This will be a very special New Year's Eve to all the Spider-Man fans around the globe. Tonight, Spider-Man will be crowned the Official Super Hero of Times Square 2014, with confirmed participation of Marc Webb and his The Amazing Spider-Man 2's cast spending the countdown for the New Year's Eve at the event, where exclusive footage from the film will be shown.
Make sure to bookmark this page to follow the FULL live coverage of the event tonight, which begins 5:55 EST.
Read the full official press release below:
Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, co-organizers of Times Square New Year's Eve, announced today that Spider-Man, New York's very own super hero, will be named the Official Super Hero of Times Square 2014. He will take part in the Ball Drop celebration, and events leading up to the big night in a partnership with the upcoming movie "The Amazing Spider-Man 2."
Across the globe, Spider-Man fans will get a preview of the excitement awaiting them at the box office in 2014. On New Year's Eve, an exclusive clip featuring a sneak peek of the film's Times Square sequence will debut on the district's iconic video screens, as well as in the evening's broadcast pool feed and live webcast.
Follow the full livecast of Times Square New Year's Eve through the player below beginning at 5:55 p.m. ET tomorrow, December 31, and scroll down for more info on the event!
"We welcome Spider-Man, an international icon who has always embodied the spirit of New York, to Times Square this New Year"s Eve," said Tim Tompkins, President of the Times Square Alliance. "He will be an amazing addition to the program."
"We're thrilled that Spider-Man will be joining the Times Square New Year's Eve Celebration," added Jeff Straus, President of Countdown Entertainment. "We're looking forward to everything being Amazing in 2014."
"There's no celebration like New Year's Eve in Times Square," said Marc Webb, Director of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." "There's the sense of energy and excitement that you can only get in New York and we certainly felt that energy and excitement as we shot the entire film here. The people of New York City truly embraced our production, and it's a wonderful feeling to be returning to Times Square to ring in the New Year."
Happy New Year, fellow Spider-Man fans and CBM fans in general! I hope you all have a safe night and may all of us have an
AMAZING 2014, the best is yet to come.
EXCELSIOR!!
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Running Time: In post production
MPAA Rating: This Film Has Not Yet Been Rated
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Sally Field, Paul Giamatti, Jamie Foxx, Felicity Jones, Colm Feore, Dane DeHaan, Chris Cooper and Martin Sheen.
Directed by: Marc Webb
Written by: James Vanderbilt (story),Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Jeff Pinkner (screenplay)
Official Synopsis:
"We've always known that Spider-Man's most important battle has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker finds that a greater conflict lies ahead.
It's great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there's no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone). But being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: OsCorp."
The Amazing Spider-Man's greatest battle begins in May 2nd, 2014.