughts in the usual place.

STARRING:

Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy
Rhys Ifans as Curt Connors/The Lizard
Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben
Sally Fields as Aunt May
Denis Leary as George Stacy

RELEASE DATE: July 3rd, 2012.


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Unas
Unas - 3/17/2012, 6:48 PM
Just met Marc Webb at WonderCon.
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 3/17/2012, 6:52 PM
@nailbiter111 nobody, Its been said she isnt in the film
ULTIMOSPIDER
ULTIMOSPIDER - 3/17/2012, 6:55 PM
Now that was a big hit in the gut !!! Changing the Uncle Ben death in Spider-man 3 was bad enough......does Sony not [frick]in Learn? Well half my excitement just went away....of course i am still going to be there on day one to see how it is but Damn....thats a Bullshit blow
NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 3/17/2012, 6:57 PM
"the story in the reboot will steer away from the death of Uncle Ben being the catalyst for Peter's decision to become Spider-Man."

Fanboys will accept this fail I'm sure.
ULTIMOSPIDER
ULTIMOSPIDER - 3/17/2012, 6:57 PM
To change the essence of why Peter decides to become Spider-man ? There kinda is no excuse for that? That is like changing the fact Bruce Wayne becomes Batman due to his parents death.......Just dumb Sony.....DUMB
DetectiveCinema
DetectiveCinema - 3/17/2012, 7:03 PM
Well it's good to hear they're trying to differentiate it from Sam Raimi's movies, but when they say more like Batman.. that's a bit worrying.


^DON'T CLICK ON THIS^
FriendlyNeighborhoodSpidey
FriendlyNeighborhoodSpidey - 3/17/2012, 7:05 PM
I went from not excited, to excited, and I now I have no idea. But this is starting to sound bad to me again.
ULTIMOSPIDER
ULTIMOSPIDER - 3/17/2012, 7:10 PM
1) The Suit Differentiates
2) Gwen B4 MJ Differentiates
3) Mechanical Webshooters Differentiates
4) Different angle with Peters Parents Differentiates
5) No JJJ Differentiates

WTF are you talking about MrMurdockk.....but to [frick] with the essence of a character to why he becomes that Character is just Bollocks and a direct bastardization of the character.....i mean even the most open minded TRUE fan of Spidey can only handle so much !!!
BruceLeroy
BruceLeroy - 3/17/2012, 7:11 PM
I'm looking forward to this but some of these details are disappointing. Spiderman is one character who doesn't need to be like Batman.

It annoys me when Hollywood butchers source material.
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 3/17/2012, 7:12 PM
Why steer away from the motivation and reason someone is who they are? I thought this was supposed to be the origin story and how Peter deals with discovering his powers and the teen angst surrounding that. If you don't include the main motivating factor behind that, then you are on the wrong track from the start. This makes me even more skeptical about the film. :-(
ULTIMOSPIDER
ULTIMOSPIDER - 3/17/2012, 7:12 PM
I hate to say that maybe shit tards like Neo and Scorpion949398393 blah blah yakidy smacked are beginning to sound right about this movie....I am starting to question things now

Hope my feeling goes away after seeing this but again my excitement has dropped quite a bit.....ugh
CaptainObvious
CaptainObvious - 3/17/2012, 7:14 PM
"the story in the reboot will steer away from the death of Uncle Ben being the catalyst for Peter's decision to become Spider-Man."

I'm sorry, what? The whole reason why Peter became Spider-Man was because he of his guilt at letting Uncle Ben's killer get away when he had the chance to stop him. Removing that will destroy the regret and guilt that Peter feels and the significance of his death.
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/17/2012, 7:18 PM
You will never be able to please everybody. I'm glad this is a completely fresh take on the character. Raimi's version was getting stale, and to be honest I thought that Uncle Ben's death being the sole catalyst that made Peter Parker became Spider-man is completely lame. I understand he feels responsible, but there has to be more to it than that.
ULTIMOSPIDER
ULTIMOSPIDER - 3/17/2012, 7:19 PM
Grif is still 100% Shit tard, nothing has changed there

@CaptainObvious....I couldn't word it better myself as to why this is sooo bad ...it
is a true blow in my opinion. The suit i could defend.....not the [frick]ing SOUL of the
character being ripped away by stupid execs trying to make groundbreaking changes

