Production shut down for a while when director Anthony Harvey fell ill with hepatitis and the flu.
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The 7th Highest Grossing Movie of 2012.
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Ashley Greene, Mia Wasikowska, Scout Taylor-Compton, Teresa Palmer, Amber Heard, Dianna Agron, Brooklyn Decker, Imogen Poots, Lindsay Lohan, Emma Roberts, Emily Browning, Lily Collins, Anna Kendrick, Ophelia Lovibond, Sara Paxton, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Georgina Haig, Hilary Duff and Dominique McElligott were considered for the role of Gwen Stacy, but were beaten out by Emma Stone. It is interesting to note that one of the other names--Mary Elizabeth Winstead--had played Gwen Grayson (named for Gwen Stacy) in the superhero spoof Sky High (2005).
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Captain George Stacy (Denis Leary) does not appear in the film until 53 minutes in, over a third of the movie.
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Marc Webb describes the theme of the movie as "the missing piece within all of us: Peter has no parents, and he fills that void with Spider-Man. Curt is not as strong as Spider-Man on the inside, but he wants to get back his arm and fill that void, and essentially he becomes a big bully."
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The first film to use RED's Epic series digital cameras. Originally, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) was going to be the first feature to use it but a delay at the start of the production instead gave this film the distinction. However, when shooting began in December 2010, the camera model was still in its prototype stages so an engineer from RED had to be on standby throughout the shoot for immediate technical assistance and support.
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Irrfan Khan said he was uninterested in the project at first, but that his sons were excited about it and insisted he take the role.
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Stan Lee: The headset-wearing man in the library unaware of the events going on behind him.
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The first Spider-Man film not to be released the same year as a Harry Potter film. Spider-Man (2002) was released the same year as Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Spider-Man 2 was released the same year as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Ahzkaban (2004). Spider-Man 3 (2007) was released the same year as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007).
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Gwen's Apartment number is 2016.
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During filming, the sleeve that Rhys Ifans wore so his right arm could be removed in post-production was called "Kermit" by the crew because it had the same green color as Kermit the Frog of The Muppets comedy troupe. The sleeve can be seen in the deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes features.
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Both, Martin Sheen and Andrew Garfield played roles in work written by Aaron Sorkin before. Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing (1999) and Garfield in The Social Network (2010).
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When Peter searches online for the name of his father, Richard Parker, one of the options offered is "richard parker Life of Pi", as the same name is given to a character in a novel which was adapted as the film Life of Pi (2012) about the same time as this film. Irrfan Khan appears in both films and speaks the name Richard Parker in both.
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This film marks the first time Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans) becomes The Lizard on film. Although Curt Connors appeared in Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), played by Dylan Baker, the character never became the Lizard despite some strong hints, and was set to become the Lizard in some script treatments which were never green lighted.
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The first words spoken in the film are young Peter Parker counting backwards while playing Hide-and-Seek: "Four...three...two...one!" This appears to be a wink-at-the-audience reference that this film, the fourth SPIDER-MAN film in a decade, is taking the audience back to the beginning of Spider-Man's story.
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Denis Leary's portrayal as Captain Stacy in the film is based on the version from the "Ultimate Spider-Man" comics where Captain Stacy was portrayed as a younger character, when compared to the version from the mainstream Spider-Man comics and Spider-Man 3 (2007) (as portrayed by James Cromwell) who was a much older character.
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After Denis Leary was cast, his friend Jeff Garlin, a Spider-Man fan, said "I knew you would get the part." To which Leary replied "Why? Because I'm such a great actor?" Garlin then said, "no, because you look just like Captain Stacy."
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During his breaks, Andrew Garfield went around New York playing basketball with kids in his Spider-Man outfit.
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Before Andrew Garfield was announced for the lead part, Taylor Lautner, Josh Hutcherson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Logan Lerman, Robert Pattinson, Jamie Bell, Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Angarano, Michael Cera, Alden Ehrenreich, Zac Efron, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Xavier Samuel, Jim Sturgess, Drake Bell, Liam Aiken and Anton Yelchin were also considered to play the lead role.
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John Slattery, Sam Elliott and R. Lee Ermey were rumored for the role of J. Jonah Jameson. However, this character, a legendary part of Spider-Man's mythos, does not appear in this film.
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Amazing Spider-Man - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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