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Has The Die Been Cast On Marc Webb And THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Sequel?

Looking back at the shooting schedule for The Amazing Spider-Man and the recent announcement that Marc Webb has signed on to another film, is the writing on the wall for the Spider-Man sequel?

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By Mark Julian - 8/15/2012

The original filming schedule for The Amazing Spider-Man called for 90 days and kicked off December 6th, 2010.

However, that 3-month shoot turned into a 6-month shoot, wrapping in mid-May 2011.

Inevitable reshoots occurred, kicking off in New York in November 2011 and finally wrapping in Los Angeles on December 2011.

Of course the heavily CGI'd Lizard and web-slinging scenes required editing and VFX treatment, meaning that the film was not officially complete until May 20, 2012.



Tallying all this up, it took 1 yr 5 months and 14 days to complete The Amazing Spider-Man once cameras started rolling. Sony began working on the script for the sequel before filming was even complete and has set May 02, 2014 for its release. Applying the same amount of time it took to make the first Spider-Man film, Sony would need to start shooting on November 18,2012 to put a film out by May 2014 and that's taking the entire film process up to opening day. Realistically, shooting would need to start sometime in September if you take into account the schedule requirements of the first film. Deadline reported earlier this year that Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci were writing the sequel and as an afterthought, filming was scheduled to commence in 'first quarter 2013.' That puts production fairly close to my hypothesis but also raises a bit of a red flag; I'm thinking Sony is probably banking on not having an additional 3 months of shooting and probably won't choose a villain that requires so much CGI this time around but history tends to have a way of repeating itself.

How does Marc Webb factor into all this? News just broke that he's getting set to direct The Only Living Boy in New York, starring Spider-Man runner-up Logan Lerman. If Webb is indeed on board for The Amazing Spider-Man sequel, in about 4-6 months, he's going to be unavailable until May 2014 so how could he possibly be directing another film? The synopsis for Only Living Boy is more inline with previous projects from Webb and is a film that could potentially land at Fox which has Webb on the hook for at least 1 more film.

Expect news to shake out one way or the other as pre-production on The Amazing Spider-Man sequel is only a few months away. We'll either be hearing soon that The Only Living Boy is part of that 2 picture deal with Fox that Webb must accept in order to film the Spider-Man sequel or that The Only Living Boy is Webb's next film and someone else is directing Spider-Man.

Sound off below with your thoughts and comments on how you hope things shake out.


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Running Time: 2 hrs 16 min
Release Date: July 3, 2012 (USA)
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sequences of action and violence
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Rhys Ifans, Emma Stone, Sally Field and Martin Sheen.
Directed by: Marc Webb
Written by: James Vanderbilt (initial screenplay),Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves (revised draft)


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TheSkywalkingKnight - 8/15/2012, 2:14 PM
Good! Webb is too good of a director for the ass-clowns at Sony. I like TASM but what Sony did to Webb's vision was detestable and I have zero interest in the sequel!
TayDee - 8/15/2012, 2:14 PM
The sequel just needs to focus on two topics: Peters life in school, and life as spiderman. He did too much in this film, tried to look for uncle bens killer which he failed to do, trying to find out about his parents, dealing with Gwen and her dad, and fighting the lizard.
TheSkywalkingKnight - 8/15/2012, 2:15 PM
*liked
WolvieCBM - 8/15/2012, 2:16 PM
Umm, yeah, no. VFX shots are almost always finished very close to film's release date. Not sure what's with being surprised about that. Second, who says they need to start filming this November? That was for the first film, they started early. Just because it happened with ASM, doesn't mean they will follow the same schedule with the sequel. ASM 2 is set for summer 2014, meaning they could start shooting in April/May 2013. Star Trek 2 did that, Avengers and TDKR too. All big films.
novaprime - 8/15/2012, 2:16 PM
AGREED SONY SHOULD SEELL IT BACK TO MARVEL AND DISNEY, IF MARC WEB DESTROYS THE SEQUAL THEN WELL GET IT BACK BUT I DONT THINK THATS GONNA HAPPEN HEAL DO THE SEQUAL JUSTICE
lntrn8 - 8/15/2012, 2:17 PM
Only 2 ways Columbia/Sony will give up Spider-Man to Marvel:

