Spider-Man in film

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The three actors who have played Spider-Man in cinema (from left to right): Tobey Maguire in the Sam Raimi films (2002–2007), Andrew Garfield in the Marc Webb films (2012–2014), and Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2016–present). Maguire and Garfield reprised their roles and starred alongside Holland as their iterations of the character in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

Spider-Man, a superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko for comic books published by Marvel Comics, has appeared in film since the 1970s. The character debuted in CBS's TV-movie pilot for the series The Amazing Spider-Man in 1977, the first of a trio of companion films including Spider-Man Strikes Back (1979) and Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981). Marvel Comics pursued plans for a more ambitious feature film in the 1980s, in a tumultuous development involving multiple directors, writers, and financiers. After a period of protracted litigation over the Spider-Man copyrights, Sony Pictures and subsidiary Columbia obtained the film rights under a joint agreement with Marvel in 1999.

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Columbia developed a Spider-Man film trilogy directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire in the 2000s, followed by a reboot duology featuring Marc Webb as director and Andrew Garfield as the titular superhero. Marvel Studios produced another Spider-Man film series under a renewed licensing agreement with Sony, incorporating the character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Three MCU films starring Tom Holland as Spider-Man were released between the 2010s and the 2020s: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), with a fourth MCU entry, Spider-Man: Brand New Day , scheduled for release in 2026. Holland has also appeared in crossover films within the MCU. The animated Spider-Verse spotlight several reimagined Spider-Men, chiefly Miles Morales, the main protagonist voiced by Shameik Moore. Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) operates with a loosely-shared continuity to all existing Spider-Man film franchises but does not explicitly feature the character.

The Spider-Man films are highly successful, collectively grossing over $9 billion worldwide. The most successful entry, No Way Home, is the eighth highest-grossing film of all time. On average, individual films have been well received by critics, occasionally garnering Academy Awards attention for achievement in special effects and animation.

Early adaptations

TV films

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Nicholas Hammond in character on The Amazing Spider-Man set

In the 1970s, Marvel Comics partnered with CBS to produce TV adaptations of their characters, including Spider-Man. [1] The Marvel–CBS partnership yielded three Spider-Man films starring Nicholas Hammond for the live action series The Amazing Spider-Man , which aired sporadically for thirteen episodes. [2] The first film, an E. W. Swackhamer-directed TV-movie pilot released in 1977, follows Spider-Man's quest to thwart an extortionist's plot to kill a group of civilians with a mind control device. [3] Two more sequels, Spider-Man Strikes Back (1979) and Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981), were developed from unaired footage of The Amazing Spider-Man resulting from budget constraints. [4] Each film received minor distribution in theaters outside of the United States. [5]

Two foreign Spider-Man adaptations were conceived in the same period. The earliest version was the Turkish exploitation film 3 Dev Adam (lit.'3 Giant Men', 1973), featuring an unauthorized depiction of Spider-Man as a villain. [4] In Japan, Toei Company undertook a theatrical spinoff of the live action tokusatsu television series released in July 1978, [6] part of a four-year licensing deal with Marvel. [2] Their origin story is a significant departure from the source material, portraying Spider-Man as the alter ego of a motorcyclist seeking to avenge his deceased father with powers inherited from Garia, the lone survivor of the extinct Spider Planet. [2] [6]

Feature film development

After the success of Superman (1978), Marvel began a concerted effort to produce more ambitious feature film projects. [7] They abandoned several early Spider-Man proposals, including a musical and another concept culminating in a battle against Nazis and a 100-foot robot. [8] By 1982, Roger Corman, an experienced producer of low-budget B films, optioned the rights to develop an adaptation with Orion Pictures from Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee's film treatment. [8] [9] Lee's original treatment featured Doctor Octopus as the primary antagonist and a narrative with Cold War subtext, exemplified with a subplot of nuclear war with the Soviet Union. [8] However, Lee and Corman ended their collaboration when they could not agree on a budget. [10]

The Cannon Group executives Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus acquired the film rights to Spider-Man for $225,000 in 1985, with a provision that would restore ownership to Marvel should a film not be made within five years. [11] [12] They brought on Tobe Hooper to outline an origin story with screenwriter Leslie Stevens, the result being one depicting Spider-Man as a literal spider. [13] Lee, upset with the changes, persuaded Cannon to discard the work and begin anew. [13] Joseph Zito replaced Hooper as director, and a script was concocted from a pitch developed by Ted Newsom and John Brancato. [13] In total, Cannon spent $2 million on a script and subsequent rewrites, but financial woes and disputes over the artistic direction frustrated the development. [14] [15] After Pathé Communications purchased Cannon, Galon and Globus split, and the Spider-Man film rights transferred to Golan's 21st Century Film Corporation through a severance package, before being sold to Carolco Pictures for $5 million in 1988. [12] [15] Carolco hired James Cameron as director and screenwriter with a stipulation that granted him the right to control producing credits, similar to his contract for Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). [16] Cameron's scriptment, which was about 57 pages long, concentrated on Spider-Man as a dark, morally ambiguous character. [17] In the meantime, Carolco extended Cannon's original deal with Marvel to May 1996, [18] but the total cost of production rose to $50 million from their initial $15 million budget, leading the company to abandon the project by 1992. [12] [15]

