The Amazing SpiderMan

The Amazing Spider-Man is a reboot of the Spider-Man films. The film is directed by Marc Webb. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans and Denis Leary star in the film. The film was released on July 3, 2012.

Cast

 * Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker
 * Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy
 * Rhys Ifans as Curt Connors
 * Denis Leary as George Stacy
 * Campbell Scott as Richard Parker
 * Irrfan Khan as Dr. Rajit Ratha
 * Martin Sheen as Ben Parker
 * Sally Field as May Parker

Logline
It is the story of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, the Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

Plot
While playing hide and seek with his father Richard, young Peter Parker stumbles upon his father's study, which was ransacked by unknown perpetrators. After Richard saw the study himself, he left home with his wife Mary and Peter, along with some of his documents. Richard and Mary left Peter to the care of his aunt May and uncle Ben, and then left to continue their research. Under the care of Ben and May, and without a word from both his parents, Peter grew into a teenager, enrolled in Empire University. There he was a somewhat of an outcast, and was continuously bullied by jock Flash Thompson, who knocked Peter down for defending a fellow student that he was picking on.

After the beating, Peter became acquainted with Gwen Stacy, who admired Peter's act of bravery. After class, Peter went home for lunch, and helped his uncle Ben in fixing a broken pipe down the basement. While cleaning up, and being asked of how by Ben on how he got the bruise, Peter happened upon an old leather briefcase, belonging to his father. Bringing it up, much to Ben and May's surprise, Peter inspected the briefcase and found a small newspaper clipping of his father and a fellow scientist. Ben encouraged Peter to inspect it further in his room, which he did.

After a thorough inspection, he found more of his father's notes and belongings, including a pair of glasses and a notebook that detailed a formula: the Decay Rate Algorithm. Ben came to Peter's room and confronted him about his findings, trying to comfort Peter about his parents. He also revealed the name of his father's co-worker: Dr. Curtis Connors. After Ben left, Peter immediately searched the internet for information about Richard and Connors' work, which lead him to the discovery of his parent's death due to a plain crash. Continuing his search on Connors' alone, Peter was able to locate him at Oscorp, and decided to head there.

Logo Sizzle Reel
The logo for the highly-anticipated The Amazing Spider-Man was projected against some of the most iconic landmarks in the world (the Sydney Opera House, the Coliseum, the Arc de Triomphe, etc.), along with a URL and the #AmazingSpiderMan hash tag. Part of an intriguing viral marketing campaign, it kicked off what looks to be the start of more exciting new movie assets to come.



Trivia

 * At the 2011 Dallas Comic Con, Stan Lee revealed that he will be making yet another cameo: an unnamed librarian listening to headphones while stamping books and dancing at the same time, despite the on-going fight between Spider-Man and The Lizard behind him, of which he is unaware.
 * The Amazing Spider-Man, unlike previous Spider-Man movies, will focus on Peter Parker's relationship with Gwen Stacy, his high school sweetheart.
 * Also unlike previous media, Peter will create a new, never-before-seen suit for his alter ego. Marc Webb said that he "wanted the suit to look like it was made by a teenager".
 * Tobey Maguire, previous portrayer of Spider-Man, says that he's excited to see Andrew Garfield in action, despite most fans that think Maguire is disappointed by Garfield's performance.
 * An easter egg in this movie will feature "something in Spider-Man's room that relates to his music or television taste", as said by Donald Glover.
 * Many scenes were cut from the movie, one of which featured Dr. Ratha, Spider-Man, and the Lizard in the sewer lab. This caused a lot of controversy because this is the scene that had many people excited about the "untold story" theme, and included Dr. Ratha's quote: "Do you think what happened to you, Peter, was an accident? Do you have any idea what you really are?" Many people wonder if this scene was cut in response to negative reaction of fans because of Peter's new origin, therefore changing the planned origin, or if it was cut so that not much of Peter's new origin is revealed in the first movie.
 * Gwen Stacy has the novel "Seabiscuit" with the movie poster on the cover. "Seabiscuit" is a 2003 film with Tobey Maguire, the original Spider-Man.