Some feel that Spider-Man has been rebooted far too soon, with Sam Raimi's third movie in the franchise only hitting screens 4 years ago. Granted that movie wasn't really up to scratch, but there is no denying that Raimi's previous installments were pretty damn great, or at least pretty damn popular if you weren't a fan of his character choices. Speaking to Total Film, new Spidey director Marc Webb responds to this..
“Spider-Man is part of our culture, he’s a perennial character. He belongs on the big screen. Spidey is constantly re-examined and there’s way too many versions of him in the comics… That was something I thought we could do cinematically. There’s just so much fantastic material that comes from the comics, whether it’s Gwen Stacey or The Lizard. His relationship with Connors, who is both mentor and adversary, I think makes for a really beautiful and interesting story."
But didn't he feel any trepidation in taking over the franchise and going in a completely different direction?
“I was a little sceptical at first – you feel the presence of those other movies. But then I was like, ‘How could I walk away from this? What an opportunity!’ What better cinematic character is there than Spidey!”
And what about working with 3D for the first time, not to mention all of those incredible stunts we witnessed taking place on set?
“I wanted to shoot certain things very specifically for 3D. There’s an experiential component to 3D that’s really fantastic and we’re experimenting with generating that point of view so you feel how Spider-Man feels when he’s jumping over these buildings. We made a conscious effort to do those effects practically and we had an incredible stunt team. We built this whole rig – hundreds of feet long – in Harlem, and we actually swung a man through traffic down the street. I thought that was really exciting, not to mention an incredible level of acrobatics!”
I wasn't overly blown away from the first trailer we has for
TASP, but everything else we have seen and heard so far including Webb's confidence and understanding of the character means I'm optimistic. Now lets see some more footage!
The Amazing Spider-Man opens 3 July 2012. Be sure to check out the latest issue of Total Film out today.
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