[frick] me
ULTIMOSPIDER
ULTIMOSPIDER - 3/17/2012, 7:21 PM
RidiculousFanBoyDemands is a moron

Nobody is saying you can't please everyone...but certain things you simply DONT change

As for you comment on why Peter Parker becomes Spider-man...? YOu obviously are a dumb [frick] so go watch Twilight with your boyfriend you Gerbil spinner
ManofSteel23
ManofSteel23 - 3/17/2012, 7:22 PM
Dont care,its a new spiderman movie,thats a good enough reason for me to see it no matter the changes,and Im sure everyone else complaining will see it too,so why complain,its a change from ramis and thats good enough for me lol
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/17/2012, 7:22 PM
You don't decide to put on a costume and fight crime because someone you loved died. Even with Batman his parents death wasn't the sole reason he decided to fight crime. I for one am interested they are delving into Spider-mans psyche and giving this character layers, instead of the cliche, " well his uncle died, time for him to be spider-man." It's refreshing to see they aren't dumbing down this movie.
Bartman87
Bartman87 - 3/17/2012, 7:25 PM
I'll give it a chance I'm not going to raise a $hit storm about the movie or boycott it but really straying from a key part of source material? Not a deal breaker in whether the movie will be good with focusing on some other aspects.
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/17/2012, 7:26 PM
Easy there Ultimospider, don't have an aneurism because somebody doesn't believe something you do. I'm happy about these changes. Change can be good, if you are willing to accept it and have an open mind. The essence of the Spider-man character will still be there, but instead of giving us a dumb down summer blockbuster they are going to exam what lead him down the path to be Spider-man. Uncle Ben is not the sole reason he decided to wear a costume and fight crime, something must have been burning deep inside before he died, and once Uncle Ben died Peter probably thought it is now or never. So in that case it is a catalyst, but not the sole reason he became spider-man. That idea must have been developing in his head long before.
WarAdmiral51
WarAdmiral51 - 3/17/2012, 7:28 PM
I'm sorry but this film won't even come close than to the first Spider-Man

Sam Raimi's orginal Spider-Man is one of the greatest comic book films of all time

It set the bar for an origin film

Now onto the article, no Peter Parker/Uncle Ben scene in Marc Webb's film can come close to the scene that was portrayed in Raimi's film.. that's probably why they chose a different route
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/17/2012, 7:28 PM
I think this movie is going to explore the path that Peter takes to become Spider-man, instead of giving us the same old rehashed, Uncle Ben's death, with great power, comes great responsibility blah blah blah. I'm more excited for this movie now.
mayo23
mayo23 - 3/17/2012, 7:29 PM
That article is misleading. I was also there and Tolmach never said Uncle Ben's death wouldn't be the catalyst for Peter's decision to be Spider-man. He did say that they were focusing on how the disappearance of Peter's parents would effect him and that it would be a big factor in the story.
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/17/2012, 7:33 PM
@ultimospider

Yes I get it. But have already seen that on screen. Nobody is saying they are changing that my friend. All they are saying is we are going to see the path that leads Peter to ultimately become Spider-man. They are delving in the the characters mind, and explores what happens in ones life that leads him do something so drastic with his powers.

In Raimi's Spider-man all we got is, Peter gets powers, Peter learns to control powers, Peter wrestles to win a car to impress a chic, Peter Doesn't stop a burglar, Burglar kills uncle Ben. Peter becomes Spider-man. That is fine, but that just skims the surface, and I am glad they are spending more time on the part of Peter's life before Uncle Ben dies.
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/17/2012, 7:35 PM
If you loved the comics origin so much go watch Raimi's spider-man (even though I felt those movies could have been so much better). If you are willing to watch a different take on the character, that from all accounts is not dumbing down the movie to pander to an audience, you might actually enjoy this movie. Either way, anybody is a fool to judge a movie before they see it. This movie feels fresh, which is something I didn't think was possible for a franchise that is being rebooted after five years.
ULTIMOSPIDER
ULTIMOSPIDER - 3/17/2012, 7:36 PM
Peter not stopping the burglar (while he had his Spider powers)...resulting in Uncle Bens death is the reason he becomes Spider-man...Know what you are talking about before opening your mouth

Its going to take a lot of convincing to accept too many changes....we keep having more and more and still 4 months to go
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/17/2012, 7:37 PM
@Supersayianfan

Uncle Ben is still going to die. This movie is just going to focus more on Peter's life before he died, so the transition to become Spider-man just isn't, "Oh, Uncle Ben died and I think it's my fault, time to stop crime everywhere as a masked vigalante."