A period of protracted litigation over the disposition of the Spider-Man copyrights followed, with Golan suing Carolco in 1993 over the claim that it had violated his contractually guaranteed credit as producer in the Cannon–Marvel agreement. [18] Carolco then sued Viacom and Sony subsidiary Columbia Pictures over the syndication and home video rights, which Golan had sold them in separate sales, and the two studios countersued in lawsuits that, additionally, disputed Marvel's ownership stakes. [19] [20] 20th Century Fox, though not a main party in the litigation, contested Cameron's participation with a claim of exclusivity on his services as a director. [17] By the mid-1990s, Carolco, 21st Century, and Marvel filed for bankruptcy, complicating the dispute. [15] Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) purchased all 21st Century-owned assets and Carolco's film rights during the proceedings, [12] [21] and instigated another lawsuit alleging fraud in the Cannon–Marvel deal. [18] According to a Los Angeles Times report, legal inquiries found that Marvel's licensing agreements overlapped, at times on terms that were dubious and poorly documented. [17]

After Marvel reemerged from bankruptcy in 1998, the courts ruled that the rights sold to Golan had expired, reverting the rights back to the company. [19] The studios spent the following year settling the remaining lawsuits, owing in part to soaring attorney fees. [20] Marvel settled with Sony in a merchandising joint venture that conveyed the rights to produce film, television, and sequels to Sony and subsidiary Columbia. [22] At the same time, MGM compromised with Sony by surrendering its claim to the Spider-Man film rights in exchange for copyrights to the James Bond franchise. [23] Sony's ownership is perpetual provided that they release a new Spider-Man film at least once every five years. [24]

Sam Raimi trilogy

Spider-Man (2002)

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Tobey Maguire in 2014

Columbia began developing Spider-Man after their rights acquisition in 1999. [19] They appointed Sam Raimi as director in January 2000, from a raft of candidates due to his enthusiasm for the source material. [25] [26] Screenwriter David Koepp was hired to write the Spider-Man script, expanding on ideas introduced in Cameron's treatment. [17] The script was revised under Scott Rosenberg and again by Alvin Sargent to improve dialogue. [27] [28] Columbia signed Tobey Maguire to a three-picture, $3–4 million pay-or-play contract as Peter Parker in July 2000, with greater compensation for subsequent films. [29] [30] Maguire was Raimi's preferred choice based on his performance in The Cider House Rules (1999). [31] Leonardo DiCaprio, Freddie Prinze Jr., Heath Ledger, Scott Speedman, and Wes Bentley were among the actors Columbia considered to star. [32] [33] Spider-Man explores Parker's struggles adapting to his newfound superpowers, which he acquires from the bite of a genetically engineered spider. After the death of his uncle Ben (Cliff Robertson), Parker vows to contain crime in New York, climaxing in a confrontation with the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe). Spider-Man was shot from January to June 2001, [27] and released in May 2002 after Sony extended the post-production schedule. [34] It was the third highest-grossing film of 2002, grossing over $825 million globally. [35] At the 75th Academy Awards, Spider-Man was nominated for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound. [36]

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

A sequel to Spider-Man was announced by Columbia in April 2002. The studio re-hired most of the filmmaking crew responsible for creation of the original film. [37] Koepp, Alfred Gough, and Miles Millar conceived a draft that Michael Chabon reworked into the screenplay, [27] itself modified further by Raimi, his brother Ivan Raimi, and Sargent. [38] Maguire received an upfront salary of $17 million after month of negotiations for a new contract. [39] The actor complained of persistent pain in his back sustained while shooting Seabiscuit (2003), and Columbia fired him as they considered his behavior disruptive. [39] The studio reversed its decision when Ronald Meyer, the then-president of Vivendi Universal and Maguire's father-in-law, intervened. [39] The Spider-Man 2 plot was partially inspired by the Spider-Man No More! story arc in The Amazing Spider-Man comics. [40] Parker's powers become impotent as a result of strife in his daily life, forcing him to repudiate his duties as Spider-Man. Meanwhile, his mentor Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) conducts a nuclear experiment that corrupts the tentacled contraption fused to his spine and then his mind, transforming him into Doctor Octopus, a mad scientist committed to creating a fusion reactor to destroy New York. Filming occurred in 2003, and Spider-Man 2 premiered in theaters in June 2004. [27] The film won Best Visual Effects at the 77th Academy Awards. [41]

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

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Franchise logo from 2002 to 2007

Because the studio wanted to commence soon on a sequel, the Raimis spent about two months preparing a treatment while Spider-Man 2 was in theaters. [42] Sargent returned to write a screenplay following the direction of the Raimi treatment. [42] [43] The filmmakers were interested in resolving the character arcs with a tale of redemption and forgiveness. [44] They also developed the script with an emphasis on Parker's evolving relationship with Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst). [42] Spider-Man 3 sees Parker facing multiple threats, including Flint Marko / Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), an extraterrestrial symbiote that nearly consumes him, and Edward "Eddie" Brock Jr. / Venom (Topher Grace). Filming took place from January to July 2006, [45] and the film was released in May 2007. [46] Despite ending the theatrical run grossing $890.9 million, [47] Spider-Man 3 drew mixed reviews in the media. [48]

