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over 2 hours!. now thats awesome! in my opinion considering how much story is and new character intro ductions are in this film.
New Interview With Avi Arad on SM3 and SM4.
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http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1553913/20070305/story.jhtml
CULVER CITY, California We've watched him battle the Green Goblin and Dr. Octopus while living by the creed "With great power comes great responsibility." Now, with a new seven-and-a-half-minute clip of "Spider-Man 3," director Sam Raimi and series producer Avi Arad are ready to show the world just how much responsibility is coming Tobey Maguire's way in two months.
"Welcome to this secret sneak preview, scene-let," Raimi said over the weekend as he introduced the footage, some of which will be unleashed during a commercial break during the Monday (March 5) airing of "Heroes." "Sony wanted to take the unusual step of sharing the movie as a preview ... eventually, this will be seen by a lot of people, but I wanted someone to see it on the big screen."
As the lights went down in Sony's plush Cary Grant Theatre, the screen lit up with the nighttime shot of an enormous spider web, acting as a hammock for star-crossed lovers Peter Parker (Maguire) and Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) (see "Tangled Web: 'Spider-Man 3' Re-Shoots Planned, James Franco Reveals"). "You know what? I'd like to sing onstage for the rest of my life with you in the front row," MJ tells Peter after stealing a smooch. "I love you," Peter responds.
In the second sequence, Peter tells his Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) that he intends to propose to MJ and she responds with the story of how Uncle Ben popped the question. "I hope you've considered a proper proposal. Your uncle had it all planned," she remembers, brandishing her ring. She then takes the sparkling band off her finger and hands it over to a surprised Peter, along with some advice: "Do something she'll never forget."
That probably won't be a problem for our friendly neighborhood web-slinger, as we see him, in the third sequence, being snatched off his scooter by an angry Harry Osborn (James Franco). Still holding a grudge over the death of his dad, Harry has now donned a black-and-green get-up similar to the classic Goblin outfit and can cruise hundreds of feet above ground on a sleek hover board.
What follows is a fast-moving action sequence with a uniform-less Peter shooting web chunks at Harry. With blades on his arms and a sword in his hands, Franco's character scrapes Peter against the side of several buildings, eventually knocking Aunt May's ring loose. As the two battle in a small alley, Peter must retrieve the ring, dodge Harry's projectiles "I hate those things," Peter winces and attempt to bring his former friend around. "Listen to me, I didn't kill your father," Peter pleads. "He was trying to kill me, and he killed himself."
Moments later appeared a rapid succession of images: a huge Sandman; Thomas Haden Church drowning in a sewer drain; the Venom suit consuming Peter; Mary Jane breaking down in tears; an angry Spidey with no mask; Venom growling at the camera.
"As we say," Arad grinned, the lights coming up, "the saga continues ... ."
"There's an action scene with Peter Parker and Harry Osborn," Raimi said, reflecting on one of three villains the webhead will battle May 4. "There's plenty of characters and plenty of surprises in the picture."
Although the son of Willem Dafoe's Norman Osborn has clearly taken on his dad's persona in the flick, Arad refused to call the character Green Goblin or even Hobgoblin, the villain who followed in Osborn's footsteps in the comics. "Just call him Harry," Arad said evasively, adding that they might name the character at a later date.
Revealing that "Spider-Man 3" will be "over two hours," Arad addressed suspicions that Church's Flint Marko will be revealed as Uncle Ben's true killer. "If you look at movie one and two, you'll see that the thing that defines [Peter] is the death of Uncle Ben. ... Sandman is a fascinating villain for us, and Sam has made him far more fascinating than the comic books," he added, acknowledging that arko committed no such homicide in print. "Without going too far into it, we gave Sandman a real good story. ... If this movie has a theme, it's Peter dealing with the dark side, and the dark side comes from these issues."
This dark side will tie in with the rise of the parasite-like Venom suit, as well as Peter and MJ's difficult walk down the aisle. "This movie is the most complex ... what you see [in this footage] gives you the issues in the movie," Arad said. "When you have the same team, same cast, same producers and same writers, it gives you the opportunity to dig deeper."
Saying, "At the end of every movie, we sit and think, 'What can we do better?,' " Arad insisted that much of that next-step mentality manifests itself in Church's beach-flavored baddie. "Sand is a brand-new effect ... designing Sandman was very complicated ... we had to design the algorithm of a grain of sand and then manipulate it."
