Third film in the highly successful "Spider-Man" series sees several new villains and a new woman enter Peter Parker's life. With his secret now revealed to both Mary Jane and Harry, Peter must face the consequences of his actions and his new life together with Mary Jane as they finally form a relationship. Yet their newfound open display of love has yielded some unfortunate results, not the least of which is Peter's upset boss determined to make his life hell for causing his son emotional distress. Not helping is a young investigative reporter named Eddie Brock who Jameson has hired to find out why Mary Jane dumped his son for Peter - what's Parker's secrets? At the same time an escaped prisoner hiding out on a remote beach is caught in a dreadful accident and finds himself turned into a shape-shifting sand creature. Peter's investigations into the past of this 'Sandman' brings him in contact with two very different things that will inevitably alter his life. The first a young woman named Gwen Stacy, daughter of the city's new police chief who is developing a soft spot for Peter. The other, a black substance from an accident scene which 'merges' with Peter's costume and gives him new found abilities. Things come to a head however when Harry Osborn, determined to take revenge against Peter for his father's death and now equipped with what he needs to pull it off, teams with The Sandman in a new variation of his father's Green Goblin guise and causes mayhem. In the ensuing chaos lives are lost, including people very close to Peter, whilst the black substance covering his suit separates from him and merges with a distraught Brock to form something else entirely - a creature unlike anything he's ever faced. A 'Venom' that he may not be able to stop
Credited cast: Tobey Maguire.... Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Kirsten Dunst.... Mary Jane Watson
Topher Grace.... Eddie Brock
James Franco.... Harry Osborn
Thomas Haden Church.... Flint Marko/Sandman
Bryce Dallas Howard.... Gwen Stacy (attached)
James Cromwell.... Captain George Stacy
Mageina Tovah.... Ursula
rest of cast listed alphabetically:Robert N. Anderson.... Lab Tech #7
Terrell Anthony.... Lab Tech #6
Dylan Baker.... Curt Connors, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Banks.... Betty Brant
Christina Cindrich.... Lab Technician (attached)
Paul Terrell Clayton.... Technician
Tim De Zarn.... Philip Watson
Daniel Gillies.... John Jameson
Rosemary Harris.... May Parker (attached)
Alex Kalognomos.... Daily Bugle photographer
Claudia Katz.... Robbie's Assistant
David Kilde.... New Jersey Cop#1
Adrian Lester.... Research Scientist (in talks)
Natalie McNeil.... (attached)
Carolyn Neff.... Lab Tech #3
Bill Nunn.... Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
Edward Padilla.... Lab Tech #5
Brittany Paige.... ER Nurse
Ted Raimi.... Hoffman
Rogelio T. Ramos.... E.R. Doctor
Cliff Robertson.... Ben Parker (attached)
Bill E. Rogers.... Chief State Trooper
Theresa Russell.... Mrs. Marko
J.K. Simmons.... J. Jonah Jameson (in talks)
Toni Wynne.... Flirty Bugle Employee