Marc Webb

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Webb at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Marc Preston Webb

Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Alma mater Colorado College
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Occupation(s)Music video director, filmmaker
Years active1996–present
Notable work 500 Days of Summer
The Amazing Spider-Man
Spouse
Jane Herman
​
(m. 2019)​
Children2

Marc Preston Webb [1] is an American filmmaker and music video director. Webb made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer and went on to direct The Amazing Spider-Man , for which he was later dubbed as the "Webb-Verse" by Marvel Studios in 2021. [2] He also directed the drama films Gifted and The Only Living Boy in New York .

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Early life

Webb was born in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of Margaret Ruth (née Stocker), a scientist, and Norman Lott Webb, who works in math education at the University of Wisconsin. [1] [3] When he was eighteen months old, Webb's family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he was raised. [4] [5] He graduated from Madison West High School in 1992, and subsequently attended Colorado College, [4] and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, from which he graduated with an English degree. [6]

Career

Webb began his trade as an editor before turning his hand to directing music videos. He told The Daily Beast : "The very first video I did was for a band called The Shame Idols in Birmingham, Alabama, and I paid for it on a credit card and my mom loaned me about $500 to finish it. It was actually about a superhero—a Catwoman-y type of thing. This woman who sewed the costume together, and we shot it on 16mm film. You can't see it anywhere and it's not on YouTube—and I'm glad it's not. The first video that got shown was a Blues Traveler video called "Canadian Rose," but I just did the concept stuff for it. [7] Between 1999 and 2009, he directed videos for the likes of Good Charlotte, Evanescence, AFI, 3 Doors Down, Green Day, My Chemical Romance and Snow Patrol. [8]

His feature-length debut, 500 Days of Summer , starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, was released in July 2009 to a positive critical reception. [9] In January 2010, Columbia Pictures hired Webb to direct The Amazing Spider-Man , a reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise, released in July 2012 and starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. [10] He returned to direct the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 , which was released on May 2, 2014. Developing the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: No Way Home for Marvel Studios, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers officially dubbed the fictional universe of Webb's Spider-Man films as the Webb-Verse in his honor. [2] In November 2021, it was also revealed that he, along with Sam Raimi, were brought on as creative consultants for the film. [11]

In 2015, Webb directed promotional ads for a partnership between Samsung and Avengers: Age of Ultron . [12] [ citation needed ]

Webb is signed to DNA in Hollywood, California, and Academy Productions Ltd in the United Kingdom.

In February 2019, he signed on to direct the live-action reimagined version of the 2016 Japanese anime film Your Name [13] before he was replaced on September 18, 2020 by Lee Isaac Chung and a year later by Carlos López Estrada [14] In May 2019, it was announced that Webb will direct a live-action adaptation of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs . [15]

In 2013, Christopher Keyser and Webb pitched the mystery drama The Society to Showtime, but the network later decided to pass on the series. [16] Netflix turned the pitch into a series instead; created by Keyser and executive produced by both Keyser and Webb, The Society premiered on May 19, 2019. [17] In July 2019, it was announced that Webb and his Black Lamb production company signed a deal with ABC Studios. [18] In March 2022, Webb signed on to direct the supernatural thriller Day Drinker, written by Zach Dean. [19]

Personal life

On June 8, 2018, Webb's girlfriend Jane Herman gave birth to a daughter, Georgia. [20] The couple married on October 4, 2019. [21] A son, Walter, was born on April 5, 2021. [22]

Webb's lamb

Webb's signature is a white lamb, which has appeared in a few of his videos. In Brand New's "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" video, the lamb appears on the door before Jesse Lacey enters the bar. It also appears on the shirt of a girl in the bar. In Yellowcard's "Ocean Avenue" and "Rough Landing, Holly" videos, the lamb appears on the briefcase Ryan Key carries around.

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
producer		WriterNote
2010 The Office YesNoNoEpisode: "The Manager and the Salesman"
Lone Star YesNoNoEpisode: "Pilot"
2012 Battleground NoYesNo
2015–2016 Limitless YesYesYesDirected "Pilot"
Co-wrote and directed "Badge! Gun!"
2015–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend YesYesYesDirected "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!";
Co-wrote and directed "Where Is Josh's Friend?"
2018–2019 Instinct YesYesNoEpisode: "Pilot"
2019 The Code YesYesNoEpisode: "Blowed Up"
The Society YesYesNoEpisodes: "What Happened", "Our Town" and "How it Happens"
2019–2022 Blood & Treasure NoYesNo
2019–2021 Why Women Kill YesYesNoEpisodes: "Murder Means Never Having To Say You’re Sorry" and
"I'd Liked To Kill Ya But I Just Washed My Hair"
2021 Rebel YesYesNoEpisode: "Pilot"
The Republic of Sarah NoYesNo
Just Beyond YesYesNoEpisodes: "Leave Them Kids Alone" and "We've Got Spirits, Yes We Do"
2024 Death and Other Details YesYesNo

