How could you feel anything but good?" the director said in response to how he feels about the release of the trailer earlier this week and the special sneak peeks of footage from
The Amazing Spider-Man that a select number of fans around the globe were lucky enough to attend.
It was really wonderful; I mean, I enjoyed the events in particular, because it was very affirming. We’ve been working in our secret laboratory for so long that it’s nice to get it out."
"We felt it was really important to give the audience a more specific idea of what the film would look like," he added in an exclusive chat with
The Hollywood Reporter.
"When you do a teaser trailer it’s always tricky, because we were still shooting the movie when that was being cut. This time we wanted to show Peter and Gwen a little bit more. To get to know more of the characterization, and a lot of the visual effects stuff that we’ve been working on, just to display the attitude of the film that we’re trying to create."
Webb then went on to discuss his plans for the franchise and once again touched upon his desire to adapt the Gwen Stacy Saga, a storyline that comic book fans will know sees Peter Parker's girlfriend murdered at the hands of the Green Goblin (or possibly the web Spider-Man used in attempt to save her).
"People don’t know what to expect, and I think it’s really important for us to establish exactly why we believe it’s an important thing to do. There’s narrative differences, like the Gwen Stacy saga is something from the comics that I’ve always really, really loved. There’s what happened to his parents, which is a huge thing. But there’s the villain, Dr. Connors and The Lizard, which never came to fruition in the movies."
"We spent a lot of time thinking about the biology of a lizard, and how his muscles work, and there’s an entire staff of people dedicated to making him look lifelike," Webb said, revealing for the first time exactly how the team behind the movie went into creating the look of the Lizard.
"It is an extraordinary task, and very, very difficult. It takes a lot of time, which a lot of people in this room can attest to." To hear more on how he believes the reboot will differentiate itself from the three movies helmed by Sam Raimi, be sure to click on the link below to head on over to the site.
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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