We still don't have the interview in which Marc Webb confirms that Hans Zimmer will score The Amazing Spider-Man 2, although if you click HERE you'll see that the person who spoke to him has now clarified that yes, the Man of Steel composer is indeed working on the sequel. Regardless, in the following interview with IndieWire, Webb has talked a lot more about the highly anticipated follow-up and drops a few intriguing details about the tone and plot of the movie. Check it out below and be sure to sound off with your thoughts on these comments in the usual place!
On Increasing The Scale Of The Sequel:
There's a real playfulness to the cinematic quality of the battles and the scope of it is massive. That said, on the first movie I didn't know the language of big movies because I was tentative about it. And on this one I was much more aggressive about the big cinematic qualities. I remember I saw the first movie on an IMAX screen really late in the editing game and I'd already made some important choices about the point of view shots and I cut that down significantly. But when I saw it on the big screen, I thought I really should've let that play out.
On Picking Up Where The Last Movie Left Off:
The first movie was about whether Peter Parker could be Spider-Man; this movie is about whether Spider-Man can be Peter Parker. He starts out the film with a level of virtuosity and confidence because being Spider-Man is so much fun. But his life as Peter Parker is also about suffering and there are so many dilemmas. The promise to stay away from Gwen [Emma Stone] after the death of her father is played out very early on. It puts them both in a difficult but infinitely relatable position. He has to confront this idea that loving someone sometimes means letting go.
On Spider-Man's Battles With Electro:
Spider-Man's most powerful weapon is his web-slinging, but as soon as his web comes in contact with someone pulsating electricity -- the power of a thousand third rails moving through the web -- how do you fight that? You have to rely on something deeper, some cleverness that is uniquely Spider-Man. Electro becomes an elemental, god-like creature like Poseidon and Zeus. And to unleash that monstrosity on New York was [thrilling].
On How Jamie Foxx Brings Electro To Life On The Big Screen:
We looked at clouds with electrical storms inside them that created that flash of obscure, pulsating light that comes from an oncoming storm. We went for a memonic that was provocative and iconic. Jamie has a lot of layers. He can do comedy without undermining the reality of the character. He walks a fine line without being absurd. And there's a pathos and you buy that. I wanted somebody big and bold to embrace the more theatrical parts of that character.
In The Amazing Spider-Man™ 2, for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away – but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
STARRING:
Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy
Shailene Woodley as Mary Jane Watson
Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon/Electro
Sally Fields as Aunt May
RELEASE DATE: May 2nd, 2014.
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