Development ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 began after the success ofThe Amazing Spider-Man. DeHaan, Giamatti,Felicity Jones, andChris Cooper were cast between December 2012 and February 2013. Filming took place in New York City from February to June 2013. The film was released in 2D,3D, andIMAX 3D on May 2, 2014, in the United States with two international premieres being held between March 31 and April 10 of that year. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the chemistry between Garfield and Stone, action sequences, visual effects and Hans Zimmer's musical score,[7][8] but criticized the screenplay and overabundance of plotlines.[9][10][11] Foxx's portrayal of Electro was met with mixed responses.[12] It grossed $716.9 million worldwide, making it theninth-highest-grossing film of 2014.
FormerOscorp scientist and businessmanRichard Parker records a video message to explain his disappearance. He and his wife Mary flee aboard aprivate jet that is soon hijacked by an assassin and crashed, killing the couple.
In the present, one year after his battle withCurt Connors,[b] Richard and Mary's son, Peter, continues to fight crime asSpider-Man and apprehends Russian criminalAleksei Sytsevich. Due to Peter's reservations about his relationship with his girlfriendGwen Stacy since making a vow to her late father to avoid her, Gwen ends their relationship after their high school graduation. A few months later, Peter's childhood friend,Harry Osborn, returns home to see his terminally ill father,Norman Osborn,CEO of Oscorp. He explains that his illness is genetic and Harry is at the age where it first develops before dying as his son succeeds him.
While working in an Oscorp laboratory, mild-mannered electrical engineerMax Dillon accidentally electrocutes himself and falls into a tank of genetically engineeredelectric eels which mutate him into an electrokinetic being. Gwen tells Peter that she may move to England if she earns a scholarship toOxford University. Unaware of the extent of his power, Max wanders intoTimes Square, inadvertently causes apower outage and is stopped by Spider-Man as he is then taken to theRavencroft Institute.
The first symptoms of Harry's illness begin showing and he uses information his father gave him to deduce that Spider-Man's blood could save him. He asks Peter, who has been selling photos of Spider-Man to theDaily Bugle, to aid him in finding Spider-Man. Peter is unsure of what effects the transfusion would have but knows it could cause a mutation similar to Connors. He later refuses Harry as Spider-Man, enraging him. Oscorp vice president Donald Menken frames Harry for covering up Max's accident and usurps him. Harry offers to liberate Max, who now calls himself "Electro", in exchange for getting Harry back inside the Oscorp building; Max agrees.
Upon returning to Oscorp, Harry finds venom from the now-destroyed genetically altered spiders. However, after he forces Menken to inject him with the venom, it accelerates his illness and turns him intoa goblin-like being, with the built-in emergency protocol in an armored suit restoring his health. By researching subway tokens hidden in his father's belongings, Peter finds Richard's video message in his secret lab in an abandoned subway station. It reveals he had to flee because he refused to cooperate with Norman's plans to make biogenetic weapons with his research. Richard used his own DNA when he made the spiders, so Oscorp cannot recreate them without his blood. When Gwen is offered the scholarship, Peter professes his love for her and they agree to go to England together.
When Max causes another power outage, Peter and Gwen restore power and overload Max's body, killing him. The mutated Harry arrives equipped with weaponry, whereupon he discovers Peter's identity and swears revenge for refusing the blood transfusion, taking Gwen to the top of aclock tower and dropping her. Peter subdues Harry but is unable to save Gwen, who falls to her death.[c] Guilt-ridden and depressed, Peter ends his career as Spider-Man.
Five months later, Harry is coping with the aftereffects of his transformation while incarcerated at Ravencroft. His associate,Gustav Fiers, visits him and discusses forming a team. Harry orders Fiers to start with Sytsevich, whom he broke out of prison. Equipped with an electromechanical suit of armor, Sytsevich dubs himself "The Rhino" and rampages through the streets. Peter, re-inspired after watching Gwen's graduation speech, returns to confront him as Spider-Man.
Andrew Garfield (top) and Emma Stone (bottom), the principal cast of the film.
