The Amazing Spider-Man Marc Webb to return?

[Immortalfire]

That would have made this EXACTLY Ang Lee's Hulk. Same exact movie. Only thing missing is Absorbing Richard Parker.

I was about to say, father does something to himself and passes it to son is exactly what happened in 2003 Hulk.

 

[spider-neil]

Richard Parker experiementing on himself to give Peter the 'X' gene which transforms into full blown spider powers would go a long way to explaining why no else survived the experiments or why no else got powers after being bitten seeing as there are literally hundreds of spiders in that blue room.

 

[Resistance61513]

I was really hoping for a battle between Lizard and Spider-Man on the bridge. However, I feel that was cut because an iconic bridge fight might occur sometime later on in this trilogy.

 

[Thwip!]

been gone the past week or so, any word on webb's return?

 

[Marvel Spider]

Nope, not yet.

 

[Picard Sisko]

The thing is that the fight scenes were on par with the sandman battles in Spider-Man 3. The armored truck was about a minute, and the sewer battle was less than 2.

 

[LegendAssemble]

The thing is that the fight scenes were on par with the sandman battles in Spider-Man 3. The armored truck was about a minute, and the sewer battle was less than 2.

But this was an origin story and that being said, they did it the way it should have been done. I wanted a more action heavy film too but being focused on Peters origin I was glad they didn't cut corners with the character development and setting up the universe. Also don't forget the whole sequence they cut out of the film. Anyway if you're judging the film based off action go watch some Michael Bay or Bret Rattner.

 

[Picard Sisko]

But this was an origin story and that being said, they did it the way it should have been done. I wanted a more action heavy film too but being focused on Peters origin I was glad they didn't cut corners with the character development and setting up the universe. Also don't forget the whole sequence they cut out of the film. Anyway if you're judging the film based off action go watch some Michael Bay or Bret Rattner.

I'm not judging the film based off of its action, so don't tell me to watch some Michael Bay or Brett Rattner. I'm just saying they wasted some opportunities to make better action sequences.

 

[TheWallCrawler]

I love TASM movie as much as the other guy, but why do people want Webb to return so badly? It's not like anyone else wouldn't get the tone right especially when it has been established, and the next movie needs to be more full blown which I don't know if it would even suit an inexperienced indie movie guy like Webb

 

[Picard Sisko]

I wonder if they chose Marc Webb just because of his last name.

 

[AF3619]

I love TASM movie as much as the other guy, but why do people want Webb to return so badly? It's not like anyone else wouldn't get the tone right especially when it has been established, and the next movie needs to be more full blown which I don't know if it would even suit an inexperienced indie movie guy like Webb

the more that i think it yeah, someone who could direct better action pieces but still with a good relationship between characters

 

[TheWallCrawler]

Exactly. It's a small nitpick for me that this movie didn't have enough scale/action, especially when this is only the first of the series, but from a movie called "The Amazing Spider-Man" (even when it's there because it's the name of the comic series) I was expecting it to be a little more of a spectacle

 

[grieven]

According to Comic Book News (Don't know how reliable they are) he is already off the project:


Quote:
About a month or so before the premiere of the new Amazing Spider-Man movie, Cosmic Book News received word that director Marc Webb had been given his walking papers.

Meaning, that the director would not be returning on the Amazing Spider-Man sequel, which we were told had a tentative title of "Web of Spider-Man."

We were told the studio was not happy with Webb's version as it was considered to dark and mopey, and the studio wanted it to be more action packed — which is the reason why Star Trek and Transformers writers Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci were brought onboard.

In addition, we were told that Tarsem Singh is the current frontrunner to direct Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Now, Columbia Pictures President Doug Belgrad recently addressed the return of Marc Webb, and strongly implied that Webb would not be directing the sequel to Amazing Spider-Man.

THR asked Belgrad if Webb will be back:

THR: Will Marc Webb return to direct the sequel?

Belgrad: We'd really like him back, but there are obstacles. He has an obligation to Fox. [Webb owes Fox a post-(500) Days of Summer film.]

But that's not all, as Belgrad also said there were problems with the film:

THR: Were there any problem areas with Amazing Spider-Man?

Belgrad: Yes. The section where Rhys Ifans' character turns irrevocably into the Lizard. It took several months to figure out, and the filmmakers cut a bunch of scenes. In software parlance, it required a patch.
http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/toldja-marc-webb-not-returning-amazing-spider-man-sequel

Of course, take this with a grain of salt since it's only this one site and I have no idea how reliable it is, but if it's true, I'm ****ing pissed. Not only did I want Webb to return but to hear that this Tarsem Singh guy is the frontrunner for director is terrible. He's just not a Spider-Man director. To hear that the movie is supposed to be more action oriented is very disheartening too. If all this is true, I've lost a lot of respect for Sony, if that was even possible, and would really want Spider-Man to go back to Marvel.

