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has appeared in film since the 1977 made-for-television movie broadcast on CBS. The
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rights to Spider-Man belonged to
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until 1999, when
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bought them for $7 million and produced Spider-Man's first theatrical film. He has been
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's most successful character in the
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ever since. After selling the Spider-Man motion picture rights to Sony, Marvel eventually founded its own film studio,
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, developing the
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(MCU)
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based only on the characters they still held the rights to. This would change in 2016, when Sony and the
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entered an agreement to introduce ''Spider-Man'' to the MCU. Despite some disagreements pertaining to finances and merchandising between the two parties, the agreement proved to be a successful endeavor for both companies. The crossover films '' Avengers: Infinity War'' and '' Avengers: Endgame'' included Spider-Man and crossed the two-billion-dollar mark at the worldwide box office for the first time. Meanwhile, Sony, in association with Marvel, launched its own shared universe known as Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU), with Sony entering a three-billion-dollar streaming agreement with
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and Disney.


History

The fictional character
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, a comic book
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created by
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and
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and featured in
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publications, has appeared as a main character in numerous theatrical and made-for-television films. The first four films were linked to television series and screened in theaters only in certain countries.
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starred as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the 1977 made-for-television film ''
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'' that spawned a broadcast series, and would appear as the character in two sequels edited from those episodes. In 1978, the
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created a theatrical spin-off from their ''Spider-Man'' television series, with Shinji Todō reprising his role as Takuya Yamashiro / Spider-Man. None of these films had a theatrical release in the United States. By 1999,
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had acquired the motion picture rights to the character for cinema and television, creating two ''Spider-Man'' animated television series, and two film series comprising their own continuities:
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's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007) starring
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as the character, and Marc Webb's ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' duology (2012–2014) starring Andrew Garfield in the
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. In February 2015,
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,
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, and Sony made a deal to share the Spider-Man film rights, leading to a new iteration of Spider-Man being introduced and integrated into the
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(MCU). The deal allowed Sony Pictures to continue to own, finance, distribute, and have final creative control of the solo Spider-Man films, with
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distributing the films with his other appearances in a supporting capacity. Tom Holland portrays this version of Spider-Man, and has appeared in six films to date, from '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016) to '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021). In September 2019, following a brief stand-off resulting in the termination of the old agreement, Disney and Sony relented to fan outcry and reached a new agreement for Holland's version to return for future films; the first film to be produced afterwards was ''No Way Home'', where Holland appears alongside Maguire and Garfield, who reprise their roles in the film as supporting characters. A fourth MCU ''Spider-Man'' film, '' Spider-Man: Brand New Day'', is in development at Sony and Marvel Studios for a July 2026 release. Plans for an animated Spider-Man film were officially announced by Sony in April 2015, which eventually became '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' (2018) from
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. Shameik Moore voices the main character Miles Morales / Spider-Man in the film, with various other versions of Peter Parker and alternate versions of Spider-Man from the
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also appearing. A sequel, titled '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'', was released in 2023, with a third film, '' Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse'', currently in production and set for release in 2027. Potential spin-offs are also planned. The Spider-Man films have been generally well received. They have collectively grossed $10.2 billion at the global box office, with ''Far From Home'' becoming the first Spider-Man film to gross over $1 billion worldwide followed by ''No Way Home'', which became Sony's highest-grossing film of all time. In 2019, ''Into the Spider-Verse'' won the
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. Fifteen years prior, the
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had awarded '' Spider-Man 2'' the
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.


Early TV films


''The Amazing Spider-Man'' series


''Spider-Man'' (1977)

In 1977, the
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of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' television series was released by Columbia Pictures as ''
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'' outside of the United States. It was directed by E. W. Swackhamer, written by Alvin Boretz and stars
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as the titular character, David White as J. Jonah Jameson and Jeff Donnell as
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. The film premiered on CBS on September 14, 1977, and received a VHS release in 1980.


''Spider-Man Strikes Back'' (1978)

In 1978, the two-part episode "Deadly Dust" from the television series ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' was re-edited and released outside of the United States as a feature film, ''Spider-Man Strikes Back''. Nicholas Hammond reprises his role as Peter Parker / Spider-Man while Robert F. Simon replaces David White in the role of J. Jonah Jameson. The film was theatrically released on 8 May 1978.


''Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge'' (1981)

In 1981, a film made from ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' television
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"The Chinese Web", using the same method used to make ''Spider-Man Strikes Back'', was released as ''Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge'' in European territories. Nicholas Hammond and Robert F. Simon respectively reprise their roles as Peter Parker / Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson. It was directed by Ron Satlof and written by Robert Janes. Other actors include Rosalind Chao, Benson Fong, and Ellen Bry.


Japanese film

In 1978, Tōei released a theatrical spin-off of their ''Spider-Man'' TV series at the Tōei Cartoon Festival. The film was directed by Kōichi Takemoto, who also directed eight episodes of the TV series. The week after the film's release, a character introduced in the film, Jūzō Mamiya (played by Noboru Nakaya), began appearing in episodes of the TV series. The film was released on July 22, 1978. Like the rest of the series, the film was made available for streaming on Marvel's official website in 2009.


