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10 May 2011

The Amazing Spiderman Set Shots

Written by Katie Schenkel
Movie Preview Captain America, Marvel, photos, set photos, spiderman, Spiderman reboot, Thor, x-men: first class 4 Comments

We have a bunch of Marvel movies coming out this summer. Between Thor, Captain America and X-Men: First Class, there’s a lot of Stan Lee-based goodness going on. Of course, we also have the Spiderman reboot in the mix. I mentioned  my initial thoughts on the reboot, but we’ve gotten three new photos from the set.

So, here we have Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors, Peter’s handless mentor whose experiments with limb regrowth turn him into the horrifying villain Lizard. I was excited to see Dylan Baker’s Dr. Connors turn into Lizard in the first Spiderman series, but with that series basically canceled to make room for this reboot, I’ll never get to see what Baker would have done with the character, which is disappointing. Still, Lizard is one of th emore complex villians in the Spiderman canon, and that will be great to finally watch on the big screen, no matter who is portraying him. But I’m not sure how Rhys Ifans will pull it off – his previous roles leaned toward silly rather than solemn. I mean, this man played Xenophilius Lovegood. Enough said. I find it interesting that they’re choosing to greenscreen his hand away, or will he already have his unnatural replacement by the time of this scene?

Here’s Peter with Gwen Stacy. It’s still odd to see Emma Stone as a blonde. I don’t know much about Ms. Stacy as a character… she was kind of thrown away in Spiderman 3, and my history with Spiderman stems from the mostly Gwen-less cartoon rather than the comics. From what I’ve heard, this scene is supposed to be after her father’s funeral and involves Gwen slapping Peter in anger.

So, I’m thinking this is Peter in his nerdy, pre-Spiderman glasses, but they look less nerdy and more “hipster.” I mean, does this look like a guy who can’t get a date? Super-impose a ironic pun on his shirt and he could be modeling apparel for Threadless. In comparison, Tobey Maguire’s Peter looked legitimately awkward. As much as I like Andrew Garfield, I’m not sure he’ll be convincing as a complete social outcast.

Someone who is looking to be great in this movie is Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben. I rewatched The Departed recently and remembered why Martin is my favorite Sheen – as great as the other performances are in that film, Sheen is just perfect as DiCaprio’s kind, mortally straight-as-an-arrow father figure. It’s a perfect match for Uncle Ben. I also like that they are using a real New York neighborhood as the setting for Peter’s family home (although they’re filming in Brooklyn and the Parkers traditionally live in Queens).

Photos: Columbia Pictures

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4 Comments

  1. DuffmanMedic Reply to DuffmanMedic to DuffmanMedic" aria-label=' Reply to DuffmanMedic to DuffmanMedic'> Reply to DuffmanMedic
    May 10, 2011 at 6:00 am

    All you really need to know about the Gwen Stacy mythos is that she is a crucial part in the humanity of Spider-man, and if they follow the comics it could be interesting to see where they go her as a character.

    Martin Sheen is one of the most underrated actors I know. He was awesome in Apocalypse Now, and his voice-over work for JFK and Mass Effect 2 really suited both projects to a T.

    Also, Rhys Ifans looks like Bill Nighy in that first shot. Just saying.

  2. Jim Reply to Jim to Jim" aria-label=' Reply to Jim to Jim'> Reply to Jim
    May 12, 2011 at 1:36 pm

    I'm actually kinda stoked that they're rebooting Spiderman. Let's hope it goes better then last time…

  3. AtomWise Reply to AtomWise to AtomWise" aria-label=' Reply to AtomWise to AtomWise'> Reply to AtomWise
    May 13, 2011 at 8:38 pm

    From what I see from these pictures, the remake looks like "Spiderman. Also, Hipster Peter Parker."

  4. karlibean Reply to karlibean to karlibean" aria-label=' Reply to karlibean to karlibean'> Reply to karlibean
    May 21, 2011 at 3:36 am

    Modeling for Threadless 🙂

    Emma Stone as a blonde? No thanks.

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