Andrew Garfield asPeter Parker / Spider-Man: An orphaned teenage boy who received spider-powers after being bitten by a genetically altered spider. Peter first uses his powers to try to hunt downthe murderer of his uncle inThe Amazing Spider-Man but soon decides to use his powers to fight crime as the vigilante known as Spider-Man. Garfield explained that the suit that he would wear in the film would undergo a new design. Garfield hoped to bring back the theme of him being an orphan stating, "I wanna keep exploring that theme of being fatherless, being motherless, searching for purpose and finding a purpose within himself". He felt that it was his responsibility to take on the role and that he does not take it lightly.[15]
Emma Stone asGwen Stacy: A high school student and Peter's girlfriend. When asked about Peter and Gwen's relationship in the sequel, Stone said, "She saves him more than he saves her. She's incredibly helpful to Spider-Man ... He's the muscle, she's the brains."[16]
Jamie Foxx asMax Dillon / Electro: Anelectrical engineer who works for Oscorp Industries and is later mutated into a powerful electrokinetic being following an accident, then taking the alias of "Electro". Foxx described the character as "a nobody" who initially idolizes Spider-Man.[17] He develops an obsession with Spider-Man after being saved by him and obtains his powers through an accident at Oscorp involvingelectric eels. Foxx stated that the character would be redesigned to be more grounded and that the villain's classic yellow and green suit would be omitted in favor of a modern look, as depicted in the film.[18]
Colm Feore asDonald Menken: Oscorp's Vice President and Head of the Board. He is often in dispute with Harry over his capabilities of being a CEO to Oscorp, claiming that because Harry is a boy, he is incapable of leading the company.
Paul Giamatti asAleksei Sytsevich / The Rhino: A pawn for theRussian Mafia who allies with Harry and receives an electromechanical andrhinoceros-like suit of armor from him, deciding to call himself "The Rhino". Giamatti said of his character, "He's a Russian mobster. Russians are always good villains. I have an ability to just destroy things", he said. "My accent is pretty hammy. I loved doing it. It seemed to me like an opportunity to be as over-the-top hammy as possible. It was really fun."[19]
Sally Field asMay Parker: Peter's aunt. Field was critical of the lack of depth in her role; during a 2016 appearance onThe Howard Stern Show, she said that "It's really hard to find a three-dimensional character in [the film], and you work it as much as you can, but you can't put 10 pounds of shit in a five-pound bag."[20]
Dane DeHaan asHarry Osborn / Green Goblin: Peter's childhood friend and the son of Norman Osborn. He was sent away to boarding school around the same time Peter's parents disappeared and met him for the first time there.[21] He eventually assumes the role of the Green Goblin after injecting a special serum of spider venom into his body, initially injected to provide a cure, which instead ushers his transformation into the Goblin.
Felicity Jones portraysFelicia Hardy, Harry's sidekick at Oscorp. While Jones was only credited as "Felicia" in the final film, her surname was presented as "Hardy" in a marketing video for the film's release on digital HD formats.[22]Marton Csokas portraysAshley Kafka, the head ofRavencroft Institute, andB. J. Novak appears asAlistair Smythe, Dillon's boss and an Oscorp employee. Kari Coleman, Charlie DePew,Skyler Gisondo, and Jacob Rodier reprise their roles fromthe first film asHelen Stacy, Philip Stacy, Howard Stacy, and Simon Stacy, respectively, with the latter being uncredited.Chris Cooper, who portraysNorman Osborn, the founder of Oscorp and Harry Osborn's father, andDenis Leary, who reprises his role asGeorge Stacy, appearing as a soul in Peter's visions, are also in uncredited roles. Spider-Man co-creatorStan Lee has a cameo appearance as a guest at Peter and Gwen's graduation ceremony.Michael Massee reprises his role as the "Man in the Shadows" from the first film, with the character now credited as "Gustav Fiers (The Gentleman)".Shailene Woodley was cast asMary Jane Watson and filmed scenes that were ultimately cut from the final film.Aidy Bryant appears as a woman dressed as theStatue of Liberty.
TheSpider-Man film franchise is one of our studio's greatest assets. We are thrilled with the creative team we have assembled to delve more deeply into the world that Marc, Avi, and Matt have begun to explore inThe Amazing Spider-Man andThe Amazing Spider-Man 2. We believe that Marc, Alex, and Drew have uniquely exciting visions for how to expand theSpider-Man universe in each of these upcoming films.