Development


Cannon Films

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expired,
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optioned the property to Cannon Films. Cannon chiefs
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and his cousin
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agreed to pay
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$225,000 over the five-year option period, plus a percentage of any film's revenues. However, the rights would revert to Marvel if a film was not made by April 1990.
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, then preparing both '' Invaders from Mars'' and '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'', was mooted as director. Golan and Globus misunderstood the concept of the character ("They thought it was like The Wolf Man", said director Joseph Zito) and instructed writer
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, creator of '' The Outer Limits'', to write a treatment reflecting their misconception. In Stevens' story, a corporate scientist intentionally subjects ID-badge photographer Peter Parker to radioactive bombardment, transforming him into a hairy, suicidal, eight-armed monster. This human tarantula refuses to join the scientist's new master-race of mutants, battling a succession of mutations kept in a basement laboratory. Unhappy with this perceived debasement of his comic book creation, Marvel's
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pushed for a new story and screenplay, written for Cannon by Ted Newsom and John Brancato. The variation on the
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had Otto Octavius as a teacher and mentor to a college-aged Peter Parker. The cyclotron accident which "creates" Spider-Man also deforms the scientist into Doctor Octopus and results in his mad pursuit of proof of the Fifth Force. "Doc Ock" reconstructs his cyclotron and causes electromagnetic abnormalities, anti-gravity effects, and bilocation which threatens to engulf New York City and the world. Joseph Zito, who had directed Cannon's successful
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film '' Invasion U.S.A.'', replaced Tobe Hooper. The new director hired Barney Cohen to rewrite the script. Cohen added action scenes, a non-canonical comic-book sidekick for the villain, gave Doc Ock the catch phrase, "Okey-dokey", and altered his goal from the Fifth Force to a quest for anti-gravity. Producer Golan (using his pen name "Joseph Goldman") then made a minor polish to Cohen's rewrite. Zito scouted locations and studio facilities in both the U.S. and Europe, and oversaw storyboard breakdowns supervised by Harper Goff. Cannon planned to make the film on the then-substantial budget of between $15 and $20 million. While no casting was finalized, Zito expressed interest in actor/stunt man Scott Leva, who had posed for Cannon's promotional photos and ads, and made public appearances as Spider-Man for Marvel. The up-and-coming actor
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was also discussed for the leading role. Zito considered Bob Hoskins as Doc Ock. Stan Lee expressed his desire to play ''
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'' editor J. Jonah Jameson.
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and
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were considered for
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,
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and
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as Uncle Ben,
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as a sympathetic scientist, and Adolph Caesar as a police detective. With Cannon finances siphoned by the expensive '' Superman IV: The Quest for Peace'' and ''
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'', the company slashed the proposed ''Spider-Man'' budget to under $10 million. Director Zito opted out, unwilling to make a compromised ''Spider-Man''. The company commissioned low-budget rewrites from writers Shepard Goldman, Don Michael Paul, and finally Ethan Wiley, and penciled in company workhorse Albert Pyun as director, who also made script alterations. Scott Leva was still associated with the character through Marvel (he had appeared in photo covers of the comic), and he read each draft. Leva commented: "Ted Newsom and John Brancato had written the script. It was good, but it needed a little work. Unfortunately, with every subsequent rewrite by other writers, it went from good to bad to terrible." Due to Cannon's assorted financial crises, the project shut down after spending about $1.5 million on the project. In 1989,
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, owned by corrupt
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financier
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, acquired the overextended Cannon. The filmmaking cousins parted, Globus remaining associated with Pathé, Golan leaving to run 21st Century Film Corporation, keeping a number of properties (including ''Spider-Man'') in lieu of a cash buy-out. He also extended his ''Spider-Man'' option with Marvel up to January 1992. Golan shelved the low-budget rewrites and attempted to finance an independent production from the original big-budget script, already budgeted, storyboarded and laid out. At Cannes in May 1989, 21st Century announced a September start date, with ads touting the script by "Barney Cohen, Ted Newsom & John Brancato and Joseph Goldman". As standard practice, Golan pre-sold the unmade film to raise production funds, with television rights bought by Viacom and home video rights by
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, which wanted to establish a studio franchise. Stephen Herek was attached as director at this point. Golan submitted this "new" screenplay to Columbia in late 1989 (actually the 1985 script with an adjusted "1989" date) and the studio requested yet another rewrite. Golan hired
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, who turned in his draft but grew disenchanted with 21st Century. Neil Ruttenberg was hired for one more draft, which was also "covered" by script readers at Columbia. Columbia's script analysts considered all three submissions "essentially the same story". A tentative production deal was set. Stan Lee said in 1990: "21st Century ssupposed to do ''Spider-Man'' and now they're talking to Columbia and the way it looks now, Columbia may end up buying ''Spider-Man'' from 21st Century."


Carolco Pictures / MGM

21st Century's Menahem Golan still actively immersed himself mounting "his" ''Spider-Man'', sending the original "Doc Ock" script for production bids. In 1990, he contacted Canadian effects company Light and Motion Corporation regarding the visual effects, which in turn offered the stop-motion chores to Steven Archer (''Krull'', ''Clash of the Titans''). Toward the end of shooting ''
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'', '' Variety'' carried the announcement that
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had received a completed screenplay from James Cameron. This script bore the names of James Cameron, John Brancato, Ted Newsom, Barry icCohen and "Joseph Goldmari", a typographical scrambling of Golan's pen name ("Joseph Goldman") with Marvel executive Joseph Calamari. The script text was identical to the one Golan submitted to Columbia the previous year, with the addition of a new 1993 date. Cameron stalwart
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was frequently linked to the project as the director's choice for Doctor Octopus.


James Cameron "scriptment"

Months later,
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submitted an undated 57-page " scriptment" with an alternate story (the copyright registration was dated 1991), part screenplay, part narrative story outline. The "scriptment" told the Spider-Man origin, but used variations on the comic book characters Electro and Sandman as villains. This "Electro" (named Carlton Strand, instead of Max Dillon) was a megalomaniacal parody of corrupt capitalists. Instead of Flint Marko's character, Cameron's "Sandman" (simply named Boyd) is mutated by an accident involving Philadelphia Experiment-style bilocation and atom-mixing, in lieu of getting caught in a nuclear blast on a beach. The story climaxes with a battle atop the World Trade Center and had Peter Parker revealing his identity to
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. In addition, the treatment was also heavy on profanity, and had Spider-Man and Mary Jane having sex on the
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. This treatment reflected elements in previous scripts: from the Stevens treatment, organic web-shooters, and a villain who tempts Spider-Man to join a coming "master race" of mutants; from the original screenplay and rewrite, weird electrical storms causing blackouts, freak magnetic events and bi-location; from the Ethan Wiley draft, a villain addicted to toxic super-powers and multiple experimental spiders, one of which escapes and bites Peter, causing a hallucinatory nightmare invoking
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's ''
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''; from the Frank LaLoggia script, a blizzard of stolen cash fluttering down onto surprised New Yorkers; and from the Neil Ruttenberg screenplay, a criminal assault on the NYC Stock Exchange. In 1991, Carolco Pictures extended Golan's option agreement with Marvel through May 1996, but in April 1992, Carolco ceased active production on Spider-Man due to continued financial and legal problems. During this time
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was considered for Peter Parker / Spider-Man;
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as Aunt May; Robyn Lively as Mary Jane Watson;
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as J. Jonah Jameson;
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as Boyd / Sandman; and Lance Henriksen as Carlton Strand / Electro.