Cancellation

Media coverage of Spider-Man 4 give contradictory accounts about the project's development. One report disseminated by Deadline said Sony was prioritizing the sequel to shoot back-to-back with a fifth film. [49] However, Raimi maintained in a 2009 interview that the studio only pursued Spider-Man 4 and had no definitive proposals for further sequels. [50] Even so, Sony recruited screenwriter James Vanderbilt to write scripts for a fourth, fifth, and sixth Spider-Man film after initial reports claimed the studio was negotiating with Koepp. [51] [52] The Spider-Man 4 script was rewritten by David Lindsay-Abaire and Gary Ross in November 2008 and October 2009. [53] Raimi had been unhappy with Spider-Man 3 and wanted to create a satisfying narrative to conclude the franchise, but found himself at odds with Sony because he was unable to rectify problems in the story within the allotted time. [54] They were such that the release was postponed several times to accommodate additional rewrites. [55] Ultimately, Raimi withdrew as Spider-Man 4 director, prompting Sony to cancel the film for a reboot in January 2010. [55] The media has since publicized information about plot, characters, and casting from interviews conducted with filmmakers involved in the project. [a]

Following Maguire's appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), a fan campaign went viral on Twitter under the hashtag "#MakeRaimiSpiderMan4" calling for the revival of Raimi's Spider-Man franchise. [62] Despite support from Dunst and Maguire, [63] [64] Raimi stated that he had no immediate plans for such a project. [65]

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

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Andrew Garfield in 2024

Columbia committed to a Spider-Man reboot with Marvel Studios, envisioning an origin story that would showcase Peter's civilian life. [66] They hired Marc Webb as director from a shortlist of filmmakers including David Fincher and Wes Anderson. [67] Sargent and Steve Kloves produced the finished script, which coalesced from Vanderbilt's Spider-Man 4 draft. [68] [69] Casting reflected specifications for mostly unknown actors. [70] Andrew Garfield joined as Peter Parker in July 2010, signing a three-picture deal with a starting salary of $500,000. [71] Webb said he was convinced by Garfield's screen test of a cutscene eating a burger. [72] The filmmakers felt it was important Parker's perception as an outcast be adapted to a modern context. [73] The Amazing Spider-Man features Parker confronting the Lizard, the monstrous form of Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), an Oscorp scientist who previously had a partnership with Parker's deceased father. It was shot from December 2010 to April 2011, [74] [75] and released in the United States in July 2012. [76] The Amazing Spider-Man finished as the seventh highest-grossing film of 2012, amassing $758 million at the box office. [77]

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

Webb and Garfield were confirmed in the press to be returning for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in September 2012. [78] Vanderbilt resumed his duties for the drafting, [79] while scriptwriting responsibilities were assigned to Jeff Pinkner, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. [78] [80] Filmmakers redesigned the eyes, suit fabric, and web shooters of the Spider-Man costume to more closely resemble comic book suits. [81] The Amazing Spider-Man 2 depicts Parker's quest to protect Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), resulting in battles with the electricity-manipulating Electro (Jamie Foxx) and a vengeful Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan). Filming last about 100 days, followed by the theatrical rollout in May 2014. [82] [83] The Amazing Spider-Man 2, while profitable, failed to replicate the success of The Amazing Spider-Man. [84]

Cancellation

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Franchise logo from 2012 to 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man's success spawned immediate discussion of an expanded Spider-Man film universe. [85] Sony commissioned a third and fourth sequel for releases in 2016 and 2018; they secured Webb's commitment as director only for the former. [86] [87] [88] Eventually, a number of spinoff projects took precedence, owing to the relative failure of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and sequel development collapsed when Sony entered a new licensing agreement with Marvel and parent company The Walt Disney Studios. [89] [90]

A Twitter campaign under the hashtag "#MakeTASM3" went viral after Garfield's appearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), demanding for the revival of The Amazing Spider-Man franchise. [91] Garfield expressed interest returning should such a project be considered. [92]

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Licensing agreement with Marvel Studios

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Franchise logo from 2017 to 2021

Marvel had been seeking to incorporate Spider-Man into their film franchise, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), as early as 2014. [93] By this point, they were pursuing control of the film rights thanks to their recent box office success. [94] Studio president Kevin Feige suggested retroactively integrating The Amazing Spider-Man franchise into the MCU to Amy Pascal, then-Sony co-chairman, to improve the prospects of associated films. [95] [96] At the same time, Pascal and producer Avi Arad had attempted to establish continuity by authorizing use of the design of The Amazing Spider-Man's Oscorp Tower for The Avengers (2012), but the approval process occurred too late into the production of The Avengers. [97] Another idea brought forward was a crossover film combining The Amazing Spider-Man universe with that of the Raimi trilogy. [98] In December 2014, an anonymous group hacked Sony's computer networks and leaked confidential information, among them emails of discussions between Sony and Marvel pertaining to the licensing of Spider-Man for the MCU film Captain America: Civil War (2016). [98] Negotiations over the copyrights stalled until Sony and Disney brokered an agreement in February 2015. [99] [100] It reinstated the conditions of their preexisting arrangement, with a clause that entitled Marvel the right to reduce their annual royalty payments to Sony based on the performance of their films. [94] [101]