Questioned about rumors that Maguire and Dunst plan to flee the comic-book franchise after this third adventure (see " 'Spider-Man 3' Cast Confirms Love Triangle, Death, Soul-Sucking Costume"), Arad would only say that there will be more Spider-Man movies in the years to come. "There are never conclusions ... there are some [small plot] issues that will be concluded," he said. "[This is not the end], this is just #3."
Arad also addressed recent buzz that the screenwriter behind the original movie had been hired to write the next Spidey script. "I think it would be great if [David Koepp] does [write 'Spider-Man 4']," he admitted. "But we're not ready to announce anything yet."
Raimi excused himself after the brief chat, explaining that he had to oversee a voiceover session with the legendary Stan Lee who'll cameo again, as he does in most Marvel films. Explaining that he expects to be working around the clock in the weeks to come, the director was eager to return to the editing room. "It's on its way to being done," he grinned. "But I'd better hurry, because it's supposed to open in eight weeks."
Check out everything we've got on "Spider-Man 3."
CULVER CITY, California We've watched him battle the Green Goblin and Dr. Octopus while living by the creed "With great power comes great responsibility." Now, with a new seven-and-a-half-minute clip of "Spider-Man 3," director Sam Raimi and series producer Avi Arad are ready to show the world just how much responsibility is coming Tobey Maguire's way in two months.
"Welcome to this secret sneak preview, scene-let," Raimi said over the weekend as he introduced the footage, some of which will be unleashed during a commercial break during the Monday (March 5) airing of "Heroes." "Sony wanted to take the unusual step of sharing the movie as a preview ... eventually, this will be seen by a lot of people, but I wanted someone to see it on the big screen."
As the lights went down in Sony's plush Cary Grant Theatre, the screen lit up with the nighttime shot of an enormous spider web, acting as a hammock for star-crossed lovers Peter Parker (Maguire) and Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) (see "Tangled Web: 'Spider-Man 3' Re-Shoots Planned, James Franco Reveals"). "You know what? I'd like to sing onstage for the rest of my life with you in the front row," MJ tells Peter after stealing a smooch. "I love you," Peter responds.
In the second sequence, Peter tells his Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) that he intends to propose to MJ and she responds with the story of how Uncle Ben popped the question. "I hope you've considered a proper proposal. Your uncle had it all planned," she remembers, brandishing her ring. She then takes the sparkling band off her finger and hands it over to a surprised Peter, along with some advice: "Do something she'll never forget."
That probably won't be a problem for our friendly neighborhood web-slinger, as we see him, in the third sequence, being snatched off his scooter by an angry Harry Osborn (James Franco). Still holding a grudge over the death of his dad, Harry has now donned a black-and-green get-up similar to the classic Goblin outfit and can cruise hundreds of feet above ground on a sleek hover board.
What follows is a fast-moving action sequence with a uniform-less Peter shooting web chunks at Harry. With blades on his arms and a sword in his hands, Franco's character scrapes Peter against the side of several buildings, eventually knocking Aunt May's ring loose. As the two battle in a small alley, Peter must retrieve the ring, dodge Harry's projectiles "I hate those things," Peter winces and attempt to bring his former friend around. "Listen to me, I didn't kill your father," Peter pleads. "He was trying to kill me, and he killed himself."
Moments later appeared a rapid succession of images: a huge Sandman; Thomas Haden Church drowning in a sewer drain; the Venom suit consuming Peter; Mary Jane breaking down in tears; an angry Spidey with no mask; Venom growling at the camera.
"As we say," Arad grinned, the lights coming up, "the saga continues ... ."
"There's an action scene with Peter Parker and Harry Osborn," Raimi said, reflecting on one of three villains the webhead will battle May 4. "There's plenty of characters and plenty of surprises in the picture."
Although the son of Willem Dafoe's Norman Osborn has clearly taken on his dad's persona in the flick, Arad refused to call the character Green Goblin or even Hobgoblin, the villain who followed in Osborn's footsteps in the comics. "Just call him Harry," Arad said evasively, adding that they might name the character at a later date.
Revealing that "Spider-Man 3" will be "over two hours," Arad addressed suspicions that Church's Flint Marko will be revealed as Uncle Ben's true killer. "If you look at movie one and two, you'll see that the thing that defines [Peter] is the death of Uncle Ben. ... Sandman is a fascinating villain for us, and Sam has made him far more fascinating than the comic books," he added, acknowledging that arko committed no such homicide in print. "Without going too far into it, we gave Sandman a real good story. ... If this movie has a theme, it's Peter dealing with the dark side, and the dark side comes from these issues."
