[35] Stan Lee hated the horror route the studio was taking with the character and demanded that a new script be written that was closer to the source material. [202] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale. Tobey Maguire. As an actor, it helps when you get in your costume. [96] Dunst decided to audition after learning Maguire had been cast, feeling the film would have a more independent feel. Tobey is a vegan and studies yoga. 1. Shooting them together would have resulted in one character being erased from a shot. The film also held the record as Sony's highest-grossing film domestically until 2018, when it was finally surpassed by Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle ($404.5million). In addition to featuring Spider-Man's origin story, it also included reimagined versions of the villains Electro and Sandman; the former was portrayed as a megalomaniacal businessman named Carlton Strand, while the latter was written as Strand's personal bodyguard named Boyd. It was tough. Moments later, he discovers Ben was carjacked and killed. "[209] After progress on the film stalled for nearly 25 years, it was licensed for a worldwide release by Columbia Pictures in 1999 after it acquired options from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) on all previous scripts developed by Cannon Films, Carolco, and New Cannon. [135] Meanwhile, a new trailer deemed acceptable by Sony was later released during Temptation Island and online on December 13, 2001. [48] In 1995, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) acquired 21st Century Film Corporation which had given them access to the previous Spider-Man scripts. Meet Hallows' Eve, encounter some villainous Gwen Stacy clones, travel to the depths of space with Cosmic Ghost Rider,and more in this week's comics! The mask eye lenses were designed to have a mirror look. [49], No film studio showed interest in a Spider-Man movie following the disastrous reception of Batman & Robin in 1997, which made film studios to not take the superhero genre seriously and have the perception that "comic books were for kids". Maguire . [33][34] The two were not familiar with the character's background and mistook Spider-Man for being similar to a werewolf-like character. [64] Raimi's agent Josh Donen warned him that he wasn't Sony's preferred choice for the job, leading Raimi to cite all his reasons for which he would be the ideal director for the project during a meeting with Pascal, producer Laura Ziskin, Calley, Marvel Studios chief Avi Arad and film executive Matt Tolmach before abruptly ending his pitch after one hour, not wanting to overstay if Sony's executives didn't want him. [68] In June, Columbia hired Scott Rosenberg to rewrite Koepp's material. Watching him beat criminals and try to win back MJ would be a fun, lower . Christopher Weaver. [192] Spider-Man would score the biggest opening in Switzerland with $1.4 million and 160,000 admissions from 106 screens, surpassing The World Is Not Enough. . [84][85][86] Willem Dafoe was cast as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in November 2000. Spider-Man has become one of the most coveted superhero roles in film and television with actors such as Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland stepping into Peter Parker's shoes. [175] During its second weekend, the film reached the $200million mark on its ninth day of release, also a record at the time. Maguire played Peter Parker / Spider-Man in three . Spider-Man is credited for redefining the modern superhero genre, as well as the summer blockbuster. He is known for playing the title character from Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man trilogy (2002-2007), a role he reprised in 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home . [40] Bob Hoskins was considered for Doctor Octopus while Lauren Bacall and Katharine Hepburn were considered for Aunt May. [51] The deal came to effect in March 1999. [14] Jason Padgett portrays Flash's Crony. [53] MGM and Danjaq also had to sue Sony Pictures and Spectre Associates, regarding claims of how the McClory film with Sony has been demonstrated. Watch Who Was Almost Cast in the Spider-Man Films? In several scenes, the Green Goblin's mouth (which is visible through the mesh in the "mouth" of his mask) does not move while he is talking. When a thief robs the promoter's office, Peter allows him to escape. Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield have returned to their Peter Parker/Spider-Man roles for No Way Home. [118][119][120] Production moved to New York City for two weeks, taking in locations such as the Queensboro Bridge, the exteriors of Columbia University's Low Memorial Library and the New York Public Library, and a rooftop garden in the Rockefeller Center. How did you find working with you fellow Spider-Men, Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire? He now has two beautiful children with his wife Jennifer Meyer Maguire. [67] Raimi felt the Green Goblin and the surrogate father-son theme between Norman Osborn and Peter Parker would be more interesting, thus, he dropped Doctor Octopus from the film. The project was tentatively titled Spider-Man: The Movie and was budgeted between $1520 million. When they called initially, I was like finally! The film chronicles Spider-Man's origin story and early superhero career. Despite this, North Norfolk and Breckland District Councils, in East Anglia, changed it to a "PG", and Tameside council, Manchester, denoted it a "PG-12". Although playing Peter Parker made him a widely-known name, Maguire's post . TopPixAutographs. [179] It stayed at the second position in its fourth weekend, grossing $35,814,844 over the four-day Memorial Day frame, dropping only 21% while expanding to 3,876 theaters, averaging $9,240 over four days, and bringing the 25-day gross to $333,641,492. to be Digitally Removed From SPIDER-MAN", "After Sept. 11, Twin Towers Onscreen Are a Tribute and a Painful Reminder", "Columbia Fined For Safety Violation That Led To Death", "Inside 'Spider-Man's Upside-Down Kiss and Why Kirsten Dunst Joked She Gave CPR to Tobey Maguire (Flashback) | Entertainment Tonight", "Kissing upside down not a turn-on for Spider-Man", "The Final Days of Randy 'Macho Man' Savage", "29 Things We Learned from the 'Spider-Man' Commentary", "7 Bizarre Stories of Stolen Movie Props", "Dafoe's Role as Green Goblin Isn't the Stretch It Might Seem", "He has radioactive blood, now about those pecs", "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Update", "From 'Spider-Man' to 'Doctor Strange': How Sam Raimi Conquered the Superhero Multiverse (Again)", "Danny Elfman's Original Motion Picture Score", "Sony Pictures recalls Spider-Man promotional material featuring WTC", "Spider-Man in Limbo after New York tragedy", "Official Spider-Man Teaser Trailer Spins into Web and Theaters", "Spider-Man Caught up in New York Destruction", "Sony Pulls Spider-Man Teaser Trailer & Poster", "Spidey Trailer Slings Web Debut Wednesday", "Carl's Jr., Hardee's to Promote "Spider-Man" Movie", "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: ADVERTISING; For marketers, risky bets on 'Spider-Man' tie-ins look promising", "Case study from the British Board of Film Classification", "DVD Sales Trend More Than Hollywood Hype", "Spider-Man Backers Spin Huge Money Web with Sequel", "UK Film Council Statistical Yearbook: Annual Review 2004/05", "In a Weekend, 'Spider-Man' Jump-Starts The Summer", "Spider-Man (2002) Daily Box Office Results | Chart View", "Spider-Man (2002) Weekend Box Office Results", "Weekend Report: 'Avatar' Rocks New Year's", "Top Grossing Movies in a Single Day at the Box Office", "20 years ago, the best superhero franchise of all time changed movies forever", "Superhero Origin Movies at the Box Office", "Comic Book Adaptation Movies at the Box Office", "Spider-man spins web of records in 17 territories", "Spider-Man sets yet more international records", "Spider-Man takes Spain's opening gross record - by a whisker", "Spidey meets his match in UK soccer fever", "Record-breaking Spider-Man sets new precedent in India", "Spider-Man (2002) International Box Office Results", "Jumanji Overtakes Spider-Man as Sony's Biggest Domestic Box Office Release Ever", "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners", "SPIDER-MAN BEFORE INSOMNIAC: A LOOK BACK AT PAST GAMES", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spider-Man_(2002_film)&oldid=1142363304, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 00:23. [170], With the release in the United States and Canada on May 3, 2002, on 7,500 screens at 3,615 theaters,[163] the film earned $39,406,872 on its opening day, averaging $10,901 per theater. That's what happened to J.K. Simmons. [100] Despite Stan Lee's longtime interest in playing Jameson, the filmmakers agreed that he was too old to convincingly play the part, but Lee was supportive of Simmons' casting, feeling that Simmons did better than what he would have done. After being bitten by a genetically-altered spider, outcast teenager Peter Parker develops spider-like superhuman abilities and adopts a masked superhero identity to fight crime and injustice in New York City, facing the sinister Green Goblin (Dafoe) in the process. 