1 - WE don't watch The Amazing Spider-Man sequel, nor buy nor download the Amazing Spider-Man

2 - Kevin Feige creates a lucrative position for Avi Arad . . . Arad is the example of selfish & entrenched studio management & he makes millions off of the Sony Spidey flicks as "Executive Producer".
TrueRedBlue - 8/15/2012, 2:17 PM
Ohh boy. Not good, not good. I hope TASM 2 gets to be as great, if not better, than TASM 1. But it's not looking that way.
Spidey31 - 8/15/2012, 2:17 PM
Hmmmmm intresting we'll see I hope he returns he did a good job if he doesn't then well, let's just hope they get someone good and that make the feel of the movie the same
TrueRedBlue - 8/15/2012, 2:19 PM
Marc Webb created the universe, he better be aware of the responsibility he has to continue it. I have a scary feeling that this whole project is going to need to be rushed, and films don't ever come out too well when they're rushed...
Boyle360 - 8/15/2012, 2:19 PM
@TayDee
I loved TASM, but I completely agree!
BattlinMurdock - 8/15/2012, 2:19 PM
Oh, will Webb be going to direct another movie about a boy who learns absolutely nothing by the time the credits roll?
Spidey31 - 8/15/2012, 2:19 PM
Wait but didn't TA and TDKR shoot like fairly close to the release date? Like only a year before?
valeriesghost - 8/15/2012, 2:20 PM
I'd like to see him helm the sequel, hope this works out for the best.
RorMachine - 8/15/2012, 2:20 PM
Most sites do seem to think this won't stand in the way of him directing TASM 2.
Dvantassel23 - 8/15/2012, 2:20 PM
Only thing Sony is good at is making cameras lol, Spidey come home!!!
Morpheus82 - 8/15/2012, 2:20 PM
Please! no more terrible movies from Sony, bring the rights back to Disney/Marvel.
MarkJulian - 8/15/2012, 2:21 PM
@WolvieCBM Didn't say I was surprised about the VFX, was tallying up the time it took for the first film. You're picking at facts....
Spidey31 - 8/15/2012, 2:22 PM
Yea idk it's possible they could start shooting may/April it's not a big deal
DJSpidey26 - 8/15/2012, 2:22 PM
I also agree that every studio that has marvel movie rights should sell the back to Marvel Studios!
And for this movie i would like to see a reboot!!!!PLEASE
Moriarty117 - 8/15/2012, 2:25 PM
I really liked TASM, and I think since they've probably wrinkled out the kinks (CGI software developed, shooting techniques perfected) is should come along much quicker than the first.

I think it'll be great. Have it wrap up the Uncle Ben's killer subplot, more Green Goblin hints (I think they should wait for the third for Gobby and Gwen's death) have Electro, Mysterio or Scorpion (or any combo of two) as the villain. Just no Kraven. I don't not see the appeal for Kraven.
marvel72 - 8/15/2012, 2:26 PM
i don't care if he comes back or not,the amazing spider-man was good but it did have its faults as well.
Bodwulf - 8/15/2012, 2:27 PM
Hope we get to see more of the Giraffe in this one
Giraffe-Man
TheRationalOne - 8/15/2012, 2:34 PM
If Marvel has the rights back to EVERY one of their movies, you wont see movies for them for at least 3 to 4 years, if that soon. You guys should be happy Sony made such a good got damn reboot. TASM was amazing...pun intended. Marvel have their hands full. You're already going to have to wait forever for a Daredevil reboot now. Don't be stupid. Continue the franchise at Sony, pray it turns out as good as the last, and just enjoy the movies. You don't know shit about the movie making process, so your complaints and demands just sound ignorant.
Bane2099 - 8/15/2012, 2:34 PM
Sony should sell the rights back to Marvel and let them do the sequel, keep the cast and integrate this Spidey into the MCU.
TheRationalOne - 8/15/2012, 2:35 PM
TDKR had far more faults than TASM had.
notmuchtotellreally - 8/15/2012, 2:36 PM
Maek Webb needs to come back!!!!!!! Screw Disney/Marvel! They'll have Nick Fury helping Spidey become the Ultimate Spider-Man. I don't want that shit!!!! I WANT WEBB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
novaprime - 8/15/2012, 2:36 PM
craven or morbiouse in the sequal save venom for the 3qual or carnage
Ranger14 - 8/15/2012, 2:38 PM
Well, if they would have cast someone younger for a high schooler, they wouldn't be so rushed to complete the next couple of films. TOSM was a disappointment for me...just okay and not amazing, so I don't expect much from the next one.
blkyank - 8/15/2012, 2:40 PM
David Yates will be directing Justice League for WB after Affleck turned the studio down.
Spidey31 - 8/15/2012, 2:44 PM
I agree with Ripynt but I wouldn't mind if MS got the rights back but I wanna see this trilogy finish before that happens.
iJackSparrow - 8/15/2012, 2:49 PM
That's not indiewire is reporting at all. Here is what they are saying:

Of course, Webb is still a contender to direct "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (though it seems there are a lot of contract stuff and other issues to work out) and he's got a handful of other possibilities -- "Age of Rage," "Just Another Love Story," "Jesus Christ Superstar" -- looming in the background, but this seems like it would be a return to the kind of smaller scale, youthful story he made his name on. So we'll see how this develops, but it's certainly one that fits into his wheelhouse quite nicely.


He NEEDS to come back in my opinion. He is a big part of what made The Amazing Spider-Man one of my favorite CBMs ever.
Spidey31 - 8/15/2012, 2:56 PM
Ya TASM2 has a lot of potential the universe was set up nicely, one of the reasons some people disliked it was cause of the orgin and that's it. Well now it's gonna be new!!!!
peapod - 8/15/2012, 2:58 PM
Who cares?
Godzillafart - 8/15/2012, 2:58 PM
Hope he comes back. He did a fantastic job!
MARVELPSYCHO79 - 8/15/2012, 2:59 PM
I think the sequel to TASM is going to flop.TASM did no huge numbers at the box office and people don't like that Spidey got a reboot so soon.An unneeded reboot as a lot of people say.Sony will have to make a badass sequel if they want this new franchise to continue.
Ranger14 - 8/15/2012, 3:04 PM
If they don't fix the pacing, editing and score, then I am going to remain skeptical once again.
BattlinMurdock - 8/15/2012, 3:09 PM
I'd rather a studio get a director they trust. They're not jumping on board Webb for a reason. I don't think execs were happy.

And it's not a matter of studios "controlling" a director. They need their franchise to make money and Spider-Man's BO was a bit underwhelming.

Right now, I'm willing to compromise Webb's vision for a better movie with a better director, because I wasn't too impressed with TASM.
ralfinader - 8/15/2012, 3:09 PM
I don't see why they won't just push the release date back. They have done it before for other movies. I personally would rather see a new creative team behind the Spidey sequel, and drop the prolonged origin stuff.
GUNSMITH - 8/15/2012, 3:18 PM
SOME SEQUELS DO WELL
BenderDickCumPatch - 8/15/2012, 3:19 PM
[frick] you FOX. Just simply [frick] you.
MARC WEBB NEEDS TO COME BACK.
MrZoolittle - 8/15/2012, 3:21 PM
TASM was a great movie, can't wait for the sequel.
DrDoom - 8/15/2012, 3:21 PM
Well considering how mediocre, forced, wooden, ill-developed and melodramatic Amazing Spider-Man was, I really don't care. I want him back at Marvel, where he belongs.
RAWRG - 8/15/2012, 3:47 PM
Hope Webb comes back for the sequel...but like everyone else SONY JUST SELL THE RIGHTS BACK TO MARVEL I just want to see Spidey in an Avengers Sequel! Same thing goes for the asses in Fox!
Cosmic1 - 8/15/2012, 3:56 PM
Yeah my freinds son and freinds teenagers, didn't like this movie and they are supposed to be the target audience. My nephew, 6, kept askin where's spider-man. Hopefully the sequal has more spidery less Peter and more action. The origin/back story was the most boring part of this movie.
Spidey31 - 8/15/2012, 4:04 PM
@Acidic I'm sorry but TASM wasn't wooden, Or ill-developed I can go into how it's not ill- developed honestly the story development and character development in this movie was honestly the best this year. You just need to turn your brain on to catch it.
DrDoom - 8/15/2012, 4:31 PM
@Spidey31

I want you to go back to Amazing Spider-Man; watch it with a critical eye.

