CHAPTER 6:
REBOOT AGAIN
So I would like to apologize for my last chapter. It was an idiotic idea to dedicate an entire chapter to a movie that was never made. And it didn't even have that many facts about it. Half of the chapter was filler. Filler that was my opinion. And it was just unneeded and harsh. To make it up to you guys, here's three more 60s Spider-Man memes.
Anyway, days after Spider-Man 4 was cancelled, a reboot was announced. James Vanderbilt, who was set to write Spider-Man 4, was set to write the script. His script got a polishing from Alvin Sargent, who wrote Spider-Man 2. Then, his polishing got a polishing from Steve Kloves, who adapted six of the seven Harry Potter books into movies. The only one he wasn't involved in was Order of the Pheonix.
For directing, Marc Webb got the gig. Now, Webb had only directed (500) Days of Summer at the time. Many people were confused by this. Most say the reason he was chosen was because the studio wanted to focus on the chemistry between Peter and his girlfriend and that Webb captured chemistry well in Summer.
Or (this is 100% not true) he got the gig because of his last name.
I can't be the only one who noticed.
There were reports that Gwen Stacy and MJ Watson would both be in this film, with many thinking this would start a love traingle. However, this rumour was proven false.
J. Jonah Jameson was also supposed to be in the movie, and he was rumoured to be played by Sam Elliot. However, that never happened. Two other characters were cut. These were villains. Along with The Lizard, the other villains would be Proto-Goblin and... Big Wheel?
Okay, techinically, Proto-Goblin wasn't cut. The character was supposed to become the Proto-Goblin, Dr. Rajit Ratha, was still in the movie, and he was played by Irrfan Kahn.
SHUT UP!
And now let's talk about Donald Glover. Donald Glover auditioned for Spider-Man and when the studio said no, this sparked controversey. This was because people were upset that a black actor couldn't be cast as a white...
YOU PEOPLE NEED TO MAKE UP YOUR MINDS!
Also, despite the fact that the movies was called "Amazing Spider-Man", some people said the film took a lot of inspiration from the Ultimate Spider-Man. Like how Peter was mutated because of Oscorp or how the villain attacked the school right after he found out Spidey's identity.
Now for casting. Before Andrew Garfield was cast, A BILLION OTHER ACTORS WERE CONSIDERED! These actors were:
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Taylor Lautner (NO!)
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Josh Hutcherson (I could see it)
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Logan Lerman (Meh)
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JGL (A bit too old, but, then again, so was Garfield)
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Robert Pattinson (Only a good actor when he's doing his own accent)
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Jamie Bell (Maybe)
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Daniel Radcliffe (Great choice)
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Micheal Argarano (Maybe, although if we was Spidey, all I would think is Sky High)
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Alden Ehrenreich (No clue who this guy is)
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Micheal Cera (I think we all got sick of Cera at this point)
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Zac Efron (The backlash would've been strong, but he was pretty good in Neighbors)
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Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Would've been good, but he was better suited as Quicksilver)
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Xavier Samuel (See "Alden Ehrenreich")
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Jim Sturgess (Never saw his films)
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Liam Aikan (Haven't seen this guy in years)
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Anton Yelchin (PERFECT)
Anyway, when this movie came out, it broke the record for highest opening day on a tuesday. When it's run finished, it did good, just not as good as the other Spidey films. This was mainly because of a massive 3rd weekend drop. This may have happened due to something that happened that weekend that's a rather touchy subject that I won't bring up.
As for reviews, they were rather mixed. Some liked it as a fresh new take on the webslinger, while others felt it was a rehash of the first Raimi flick. This movie was the last Marvel film review by the late great Roger Ebert before his tragic death in 2013. He claimed it was the second be Spidey film,after Spider-Man 2. And, personally, I agree.
While some don't like the retelling of the origin, I feel like this movie told the relationship between his family, his high school life, and development into a vigilantie a lot better than in the Raimi version. Although, how Peter got his powers was done a lot better in Raimi's film. Even I'm not afraid of spiders, and I still wouldn't go in a room full of them. I also have mixed feelings on the villain. There was a deleted scene that had Dr. Conners talk with his son, and I felt you got a lot more development from him in that one scene then all his official scenes. But, I still loved this movie.
So, Sony finally got the Spider-Man franchise back on it's feet. What could go wrong?
Son of a bitch.
TO BE CONTINUED...