The studios once more renegotiated in 2019, briefly resulting in the dissolution of their partnership. [102] Sony sought to maintain their original agreement, which conferred merchandising rights and 5% of first-dollar gross to Disney. [103] [104] On the other hand, Disney demanded that future Spider-Man films produced by Feige be funded equally in a cooperative venture, increasing their share of profits. [105] Negotiations resumed after public backlash to Sony, and the studios reached a new deal that September, the terms of which guaranteed a third Spider-Man film and a related MCU project. [106] [107]

Title roles

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

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Tom Holland in 2016

Work on an MCU Spider-Man production began in February 2015. [108] Ted Melfi, Jonathan Levine, and Jon Watts were among the filmmakers executives considered to direct Spider-Man: Homecoming, with Watts ultimately signed as director in June 2015. [109] Watts came to Marvel's attention for his work in the independent thriller Cop Car (2015). [110] The studios hired a succession of writers to produce the script for Homecoming. [111] [112] Some 1,500 actors were scouted for the role of Peter Parker / Spider-Man. [113] Six of the actors auditioned in screen tests with Robert Downey Jr. in character as Iron Man / Tony Stark, which the producers viewed to observe their onscreen chemistry. [109] [113] The filmmakers held further auditions when Tom Holland and Charlie Rowe were picked as the finalists. [109] Holland was cast as Parker in June 2015, signing a six-picture deal to appear in three Spider-Man films and three other MCU films. [114] [115] Homecoming details Parker's transformation into Spider-Man, in what the filmmakers described as a coming-of-age story. [110] [112] Shooting took place from June to October 2016, [116] [117] [118] and the film was released in July 2017. [119]

Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

Studio executives were already contemplating sequels to Homecoming before the original film's release. [120] [121] The filmmakers developed Spider-Man: Far From Home as the final film of the third phase of the MCU's Infinity Saga. [122] [123] Watts and screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers were confirmed to be returning for the film in late 2017. [124] [125] Watts was especially interested in resolving the narratives about the Spider-Man characters from Avengers: Endgame (2019) because they received an ambiguous resolution. [126] In Far From Home, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) recruits Parker to help Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) defeat the Elementals. Filming transpired from July to October 2018, [127] [128] and the theatrical release was scheduled in July 2019. [129] Far From Home became the first Spider-Man film to gross $1 billion at the box office. [130]

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

A third entry in the MCU Spider-Man franchise began development shortly after Sony and Marvel's contract was effective. [107] Watts continued his duties as director, [131] while McKenna and Sommers returned to write the screenplay of what would become Spider-Man: No Way Home. [132] The writers conceived a multiverse story from an idea inspired by the fantasy drama It's a Wonderful Life (1946), wherein Parker convinces Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to reverse the events leading to the exposure of his identity as Spider-Man with a spell. [133] The film connects Sony's Spider-Man universes to the MCU and features several of the associated characters. [134] [135] No Way Home's production lasted from October 2020 to March 2021, [136] and the film debuted in theaters in December 2021. [137] By the end of the global rollout, it became the highest-grossing film of 2021 with a box office take of $1.910 billion. [138] [i]

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

Pascal announced work on a second trilogy of MCU Spider-Man films in 2021. [139] Although No Way Home had been Holland's final contracted standalone film as Spider-Man, the actor was confirmed to be reprising the role for Spider-Man: Brand New Day in 2024. [140] [141] The film will be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. [142] Principal photography was postposed to accommodate Holland's simultaneous commitments to Avengers: Doomsday and the Christopher Nolan-directed film The Odyssey (both 2026). [143] Brand New Day is scheduled for release on July 31, 2026. [144] [145]

Ensemble roles

Captain America: Civil War marked Spider-Man's first appearance in the MCU. [98] [146] Filmmaking duo Joe and Anthony Russo helmed Civil War; they lobbied intensively to reintroduce the character through the film story. [147] Filming of Civil War commenced in 2015, lasting four months. [148] [149]

Marvel produced two sequels to The Avengers (2012) featuring Holland as Spider-Man: Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame. [150] [151] Infinity War and Endgame were initially conceptualized as a two-part film, but the studios later split the project into two distinct films that they shot concurrently in 2017. [152] [153] Holland is slated to appear in the forthcoming Avengers: Doomsday. [154]

Animated Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

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Shameik Moore in 2023

Following The Amazing Spider-Man 2's mediocre box office run, Sony began planning spinoffs to rehab the franchise, including an animated feature. [98] Pascal approached, then hired, the filmmakers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller for a co-production. [139] Their concept gleans from the "Spider-Verse" story arc of The Amazing Spider-Man comics, featuring Miles Morales, a reimagined Spider-Man from Marvel's Ultimate Comics imprint, as the main protagonist. [155] [156] Lord and Rodney Rothman prepared the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse script, and the responsibility for directing was split between Rothman, Bob Persichetti, and Peter Ramsey. [157] [158] Actor Shameik Moore stars as Morales, which was announced in the media in April 2017. [159] Jake Johnson, John Mulaney, Nicolas Cage, and Chris Pine voice Spider-Men from alternate universes. [160] [161] [162] The Spider-Verse timeline exists independently from the live-action Spider-Man films. [163] After its December 2018 release, [164] Into the Spider-Verse became the first non-Disney film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in seven years. [165]