1)Listen to the dialogue between Peter and Gwen. Really, listen to it. There is little to no actual communication between the two. They barely speak, and instead mumble and cut off their own lines mid-sentence.
2) Why was the Lizard's family left out of the movie completely? They were even originally cast! They're so important to his development but they were cut off for no good reason.
3) Peter beats up a bunch of random civilians for no good reason. What a douche.
4) Spider-Man is not some dark avenger. He's supposed to be fun. Instead he comes off as an arrogant jackass.
5) Uncle Ben and Aunt May also have few lines, and when they do speak, it's either useless to the development of any characters or so melodramatic I cannot stand it. Someone please hire an actual writer.
6) So many scenes make me cringe with how painfully written they are.
"That's a pretty girl. Did you ask her out?"
"How would you . . . . uh . . . . capture a reptile?"
"We could do . . . . uh . . . . you know, something . . . . or, or or something else . . . . you know . . . ."
"We can take your toys away, too."
"I have to stop him . . . . because . . . . I created him."
"I will make them stronger, better. This is my gift to the world!"
"Put the mask on! It'll make you strong!"
Oh god.
7) Don't even get me started on that bloody construction crane sequence. What a mess.
8) Gwen Stacy somehow concocts an antidote for a serum she's never seen before in ten minutes. No wonder she is working for the biggest chemical company on the planet as a goddamn teenager.
9) What happened to that mutated mouse? Did Peter kill it or leave it to wreck havoc?
10) The Lizard's design is awful. Where's his snout? Like, seriously!
11) Dr. Ratha. Talk about a useless character. Does nothing but act like a stuck-up bastard, then his car gets knocked off a bridge and he falls out the movie.
12) Stupid licensed songs playing during certain sequences make me crazy.
13) Peter is not edgy, or "with it" He's supposed to be nerd-extreme. He never comes across as such.
14) Also, everyone must be an idiot, because how many times does Peter imply through words or actions that he's Spider-Man? In like, every scene!
15) Did Peter steal the bio-cable from Oscorp? Not only is he beating up helpless civilians, he's also a crook!

I could do this forever.
ratedAawesome - 8/15/2012, 4:56 PM
@acidicheart
i understand what your talking about with dr.ratha his character was completely dropped halfway through

what are you talking about peter only beat up criminals so he can find his uncle's killer and

spider-man is supposed to be arrogant and make jokes while he fights people that's what makes him fun
DrDoom - 8/15/2012, 5:16 PM
1) I don't like Tobey or Kirsten either.
2) So you agree.
3) Don't remember the scene in the subway? He beat the crap out of a bunch of strangers.
4) I don't want him to be a boy scout. I want him to be Spider-Man. He didn't act like Spider-Man at all.
5) So I guess you're going to ignore the majority of the script which was awful. That's cool.
6) All you say is my point has idiocy, even though you don't have anything to back it up. That's cool too.
7) I find it funny when people think I like the original Spider-Man movies. They were stupid too.
8) Oh noez! When I have no retort, just say he's nitpicking!
9) Because it's stupid.
10) Original design does not mean best design. His face looks retarded.
11)So you agree.
12) HALP! I have no retort! Say he's nitpicking! I'll be correct!
13) Neither Tobey or Garfield got Peter at all. Seems you don't either.
14) So you agree.
15) So rather than being smart, Peter steals from smart people? Talk about a real hero (not a boy scout)

Sounds like you cannot take criticism for your favourite movie.
BooYah - 8/15/2012, 5:32 PM
Marc Webb was a terrible choice for director. You need someone who actually cares for the character like Whedon with Avengers. Only people who want Webb back are the Webb heads who think ASM was a 5/5 movie.
CaptainObvious - 8/15/2012, 6:03 PM
I'm surprised nobody has brought up how goddamn stupid Oscorp is in this movie. They leave a potential doomsday device plugged in for years, which anybody could access at any time. Their security is so poor, that a 16 year old, who does not know the building's layout, can bypass every classified area in the tower. Don't even get me started on their ridiculous ID check.
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