The Amazing Spider-Man The Official Marc Webb Thread

[NinjaCarm]

I hope its more Spectacular Spider-Man than Ultimate Spider-Man.

Spectacular did a brilliant job of mixing 616, Ultimate, Raimi, and 90's Animated to create one of the best iteration of the characters yet.

If Marc can pull all that off then he's got a winner.

A-MEN!!!! About time someone co-signed w/ me!

 

[DACMAN]

Ultimate Carnage was a mess. As were the Goblins. Ultimate Gwen Stacy is just annoying and should've stayed dead. Mary Jane turning into a wolf creature. Kitty Pryde playing a major role in multiple ways, her as Ultimate Hood was LAME. Aunt May becoming a haven home for superheroes. Ultimate Spider-Woman being Peter's clone (this one is kinda cool I guess, but still sorta hokey.)

Seriously...for alot of Bendis's good ideas in Ultimate. There's a ton that totally tarnish the good ones.

The only one I agree with is the MJ wolf thing. That was pretty bad. Everything else blows all others out of the water.

And while I loved the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon, the best parts of it were taken from Ultimate Spider-Man.

Gwen Stacy was very well done. Her character was fleshed out and complex.

Kitty Pride as Peter Parkers girl friend was amazing and done very well. I loved MJ but Peter and Kitty's relationship was so natural. You life as a superhero to dangerous for the girl next door? Date a superhero!

Spider-Girl was also awesome. Her being Peter's clone was genius.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Seriously? Seriously? Dacman. Seriously? All those are the worst of the worst ideas when it comes to Bendis's run on Ultimate. The only ones I ever sort of liked were Ultimate Spider-Woman and Ultimate Kitty Pryde's occasional roles.

 

[NinjaCarm]

The only one I agree with is the MJ wolf thing. That was pretty bad. Everything else blows all others out of the water.

And while I loved the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon, the best parts of it were taken from Ultimate Spider-Man.

Gwen Stacy was very well done. Her character was fleshed out and complex.

Kitty Pride as Peter Parkers girl friend was amazing and done very well. Her being Peter's clone was genius.

Dacman, I disagree with you on your praise for Ultimate Spider-Man. The Spectacular Spider-Man is the best Spider-Man put together, mixing all the the best of the "Spider-Mans"

I did like the Spider-Woman clone saga though.

 

[Solidus]

When I think of people who are relatively unknowns, I think of actors that come on shows such as Friday Night Lights or Smallville. If you're selling a film like Spider-Man you're gonna need some faces people know.

I think your looking at it the wrong way. They are going for people that do not have big names. But knowing Webb he'll make sure they are good actors. Who cares as long as they can act.

And you don't need a BIG name to sell Spider-man. You say Spider-Man that is all you need. Spider-Man made Tobey a big star, he was not very big before hand. So yea.....that actually is not sound logic. Names like Spider-Man and Batman don't need big named actors to play the lead, or draw them in. The names of the heroes are known enough that it will pull people in.

 

[Jennifer Walters]

Dacman, I disagree with you on your praise for Ultimate Spider-Man. The Spectacular Spider-Man is the best Spider-Man put together, mixing all the the best of the "Spider-Mans"

I did like the Spider-Woman clone saga though.

I agree. Along with JMS's run (barring Sins Past and all the Spider-Totem/Other stuff), Spectacular Spider-Man is FANTASTIC stuff and the best Spider-Man to boot.

 

[DACMAN]

Seriously? Seriously? Dacman. Seriously? All those are the worst of the worst ideas when it comes to Bendis's run on Ultimate. The only ones I ever sort of liked were Ultimate Spider-Woman and Ultimate Kitty Pryde's occasional roles.

So the only thing we disagree on is Gwen. I think Bendis wanted to stay away from making her a cookie cutter chick in a book already full of female characters. And as much as I like Gwen in the 616 comics, she was pretty bland. She might have been annoying in the beginning but after Bendis took some time with her and let her grow she became a great character. I agree that he should have left her dead, but she was still a great character. And what I really loved was that after she was dead we learn that Flash liked her. That's awesome!

 

[Jennifer Walters]

So the only thing we disagree on is Gwen. I think Bendis wanted to stay away from making her a cookie cutter chick in a book already full of female characters. And as much as I like Gwen in the 616 comics, she was pretty bland. She might have been annoying in the beginning but after Bendis took some time with her and let her grow she became a great character. I agree that he should have left her dead, but she was still a great character. And what I really loved was that after she was dead we learn that Flash liked her. That's awesome!

No, we disagree on everything up there..except Kitty Pryde (possibly) and Ultimate Spider-Woman (also possibly.)

 

[NinjaCarm]

No, we disagree on everything up there..except Kitty Pryde (possibly) and Ultimate Spider-Woman (also possibly.)

Never got into the whole Peter / Kitty Pride thing.

 

[DACMAN]

I think your looking at it the wrong way. They are going for people that do not have big names. But knowing Webb he'll make sure they are good actors. Who cares as long as they can act.

And you don't need a BIG name to sell Spider-man. You say Spider-Man that is all you need. Spider-Man made Tobey a big star, he was not very big before hand. So yea.....that actually is not sound logic. Names like Spider-Man and Batman don't need big named actors to play the lead, or draw them in. The names of the heroes are known enough that it will pull people in.