Litigation

When James Cameron agreed to make ''Spider-Man'', Carolco lawyers simply used his previous ''Terminator 2'' contract as a template. A clause in this agreement gave Cameron the right to decide on movie and advertising credits. Show business trade articles and advertisements made no mention of Golan, who was still actively assembling the elements for the film. In 1993, Golan complained publicly and finally instigated legal action against Carolco for disavowing his contractual guarantee credit as producer. On the other hand, Cameron had the contractual right to decide on credits. Eventually, Carolco sued Viacom and Columbia to recover broadcast and home video rights, and the two studios countersued.
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, though not part of the litigation, contested Cameron's participation, claiming exclusivity on his services as a director under yet another contract. In 1996, Carolco, 21st Century, and Marvel went bankrupt. Via a
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from Carolco dated March 28, 1995,
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acquired 21st Century's film library and assets, and received "...all rights in and to all drafts and versions of the screenplay(s) for ''Spider-Man'' written by James Cameron, Ted Newsom & John Brancato, Menahem Golan, Jon icMichael Paul, Ethan Wiley, Leslie Stevens, Frank Laloggia, Neil Ruttenberg, Barney Cohen, Shepard Goldman and any and all other writers." MGM also sued 21st Century, Viacom, and Marvel Comics, alleging fraud in the original deal between Cannon and Marvel. In 1998, Marvel emerged from bankruptcy with a reorganization plan that merged the company with Toy Biz. The courts determined that the original contract of Marvel's rights to Golan had expired, returning the rights to Marvel, but the matter was still not completely resolved. In 1999, Marvel licensed ''Spider-Man'' rights to Columbia, a subsidiary of
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. MGM disputed the legality, claiming it had the ''Spider-Man'' rights via Cannon, 21st Century, and Carolco.


Columbia Pictures

In the meantime, MGM/UA chief executive John Calley moved to
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. Intimately familiar with the legal history of producer Kevin McClory's claim to the rights to both '' Thunderball'' and other related
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characters and elements, Calley announced that Columbia would produce an alternate 007 series, based on the "McClory material", which Calley acquired for Columbia. Columbia had made the original 1967 film spoof of '' Casino Royale'', a non- Eon production. Both studios now faced rival projects, which could undercut their own long-term financial stability and plans. Columbia had no consistent movie franchise, and had sought ''Spider-Man'' since 1989; MGM/UA's only reliable source of theatrical income was a new James Bond film every two or three years. An alternate 007 series could diminish or even eliminate the power of MGM/UA's long-running Bond series. Likewise, an MGM/UA ''Spider-Man'' film could negate Columbia's plans to create an exclusive cash cow. Both sides seemed to have strong arguments for the rights to do such films. The two studios made a trade-off in March 1999; Columbia relinquished its rights to create a new 007 series in exchange for MGM's giving up its claim to ''Spider-Man''. Columbia acquired the rights to all previous scripts in 2000, but exercised options only on the "Cameron Material", i.e., both the completed multi-author screenplay and the subsequent scriptment. Other sources report that Columbia's owner Sony agreed to pay $10 million, plus 5% of any movies' gross revenue and half the revenue from consumer products. After more than a decade of attempts, ''
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'' truly went into production and since then all of the Spider-Man films were produced and distributed by
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, the primary film production holding of
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. The first three were directed by
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, and the reboot and its sequel were directed by Marc Webb. Laura Ziskin served as producer until her death in 2011.


''Spider-Man'' (2002–2007)


''Spider-Man'' (2002)

''Spider-Man'' follows orphaned high schooler Peter Parker (
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), who pines after popular girl-next-door
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( Kirsten Dunst). While on a science class field trip at
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, a genetically-engineered "super spider" bites Peter. As a result, Peter gains superhuman abilities, including increased strength, speed, and the abilities to scale walls and generate organic webbing. After his beloved uncle Ben (
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) is murdered, the teenager realizes that he must use his newfound abilities to protect New York City. Meanwhile, wealthy industrialist
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(
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), the father of Peter's best friend
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(
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), subjects himself to an experimental performance-enhancing serum, which creates a psychotic and murderous split personality. Donning a military battle suit, Norman becomes a freakish "Green Goblin", who begins to terrorize the city. Peter, as Spider-Man, now must battle with the Goblin, all while dealing with personal situations involving his domestic and his love life.


''Spider-Man 2'' (2004)

Two years after the events of the first film, Peter struggles to balance his superhero and private lives and still pines after Mary Jane, who is now engaged. Harry continues to believe Spider-Man is responsible for his father's death. Spider-Man contends with scientist Otto Octavius ( Alfred Molina), also known as Doctor Octopus, who initially mentors his alter-ego and has four mechanical tentacles fused to his spine following a failed fusion-based experiment and sets out to recreate the same that could destroy much of New York City.


''Spider-Man 3'' (2007)

Peter is still with Mary Jane, while Harry succeeds his father as the new Green Goblin (credited as New Goblin). Eddie Brock (
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), who, like Peter, is a photographer for the ''Daily Bugle'', sets out to defame Spider-Man and incriminate him. Meanwhile, Flint Marko ( Thomas Haden Church), an escaped convict, falls into a particle accelerator and becomes a shape-shifting sand monster known as Sandman. Peter later learns that Marko killed Ben, causing Peter's own dark intentions to grow. This vendetta is enhanced by the appearance of a mysterious black alien
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substance that bonds to Peter, resulting in the formation of a new black costume. Once Peter separates himself from the alien, it finds a new host in the form of Brock, resulting in the creation of
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and Peter having to battle the villains in the end.