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Studio discussions for a sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, preceded the release of Into the Spider-Verse. [166] Across the Spider-Verse originated from a planned two-part film that was revised once the filmmakers developed the story to indicate a separate follow-up film. [167] Lord and Miller returned to undertake the scriptwriting with David Callaham, based on a plot depicting a romance between Morales and Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman (Hailee Steinfeld). [168] [169] Sony engaged Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson to direct Across the Spider-Verse. [170] The film's production was mired in labor disputes. [171] After a delay in the release schedule, Across the Spider-Verse opened to theaters in June 2023, [172] [173] finishing the year as the sixth highest-grossing film with $690.9 million. [174] As well, the film was a candidate for Best Animated Feature at the 96th Academy Awards. [175]

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)

Creation of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse coincided with Into the Spider-Verse. [176] Sony originally scheduled a March 29, 2024 release date for Beyond the Spider-Verse, but postponed the film indefinitely in the wake of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. [173] [177] In 2025, the studio announced a release date of June 4, 2027 at a CinemaCon presentation event, before delaying it again by three weeks to June 25, 2027. [178] [179]

Spinoffs

Due to the success of the Spider-Verse, development is ongoing on spinoffs that explore the mythology of Spider-Man. [169] The completed projects take the form of short films. The first, Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham, was released in tandem with Into the Spider-Verse's digital launch on February 26, 2019, featuring Mulaney reprising his role as Spider-Ham. [180] On the other hand, The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France in June 2023 and later on YouTube in March 2024. [181] [182] A Spider-Verse Story depicts Morales undergoing a panic attack induced by stress in his personal life. [181]

Among the upcoming projects are a Spider-Women spinoff and a Spider-Punk adaptation. [169] [183] [184] Daniel Kaluuya is writing the script for the Spider-Punk film with Ajon Singh. [184] The premise of the Spider-Women spinoff will be a Stacy-centric narrative introducing Cindy Moon / Silk and Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman onscreen. [183] In May 2023, reports emerged that Sony was contemplating a live-action Morales film, which would take priority after the releases of Brand New Day and Beyond the Spider-Verse. [185] [186]

Sony's Spider-Man Universe

Since 2018, Sony has distributed a series of live-action films based on secondary characters of the Spider-Man canon, part of a broader multimedia project dubbed Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). [187] [188] The franchise's first entry is Venom (2018), itself comprising a trilogy with Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) and Venom: The Last Dance (2024). [189] Three other titles complete the SSU: Morbius (2022), Madame Web , and Kraven the Hunter (both 2024). [190] Sony ceased their output of films indefinitely after the box office failures of Madame Web and Kraven the Hunter. [191] The SSU operates with a loosely-shared continuity to all existing Spider-Man film franchises but does not explicitly feature the character beyond the depiction of Parker's birth in Madame Web. [b]

Animation

Spider-Man has appeared in the following animated films:


Cast

List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in multiple "franchises" of Spider-Man films.

CharacterTelevision films
(1977–1981)
Spider-Man trilogy
(2002–2007)
The Amazing Spider-Man films
(2012–2014)
Marvel Cinematic Universe
(2016–present)
Sony's Spider-Man Universe
(2018–present)
Spider-Verse films
(2018–present)
Peter Parker
Spider-Man
Nicholas Hammond Tobey Maguire Andrew Garfield
Max Charles Y
Tom Holland
Max Favreau U Y
Tobey Maguire [ii]
Andrew Garfield [iii]
Tom Holland A U
Uncredited infant U
Jake Johnson [199]
Various [iv]
Tobey Maguire A
Andrew Garfield A
May Parker Jeff Donnell Rosemary Harris Sally Field Marisa Tomei Lily Tomlin
Elizabeth Perkins
J. Jonah Jameson David White
Robert F. Simon
J. K. Simmons J. K. Simmons [v] J. K. Simmons U [v] Adam Brown U
J. K. Simmons [vi]
Robbie Robertson Hilly Hicks Bill Nunn
Glory Grant Chip Fields [vii] Ayo Edebiri
Mary Jane Watson Kirsten Dunst Shailene Woodley E U [viii] Zoë Kravitz
Melissa Sturm
Norman Osborn Willem Dafoe [ix] Chris Cooper Willem Dafoe [ix] [ii] [135] Jorma Taccone [ix]
Ben Parker Cliff Robertson Martin Sheen Adam Scott Cliff Robertson A
Martin Sheen A
Harry Osborn James Franco [x] Dane DeHaan [ix]
Flash Thompson Joe Manganiello Chris Zylka Tony Revolori
Burglar Michael Papajohn [xi] Leif Gantvoort
Betty Brant Elizabeth Banks Angourie Rice Antonia Lentini
Liz Allan Sally Livingstone Laura Harrier
Doctor Octopus Alfred Molina [xii] Alfred Molina [xii] [ii] [135] Kathryn Hahn [xiii]
Alfred Molina A [xii]
Curt Connors Dylan Baker Rhys Ifans [xiv] [iii] [135] Appeared
John Jameson Daniel Gillies Chris O'Hara C
Flint Marko
Sandman
Thomas Haden Church Thomas Haden Church [ii] [135]
Eddie Brock
Venom
Topher Grace Tom Hardy U Tom Hardy
Gwen Stacy Bryce Dallas Howard [xv] Emma Stone Hailee Steinfeld [xvi]
George Stacy James Cromwell Denis Leary Shea Whigham
Denis Leary A
Mary Parker Embeth Davidtz Emma Roberts
Sally Avril Kelsey Chow Isabella Amara
Max Dillon
Electro
Jamie Foxx [iii] [135]
Aleksei Sytsevich
Rhino
Paul Giamatti Alessandro Nivola Appeared
Adrian Toomes
Vulture
Michael Keaton Jorma Taccone [xvii]
Aaron Davis Donald Glover Appeared A [xviii] Mahershala Ali [xix]
Donald Glover [xix]
Mac Gargan Michael Mando Joaquín Cosío [xx]
Dmitri Numan Acar Fred Hechinger
Billy Barratt Y
Mrs. Chen Peggy Lu

