The Amazing Spider-Man The Gwen Stacy thread

[The Bat-Man]

I definitely want to see the Gwen Stacy storyline and I want to see it done right. I think her and Peter should end up together by the end of the first film and then at the end of the second, there can be the famous bridge scene where she dies. It's hard making comic book movies. Of course, we would love to see ten or twelve of these things made, so they can incorporate the whole story, but that's just not realistic. These things take years to make. There was three Spider-Man films between 2002 and 2007. That's about as quick as it gets, I think.

What I'm saying is, yes, they should definitely try to go back to the beginning and do the story the correct way, but we also have to realize that the film world is not the comic book world. They can't just churn out a new story every month. They can't do everything from the comics, but that's alright, because that's why we have the comics. The films are just supposed to be adaptations.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

I definitely want to see the Gwen Stacy storyline and I want to see it done right. I think her and Peter should end up together by the end of the first film and then at the end of the second, there can be the famous bridge scene where she dies. It's hard making comic book movies. Of course, we would love to see ten or twelve of these things made, so they can incorporate the whole story, but that's just not realistic. These things take years to make. There was three Spider-Man films between 2002 and 2007. That's about as quick as it gets, I think.

What I'm saying is, yes, they should definitely try to go back to the beginning and do the story the correct way, but we also have to realize that the film world is not the comic book world. They can't just churn out a new story every month. They can't do everything from the comics, but that's alright, because that's why we have the comics. The films are just supposed to be adaptations.

She definitely shouldn't die the same way she died in the comics for two reasons:

- It's predictable (at least for comics fans)
- It's redundant (the bridge battle scene was used in Spiderman)

They should change it a bit.

 

[Dangerous]

Hell no, her death is iconic.
She should die at the end of the second film by getting shoved off the BB.

 

[The Slang]

Atleast the second film

 

[The Slang]

She definitely shouldn't die the same way she died in the comics for two reasons:

- It's predictable (at least for comics fans)
- It's redundant (the bridge battle scene was used in Spiderman)

They should change it a bit.

Yeh, and the titanic shouldn't have sunk and Jesus should have been saved by ninjas at the end of the passion.

 

[SuperFerret]

Jesus should have been saved by ninjas at the end of the passion.

Jewish ninjas, so it's politically correct.

 

[LarryLegend]

this is coming from a guy that loved the Gwen Stacy character.

She should Die.

Take 3 films to develop her character and entrench her with the GA, just like she was with the Comic Audience, and her death will be meaningful and shocking, just like it was back then.

Edit - and IF you DO Sony.. Guard this storyline, do not leak it, do not even hint at it with previews. Let us be blissfully ignorant going in, thinking NOPE, they did not have the guts to do it.

Synopsis The Night Gwen Stacy Died

Peter, his girlfriend Gwen Stacy, and friend Mary Jane Watson visit Harry, who is in a sorry state. His father Norman is livid about Harry's condition, blames Peter, Gwen, and Mary Jane for Harry's drug abuse, and throws them out. When Norman hears that he is facing financial ruin, he suffers a breakdown, and suddenly remembers everything. Norman again becomes the Green Goblin and makes it his goal to kill Peter/Spider-Man for all the misery he imagines Spider-Man has caused him and his family.

The Green Goblin abducts Gwen and lures Spider-Man to the George Washington Bridge. Holding an unconscious Gwen, he gloats at Peter. The two fight, and just when Spider-Man seems to get hold of Gwen, Norman hurls her off the bridge. Spider-Man shoots a web strand at her legs, and catches her. As he pulls her up, he thinks he has saved her. However, he soon realizes she is already dead. Peter is unsure whether the whiplash from her sudden stop broke her neck or if Osborn had broken it previously, but he blames himself for her death regardless. The Green Goblin escapes, and Peter cries over Gwen's corpse and swears deadly revenge.

Spider-Man tracks Green Goblin down to a warehouse where Peter beats Norman to a pulp. But he cannot bring himself to kill him and freezes. Norman uses the opportunity to send his glider to impale Spider-Man from behind. Warned by his spider-sense, Peter jumps away just in time, and the glider instead impales the Green Goblin and seemingly kills him.

Peter goes home, feeling washed-out, hurt, and deeply empty. When he meets Mary Jane, her sympathy is lost on him. He only sees MJ as a carefree party girl, unable to feel his pain. But then, Mary Jane also cries, and for the first time, the two characters relate.

*wow*

He's alive!!!!!!

Totally agree. Gwen's arc would be great but it would need to be kept a secret. Shot multiple endings.

 

[TheSlag]

He's alive!!!!!!

Totally agree. Gwen's arc would be great but it would need to be kept a secret. Shot multiple endings.

The "Legend" walks among us.

Now, if we could just get a certain "Brother" and a certain "Flower"... the world would be... "right".

Hey Larry, I like your idea about shooting multiple endings to help to keep it secret. I would LOVE to see them blindside at least the GA with "The Night Gwen Stacy Died".

 

[some guy]

I mean no disrespect, but isn't it kinda sick that we want to see Gwen on screen just so we can watch her die?

 

[TheSlag]

No, It's simply respect for a character and a great storylien that is at the heart of Spider-Man.

