The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film) The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film) The Amazing Spider-Man is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, and sharing the title of the character's longest-running comic book. It is the fourth theatrical "Spider-Man" film produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment, and a reboot of Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" 2002–2007 trilogy preceding it. The film was directed by Marc Webb. It was written by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves, and it stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, alongside Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen and Sally Field.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 that a new iteration of Spider-Man would appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the character appearing in "Captain America: Civil War" before Sony released a standalone film titled "" produced by Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal on July 7, 2017. Following this announcement, "The Amazing Spider-Man" franchise was cancelled. Sony Pictures will continue to finance, distribute, own and have final creative control of the "Spider-Man" films. Marvel Studios and Sony will explore opportunities to integrate other characters of the MCU into future "Spider-Man" films. Tom Holland stars as the new Spider-Man. Holland reprises his portrayal of the character in