Crew

FilmsSam Raimi’s trilogyMarc Webb’s filmsMCU Spider-Man filmsAnimated Spider-Verse trilogy
Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 3 The Amazing
Spider-Man
The Amazing
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man:
Homecoming
Spider-Man:
Far From Home
Spider-Man:
No Way Home
Spider-Man:
Brand New Day
Spider-Man:
Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man:
Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man:
Beyond the Spider-Verse
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Director(s) Sam Raimi Marc Webb Jon Watts Destin Daniel Cretton Bob Persichetti
Peter Ramsey
Rodney Rothman
Joaquim Dos Santos
Kemp Powers
Justin K. Thompson
Bob Persichetti
Justin K. Thompson
Producer(s) Laura Ziskin
Ian Bryce
Laura Ziskin
Avi Arad
Laura Ziskin
Avi Arad
Grant Curtis
Laura Ziskin
Avi Arad
Matt Tolmach
Avi Arad
Matt Tolmach
Kevin Feige
Amy Pascal
Phil Lord
Christopher Miller
Avi Arad
Amy Pascal
Christina Steinberg
Phil Lord
Christopher Miller
Avi Arad
Amy Pascal
Jinko Gotoh
Writer(s) David Koepp Screenplay by:
Alvin Sargent

Story by:
Alfred Gough
Miles Millar
Michael Chabon
Screenplay by:
Sam Raimi
Ivan Raimi
Alvin Sargent

Story by:
Sam Raimi
Ivan Raimi
Screenplay by:
James Vanderbilt
Alvin Sargent
Steve Kloves

Story by:
James Vanderbilt
Screenplay by:
Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
Jeff Pinkner

Story by:
Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
Jeff Pinkner
James Vanderbilt
Screenplay by:
Jonathan Goldstein
John Francis Daley
Jon Watts
Christopher Ford
Chris McKenna
Erik Sommers

Story by:
Jonathan Goldstein
John Francis Daley
Chris McKenna
Erik Sommers
Screenplay by:
Phil Lord
Rodney Rothman

Story by:
Phil Lord
Phil Lord
Christopher Miller
David Callaham
Executive
producer(s)
Avi Arad
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Kevin Feige
Joseph M. Caracciolo
Stan Lee
Kevin Feige
Michael Grillo
E. Bennett Walsh
Stan Lee
Alex Kurtzman
Roberto Orci
Louis D'Esposito
Victoria Alonso
Patricia Whitcher
Jeremy Latcham
Avi Arad
Matt Tolmach
Stan Lee
Louis D'Esposito
Victoria Alonso
Thomas M. Hammel
Eric Hauserman Carroll
Rachel O'Connor
Stan Lee
Avi Arad
Matt Tolmach
Louis D'Esposito
Victoria Alonso
JoAnn Perritano
Rachel O'Connor
Avi Arad
Matt Tolmach
TBAWill Allegra
Brian Michael Bendis
Stan Lee
Bob Persichetti
Peter Ramsey
Rodney Rothman
Aditya Sood
Brian Michael Bendis [204]
Christina Steinberg
Peter Ramsey
Rodney Rothman
Aditya Sood
Brian Michael Bendis
Composer(s) Danny Elfman Christopher Young James Horner Hans Zimmer
The Magnificent Six [xxi]
Michael Giacchino TBA Daniel Pemberton
Director of photography Don Burgess Bill Pope John Schwartzman Dan Mindel Salvatore Totino Matthew J. Lloyd Mauro Fiore TBA Alice Brooks
Editor(s) Bob Murawski
Arthur Coburn
Bob MurawskiAlan Edward Bell
Michael McCusker
Pietro Scalia
Pietro ScaliaDan Lebental
Debbie Berman
Dan Lebental
Leigh Folsom-Boyd
Jeffrey Ford
Leigh Folsom Boyd
TBARobert Fisher Jr.Michael AndrewsTBA

Home media

TitleFormatRelease dateRef.
Spider-Man VHS, DVDNovember 1, 2002 [205] [206]
Blu-rayOctober 30, 2007 [207]
Spider-Man 2 VHS, DVDNovember 30, 2004 [208] [209]
Blu-rayOctober 30, 2007 [207]
Spider-Man 3 DVD, Blu-rayOctober 30, 2007 [207]
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3DNovember 9, 2012 [210]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3DAugust 19, 2014 [211]
UHD March 1, 2016 [212]
Spider-Man: Homecoming DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, UHDOctober 17, 2017 [213]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse DVD, Blu-ray, UHDFebruary 26, 2019 [214]
Spider-Man: Far From Home DVD, Blu-ray, UHDSeptember 17, 2019 [215]
Spider-Man: No Way Home DVD, Blu-ray, UHDApril 12, 2022 [216]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse DVD, Blu-ray, UHDSeptember 5, 2023 [217]

