The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away, but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn, returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past

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Action Adventure Drama 3D Sequel Superhero

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  Andrew Garfield

  ... Peter Parker / Spider-Man

  The Social Network, After the Hunt

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  Emma Stone

  ... Gwen Stacy

  Bugonia, Eddington

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  Jamie Foxx

  ... Electro [villain]

  The Burial, Back In Action

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  Dane DeHaan

  ... Harry Osborn

  Oppenheimer, American Primeval (Limited Series)

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  Felicity Jones

  Train Dreams, Oh. What. Fun.

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  Paul Giamatti

  ... The Rhino [villain]

  Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Parkland

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  Sally Field

  ... May Parker

  Remarkably Bright Creatures , Lincoln

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  Martin Sheen

  ... Ben Parker

  The Amazing Spider-Man, The Departed

• C
  Colm Feore

  Thor, The Prodigy

• B
  Brian Haley

  ... Phil Watson

  Gran Torino

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  Chris Cooper

  ... Osborn / Green Goblin

  The Town, The History of Sound

• B
  B.J. Novak

  The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Founder

Who is making The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Crew List

A look at The Amazing Spider-Man 2 behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Marc Webb last helmed Snow White and The Only Living Boy in New York. The film's writer James Vanderbilt last penned Nuremberg and The Long Walk.

Director

Marc Webb

Screenwriters

James Vanderbilt
Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci

Producers

Avi Arad
Matt Tolmach
Laura Ziskin

Production – What we know about the The Amazing Spider-Man 2

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Key Facts

• It is unclear whether Chris Cooper will make his villainous turn as Green Goblin in this film or in a sequel. Osborn starts out as a mentor to the superhero before turning bad.
• Sony revealed this would be the first Spider-Man film to be entirely filmed in New York.
• The Rhino first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #41 in 1966 as a thug from a Soviet Bloc country who wore a superhuman suit that made him invulnerable while giving him superstrength and superspeed. It also had a deadly horn on top.
• Electro is the alter ego of Max Dillon, an enemy of Spider-Man who gains the ability to control electricity after being struck by lightning. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man #9" in February 1964.
• In The Amazing Spider-Man's post-credit sequence, set inside Dr. Curt Connors' cell at an asylum, the Lizard is approached by a mysterious, shadowy figure (Michael Massee) who asks if Peter Parker knows the truth about his father. Lightning features prominently in the scene, prompting auds to speculate that Electro would be featured in the sequel (Variety, 11/1/2012).

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Mar 2014

Completed

Changed The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2013

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Feb 2013

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. On February 4, 2013, Marc Webb posted on his Twitter account that principal photography had begun.

Apr 2012

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Tentatively scheduled production for the first quarter of 2013.

Mar 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. James Vanderbilt completed an outline and now is writing the script

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