Canceled fourth film and potential revival

In 2007, ''Spider-Man 4'' entered development, with Raimi attached to direct and Maguire, Dunst, and other cast members set to reprise their roles. Both a fourth and a fifth film were planned and, at one time, the idea of shooting the two sequels concurrently was under consideration. However, Raimi stated in March 2009 that only the fourth film was in development at that time, and that if there were fifth and sixth films, those two films would actually be a continuation of each other. ''
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'' screenwriter James Vanderbilt was hired by
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in October 2007 to pen the screenplay after initial reports in January that Sony was in contact with David Koepp, who wrote the first ''Spider-Man'' film. The script was being rewritten by David Lindsay-Abaire and Gary Ross in November 2008 and October 2009. Sony also engaged Vanderbilt to write scripts for ''Spider-Man 5'' and ''Spider-Man 6''. In 2007, Raimi expressed interest in depicting the transformation of Dr. Curt Connors into his villainous alter-ego, the
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; the character's actor Dylan Baker and producer Grant Curtis were also enthusiastic about the idea. Raimi also discussed his desire to upgrade Bruce Campbell from a
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to a significant role, later revealed to be Quentin Beck / Mysterio. It was reported in December 2009 that John Malkovich was in negotiations to play
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and that
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would play
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, though she would not have transformed into the Black Cat as in the comics. Instead, Felicia was expected to become a new superpowered figure called the Vulturess. Several years later, in 2013, Raimi re-clarified that the Vulturess concept was discarded and Hathaway would've indeed been Black Cat if ''Spider-Man 4'' had been made. Concept art by
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Jeffrey Henderson revealed in June 2016 showed the inclusion of an opening montage of Spider-Man going up against C and D-list villains, such as Mysterio, the Shocker, the Prowler, the Stilt-Man and the Rhino, with the Vulture serving as the main antagonist; Henderson recalls that the film would have opened with a montage of Spider-Man, now feeling free after breaking up with Mary Jane, catching all villains from his rogues gallery that the crew knew Raimi would never use in his films. Henderson also disclosed that Malkovich would have played the Vulture, who would have been a private contractor who committed terrible actions in behalf of the U.S. government, leading him to be called the "Vulture" because he never left anything but "bones" behind, and the film's climax would have shown the Vulture and Spider-Man fighting in a bloody fight that Spider-Man would have barely won by causing the Vulture's wings to make him tumble between building until crashing into the Citicorp Building's ether and off its top, killing him. In April 2022, Raimi stated that he had planned to include Kraven the Hunter in the film. As disagreements between Sony and Raimi threatened to push the film off the intended May 6, 2011, release date, Sony Pictures announced in January 2010 that plans for ''Spider-Man 4'' had been canceled due to Raimi's withdrawal from the project. Raimi reportedly ended his participation due to his doubt that he could meet the planned May 6, 2011 release date while at the same time upholding the film creatively; he admitted that he was "very unhappy" with the way ''Spider-Man 3'' had turned out, and was under pressure to make the fourth film the best that he could. Raimi purportedly went through four iterations of the script with different screenwriters and still "hated it". In June 2021, animatic producer David E. Duncan, who worked on ''Spider-Man 4'', uploaded an animatic of the canceled project dated November 12, 2009 to his Vimeo account along with the description: "One of a half dozen animatics I produced for the ill-fated 4th Raimi Spider-Man. Studio politics, creative differences and bad internet reactions (to John Malkovich as Vulture) caused the plug to be pulled December of 2009, early in the prep stage. However, one month later, Sony moved forward with Andrew Garfield reboot...". The animatic depicts a battle between Spider-Man and the Vulture. Duncan later deleted the animatic from his page, but it can still be found on
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. Following his appearance in the
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film '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), some fans called for Sony to make a fourth ''Spider-Man'' film starring Maguire using the
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"#MakeRaimiSpiderMan4" on
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. In addition, Raimi and Dunst expressed interest in a possible return in a fourth film, while Maguire stated that he was "open for anything". However, Raimi later stated that he had no plans to direct such a film.


''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2012–2014)

Following the cancelation of ''Spider-Man 4'', Sony announced that the franchise would be rebooted with a new director and cast. Marc Webb directed both of the ''Amazing Spider-Man'' films.


''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2012)

The film focuses on Peter Parker ( Andrew Garfield) developing his abilities in high school and his relationship with
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( Emma Stone). He fights the Lizard, the monstrous form of Dr. Curt Connors ( Rhys Ifans), who is his father's former partner and a scientist at
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.


''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014)

Peter graduates from high school, continues his crime-fighting duties as Spider-Man, while combating the electricity-manipulating Electro ( Jamie Foxx), rekindling his relationship with Gwen, and encountering his old friend
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( Dane DeHaan), who is slowly dying from a genetic disease.


Canceled third film, spin-offs, and potential revival

In June 2013, Sony announced the release dates for the next two ''Spider-Man'' films following ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2''. The third film was scheduled to be released on June 10, 2016, and the fourth to be released on May 4, 2018. Paul Giamatti confirmed he would return as
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in the third film following his brief appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2''. That November, Sony Pictures Entertainment chief Michael Lynton told analysts: "We do very much have the ambition about creating a bigger universe around Spider-Man. There are a number of scripts in the works". Garfield stated that his contract was for three films, and was unsure of his involvement for the fourth film. In February 2014, Sony announced that Webb would return to direct the third film. In March, Webb stated that he would not be directing the fourth film, but would like to remain as a consultant for the series.
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told
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in July that he was not working on the third film due to his involvement in ''
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''. Alex Kurtzman stated in an interview that the third film was still continuing production and that there was a possibility of seeing a Black Cat film. Sony later announced in July that ''The Amazing Spider-Man 3'' had been delayed to 2018. After the announcement in February 2015 of a new series with
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, the sequels to ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' were canceled. In July 2015,
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, who portrayed George Stacy in both films, revealed that the third film at one point had Spider-Man "take this formula and regenerate the people in his life that died". In December 2013, Sony issued a press release through the viral site ''Electro Arrives'' announcing that two films were in development, with Kurtzman, Orci, and
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writing a spin-off to ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' focused on
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(with Kurtzman attached to direct) and Drew Goddard writing one focused on the villain team Sinister Six. Hannah Minghella and Rachel O'Connor would oversee the development and production of these films for the studio. The Venom spin-off eventually became the 2018 film for Sony's Spider-Man Universe. In April 2014, it was announced that Goddard would direct the ''Sinister Six'' film, and that both spin-offs would be released before a fourth ''Amazing Spider-Man'', with Spider-Man potentially appearing in both spin-offs. Later in the month, Matt Tolmach and Avi Arad revealed the ''Sinister Six'' film would be a redemption story, and that the film's lineup might differ from the comics. In July 2014, Sony announced that ''The Sinister Six'' was scheduled for release on November 11, 2016. By August 2014, Sony was also looking to release a female-centered spin-off film in 2017, with Lisa Joy writing, and had given the ''Venom'' spin-off the potential title of ''Venom: Carnage''. Despite the announcement in February 2015 of a new series with Marvel Studios, ''The Sinister Six'', ''Venom'', and female-led spin-off films set in the ''Amazing Spider-Man'' timeline were then "still moving forward". Marvel Studios president
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was not expected to be creatively involved with these films. However, ''The Sinister Six'' was canceled due to ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' underperforming commercially, and by November 2015, the other prospective spin-off films were canceled as well. Sony has reworked these plans into creating a new film series based on Marvel characters associated with Spider-Man separate from both the
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(MCU) or the ''Amazing Spider-Man'' franchise, starting with the release of ''Venom'' (2018). Following his appearance in the MCU film '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), some fans called for Sony to make a third ''Spider-Man'' film starring Garfield using the hashtag "#MakeTASM3" on
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. In an interview with ''
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'', Garfield expressed interest in reprising his role as Peter Parker for another Spider-Man film. MCU Spider-Man actor Tom Holland later expressed support for Garfield to reprise the role in a potential third film.