Theatrical re-releases

In March 2024, Sony spearheaded a re-release campaign of the live-action Spider-Man films to commemorate Columbia's centennial anniversary. [218] They commenced the theatrical rollout with the Raimi trilogy in April, followed by The Amazing Spider-Man films in mid-May, before concluding with the MCU trilogy in multiple weekends from late May to early June. [218] Sony will again screen the Raimi trilogy in a two-weekend release campaign in late 2025, part of a joint venture with Fathom Events. [219]

Reception

Box office

FilmRelease dateBox office grossBox office rankingBudgetRef.
North AmericaOther
territories
North AmericaOther
territories
Worldwide All time
North America
All time
worldwide
1977 film
Spider-Man 1977$9,000,000$9,000,000UnknownUnknown [220]
Sam Raimi films
Spider-Man May 3, 2002$407,774,549$418,020,347$825,820,2663582$139 million [221]
Spider-Man 2 May 7, 2004$374,337,514$410,198,687$784,561,5714695$200 million [222]
Spider-Man 3 May 4, 2007May 1, 2007$337,281,992$554,359,494$891,697,6186064$258 million [223]
Marc Webb films
The Amazing Spider-Man July 6, 2012June 27, 2012$262,782,352$495,918,171$758,725,893115104$230 million [224]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 May 2, 2014April 16, 2014$203,605,622$513,278,887$716,934,779208121$250 million [225]
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Spider-Man: Homecoming July 7, 2017July 5, 2017$334,952,829$545,983,955$880,978,1856468$175 million [226]
Spider-Man: Far From Home July 5, 2019June 28, 2019$391,283,774$741,414,082$1,132,723,2264025$160 million [227]
Spider-Man: No Way Home December 17, 2021December 15, 2021$814,866,759$1,106,533,944$1,921,426,07337$200 million [228]
Animated Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse December 14, 2018December 12, 2018$190,241,310$203,361,125$393,602,435232335$90 million [229]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse June 2, 2023$381,593,754$309,230,984$690,824,73850147$100 million [230]
Total$3,698,438,020$5,307,299,676$9,006,294,784 3 2 $1.702 billion [231]
[232]
Film Known box office ticket sales
United States and CanadaOther territoriesWorldwide
Sam Raimi films
Spider-Man 70,626,300 [233] 55,422,620 [c] 126,048,920
Spider-Man 2 60,158,700 [233] 44,373,272 [d] 104,531,972
Spider-Man 3 48,914,300 [233] 61,237,414 [e] 110,151,714
Marc Webb films
The Amazing Spider-Man 33,677,900 [233] 45,703,072 [f] 79,380,972
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 24,363,300 [233] 38,344,664 [g] 62,707,964
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Spider-Man: Homecoming 37,418,200 [233] 68,217,737 [h] 105,635,937
Spider-Man: Far From Home 43,340,300 [233] 94,868,990 [i] 138,209,290
Spider-Man: No Way Home 82,901,987 [263] 113,246,350 [j] 196,148,337
Animated Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 21,093,500 [233] 24,735,866 [k] 45,829,366
Total422,494,487546,149,985968,644,472

Critical and public response

FilmCriticalPublic
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Spider-Man 90% (249 reviews) [270] 73 (38 reviews) [271] A− [272]
Spider-Man 2 93% (275 reviews) [273] 83 (41 reviews) [274] A− [272]
Spider-Man 3 63% (263 reviews) [275] 59 (40 reviews) [276] B+ [272]
The Amazing Spider-Man 71% (339 reviews) [277] 66 (42 reviews) [278] A− [279]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 50% (313 reviews) [280] 53 (50 reviews) [281] B+ [282]
Spider-Man: Homecoming 92% (400 reviews) [283] 73 (51 reviews) [284] A [285]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 97% (398 reviews) [286] 87 (50 reviews) [287] A+ [288]
Spider-Man: Far From Home 91% (455 reviews) [289] 69 (55 reviews) [290] A [285]
Spider-Man: No Way Home 93% (432 reviews) [291] 71 (60 reviews) [292] A+ [288]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 95% (385 reviews) [293] 86 (60 reviews) [294] A [295]

Music

Film soundtracks

TitleU.S. release dateLengthComposer(s)LabelRef.
Spider-Man: Original Motion Picture Score June 4, 200244:55 Danny Elfman Columbia [296]
Spider-Man 2: Original Motion Picture Score July 27, 200445:16 Sony BMG [297]
The Amazing Spider-Man: Music from the Motion Picture July 3, 20121:16:53 James Horner Sony Classical [298]
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack April 18, 20141:06:35 (Standard Edition)
1:55:19 (Deluxe Edition)
Hans Zimmer and The Magnificent SixColumbia, Madison Gate [299]
Spider-Man: Homecoming (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) July 7, 20171:06:40 Michael Giacchino Sony Masterworks [300]
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Original Score) December 17, 20181:21:00 Daniel Pemberton Sony Classical [301]
Spider-Man: Far From Home (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) June 28, 20191:19:43Michael Giacchino [302]
Spider-Man: No Way Home (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) December 17, 20211:13:54 [303]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Original Score) June 2, 20231:47:06Daniel Pemberton [304]