Holy crap, don't know how I missed this post that started off the thread, but I just read it and am disgusted if it's true. WTF is Tarsem Singh I thought, so I checked what movies he's directed. SH!+ film after SH!+ film. I swear if they replace Webb with Singh, it's game over.

 

[Picard Sisko]

Imagine if Peter Jackson made a Spider-Man movie. What would that be like?

 

[Immortalfire]

I wonder if they chose Marc Webb just because of his last name.

That was my theory from day one.

 

[Picard Sisko]

That was my theory from day one.

I'm not even trying to question the guy's talent or skills, I'm just assuming that is the reason since he only made one movie prior to this one.

 

[Jexx]

That would be a huge risk to take for something that won't really do anything for the movie.

 

[Oscorp]

So you're just ignoring (500) Days of Summer, the praise it got with its unique directing and Webb's talent of delivering real characters and emotions? You don't think Sony thought that was a good fit for Spider-Man?

 

[Picard Sisko]

Despite how well received (500) Days of Summer was, it still wasn't enough to show whether or not he could make a good superhero film. He did very well with the chemistry between Peter and Gwen, but when it came to the Lizard, I can't really say he did the best job possible.

 

[Oscorp]

Despite how well received (500) Days of Summer was, it still wasn't enough to show whether or not he could make a good superhero film. He did very well with the chemistry between Peter and Gwen, but when it came to the Lizard, I can't really say he did the best job possible.

There's much more to Spidey than just action. I think he did Lizard well with just a few problems but definitely a good job. Had Raimi really proven himself to be a good superhero director before? He gave us great action but what about chemistry and characters? I'd take the latter every day in the week.

I just don't see how anyone can think Sony picked Webb because of the name or because of anything that has not to do with how he directed (500) Days of Summer.

 

[Picard Sisko]

I wasn't really that serious when I said Sony picked Webb because of his name. And once again, I NEVER SAID SPIDER-MAN IS ABOUT ACTION. Yes, there is so, so much more to him than that, which is part of why he is my favorite superhero. However, action should still have a little bit more prominence in his stories. The Lizard had good action, but his backstory was really weak other than the fact that he worked with Peter's father. I consider him to be on par with Sandman in Spider-Man 3, just slightly better.

And as far as Sam Raimi goes, he made the Evil Dead trilogy and the Darkman franchise at least.

 

[Jexx]

I honestly thought that Connor's backstory in TASM was as good as Doc Ock's in SM2, but that's probably just me.

 

[Oscorp]

I wasn't really that serious when I said Sony picked Webb because of his name. And once again, I NEVER SAID SPIDER-MAN IS ABOUT ACTION. Yes, there is so, so much more to him than that, which is part of why he is my favorite superhero. However, action should still have a little bit more prominence in his stories. The Lizard had good action, but his backstory was really weak other than the fact that he worked with Peter's father. I consider him to be on par with Sandman in Spider-Man 3, just slightly better.

And as far as Sam Raimi goes, he made the Evil Dead trilogy and the Darkman franchise at least.

And in what ways did those show that he'd handle a superhero movie great, whereas Webb hadn't with (500) Days of Summer?

 

[Picard Sisko]

I honestly thought that Connor's backstory in TASM was as good as Doc Ock's in SM2, but that's probably just me.

Maybe it was the fact that they didn't introduce Connor's family that bothers me. They show off his wedding ring several times, yet not even a mention of his wife and son?

And in what ways did those show that he'd handle a superhero movie great, whereas Webb hadn't with (500) Days of Summer?

Isn't Darkman considered a superhero film?

 

[Oscorp]

Maybe it was the fact that they didn't introduce Connor's family that bothers me. They show off his wedding ring several times, yet not even a mention of his wife and son?



Isn't Darkman considered a superhero film?

I missed the family aspect of Connors as well. It was one of the movie's flaws. Though, it wasn't a huge problem for me, but it was a loss of potential to have a more emotional feeling for Connors. I guess they wanted it not to feel too much like Raimi's villains.

Yeah I forgot about that. But still, even superhero films differ alot. I'm more talking specifically for Spider-Man. I think (500) Days of Summer showed alot of potential for what I like with Spider-Man (his personal life) and therefore when I heard he would direct TASM I was very excited.