In March 2011,James Vanderbilt was hired to write the sequel toThe Amazing Spider-Man (2012), after scribing the predecessor, beforeRoberto Orci andAlex Kurtzman were hired to rewrite the first draft the following year, later joined byJeff Pinkner; screenplay credit went to Kurtzman, Orci, and Pinkner, with screen story credit given to the trio and Vanderbilt.[24][25] The sequel's villain was teased in the 2012 film.[26] Webb stated that the origin story would further unfold in the second installment.[27] In June 2012, Webb said he was unsure whether he would return,[28] though it was confirmed on September 28, 2012, that he would return to direct the sequel.[29][30] He stated that he "wanted to create a universe that not only can withstand but anticipate future storylines" while also "working in and of itself for one movie."[31]Andrew Garfield had also expressed hope to reprise his role,[32] and in September 2012, it was confirmed that he would do so.[29][30]Emma Stone was later confirmed to be reprising her role asGwen Stacy, having signed a contract for twoAmazing Spider-Man sequels.[16][33][34] The costume was completely redesigned to be more faithful to the comics, following the mixed reaction of the costume from the first film. The eye lenses were changed to be much larger and solid white, while specially screen printed fabrics were used to allow the color of the costume to change in different lighting scenarios. The web shooters were also modified to be more streamlined with the suit.[35]
By October 2012,Shailene Woodley was in talks for the role ofMary Jane Watson.[49][50] By March 2013, Woodley had concluded filming her small role.[51] Garfield recalled, "I think all of [those scenes] were in our backyards. We had two or three scenes with me talking over the fence, and there was one with us riding together on a motorcycle that we never got to shoot."[52] By mid-June, Woodley's role was cut from the film, with director Webb explaining it as "a creative decision to streamline the story and focus on Peter and Gwen and their relationship."[53]
This project had the highest level of detail incorporated into digital environments that we'd ever done. The human characters were finished to a very high degree. We had to do a very realistic version of Emma Stone. Spider-Man and Gwen are involved in stunts that would have been very dangerous if real.
—Jerome Chen – VFX supervisor of Sony Imageworks[54]
Major scenes were shot in Rochester.
On February 4, 2013, Marc Webb posted onTwitter that principal photography had begun and that the sequel was being shot on35mm film in theanamorphic format,[55][56] instead of being filmeddigitally as the preceding film was. Sony revealed this would be the firstSpider-Man film to be filmed entirely in New York state, including a car-chase scene that was filmed inRochester because the speed laws are less restrictive in upstate New York.[57]It became the largest film production ever in New York state.[58] The decision to film inWilliamsburg, Brooklyn near thePassover holiday caused some controversy, as critics believed that this was culturally insensitive, and would cause problems with parking.[59] The filming company decided to work with the community and then agreed to adjust its production activities for Passover.[60][61] The producers had assembled a 200-person crew for the 10-day shoot in Rochester, with a total number of 250 local crew members and 150 local extras.[62] The prominent scenes were shot mostly on Main Street of Rochester and were digitally remastered to look like New York City.[63]
On March 1, a scene within the movie was filmed in NYC Chinatown's Nom Wah Tea Parlor. Consequently, Doyers street was shut down for the day of filming, with the businesses on the street being compensated for the inconvenience.[64]
Gwen blurting out Spider-Man's real name after he binds her to a car trunk was unscripted, anad-lib by Emma Stone.[65]
On June 25, Webb posted on Twitter that filming was completed.[66] Soundstage work was done atGrumman Studios and Gold Coast Studios, both inBethpage, New York, and at the Marcy Armory in Brooklyn.[57][67]
The film initially did not have the teaser for theSinister Six spin-off film, but after test audiences criticized that it was unclear whether Harry had died in battle with Spider-Man, been incarcerated, or escaped, the filmmakers decided they needed to do a scene with Harry after the battle in order to establish his fate.[65] The viewing of Gwen's speech was also a late addition, as initially the film instead had Richard Parker meeting Peter at Gwen's grave. After a great deal of deliberation, the return of Richard Parker was replaced because the majority felt that it over-complicated the story, infantilized Peter by making it seem that he needed his father's support to resume being Spider-Man, and was one emotional blow too many after Gwen's death.[65]
The VFX design of Times Square, where the battle of Spider-Man and Electro takes place, took one year.[68]