Singles

TitleU.S. release dateLengthArtist(s)LabelFilmRef.
"Hero"March 1, 20023:20 Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott Roadrunner, Sony Music Entertainment Spider-Man [305]
"What We're All About (The Original Version)"April 17, 20023:49 Sum 41 featuring Kerry King from Slayer Aquarius [305]
"Vindicated"May 31, 20043:21 Dashboard Confessional Vagrant, Interscope Spider-Man 2 [306]
"Signal Fire"April 24, 20074:29 Snow Patrol Fiction, Record Collection Spider-Man 3 [307]
"It's On Again"March 31, 20143:49 Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer RCA The Amazing Spider-Man 2 [308]
"The Edge"April 1, 20143:02 Tonight Alive Sony Music Australia [309]
"Sunflower"October 19, 20182:38 Post Malone and Swae Lee Republic Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse [310]
"What's Up Danger"November 1, 20183:20Blackway and Black Caviar [311]
"Calling"May 31, 20233:39 Metro Boomin, Swae Lee, Nav and A Boogie wit da Hoodie Boominati, RepublicSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse [312]

See also

Footnotes

  1. Excludes grosses from subsequent re-releases.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Portrays the same version of the character from the Spider-Man original trilogy in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
  3. 1 2 3 Portrays the same version of the character from The Amazing Spider-Man films in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
  4. Including:
  5. 1 2 Despite being portrayed by the same actor from the Spider-Man original trilogy, this is a different version of the character belonging to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  6. Simmons voices different versions of the character.
  7. This character based on Grant is named Rita Conway.
  8. Woodley filmed scenes for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) but was ultimately removed from the final cut. Only one shot of her remains in the film, albeit from behind. No other footage has been revealed since. [202]
  9. 1 2 3 4 This version of the character uses the alias of the Green Goblin.
  10. Despite his alter ego being marketed and noted on the credits as the New Goblin in Spider-Man 3 (2007), the character never uses such alias in the film.
  11. This version is named Dennis Carradine.
  12. 1 2 3 This version of the character is Otto Octavius as adapted from the source material.
  13. This version of the character is female and named Olivia Octavius. [203]
  14. This version of the character becomes the Lizard.
  15. Additionally, a student in Peter Parker's university class in Spider-Man 2 (2004), portrayed by Brianna Brown, is identified as Gwen Stacy in the film's novelization.
  16. This version of the character is known as Spider-Woman.
  17. This version of the character is named Adriano Toomino.
  18. Silent footage of the Spider-Verse version.
  19. 1 2 This version of the character uses the alias of Prowler.
  20. This version of the character uses the alias of Scorpion.
  21. The one-time supergroup includes Pharrell Williams, Johnny Marr, Mike Einziger, Junkie XL, Steve Mazzaro, and Andrew Kawczynski.

Notes

  1. Attributed to multiple sources: [54] [56] [57] [58] [59] [60] [61]
  2. Attributed to multiple sources: [192] [193] [194] [195] [196]
  3. Spider-Man
    • Europe – 33,598,879 [234]
    • Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Japan – 18,648,173 [235]
    • China – 2.05 million [236] [237]
    • Seoul City (South Korea) – 1,125,568 [238]
  4. Spider-Man 2
    • Europe (excluding France and Italy) – 17,963,121 [239]
    • Brazil and Japan – 12,487,714 [240]
    • France and Italy – 8,948,733 [241]
    • China – 2,606,000 [242] [243]
    • South Korea – 2,367,704 [238]
  5. Spider-Man 3
    • Europe (excluding Russia) – 27,247,287 [244]
    • Brazil, China, Japan, Russia, South Korea – 23,990,127 [245]
  6. The Amazing Spider-Man
    • Argentina, Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Korea – 31,377,180 [246]
    • Europe (excluding Russia) – 14,325,892 [247]
  7. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
    • Argentina, Brazil, China, Mexico, South Korea – 23,372,211 [248]
    • Europe – 14,972,453 [249]
  8. Spider-Man: Homecoming
    • China – 21,891,581 [250]
    • Europe – 17,907,011 [251]
    • Brazil, Chile, South Korea, Venezuela – 15,570,692 [252]
    • Mexico – 9,800,000 [253]
    • Japan – 1.93 million [254]
    • Argentina – 1,118,453 [255]
  9. Spider-Man: Far From Home
    • China – 39,380,000 [256]
    • Europe – 24,849,626 [257]
    • Mexico – 10,810,870 [258]
    • South Korea – 8,023,606 [238]
    • Brazil – 6,562,228 [259]
    • Japan – 2.1 million [260]
    • India – 1,856,875 [261]
    • Argentina – 1,285,785 [262]
  10. Spider-Man: No Way Home
    • United Kingdom, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates – 81,146,702 [264]
    • India – 11 million[ citation needed ]
    • Russia – 10.8 million [265]
    • South Korea – 7,529,648 [238]
    • Japan – 2,770,000 [266]
  11. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
    • China – 11,763,454 [267]
    • Europe – 6,538,381 [268]
    • Mexico – 3,345,000 [269]
    • Brazil – 2,059,756 [259]
    • South Korea – 724,394 [238]
    • Argentina – 304,881 [262]

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