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Spider-Man 3
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Spider-Man 3 lenticular teaser poster
Directed bySam Raimi
Written byComic Book:
Stan Lee
Steve Ditko
David Michelinie
Todd McFarlane
Story:
Sam Raimi
Ivan Raimi
Screenplay:
Alvin Sargent
Produced byAvi Arad
Stan Lee
Laura Ziskin
Grant Curtis
StarringTobey Maguire
Kirsten Dunst
James Franco
Thomas Haden Church
Topher Grace
Bryce Dallas Howard
J. K. Simmons
CinematographyBill Pope
Edited byBob Murawski
Music byChristopher Young
Danny Elfman
Distributed bySony Pictures Entertainment
Release dates
May 4, 2007
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Budget$250 million (reportedly)

Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 superhero film that is the third film in the Spider-Man film franchise based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Sam Raimi, who directed the previous two Spider-Man films, takes up the helm again with a returning cast that includes Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, and J. K. Simmons. The film also stars franchise newcomers Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard and Thomas Haden Church.[1] Spider-Man 3 is scheduled to be released in both conventional and IMAX theaters on May 4, 2007.[2]

Plot

Template:Spoiler Peter Parker basks in the spotlight with his public success as his superhero alter ego, Spider-Man. Mary Jane Watson and Gwen Stacy pursue Parker for his affections, and Parker begins to grow overconfident, neglecting those who care for him.[3] When the police tell Parker and his aunt that new evidence shows Sandman as being responsible for killing Uncle Ben, Parker goes after the alleged perpetrator personally.[4] As Spider-Man, he battles Sandman and his former friend Harry Osborn.[5] During this time, astronaut John Jameson brings back an "alien life force" to Earth with him.[6] The force forms a symbiotic relationship with Peter's costume, influencing his behavior for the worse. As a result, Spider-Man has to fight the villain within, until he finally tears the symbiote from his body.[7] After parting from Spider-Man, the symbiote finds a new host in Eddie Brock Junior, and the resulting merger creates Venom.[8] Template:Endspoiler

Cast and characters

  • Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker / Spider-Man: Peter Parker is a photographer for the Daily Bugle and leads a double life as the superhero Spider-Man, protecting New York City from crime.
  • Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson: Mary Jane Watson is Peter Parker's on-and-off love interest with aspirations to act. She is one of the few who knows that Parker is Spider-Man.
  • James Franco as Harry Osborn: Harry Osborn, the son of Norman Osborn, is Peter Parker's former best friend who believes that Spider-Man murdered his father. After learning Peter Parker is Spider-Man, Harry targets his former friend directly, seeking revenge, thus becoming what Sam Raimi has named, "The New Goblin."
  • Topher Grace as Eddie Brock, Jr. / Venom: Eddie Brock, Jr. is a photographer at the Daily Bugle who has grown increasingly venomous toward Peter Parker, who beats Brock to photography gigs and has attracted the attention of Brock's girl, Gwen Stacy.[6]
  • Thomas Haden Church as Flint Marko / Sandman: Flint Marko is a small-time thug who has a wife and daughter.[9] An accident gives him the ability to change his body into malleable sand, transforming him into Sandman.[6] He is now believed to be the person responsible for Uncle Ben's death.[4]
  • Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy: The daughter of a police captain, Gwen Stacy competes with Mary Jane Watson for Peter Parker's love, despite Eddie Brock, Jr's feelings for her.
  • Rosemary Harris as May Parker: May Parker is the aunt of Peter Parker and the widow of Ben Parker, Peter's uncle. She is unaware of her nephew's vigilante role in protecting New York City as Spider-Man.
  • Dylan Baker as Dr. Curt Connors: Dr. Curt Connors is a college professor under whom Peter Parker studied and with whom he has maintained a good friendship.
  • J. K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson: J. Jonah Jameson is the chief of the Daily Bugle who carries a personal vendetta against Spider-Man, who he considers a criminal.
  • Daniel Gillies[10] as John Jameson: The son of J. Jonah Jameson, John Jameson is an astronaut who was left at the wedding altar by Mary Jane Watson. He brings back the symbiote with him to Earth from outer space.[6]
  • Bill Nunn as Joseph "Robbie" Robertson: "Robbie" Robertson is an employee of the Daily Bugle and friend to many of his coworkers. He believes in Spider-Man despite his boss's resentments about the vigilante superhero.
  • Ted Raimi as Hoffman: Hoffman is an employee of the Daily Bugle who is frequently harassed by his boss, J. Jonah Jameson.
  • James Cromwell as Captain George Stacy: George Stacy is a police captain and father of Gwen Stacy. He shares the news with Peter and May Parker that new evidence indicates that Flint Marko killed Uncle Ben.[4]
  • Elizabeth Banks[11] as Betty Brant: Betty Brant is the secretary to J. Jonah Jameson at the Daily Bugle.
  • Cliff Robertson as Benjamin "Ben" Parker: Believed to have been killed by a carjacker, Uncle Ben was the husband to May Parker and uncle of Peter Parker. Spider-Man lives by Ben's words: "With great power comes great responsibility." The police find new evidence that indicates that Flint Marko, not the carjacker, had killed Uncle Ben.[4]
  • Tim DeZarn as Philip Watson: Philip Watson is the abusive father of Mary Jane Watson.
  • Michael Papajohn as Carjacker: The carjacker is a criminal who was thought to have killed Peter Parker's Uncle Ben in the first film, though new evidence suggests someone else murdered Ben Parker.[4]
  • Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn: Norman appears to Harry for a second time after his death.[12]
  • Stan Lee has a cameo in Spider-Man 3, as he did in the previous Spider-Man films.[13] Unlike his previous Spider-Man cameos, he has dialogue with Peter Parker in his cameo for this film. Lee has referred to it as his "best cameo" in an interview.[14]
  • Bruce Campbell, who has had cameo roles as a wrestling ring announcer in Spider-Man and as a rude usher in Spider-Man 2, returns in Spider-Man 3 with a new cameo.[15]