Sony Pictures Imageworks designed the CGI special effects for the film.[69] The digital composition of the film, including the scene where the battle of Spider-Man and Electro inTimes Square, took one year to complete.[68] The sets of Times Square were built in Gold Coast Studios with thegreen screens[70] and most of the scenes were digitally re-designed by computer.[71] The photography and VFX team took over 36,000 photos of the Times Square in order to re-create the location digitally. In addition, the animation team captured over 100 billboards during the photography process.[72]
The film waspost-converted from 2D to 3D, in part because the production team wanted to shoot35mm film. Dan Mindel used Kodak Vision3 500T 5219 and 200T 5213, while the second unit shot day exteriors on Kodak Vision3 50D 5203.[73] During the production, 20 layers of lightning CGI effects were applied to depict Electro. Jamie Foxx was photographed as Electro by the KNB EFX team and the skin colors used to show the moods of the character.[74] A total number of 1,600 visual effects shots of the film was originally filmed in2K resolution and then converted into4K resolution with the help ofcolor grading.[75] To give the visual effects a realistic look, sound designers Addison Teague and Eric Norris and re-recording mixers Paul Massey and David Giammarcomixed the background music usingAuro 11.1cinema sound technology and the film's soundtrack was remixed usingDolby Atmos, Auro, andDolby 5.1.[75]
AfterJames Horner declined to return for the sequel, Webb hiredHans Zimmer to compose the music for the film. On October 25, 2013,Pharrell Williams revealed toBillboard that he would co-compose the score with Zimmer.[81] Webb and Zimmer formed a supergroup with Williams,Johnny Marr,Mike Einziger and formerEurythmic,David A. Stewart, to create the music for the sequel.[82] Eventually, Stewart did not participate in the film's music, and the supergroup, credited asThe Magnificent Six, a reference to theSinister Six, was composed of Williams, Marr, Einziger,Junkie XL, Steve Mazzaro and Andrew Kawczynski assisting Zimmer. The soundtrack for the film was released on April 18, 2014, byColumbia Records andMadison Gate Records.[83] Hans Zimmer described his work for this film as different from previous works by him, thus revealing one of the themes for the film, which was first heard on the website.[84]
On March 31, 2014,Alicia Keys andKendrick Lamar recorded a song titled "It's On Again", which was uploaded toSoundCloud.[85] Keys announced the song onTwitter and credited Zimmer and Williams, along with Lamar and herself for the song, indicating the song as a part of the film's soundtrack.[86] Webb described the song as "upbeat and exciting".[86]
The release of the film in the United Kingdom was moved up to April 16, 2014, two days ahead of its original April 18 date.[87]Deadline reported that, in addition to the production budget, the film's marketing budget was $100–150 million.[88]
Andrew Garfield and Jamie Foxx at the 2013San Diego Comic-Con promotingThe Amazing Spider-Man 2.
In March 2014,Gameloft and Marvel announced the launch of a mobile gameof the same name for smartphones and tablets.[105][106] It was released on consoles afterward.[107]Kellogg's released an application featuring the film.[108]Evian served as a promotional partner of the film. On April 1, 2014, the brand released an advertisement "The Amazing Baby & Me 2" featuring Spider-Man and a baby version of him, as a follow-up to their original "Baby & Me" campaign.[109] The film partnered withNBCUniversal for advertising. Spots for the film appeared on Bravo, E!, USA, Syfy, Telemundo, and mun2. A customized page was created on Fandango.[110] In May 2014, Marvel announced that Spider-Man's costume from the film would be shown withinMarvel: Avengers Alliance.[111]
In March 2024, Sony announced that all of their live-action Spider-Man films would be re-released in theaters as part of Columbia Pictures' 100th anniversary celebration.The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was re-released on May 13, 2024.[112]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was released bySony Pictures Home Entertainment fordigital download on August 5, 2014, and was released onBlu-ray,Blu-ray 3D andDVD on August 19, 2014.[113] The Blu-ray/DVD release includes an alternate ending in which Peter Parker's father meets Peter at Gwen's resting place.[114] Creative agency Deckhouse Digital was hired to produce several animatedGIFs ahead of the film's Blu-ray/DVD release as part of a sponsored ad campaign on Tumblr.[115][116]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 received a standalone 4K UHD Blu-ray release on March 1, 2016.[117] The film was later included inThe Spider-Man Legacy Collection, a4K UHD Blu-ray collection which includes the first five Spider-Man films, and was released on October 17, 2017.[118]