No kidding. Is he even serious? We need a face people know to sell a character that will out live everyone here? That's silly. No one knew who Hugh Jackman was. Most people didn't know who Bale was. NO ONE knew who Christopher Reeves was. No one is going to go "Oh there's a new Spider-Man movie coming out! George Clooney isn't in it!? Screw that!"

As long as they can act, no one cares. Well, and for Peter he needs to be funny too.

 

[Spider-Fan]

USM as directed by Marc Webb. I hope they pull the good elements of USM, and not Gwen's portrayel, the clone crap, and that stuff.

I'm not stoked about this director pick. I knew it would be someone on this level, but a Fincher would have made me more confident it wasn't a studio shoot. With him in the chair, it still can be.

 

[Robin91939]

$80 Million seems a bit modest for a Spider-man film.

Spider-man had a $139 Million budget.
Spider-man 2 had a $200 Million budget.
Spider-man 3 had a $258 Million budget.

Even with the cast overhaul, new director and really using cheaper talent, you'd imagine at least a budget of $130 Million.

This series is going to need at least one "name" even if in a supporting or villain role. Much like the new Batman franchise used Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman, well established actors in anchoring roles. I can see the same for Norman Osborn, Curt Connors, Captain Stacey or characters like this.

These will cost some money, but then you have to demand that the effects be unlike what we've seen in the Rami Trilogy. They have to be cutting edge and truly unique. This is Spider-man, not an independent film with Spider-man in it.

-R

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

ps. This is going to end up being another Superman Returns movie

ha! There's no indication so far it will be.

none.

 

[Leenie]

500 Days of Summer is a really good movie.

I don't know how he'll do with the action in the movie, but we'll see. Considering some of the other directors who were rumored, Marc Webb was the best of the bunch.

Taking the Ultimate Spider-Man approach is probably a good idea for a reboot, in my opinion.

No complaints so far, to be honest.

 

[Spider-Ranger]

I don't know... I never liked the Ultimate comics....I'd rather have them use SSM as source material.But I do think Webb is a good choice he seems young, fresh and able to make a "contemporary" Spider-Man film.

 

[The Guardian]

The man's last name is Webb, he was born to direct Spidey!!!

Seriously though, I think he can pull it off, if he manages to do the film even remotely resembling Spectacular Spider-man, I will be ecstatic!!!

 

[Spider-Man Luvr28]

Started watching some of 500 Days, I only made it 40 minutes into it so far & I'll watch the rest tomorrow or sometime this week, I really love it so far I have to say. Love all the characters.

 

[louiebling$]

Every director has to start somewhere when it comes to action films.

I'm willing to throw my support behind Webb as 500 Days of Summer was good.

Me too

 

[LadyVader]

Given that the reason Spiderman 1 and 2 succeded is because they had a lot of heart, which few action movies today have, I am very happy with Marc Webb as director. I'm not as worried about action scenes because he will probably have a good team behind him to support him on that. And really, any one of us can think of a few awesome action scenes that we'd like to see in a movie. Making the characters believable and likeable is a far bigger challenge than creating a decent action scene. IMO.

That being said, I'm also hoping Marc Webb will not make the movie as gritty as it's been reported.

 

[UltimateJustin]

If they want to do USM, that's fine. If they want to make a low budget Spider-Man in highschool movie inspired by the success of Twilight, that's not, and if that's the route they take then maybe it's time someone quarters Laura Z and Sony.

 

[spider-neil]

I am seriously worried this guy has no action experience and special effects experience.

raimi - had action and vfx experience before spidey
jackson - had action expeience and vfx experience before LOTR
favreau - had action and vfx experience before iron man
nolan - had action experience (vfx experience is neither here nor there batman has no powers)

also you have a light budget

I'm calling it right now, this movie is going to be spidey LITE. hooray!! MORE peter parker! LESS spider-man! fantastic absolutely fantastic! bravo sony, bra-VO!

 

[spider-neil]

say what you will about raimi's characterization of PP/spidey, the action in all three movies was amazing.
webb may well nail the character of PP out of costume but if spidey is on screen for 10 minutes in an hour and half movie that is a fail, wheter spidy wise cracks or not.

its like smallville; CK, CK, CK, CK, CK, CK, CK, CK, CK, red and blue blur, CK, CK, CK, CK, CK,

 

[spider-neil]

I hope webb and sony remember this movie is called;

'spider-man!'

not

'peter parker'

 

[rocco2216]

say what you will about raimi's characterization of PP/spidey, the action in all three movies was amazing.
webb may well nail the character of PP out of costume but if spidey is on screen for 10 minutes in an hour and half movie that is a fail, wheter spidy wise cracks or not.

its like smallville; CK, CK, CK, CK, CK, CK, CK, CK, CK, red and blue blur, CK, CK, CK, CK, CK,

Yeah, just like Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films. The villains, action scenes, and Spider-Man took a back seat in them. And why does everyone think it'll copy Smallville? Didn't Smallville copy Spider-Man? A teen superhero in high school? Spider-Man did it first in the 60's comics and Ultimate Spider-Man before Smallville.

 

[rocco2216]

In fact, Spider-Man 2, which is considered by most to be the best one so far, had the least amount of action in it.