I for one want to see Uncle Ben still being alive while Peter Parker is in the beginning stages of Spider-man. Maybe Uncle Ben finds out in this movie what Peter is up to, and we get to see how that will unfold. I would have no problem with that.
ULTIMOSPIDER
ULTIMOSPIDER - 3/17/2012, 7:38 PM
Here is an idea...on the 3rd Reboot Sony...try sticking to every detail and try not to [frick] with it...

Hell maybe that is their plan.....3 different distinct Spidey franchises per era/decade
ugh...Hollywood
ULTIMOSPIDER
ULTIMOSPIDER - 3/17/2012, 7:40 PM
Marvel67 - Shit....now that i think about it...."He lives with his aunt and uncle....and in the trailer he is talking with her parents about Spider-man doing what the police can't"

[frick] me it was right there hinting that Uncle Bens death was after Peter started doing good as Spidey...bah
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/17/2012, 7:41 PM
Perhaps uncle Ben knowing Peter is the "masked vigalante known as Spider-man" strengthens their relationship, so when he does die (and it being Peter's fault) the emotional impact is greater.

Imagine Uncle Ben is supportive of Peter being Spider-man, and is proud of him. Peter gets a little too cocky, and starts really taking the law into his own hands and biting off more than he can chew. Maybe that cockiness, leads to uncle Ben's death. Like I said, I am totally okay with this. I'm glad there is an article like this up on this site. Should provide some fun discussions while I work for the next 4 hours.
ULTIMOSPIDER
ULTIMOSPIDER - 3/17/2012, 7:42 PM
i used to defend the piss out of this movie....well i am done....either way...i will
watch it and wait....watch and wait.....watch and wait....

oh Christ
CaptainAmerica31
CaptainAmerica31 - 3/17/2012, 7:51 PM
Yea I don't like how there changing why he becomes spiderman
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/17/2012, 7:54 PM
@Supersayianfan

The only way I thought this movie would work is if it went area's Raimi's Spider-man didn't. If it was willing to be a little more adult, and touch on subjects the previous films didn't. Peter's journey to Spider-man I felt was so rushed in Raimi's first film. It seems like he was in a hurry to get Spider-man on screen, that he sacrificed some crucial relationship development between Uncle Ben and Peter. It was implied they were close, but it was never really shown. I hope in this movie that relationship is really fleshed out, and from what I am reading it appears to be so.

As for Peter Parker as a character. The problem in Raimi's film is they made him too much of a wuss. I think the Spectacular Spider-man show captured perfectly how Peter should be in high school. Not a geek that gets picked on all the time, but somebody juts looking to fit in. If this movie is more a character study I am totally cool with it.
Coloso
Coloso - 3/17/2012, 7:55 PM
Ha ha, RFBD at it again. Dude give it up, you don't even like Spider-Man.

Your warped sense of hate towards all things Marvel makes you transparent to us all.

You love that Sony created this abortion and are using it as a crutch.

If every Marvelhead was hating on the Avengers you would be supporting that film to no end, lol roflmao lmao ;D
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/17/2012, 7:59 PM
@Coloso

Apparently you don't read my posts. I have said countless positive things about The Avengers. There are only two things I wasn't crazy about: Caps costume which is growing on me the more i see it on screen, and the possibility of the frost giants being the villain. I am still going to see that movie, and I have even said I expect to have a fun time. You're just another overly sensitive fan that can take it when somebody says something negative about a franchise you like. But I will say it again, I expect The Avengers to be good.

As for this movie, I have defended it from day one. I'm glad they are going in a different direction than Raimi.
RidiculousFanBoyDemands
RidiculousFanBoyDemands - 3/17/2012, 8:03 PM
Unlike some people I don't let others dictate what I do and don't like. I think the directors cut of the Daredevil movie is fantastic, I really enjoyed Ang Lee's Hulk, X-Men 3 didn't bother me that much. It wasn't a great movie, but it was a lot of fun to watch. I don't care for Raimi's take on Spider-man. Spider-man 1 and 2 were fun, and enjoyable, just not the take I was hoping for on the character. They made him too whiny and too much of a pansy. Plus I hated how they killed off every villain save one. I have high hopes for this movie, and I have liked what I have seen so far.
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