In April 2021, Sony signed a deal with Disney to let Sony's titles, including past Spider-Man films, films inSony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU), and other Marvel content to stream onHulu andDisney+. A significant number of Sony titles began streaming on Hulu starting in June 2021.[119] It includes films from 2022 onwards. While the deal only concerns the United States, titles from Sony Pictures begun to also be added to Disney+ in regions outside of the U.S., as early as June 2022. This includes most Spider-Man films, includingThe Amazing Spider-Man 2.[120]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 grossed $203.6 million in the United States and Canada and $513.3 million in other countries for a worldwide gross of $716.9 million.[5]Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $70.38 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film, making it one of the top 20 most profitable releases of 2014.[121]
The film grossed $8.7 million on its early Thursday night showings.[122] It finished its opening weekend in first place with $91.6 million, almost $30 million more than the opening-weekend gross of thefirst film.[123] Upon opening,The Amazing Spider-Man 2 had the second-highest domestic opening weekend for a 2014 film, behindCaptain America: The Winter Soldier.[124] In its second weekend, the film grossed $35.5 million (falling 61%) and dropped to second at the box office behind newcomerNeighbors. It was similar to the 61.5% second-week drop ofSpider-Man 3 (2007).[125][126]
Outside North America,The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opened on April 16, 2014, to $2.73 million in the UK and to $190,000 in Belgium, while opening to $1.44 million in Australia and $1.11 million in Germany.[127] Within a few days, the opening gross in the UK increased to $15 million, breakingThe Lego Movie's record for having the country's largest opening weekend of the year.[128] The film's release in India was the biggest opening weekend for an American film at that point with₹41 crore (US$4.8 million). Its final box office collection was $13.44 million there, one of the highest of all time by a Hollywood film.[129] In China, the film played on 11,002 screens, which is the biggest release of any film in history.[130] On its opening day in Hong Kong, the film earned $1.23 million, the highest opening gross in the territory.[131]
OnRotten Tomatoes,The Amazing Spider-Man 2 holds an approval rating of 50% based on 313 reviews, and an average rating of 5.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While the cast is outstanding and the special effects are top-notch, the latest installment of the Spidey saga suffers from an unfocused narrative and an overabundance of characters."[132] OnMetacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100 based on 50 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[133] Audiences polled byCinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, lower than the "A−" earned by its predecessor.[134][135]
TheLos Angeles Times said, "[The film is] overstuffed with plot lines, set pieces and villains, although stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone do their best to give the movie heart."[136] Tim Robey ofThe Telegraph said, "Marc Webb's Spider-Man sequel is overstuffed with high-voltage villains, but the sparks between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone save the day".[137] Mike McGranaghan from The Aisle Seat gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of four, calling it "theBatman & Robin of the entire Spidey series."[138] Jon Niccum ofThe Kansas City Star gave it a score of 1.5 out of four stars and said, "One must go back to theJoel SchumacherBatman fiascos to find a director more disconnected from his superhero source material."[139] Simon Reynolds ofDigital Spy said:
Peter's past, present and future all intertwine in a sequel that offers bang for your buck. That said you can't help [but] feel the franchise bean counters at work here thanks to all the ominous foreshadowing and unresolved character arcs. Too many cooks and all that ....[140]
In a mixed review, Michael Burgin ofPaste Magazine said, "Ultimately,The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is noteworthy for one thing—not waiting until the third or fourth film to achieve the overstuffed, increasingly garish look one associates with less popular (2007'sSpider-Man 3) and outright ridiculed (1997'sBatman & Robin) franchise efforts."[141] Kim Newman ofEmpire scored the film three out of five stars, saying: "A few too-broad gags aside—and even these are in the funky spirit of '60s Marvel—this is a satisfying second issue with thrills, heartbreak, gasps, and a perfectly judged slingshot ending."[142] Leslie Felperin ofThe Hollywood Reporter said:
The eponymous hero hits his super-heroic stride here, as does Andrew Garfield in the role, especially when Spider-Man's alter ego Peter Parker learns there's always some fine print in a contract with this many benefits. The plot gets itself tangled up in multiple villain strands, but in the main, this installment is emotionally weightier and more satisfying than its predecessor.[143]