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Our source shared that because of the huge success Sony has recently seen with Spider-Man, they are considering making Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man 4. However, the project would languish in development hell due to licensing and financial issues. [70][82] Maguire studied spiders and worked with a wire man to simulate the arachnid-like motion and had a special diet, though he tried to be as fit as possible due to being a vegan. Hear the full story on '#10Questions With @KyleBrandt' here:", "Hugh Jackman, 'Prisoners' Star, On His Everlasting Love for Wolverine", "Spider Man Twin Tower Trailers Scrapped", "W.T.C. Tobey Maguire. When Tobey Maguire first played Spider-Man back in 2002, the Marvel Cinematic Universe didnt even exist. [143] Before the film's British theatrical release in June 2002, the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) gave the film a "12" certificate. [81] To prepare, Maguire was trained by a physical trainer, a yoga instructor, a martial arts expert, and a climbing expert, taking several months to improve his physique. Tobey Maguires Spider-Man at the very start of his career = Beats Green Goblin. Three actors have played Peter Parker in significant blockbuster establishments. "[163] Starting with Twister in 1996, the benefits of bowing in May had been first fully exploited with its $41 million opening weekend. Maguire starred as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in three Spider-Man movies directed by Sam Raimi: 2002's Spider-Man, 2004's Spider-Man 2 and . However, the release of Blade by New Line Cinema in 1998 and the development of X-Men by 20th Century Fox convinced some studios that a Marvel character "could carry on" a movie. [178] Spider-Man would beat another record that was previously held by The Phantom Menace, becoming the quickest film to hit $300 million in just 22 days. [197] The total number of international markets that generated grosses in excess of $10million include Australia ($16.9million), Brazil ($17.4million), France, Algeria, Monaco, Morocco and Tunisia ($32.9million), Germany ($30.7million), Italy ($20.8million), Japan ($56.2million), Mexico ($31.2million), South Korea ($16.98million), Spain ($23.7million), and the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta ($45.8million).[198]. The fictional character Spider-Man, a comic . Both discs feature DVD-ROM features, such as a countdown to Spider-Man 2, record your own commentary and an Activision game. [142], In the U.S., the film was almost given an "R" rating by the MPAA due to the intensity of the final fight between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin, thus leading to the scene being toned down slightly. [115], In Los Angeles, locations included the Natural History Museum (for the Columbia University lab where Parker is bitten and receives his powers), the Pacific Electricity Building (the Daily Bugle offices) and Greystone Mansion (for the interiors of Norman Osborn's home), the latter of which was the set that was used for Batman. June's 'Scarlet Witch Annual' #1 will serve as a prelude to 'Contest of Chaos,' an interconnected saga that will run across various Marvel Comics annuals this summer. [97] Dunst earned the role a month before shooting in an audition in Berlin. [88] He felt attracted at the prospect of working with Raimi and the idea of making a comic book movie. For a whole generation of Spider-Man fans it was Tobey . Upon graduating, Peter begins using his abilities to fight injustice, donning a spandex costume and the masked persona of Spider-Man. Despite lunch matches, it still led the weekend box office to a bigger 110% week-to-week increase and a 130% year-on-year increase when Pearl Harbor led the chart during its third week. [72] The Flatiron Building was used for the Daily Bugle. I think that meant I was able to show up fully and be really present and have a good time. I think from that place, everything flowed. The visuals here could have given an impression of the enormous weights and tensions involved, but instead the scene seems more like a bloodless storyboard of the idea. The next day, Peter finds he is no longer near-sighted and has developed spider-like abilities: he can shoot webs out of his wrists and has quick reflexes, superhuman speed and strength, and a heightened ability to sense danger. #actorslife #smc #smcfootball #colleg", "20 celebrities you probably forgot appeared in the 'Spider-Man' movies", "Sam Raimi's Spider-Man Almost Featured an Iconic X-Men Cameo", https://gizmodo.com/the-secret-history-of-spider-man-movies-5843007, "Spider-Man's First Live-Action Outing Was Almost a Horror Film", "Is the '80s Spider-Man Film a Lost Classic? He enters an underground wrestling event to win the money for it and wins his first match, but the promoter cheats him out of his earnings. 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