Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974) is an American

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and

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director. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the

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'' (500) Days of Summer.'' He then directed ''

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'' (2012) and '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014), which later were dubbed the "Webb-Verse" by

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in 2021. He also directed the 2017 dramas '' Gifted'' and '' The Only Living Boy in New York'' and the

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live-action remake of ''

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'' (2025). His next planned film is '' Day Drinker''.

Early life

Webb was born on 31 August 1974 in

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, the son of Margaret Ruth (née Stocker), a scientist, and Norman Lott Webb, who works in math education at the

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. When he was eighteen months old, Marc's family moved to Madison and he grew up there. He graduated from Madison West High School in the city in 1992. He attended

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and then the University of Wisconsin in Madison, graduating with an English degree.

Career

Marc Webb began as an editor before turning to directing music videos. He told ''

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'': "The very first video I did was for a band called The Shame Idols in

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, 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

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-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

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video called "Canadian Rose," but I just did the concept stuff for it." Between 1999 and 2009, he directed videos for the likes of Good Charlotte,

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, AFI,

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, and

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. His feature-length debut, '' 500 Days of Summer'', starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and

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, was released in July 2009 to a positive critical reception. In January 2010,

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hired Webb to direct ''

'', a

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of the ''Spider-Man'' film franchise, released in July 2012 and starring

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and Emma Stone. He returned to direct the sequel, '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', which was released on May 2, 2014. Developing the 2021

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(MCU) film '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' for

, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers officially dubbed the

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of Webb's ''Spider-Man'' films as the Webb-Verse in his honor. In November 2021, it was revealed that he and

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, were brought on as creative consultants for the film. In 2015, Webb directed promotional ads for a partnership between

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and '' Avengers: Age of Ultron''. Webb is represented by DNA in

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and Academy Productions Ltd in the

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. In February 2019, he signed on to direct the

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reimagined version of the 2016 Japanese

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film ''

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'' before he was replaced on September 18, 2020 by Lee Isaac Chung and a year later by

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. In May 2019, it was announced that Webb will direct a live-action adaptation of

's ''

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''. In 2013, Christopher Keyser and Webb pitched the mystery drama '' The Society'' to Showtime, but the network later decided to pass on the series.

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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. In July 2019, it was announced that Webb and Black Lamb Productions, his production company signed a deal with

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. In March 2022, Webb signed on to direct the supernatural thriller '' Day Drinker'', written by Zach Dean.

Personal life

On June 8, 2018, Webb's girlfriend Jane Herman had a daughter, Georgia. The couple married on October 4, 2019. Their son, Walter, was born on April 5, 2021.

Webb's lamb

Webb's signature is a white lamb, which appears 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 is on the shirt of a girl in the bar. In Yellowcard's " Ocean Avenue" and " Rough Landing, Holly" videos, the lamb appears on a briefcase Ryan Key carries.

Filmography

Film

* '' (500) Days of Summer'' (2009) * ''

'' (2012) * '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014) * '' Gifted'' (2017) * '' The Only Living Boy in New York'' (2017) * ''

'' (2025) * '' Day Drinker'' (TBA); filming

Television

Music videos

Editor videography *

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– "Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)" (November 2003) * Brand New – "Sic Transit Gloria.... Glory Fades" (December 2003)

References

External links

* *
Marc Webb
at MVDbase.com
Die Musik Video Datenbank
(German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Marc 1974 births Living people American action film directors American music video directors American television directors Artists from Madison, Wisconsin Colorado College alumni Film directors from Indiana Film directors from Wisconsin People from Bloomington, Indiana Madison West High School alumni MTV Video Music Award winners Television producers from Indiana University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education alumni