Guy Lodge ofVariety said, "Redundancy remains a problem, but this overlong superhero sequel gets by on sound, fury, and star chemistry."[144]Richard Roeper gave the film a B+, stating that "It's about 20 minutes too long and it's overstuffed with too many characters and too many subplots, but there's enough good stuff inThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 to warrant optimism about the next chapter of the franchise."[145] A negative review came from Peter Travers ofRolling Stone, giving the film two stars out of four, he said: "Things go wrong quickly with Amazing 2. Am I the only one who hates the word Amazing to describe a movie that isn't? Just asking."[146]IGN reviewer Daniel Krupa gave 6.9/10 and wrote:
Amazing Spider-Man 2 gets a lot right, yet there's a constant awkwardness to the machinery of its plot; you can almost hear the cogs turning. However, what's worse is that at times it becomes overtly patronising: there are flashing screens and computer voice-overs constantly telling you what something is or what something is doing, just in case the people in the back rows aren't paying attention, which feels at odds with the film's emotional intelligence.[147]
William Harrison ofDVD Talk rated the film as 3.5 stars of 5 stars as "Recommended".[148]
Sony had originally intended the film to launch an expansive film universe around Spider-Man to compete with theMarvel Cinematic Universe. In 2013, Sony announced a thirdAmazing Spider-Man film with a release date of June 10, 2016, with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Jeff Pinkner returning to write and a fourth film with a release date of May 4, 2018.[155][156] The series was to includespin-off films featuring theSinister Six andVenom, withDrew Goddard writing and directing the two-partSinister Six and Kurtzman directing aVenomCarnage script co-written by himself, Orci, andEd Solomon.[157][158][159] Garfield had discussions with Goddard about reprising his role as Spider-Man inSinister Six.[160]Sinister Six Part 1 had been planned for a November 11, 2016, release.[161][162] Additionally, by August 2014, Sony had hiredLisa Joy to write the script for a 2017 female-lead film featuringFelicia Hardy / Black Cat.[162] Sony announced plans for a spin-off based onSpider-Man 2099 to be released in late 2017.[163] The character later appeared in thepost-credits scene ofSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), voiced byOscar Isaac, and was heavily featured inSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as a main character in an antagonist role. He is also set to feature heavily in the final installment in that trilogy,Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.[164]
However, between December 2013 and the release ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 in May 2014, Garfield and Webb stated that while they would both return for the third film, neither was certain of their involvement in the fourth with Webb confirming that he would not be directing.[165][166][167] Following the mixed critical reviews and franchise-low box office performance ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2, the future of the franchise was unclear. By July 2014, Orci had left the third film to work onStar Trek Beyond (2016).[168]The Amazing Spider-Man 3, which would have includedChris Cooper returning asNorman Osborn[169][170] and focused on Peter recovering fromGwen Stacy's death,[171] was delayed to an unspecified date in 2018, andThe Amazing Spider-Man 4 was moved to an unknown date.[161]
Following the2014 Sony Pictures hack, Emma Stone was revealed to be in talks to return as a resurrected Stacy in the 2017 female-lead film andThe Amazing Spider-Man 4 as the antagonist Carnage. Sony was further revealed to be in talks to haveSam Raimi return to the franchise to direct a new trilogy forhis version of the character along with aSpider-Man vs. The Amazing Spider-Man movie and was in discussion withMarvel Studios about includingSpider-Man in theMarvel Cinematic Universe filmCaptain America: Civil War. Marvel reportedly was unhappy with some of the terms of the proposed arrangement including the film rights staying with Sony and both talks allegedly ceased.[172][173] In early 2015, a deal between the studios that allows Spider-Man to be in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was reached, effectively cancellingThe Amazing Spider-Man franchise.[174] Speaking toAmy Adams forVariety's Actors on Actors YouTube series in 2016 Garfield described himself as being left "heartbroken" by his experience on working onThe Amazing Spider-Man films.[175]
Following the events ofThe Amazing Spider-Man 2,No Way Home depicts Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker as being haunted by his inability to save Gwen Stacy from her fall and ends up savingMichelle Jones-Watson from a similar fate in that movie's climax.[181]
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