Licensing agreement with Marvel Studios


Sony's 1999 exclusive rights acquisition, covering all Spider-Man universes (including 900+ Marvel characters related to Spider-Man), is perpetual provided that Sony releases a new Spider-Man film at least once every 5.75 years. Sometime in 2014, prior to the release of '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', there had been informal discussions between Amy Pascal and
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president
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about whether the world and characters of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' films (including Andrew Garfield's version of Spider-Man) could be retroactively integrated into the
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(MCU), but discussions came to nothing. Pascal and Avi Arad had attempted to connect the two franchises prior to these discussions, with the pair revealing that they were intending on licensing out the design of the
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Tower from ''
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'' (2012) so it could appear in the New York City skyline of the MCU film '' The Avengers'' (2012), establishing the existence of Spider-Man and associated elements in the MCU. It never materialized as a result of the building's design being finalized too late into the latter film's
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process. Sony also mooted with the idea of doing a crossover film between ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' films and the
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films with Garfield and
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playing their respective versions of Spider-Man, with Raimi reportedly eyed to direct, but this too never came to fruition. In December 2014, following the hacking of Sony Pictures' computers, Sony and Marvel Studios were revealed to have had discussions about licensing Spider-Man to appear in the MCU film '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016) while having control of the film rights remaining with Sony. Talks between the studios then broke down. Instead, Sony had considered having Raimi return to direct a new trilogy. On February 9, 2015, Sony and Disney announced a licensing agreement that would allow Spider-Man to appear in the MCU, with the character appearing in an MCU film and Sony releasing a ''Spider-Man'' film co-produced by Feige and Pascal. Sony would continue to own, finance, distribute, and exercise final creative control over the ''Spider-Man'' films. Feige stated that Marvel had been working to add Spider-Man to the MCU since at least October 2014. The next month, Marvel Entertainment CCO
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indicated that the Peter Parker version of the character would be used, which Feige confirmed in April. The following June, Feige clarified that the initial Sony deal did not allow the character to appear in any of the MCU television series, as it was "very specific... with a certain amount of back and forth allowed". Tom Holland, who portrays Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the MCU, revealed in November 2016 that he was signed for "three Spider-Man movies and three solo movies". In June 2017, Holland, Feige, and
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, director of the first MCU ''Spider-Man'' trilogy, confirmed that a child (portrayed by Max Favreau) wearing an Iron Man mask whom Tony Stark saves from a drone in '' Iron Man 2'' (2010), was a young Peter Parker, retroactively making it the introduction of the character to the MCU. In August 2019, Disney and Sony could not reach a new agreement regarding the Spider-Man films, with Marvel Studios and Feige said to no longer have any involvement in any future films. ''
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'' noted that Disney had hoped future films would be a "50/50 co-financing arrangement between the studios", with the possibility to extend the deal to other Spider-Man-related films, an offer Sony rejected and did not counter. Instead, Sony hoped to keep the terms of the previous agreement, where Marvel would receive 5% of the film's initial theatrical gross, with Disney refusing. ''
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'' added that the lack of a new agreement would see the end of Holland's Spider-Man in the MCU. '' Variety'' cited unnamed sources claiming negotiations had "hit an impasse" and that a new deal could still be reached. On August 24, Feige reportedly commented at Disney's D23 Expo: "We got to make five films within the MCU with Spider-Man: two standalone films and three with the Avengers. It was a dream that I never thought would happen. It was never meant to last forever. We knew there was a finite amount of time that we'd be able to do this, and we told the story we wanted to tell, and I'll always be thankful for that." The following month, in response to fan outcry, Disney and Sony reached a new deal, which included a third Spider-Man film as well as one other film, both set in the MCU. At the time, Watts entered final negotiations to return as director. In November 2021, Pascal revealed in an interview that Sony and Marvel Studios are going to continue collaborating for another trilogy of films set in the MCU.


The Infinity Saga


''Captain America: Civil War'' (2016)

Reports indicated that the first MCU film that Spider-Man would appear in as part of the deal would be ''Captain America: Civil War''. Directors Joe and Anthony Russo had lobbied for months to include the character in that film. Anthony Russo stated that, despite Marvel telling them to have a "plan B" should the deal with Sony fail, the Russos never created one because "it was very important to us to reintroduce" Spider-Man in the film, adding, "We only have envisioned the movie with Spider-Man." By the end of May 2015, Asa Butterfield, Holland, Judah Lewis, Matthew Lintz, Charlie Plummer and Charlie Rowe
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ed for the lead role, against Robert Downey Jr., who portrays Tony Stark / Iron Man, for chemistry. The six were chosen out of a search of over 1,500 actors to test in front of Feige, Pascal, and the Russo brothers. In June, Feige and Pascal narrowed the actors considered to Holland and Rowe. Both screen tested again with Downey, with Holland also testing with Chris Evans, who portrays Steve Rogers / Captain America, and emerged as the favorite. Holland was ultimately cast as Spider-Man in June. The following month,
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was in talks for the role of
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, later appearing in ''Civil War''. In the film, Parker, who has spent the last six months as the local costumed crimefighter Spider-Man, is recruited by Stark to join his team of Avengers to stop Rogers and his rogue faction of Avengers, who oppose the Sokovia Accords, from fleeing with fugitive
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. During the fight with Rogers and his team, Parker, utilizing a Stark-upgraded version of his initial makeshift suit, proves to be a formidable opponent, and implements a tactic with which he, Stark, James Rhodes / War Machine, and
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disable Scott Lang / Ant-Man in his giant-sized form. Upon returning home, Parker discovers some of the Stark tech features of the suit he was given by Stark.


''Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017)

''Spider-Man: Homecoming'' was released on July 7, 2017. The film was directed by Watts, from a screenplay by Jonathan M. Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Watts & Christopher Ford and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers. Holland, Tomei, and Downey reprise their roles as Peter Parker, May Parker, and Stark, respectively, and are joined by Michael Keaton as Adrian Toomes / Vulture,
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as MJ, Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds, Laura Harrier as Liz, Tony Revolori as
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, and Bokeem Woodbine as Herman Schultz / Shocker, who appears as a minor villain.
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also appears as Happy Hogan, reprising his role from the ''Iron Man'' films. Production began in June 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia and ended in October. Set two months after the events of ''Civil War'', Parker anxiously awaits his next assignment from Stark while simultaneously balancing his life at Midtown High with his vigilante life as Spider-Man. His investigation of a series of highly weaponized robberies leads him to mysterious weapons trafficker Adrian Toomes and despite Stark's warnings not to be involved attempts to stop him.


''Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018)

In October 2016, Holland said the possibility of him appearing in ''Avengers: Infinity War'' was "all up in the air", but that "some sort of deal is in the mix" with Sony for him to appear. Holland was eventually confirmed to appear in the film, directed by the Russo brothers, as part of the
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in February 2017. Parker joins Iron Man,
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, and the Guardians of the Galaxy in battling
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in the ruins of his home planet,
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. However, Parker is among the many heroes who perish after Thanos snaps his fingers with a completed Infinity Gauntlet, which wipes out half of all life in the universe.


''Avengers: Endgame'' (2019)

Holland was confirmed to be a part of ''Avengers: Endgame'', directed by the Russo brothers, in April 2017. After dying at the end of ''Infinity War'', Parker and the other victims of Thanos are resurrected by Bruce Banner five years later and join the Avengers and their allies in a clash against Thanos and his army in upstate New York. At the battle's conclusion, Parker mourns Stark's death and attends his funeral with May before returning to high school to reunite with his best friend Ned.


''Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019)

In December 2016, Sony Pictures announced a sequel to ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'', for release on July 5, 2019. In June 2017, Feige stated that the film would be titled in a similar fashion to ''Homecoming'', using a subtitle, and would not have a number in the title. A year later, Holland revealed the film's title as ''Spider-Man: Far From Home''. Watts returned to direct, and Holland, Zendaya, Favreau, Batalon, Tomei, and Revolori reprise their roles from ''Homecoming'', with Jake Gyllenhaal joining as Quentin Beck / Mysterio. As in ''Homecoming'', other characters from MCU installments reprise their roles, with Samuel L. Jackson and
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appearing as
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and Maria Hill, respectively. In April 2019, Sony moved the release date to July 2, 2019. Set after the events of ''Endgame'', the film features Parker and his friends going to Europe on summer vacation, where Parker, intending to take a break from superheroics, is drawn back to it when he is forced to team up with Fury and Mysterio in battling the Elementals.


The Multiverse Saga


''Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021)

In September 2019, Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures announced to produce a third film, after an impasse between the two companies during negotiations. Watts returned to direct, from a script by McKenna and Sommers. Holland, Zendaya, Favreau, Batalon, Tomei, and Revolori reprise their roles, and are joined by
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and Benedict Wong in their MCU roles as Stephen Strange and Wong, respectively. The film links the pre-MCU ''Spider-Man'' films via the
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and features Maguire and Garfield reprising their respective roles as their versions of Spider-Man, while
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, Alfred Molina and Thomas Haden Church reprise their roles as Norman Osborn / Green Goblin, Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus and Flint Marko / Sandman respectively from Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy, along with Jamie Foxx and Rhys Ifans as Max Dillon / Electro and Curt Connors / Lizard respectively from Marc Webb's ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' films. Charlie Cox reprises his role as Matt Murdock from
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's Netflix series and Tom Hardy appears, uncredited, as Eddie Brock, reprising the role from Sony's Spider-Man Universe. After Mysterio exposes Parker's identity as Spider-Man to the world in ''Far From Home'' in addition to incriminating him for his demise, ruining Parker's and his close ones' life in the process, Parker asks Strange to make it a secret again with magic, but this inadvertently breaks open the multiverse and allows visitors from alternate realities to enter Parker's universe.


''Spider-Man: Brand New Day'' (2026)

Pascal confirmed plans for a sequel to ''No Way Home'' and a second trilogy of films set in the MCU in November 2021 ahead of the film's release, with Feige confirming the active development of a fourth MCU ''Spider-Man'' film in addition to his next supporting appearance in the franchise the following month. Marvel Studios returns to co-produce the film with Sony Pictures and Pascal Pictures. Holland was expected to reprise his role, with his character undergoing a soft-reset as a result of his "momentous decision" during ''No Way Home'''s climax, describing public knowledge of the character's civilian persona being erased by Doctor Strange's spell. On October 23, 2024, a fourth MCU ''Spider-Man'' film was officially confirmed with Holland set to reprise his role and filming scheduled to begin in 2025. Two days later, Destin Daniel Cretton was announced as the director. The film is currently scheduled to be released on July 31, 2026 after being delayed a week in February 2025. The film's title was revealed as ''Spider-Man: Brand New Day'' in March 2025.


''Avengers: Doomsday'' (2026)

In October 2024, Holland was reported to be reprising his role as Spider-Man in ''Avengers: Doomsday'', set to release on December 18, 2026. ''
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'' broke that principal photography for the standalone ''Spider-Man: Brand New Day'' was delayed to mid-2025 as a means of accommodating his simultaneous commitment to ''Doomsday'', as well as his starring role as Telemachus in the
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film ''The Odyssey'', scheduled to premiere two weeks before ''Brand New Day''. In an interview, Holland additionally revealed that he was aware of Downey's casting as the film's lead antagonist Victor von Doom / Doctor Doom ahead of its reveal at
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in July 2024, as the pair remained in contact after working together in the MCU.