Topher Grace was first announced in May 2005 to join the cast of Spider-Man 3, though his character was not revealed until later.[16] Kirsten Dunst revealed the casting of Grace as Venom and Thomas Haden Church as Sandman at a September 2005 press conference for her film, Elizabethtown.[17] Church's role as Sandman was later confirmed, first by pictures released by Sony and again by the teaser trailer released for the film. Church said that the studio approached him for the role of Sandman after the actor won an award for his performance in Sideways.[18] Church worked out for 16 months to improve his physique for the role.[19] Grace was officially confirmed at the 2006 San Diego Comic Con.[20]

Production

Spider-Man 3 is the first film in the series to have more than one adversary for Spider-Man. Tobey Maguire had expressed interest in battling Sandman in 2004 during press for Spider-Man 2.[21] Wrapping up the previous two films, Harry takes up his father's mantle and fights Spider-Man. But whilst depicted as the Green Goblin in most comic book adaptations, director Sam Raimi stated at Comic-Con 2006 that Harry Osborn would not be the Green Goblin or the Hobgoblin (as he became in the Ultimate Marvel comics continuity), but instead "somewhere between" the two.[22] Raimi ultimately titled Harry Osborn the New Goblin, with the character being equipped with a glider called the Sky Stick.[23]

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Topher Grace as Eddie Brock, Jr.

Originally Sam Raimi had opposed the inclusion of the villain Venom in Spider-Man 3 due to his "lack of humanity".[24] Marvel producer Avi Arad convinced Raimi to reconsider, informing the director that Venom had a strong fan base. As Raimi included Venom in Spider-Man 3, the director began to appreciate the character that Venom had become, based on Alvin Sargent's script treatment and Topher Grace's performance.[25] At Comic-Con 2006, Venom was described to be based on "an amalgamation of Venom stories". Eddie Brock, Jr., Venom's human host, serves as a mirror to Peter Parker in having similar employment and romantic interests. Grace's character was revealed to differ from Parker in having a "terrible childhood".[24]

Reportedly, the film's budget is $250 million, which would make it the most expensive film ever made in nominal U.S. dollars, breaking King Kong's budget record of $207 million. It would also be third, in adjusted dollars, to War and Peace's budget of $560 million.[26] Camera crews spent ten days between November 5, 2005, and November 18, 2005, to film sequences that would involve intense visual effects so Sony Pictures Imageworks could begin work on the shots early in the project. The same steps had been taken for Spider-Man 2 to begin producing visual effects early for sequences involving the villain Doctor Octopus.[27]

Columbia Pictures officially announced that the main filming for Spider-Man 3 started on January 2, 2006.[28] Principal photography wrapped up in August 2006 after over a hundred days of filming. Principal photography had begun on January 16, 2006, on Stage 30 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA. The team filmed in Los Angeles until May 19, 2006. In spring 2006, film ___location manager Peter Martorano brought camera crews to Cleveland to film for Spider-Man 3.[29] Afterward, the team moved to Manhattan, where filming commenced until July 1, 2006.[27] Kirsten Dunst confirmed on October 2, 2006 that principal photography was completed, though there would be additional special effects shots in November for which she would return.[30]