This dark side will tie in with the rise of the parasite-like Venom suit, as well as Peter and MJ's difficult walk down the aisle. "This movie is the most complex ... what you see [in this footage] gives you the issues in the movie," Arad said. "When you have the same team, same cast, same producers and same writers, it gives you the opportunity to dig deeper."
Saying, "At the end of every movie, we sit and think, 'What can we do better?,' " Arad insisted that much of that next-step mentality manifests itself in Church's beach-flavored baddie. "Sand is a brand-new effect ... designing Sandman was very complicated ... we had to design the algorithm of a grain of sand and then manipulate it."
Questioned about rumors that Maguire and Dunst plan to flee the comic-book franchise after this third adventure (see " 'Spider-Man 3' Cast Confirms Love Triangle, Death, Soul-Sucking Costume"), Arad would only say that there will be more Spider-Man movies in the years to come. "There are never conclusions ... there are some [small plot] issues that will be concluded," he said. "[This is not the end], this is just #3."
Arad also addressed recent buzz that the screenwriter behind the original movie had been hired to write the next Spidey script. "I think it would be great if [David Koepp] does [write 'Spider-Man 4']," he admitted. "But we're not ready to announce anything yet."
Raimi excused himself after the brief chat, explaining that he had to oversee a voiceover session with the legendary Stan Lee who'll cameo again, as he does in most Marvel films. Explaining that he expects to be working around the clock in the weeks to come, the director was eager to return to the editing room. "It's on its way to being done," he grinned. "But I'd better hurry, because it's supposed to open in eight weeks."
Check out everything we've got on "Spider-Man 3."
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If any man attacks any religion he'll lose alot of respect, and should. Ask Mel Gibson.
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Yeah, if it was up to him Spidey and MJ would have got their freak on at the top of the bridge -- i couldn't believe it when I was reading it and it said about Spidey pushing her skirt up.
I am in no way a prude -- far from it -- but that kinda sh;t should be well away from a Spidey movie.
I am in no way a prude -- far from it -- but that kinda sh;t should be well away from a Spidey movie.
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That's not even a question. People do not love Toby and Kirsten, they love Spiderman and MJ. Did people flock to a Batman flick with a new cast? Did people flock to a James Bond flick with a new cast? Spider-Man is no different. I just hope the new cast and crew is as good as the previous ones.
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Exactly! Some people act as though its Tmags and co are what makes spider-man as big as he is. Spider-Man is a pop-icon that surpases Tmags and co. People will see spidey just because its spidey and if it looks good/is good, all the more reason for people to go and see it.
Take CR for example. When Craig was cast, he was blasted from the get go but he's recognised as being 1 of the best bonds ever and the film was a huge success. Spider-Man lives and the show, will go on.
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And if those fanboys didn't see it, Spider-Man would still make millions upon millions from the general audience.
"The fanboys still don't matter all too much, the internet is not the majority. Look at Snakes On A Plane, that's what you get when you make a film focusing on the internet" - Brett Rattner
Take away the few fanboys that post on this site and the movie will still be a giant success. But they're just bluffing anyway.
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^ Yep and fanboys make up like nil% of the box office. Some like to talk alot of crap but they're the same fanboys who complained about Hugh Jackman, Eric Bana, Tom Jane, Michael Keaton, etc...then they didn't want them to leave. The issue is that's ALL they know. Once some new blood is up there it'll probably be even better.
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Well those fanboys to be blunt, are ******s.
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I don't see why he has to have the white spider.No it doesn't make perfect sense. It's crappy excuse for lazy filmmaking.
Like we need raised webbing on the black costume to recoginze that it's still Spider-man we're dealing with.
Repalce the raised webbing with a huge white spider on Spidey's chest and back and we'll know it's still Spider-man. It would be far more compelling than using the same Spider-man costume with only a simple color change.
I'd love it if they did it, but I understand why they never.
Did you read Secret Wars? the only reason he had the white spider in that was because, if I remember correctly, he had a crush for the Spider-girl who joined them. It made scence, because the strinking image on his suit was in his head.
In the movie, he's never seen the white spider, or had any fixation with it. How would the symboite get the image from his sub-concious if he'd never seen it?
I doubt the symboite even knew he had "spider" powers until it bonded with him, it probably just senced his strength (if it seeks him out in the film, comic was just a mistake)
All in all, I dont mind, and I accept the fact that he dosn't have a white spider. If they eventually want to give it to Venom, fine. that could be explained by just saying he wanted to make himself a stand alone guy, and not just "the evil looking spider man".
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I have faith in the franchise, but I believe when they flash those huge checks at Tobey and Kirsten, they'll come back.
"That's power you can't buy, kid."
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