Animated ''Spider-Verse''


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

In April 2015, Sony announced that Phil Lord and Christopher Miller were writing and producing a Spider-Man animated comedy in development at
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. As revealed by the e-mail leak one year before, the duo had been previously courted by Sony to take over the studio's animation division. Originally scheduled to be released on December 21, 2018, Sony changed the date a week earlier on December 14. Sony Pictures Animation president
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unveiled the film's logo, with the
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''Animated Spider-Man'', at CinemaCon 2016, and declared that "conceptually and visually, he filmwill break new ground for the superhero genre." Bob Persichetti would direct the animated film, with Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman serving as co-directors and
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serving as the protagonist of the film.


''Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham'' (2019)

Lord and Miller expressed interest in developing animated shorts starring
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, who was introduced in ''Into the Spider-Verse''. The short film ''Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham'' was released on February 26, 2019, along with the digital release of ''Into the Spider-Verse''. John Mulaney reprises his role as the titular character from ''Into the Spider-Verse''.


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

In November 2018, it was revealed that ''Into the Spider-Verse'' had entered into sequel development. The sequel, which continues Morales' story and features a romance with Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman, was directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and written by
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. In February 2021, Miller revealed that both he and Lord were co-writing the screenplay with Callaham, and that Peter Ramsey would serve as an executive producer, after co-directing the first film. By April, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson (the latter of which had previously served as production designer on the first film) were announced to co-direct the film alongside Dos Santos. In April 2022, it was announced that the film had been retitled, with the ''(Part One)'' moniker removed in favor of separating the film and its sequel. It was released on June 2, 2023 after being delayed from its initial April 8, 2022 release date.


''The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story'' (2023)

''The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story'' is a short film that debuted at
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on June 12, 2023. It was later released on
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on March 27, 2024. It was directed by Jarelle Dampier and written by Khaila Amazan through Sony Pictures Imageworks' LENS program and is set between ''Into the Spider-Verse'' and ''Across the Spider-Verse''. It focuses on Miles' life as he, overwhelmed by school work, exams and relationships, as well as his secret identity as Spider-Man, "starts to feel the pressure .. which results in a scary, trippy little jaunt through his subconscious."


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

In December 2021, Lord and Miller revealed that ''Across the Spider-Verse'' was being split into two parts after they had written down the story they wanted to tell for the sequel and realized that it was too much for a single film. Work on both parts was taking place simultaneously. In April 2022, it was announced that the film had been retitled from ''Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part Two)'' to ''Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse''. The film was originally set to be released on March 29, 2024 after being delayed from its initial release window of 2022 and 2023, but due to the
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, was removed from Sony's release schedule in late July 2023 , with '' Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire'' taking over its original release date. Sony later confirmed a release date of June 4, 2027 during CinemaCon 2025.


''Spider-Women''

Along with the announcement of a sequel, a spin-off focused on female Spider-characters was revealed to be in development, with Lauren Montgomery in talks to direct the film, while Bek Smith was set to write. The spin-off will star Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman, and is set to feature the characters Cindy Moon / Silk and Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman. Pascal felt that "it's great that we're going to be able to tell movies about female superheroes in this realm" as she believes "there are going to be characters that really resonate for people". On how the spin-off film will be connected to ''Across the Spider-Verse'', Pascal said that it will act as a "launching pad" for the spin-off.
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expressed interest in reprising her role as Gwen in the film.


Potential projects

Mulaney expressed interest in a spin-off film starring Spider-Ham, with the potential plot being a "
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-like story" which could focus on the character's career as a reporter.


Sony's Spider-Man Universe

Work on an expanded universe using supporting characters from the ''Spider-Man'' films began by December 2013. After the relative critical failure of '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014), these plans were abandoned and in February 2015, Sony announced a deal to collaborate with
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on future ''Spider-Man'' films and integrate the character into the
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(MCU). This relationship produced '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017), '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019), and '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' (2021), while Sony separately redeveloped ''
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'' (2018) as a standalone film beginning a new franchise named Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU). The franchise continued with '' Venom: Let There Be Carnage'' (2021) and ''
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'' (2022), both of which established that the MCU and SSU would be connected through the
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, a concept previously explored in ''No Way Home''. The
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of ''Let There Be Carnage'' sees Eddie Brock and
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(both played by Tom Hardy) transported from their hotel to an unfamiliar location and witnessing the MCU version of J. Jonah Jameson ( J. K. Simmons) talking about Spider-Man's identity as Peter Parker ( Tom Holland). This is continued in the mid-credits scene of ''No Way Home'', where Brock and Venom are transported back into their original universe, leaving a small piece of the Venom symbiote behind. Michael Keaton reprises his ''Homecoming'' role as Adrian Toomes / Vulture during the post-credits scenes in ''Morbius''. Following the casting of
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's second spell permanently erasing the world's knowledge of Parker's civilian identity, Toomes is accidentally transported from the MCU to the SSU, ending up in a vacated prison cell in the latter universe. Upon being released immediately due to lacking a criminal record in the new universe, Toomes begins to surmise Spider-Man's involvement in his displacement. He soon constructs a new Vulture suit and arranges to meet Dr. Michael Morbius (
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), to whom he proposes they form a team. The birth of the SSU's Peter Parker is depicted in ''
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'' (2024), set in 2003. An uncredited infant actor portrays the character. The film also features this universe's versions of Ben Parker ( Adam Scott) and Mary Parker (
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), along with mentions of
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and Richard Parker.


Other films


''Marvel Super Heroes 4D'' (2010)

On May 31, 2010, an animated 4D film, titled ''Marvel Super Heroes 4D'', was launched at Madame Tussauds London, featuring Spider-Man and
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leading the Avengers against
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. On April 26, 2012, an updated version of the film with a different plot, featuring Spider-Man in a diminished capacity, was opened at Madame Tussauds New York. The film features
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as the voice of Spider-Man.


''Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel'' (2013)

At Comic-Con 2013,
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, president of Marvel Worldwide, Inc announced the development of a crossover
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of the animated series ''
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'', that would feature characters from
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. The special aired between August 16–25, 2013 on
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and
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, featuring
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reprising his role from ''
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'' and '' Avengers Assemble'' as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, alongside
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as
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.