John Dykstra, who won the Academy Award for Visual Effects for his work on Spider-Man 2, declined to work on the third film as visual effects supervisor, with colleague Scott Stokdyk taking over the reins.[31] Sony Pictures Imageworks designed specific computer programs that did not exist when Spider-Man 3 began production. The company used the groundbreaking visual effects programs to create the performances and shots needed to complete the film.[32]

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Spider-Man punching through Sandman

For scenes involving visual effects, Thomas Haden Church was super-imposed onto the screen, where computer-generated imagery was then applied.[18] In a fight where Spider-Man punches through Sandman's chest, congenital amputee boxer Baxter Humby took Tobey Maguire's place in filming the scene. Humby, who was born without his right hand, helped deliver the intended effect of punching through Sandman's chest.[33]

In addition to the innovative visual effects for the film, Stokdyk created a miniature of a skyscraper section at 1/16 scale with New Deal Studios' Ian Hunter and David Sanger. According to producer Grant Curtis, Stokdyk chose to design the miniature instead of using computer-generated imagery so damage done to the building could be portrayed realistically and timely without guesswork involving computer models.[32]

Originally, Danny Elfman, the composer for the previous installments, did not plan to return for the third installment of Spider-Man because of difficulties with director Sam Raimi. Elfman had said that he had a "miserable experience" working with Raimi on Spider-Man 2 and could not comfortably adapt his music.[34] Christopher Young was then announced to score Spider-Man 3 in Elfman's vacancy.[35] However, on December 1, 2006, producer Grant Curtis announced that Elfman will be working with Christopher Young on the music for Spider-Man 3, work on the music had not been started at the time of his entry.[36] [37]

Promotion

The first teaser trailer for Spider-Man 3 was released on the Internet on June 27, 2006 and also accompanied the theatrical release of Superman Returns.[38] At Comic-Con 2006 in San Diego, the studio showed an incomplete piece of the film that contained temp sound and temp visual effect shots,[39] and first showcased Venom to Spider-Man fans.[20]

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The symbiote envelops Eddie inside a church

The first full-length Spider-Man 3 trailer premiered on November 9 on various channels and websites, with an exclusive high-definition version on iFilm, which became available after the premiere.[40] The trailer was also attached to Casino Royale when the James Bond film premiered on November 17, 2006. A second Spider-Man 3 trailer will also be attached to Ghost Rider on February 16, 2007. New Spider-Man 3 posters were also announced to be revealed to the public around the release date of Casino Royale.[41] On November 21, 2006, Sony released the two additional posters for Spider-Man 3.[42]

Preview clips of Spider-Man 3 with commentaries by actors, actresses, producers, and the director were shown during FOX's November 23, 2006 television premiere of Spider-Man 2, including a brief glimpse of Venom.[43] FOX will also broadcast Spider-Man on December 24, 2006, which will include material from Spider-Man 3.[44] On January 2, 2007, FX will air an "exclusive cut" of Spider-Man 2, in which viewers will be given a sneak peek of Spider-Man 3 during the broadcast.[45] In early January 2007, Spider-Man 3 will have a First Look in Regal, AMC, and Cinemark Theaters with their pre-feature program.[46]

Merchandise

A video game based on Spider-Man 3 will be released in May 2007 to coincide with the film's release. The video game will be available on the Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3. At the American International Toy Fair in October 2006, Techno Source unveiled its line-up of interactive Spider-Man 3 toys, including a "hand-held Battle Tronics device that straps to the inside of a player’s wrist and mimics Spidey’s web-slinging motions", which would come out in spring in time for the film's release.[47]

On October 21, 2006, producer Grant Curtis announced on the official movie blog that he was working on a book that would detail the account of bringing Spider-Man 3 to the screen. The book, published by Chronicle Books in time for the release of Spider-Man 3, will contain "chapters on the script, casting, production design, costume design and visual effects and will include a day-by-day journal [Curtis] wrote while filming".[32]

Peter David is writing a novelization set for release on March 27, 2007. In addition, Sony is releasing several children's books through Harper Entertainment Publishing in April.[48][49]

Sequel

In an August 2006 interview with MTV, Marvel producer Kevin Feige anticipated more sequels to the Spider-Man films "because of the wealth of stories in the comics." However, Feige stated that Tobey Maguire may not return to portray Spider-Man in the future.[50] In addition, Maguire expressed the sentiment that the film franchise could not continue as strongly in the future. "I'm not sure if there are more stories for this character that are interesting enough to be excited about doing more," said Maguire.[7] With his contract expiring with Spider-Man 3, the actor said, "I am not completely closed to the idea of another one if it made sense but I would say the odds were in favor of this being the last one."[51] Kirsten Dunst said she would only be interested in being back for another sequel if director Sam Raimi returned to the helm. [30] J. K. Simmons said, about future sequels, that Raimi was "certainly open to doing more".[52]

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