It is the Goblin's Legacy.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Emma Roberts would make a nice Gwen IMO.

 

[Hypestyle]

I'd like to see Amanda Bynes play Gwen.. Amber Heard can play Liz..

 

[©KAW]

This would have to be told in a serious and dramatic way. And I would want to see and hear her body hit the pavement. When she breaks, I wanna see Spider-Man break mentally. It has to be shot with a gritty feel to it or it simply won't work. And I would want "For Disturbing Visuals" placed along side that PG-13.

 

[some guy]

This would have to be told in a serious and dramatic way. And I would want to see and hear her body hit the pavement. When she breaks, I wanna see Spider-Man break mentally. It has to be shot with a gritty feel to it or it simply won't work. And I would want "For Disturbing Visuals" placed along side that PG-13.

You're kidding, right? This is Spider-Man, not some Final Destination let's see 'em die horribly movie.

Let's do this discreetly and respectfully, please. It can be played out dramatically without having to resort to gruesomeness. In the comics, it was shocking because Spidey thought that he saved Gwen, then soon learned that he didn't.

 

[TheSlag]

You're kidding, right? This is Spider-Man, not some Final Destination let's see 'em die horribly movie.

Let's do this discreetly and respectfully, please. It can be played out dramatically without having to resort to gruesomeness. In the comics, it was shocking because Spidey thought that he saved Gwen, then soon learned that he didn't.

Agreed. The greatness is Peter thinking he saved her, only to find out otherwise.

I am hoping a psychotic Goblin is deliberate in his attempt to murder the girl Peter loves, and I "WANT" to see an angry Peter go balistic on Norman/Goblin that makes the final battle in SM1 seem like a walk in the park in comparison.

 

[MrSpyder]

The Gwen story is iconic and it should be done like the comics

 

[TheSlag]

The Gwen story is iconic and it should be done like the comics

I definitely agree it's iconic, but I would not mind them changing the story somewhat as long as they stay true to the basic storyline.

The most key point (to me) is Peter thinking he has saved Gwen, and then discovering.. that he has not.

 

[NowTheWorld]

So when does everyone think Gwen should die? I've seen alot of posts saying the 2nd film, which I really agree with. It's enough time to develop her character, and soon enough for it to be unexpected and tragic. The majority of Spidey continuity is post-Gwen, and a number of stories are a result of her death. I think the sequel is the perfect time to kill off Gwen.

 

[TheSlag]

I prefer the 3rd movie of the reboot. That gives more time to establish the Character, as well as allowing time to establish Capt Stacy's character, and tell his death story, and allow time for the storyline where Gwen blames Spider-Man for the death of her father.

I think the 3rd movie would be more of a shock to the General Audience too, where she is even more established and loved.

Similiar to what happened in the comics. *wipes away a tear for his Gwen*

 

[NowTheWorld]

Yeah, but look at it this way; Spider-Man has nearly 50 years worth of stories. Gwen was only around for, I believe, seven of those years. And in continuity, I don't think Peter even knew Gwen for more than two years. Assume the rebooted film franchise will have six movies. There are so many important stories to be told that occured afte Gwen died. Hobgoblin, Venom, The Clone Saga, Peter's relationship with Mary Jane. I can't see the Gwen storyline taking up half the series.

 

[©KAW]

I'm assuming that the reboot will only have 3 movies.

 

[Doc Ock]

I think Gwen should be featured more in the first reboot film than MJ.

 

[©KAW]

It would actually be cooler if MJ wasn't featured at all in the first movie, and shows up in the 2nd. This way, the entire first film won't feature the girl from the previous. And it holds focus on Gwen. I would still be worried that they'll make this story to light during the death scene and just ruin it. I don't want to see a hammy death.

 

[Anwar]

Have the first film be Peter and Gwen getting together, the second film has them together with Gwen maybe finding out Peter is Spidey (or she just says "You don't even change your voice, of course I knew it was you!") and then Goblin kills her in the third.

That wraps up the first set of stories, and if you want to have Venom be in the 4th (since Goblin is done for, at least temporarily) Gwen's recent death is a good enough reason for Peter to be darker and meaner when the symbiote gets to him.

 

[TheSlag]

Yeah, but look at it this way; Spider-Man has nearly 50 years worth of stories. Gwen was only around for, I believe, seven of those years. And in continuity, I don't think Peter even knew Gwen for more than two years. Assume the rebooted film franchise will have six movies. There are so many important stories to be told that occured afte Gwen died. Hobgoblin, Venom, The Clone Saga, Peter's relationship with Mary Jane. I can't see the Gwen storyline taking up half the series.

The clone saga was a joke and should NEVER see the light of day in the movies. Hobgoblin is the poor man's Green Goblin, and who says MJ will not be a part of the first 3 movies of the reboot?

MJ comes off much better in the classic version where she is there to help Peter pick up the pieces after Gwen's death... Not to replace her,

I think the Stacy and the Osborn storylines are the heart of the Spider-Man series.

I think you should build the second trilogy around the symbiote/Venom/MJ.. and (I HOPE).. Aunt May's storyline (death).

I think THAT could be some of the most powerful moments in the whole franchise if done right.