Live-action Miles Morales film

Producer Amy Pascal revealed in May 2023 that a live-action film centered on
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was in development after the character was featured in the animated ''Spider-Verse'' films. Pascal and Christopher Miller said the film would be made following the
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film '' Spider-Man: Brand New Day'' (2026) and the animated ''Spider-Verse'' film '' Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse'' (2027).


Recurring cast and characters

Spider-Man co-creator
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has made
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in all films from ''
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'' (2002) until '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' (2018) following his death in November that year. Bruce Campbell, a long-time colleague of
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, has a cameo appearance in all films in the original trilogy: a wrestling ring announcer who gives Peter the name "Spider-Man" instead of the "Human Spider"; an usher to Mary Jane's play who refuses to let Peter enter after arriving late; and a French maître d' who messes up Peter's proposal to Mary Jane. In the ultimately unmade ''Spider-Man 4'', Campbell's character would have been revealed as Quentin Beck / Mysterio. Mysterio would be later portrayed by Jake Gyllenhaal in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019).


Additional crew


Home media

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's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy was released on
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, the first two being released exclusively as two-disc sets and on VHS, with the third film being released in both single and two-disc editions. All three films were later packaged in a "Motion Picture DVD Trilogy" box set. ''
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'' (2007) was initially the only ''Spider-Man'' film to be released individually on the high-definition
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format. The first two films were made available on Blu-ray, but only as part of a boxed set with the third film, called ''Spider-Man: The High-Definition Trilogy''. The first two films lacked the bonus features from the DVDs, although '' Spider-Man 2'' (2004) did contain both cuts of the film. Sony re-released the three films on June 12, 2012. The DVDs of the first two films reinstated a selection of the bonus features missing from the earlier Blu-ray releases, although the ''Spider-Man 3'' reissue did not include the bonus disc of additional special features that appeared on earlier Blu-ray releases. All three films which comprise the Raimi-trilogy are available in the U.S. on
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. '' The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014) became the first Spider-Man film released on
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on March 1, 2016. Sony released the home video release of '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017) on UHD and other home video formats on October 17, 2017, as well as sets featuring all of their other Spider-Man movies on UHD. This included ''Spider-Man'': Limited Edition Collection, which includes all three Raimi films, and ''The Amazing Spider-Man'': Limited Edition Collection, which includes both Marc Webb films. In April 2021, Disney and Sony Pictures reached a multi-year deal to let Sony's titles (such as films from the ''Spider-Man'' franchise) stream on
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. A significant number of Sony titles began streaming on Hulu starting in June 2021. It includes films from 2022 onwards. While the deal only concerns the United States, titles from Sony Pictures began to also be added to Disney+ in regions outside of the U.S., as early as June 2022, starting with the majority of the ''Spider-Man'' films.


Theatrical re-releases

In March 2024, Sony announced that all of their live-action Spider-Man films would be re-released in theaters as part of Columbia Pictures' 100th anniversary celebration. The original trilogy films were re-released on April 15, 22, and 29, 2024, respectively. ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' films were re-released on May 6 and 13. The three
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''Spider-Man'' films were re-released on May 20, May 27, and June 3.


Reception


Box office

All three films of the Raimi-trilogy set opening day records in North America. The ''Spider-Man'' films are among the top of North American rankings of films based on Marvel Comics, with ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'' ranking 2nd, ''Spider-Man'' ranking 10th, ''Spider-Man: Far From Home'' ranking 11th, ''Spider-Man 2'' ranking 13th, ''Spider-Man 3'' ranking 15th, and ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'' ranking 16th. In North America, ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Spider-Man: Far From Home'', ''Spider-Man 2'', ''Spider-Man 3'' and ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'' are ranked 2nd, 14th, 15th, 17th, 19th, and 22nd for all
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s. Worldwide, ''Spider-Man: No Way Home'', ''Spider-Man: Far From Home'', ''Spider-Man 3'', and ''Spider-Man: Homecoming'' are ranked 3rd, 11th, 16th, and 17th for all superhero films. The Raimi-trilogy and the MCU films (''Homecoming'', ''Far From Home'', and ''No Way Home'') are six of the seven most successful films produced by Sony/Columbia Pictures in North America, with ''No Way Home'' becoming Sony's highest-grossing film both in North America and worldwide.


Critical and public response

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'' enjoyed ''Spider-Man'' as a fun film to watch, though he considered ''Spider-Man 2'' to be "a little too self-important for its own good." Ansen saw ''Spider-Man 3'' as a return to form, finding it "the most grandiose chapter and the nuttiest." Tom Charity of
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appreciated the films' "solidly redemptive moral convictions", also noting the vast improvement of the visual effects from the first film to the third. While he saw the second film's Doc Ock as the "most engaging" villain, he applauded the third film's Sandman as "a triumph of CGI wizardry." Richard Corliss of ''
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'' enjoyed the action of the films and thought that they did better than most action movies by "rethinking the characters, the franchise and the genre." Colin Covert of the ''
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'' praised ''Spider-Man'' as a "superb debut" of the superhero as well as ''Spider-Man 2'' as a "superior sequel" for filmgoers who are fans "of spectacle and of story." Covert expressed disappointment in ''Spider-Man 3'' as too ambitious with the multiple storylines leaving one "feeling overstuffed yet shortchanged." Manohla Dargis of ''
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'' enjoyed the humor of the first two films, but found it missing in the third installment. Dargis also noted, "The bittersweet paradox of this franchise is that while the stories have grown progressively less interesting the special effects have improved tremendously." Robert Denerstein of the ''
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'' ranked the films from his favorite to his least favorite: ''Spider-Man 2'', ''Spider-Man'', and ''Spider-Man 3''. While Denerstein missed the presence of Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus from the second film, he found the third film – despite being "bigger, though not necessarily better" – to have a "satisfying conclusion."


Music


Film soundtracks

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. All songs included on the album, with the exceptions of
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's cover of " The Twist" and the
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single " Signal Fire", are not heard in the film.


Singles


See also

* List of accolades received by the 2002–2007 ''Spider-Man'' film series * List of films based on Marvel Comics publications * Spider-Man in television * '' 3 Dev Adam'' ("Three Giant Men"), 1973 Turkish film featuring an unauthorized depiction of Spider-Man


Notes


References


External links


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