Music videos

YearTitleArtist
1997"Canadian Rose" Blues Traveler
1999"Still After You" Earth to Andy
2000"Just Got Wicked" Cold
"Not That Kind" Anastacia
2001"On the Line" Lance Bass
"Duck and Run" 3 Doors Down
"The Motivation Proclamation" Good Charlotte
"The Days of the Phoenix" AFI
"Duke Lion" Big Dumb Face
"Are You There?" Oleander
"Waiting" Green Day
"Festival Song" Good Charlotte
"Simple Creed" Live featuring Tricky
"Slow" Professional Murder Music
"Pain" Stereomud
"Eleanor Rigby" Godhead
"Beat the World" Pressure 4-5
2002"Seein' Red" Unwritten Law
"American Girls" Counting Crows
"Unreal" SOiL
"She Hates Me" Puddle of Mudd
"Harder to Breathe" Maroon 5
"I Will Be Heard" Hatebreed
"When You’re on Top" The Wallflowers
"These Are the Days" O-Town
"Remember Me" Hoobastank
"Remember" Disturbed
2003"Stupid Girl" Cold
"Sleeping Awake" P.O.D.
"The Leaving Song Pt. II" AFI
"Why Don't You & I" Santana & Alex Band
"Here Without You" 3 Doors Down
"Savior" Memento
"Say You Will" Wakefield
"Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)" MxPx
"Will You" P.O.D.
"Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" Brand New
"Nothing at All" Santana featuring Musiq
2004"With My Mind" Cold
"Change the World" P.O.D.
"I Don't Want to Be" Gavin DeGraw
"Silhouettes" Smile Empty Soul
"Heel over Head" Puddle of Mudd
"Give It Up" Midtown
"Ocean Avenue" Yellowcard
"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" My Chemical Romance
"Breaking the Broken" Sparta
"Beautiful Soul" Jesse McCartney
"Walk into the Sun" Dirty Vegas
"Blood Red Summer" Coheed and Cambria
"Dare You to Move" (version 2) Switchfoot
"Disappear" Hoobastank
2005"Work" Jimmy Eat World
"Bad Day" Daniel Powter
"All That I've Got" The Used
"Helena"My Chemical Romance
"Chocolate" Snow Patrol
"Eleanor" Low Millions
"Gotta Make It" Trey Songz featuring Twista
"Don’t Look Back" Antigone Rising
"Different" [23] Acceptance
"Middle of Nowhere" Hot Hot Heat
"Make a Move" Incubus
"Wake Up" Hilary Duff
"The Ghost of You"My Chemical Romance
"Boyfriend" Ashlee Simpson
"Free Loop (One Night Stand)" Daniel Powter
"Lights and Sounds" Yellowcard
"Perfect Situation" Weezer
2006"Move Along" The All-American Rejects
"Youth" Matisyahu
"Rush" Aly & AJ
"Lie to Me" Daniel Powter
"Rough Landing, Holly" Yellowcard
"Miss Murder" AFI
"Invisible" Ashlee Simpson
"London Bridge" Fergie
"Fidelity" Regina Spektor
"Call Me When You're Sober" Evanescence
"Love Like Winter"AFI
"Wait a Minute" The Pussycat Dolls featuring Timbaland
"Rain"Barefoot
"These Walls" (Version 2) Teddy Geiger
2007"The River" Good Charlotte
"Must Have Done Something Right" Relient K
"Last Night" P. Diddy
"I Don't Love You" My Chemical Romance
"Teenagers"
"Blood"
"Good Enough" (co-directed with Rich Lee) Evanescence
"Stiff Kittens" (co-directed with Rich Lee) Blaqk Audio
"Clumsy" (co-directed with Rich Lee) Fergie
"Better" (Version 2) Regina Spektor
"Start All Over" Miley Cyrus
2008"Goodnight Goodnight" Maroon 5
"Party People" Nelly featuring Fergie
"Gives You Hell" The All-American Rejects
2009"21 Guns" Green Day
"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (Version 2) She and Him
"21st Century Breakdown" Green Day
"(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" Weezer
2010"Last of the American Girls" Green Day
2017"Dusk Till Dawn" ZAYN featuring Sia

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