The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[discussimdb]

Fan of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to The Amazing Spider-Man 2

[bernice]

Following the mixed critical and audience reaction to the film, star Andrew Garfield revealed that the screen-story had undergone major rewrites and restructuring during production. The original script focused more on the relationship between Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker, as well as the evolution of Max Dillon into the psychotic Electro and Harry Osborn's descent into madness. During production at the behest of Sony studios, the story underwent a major overhaul to introduce a number of additional characters from the Spider-Man mythos, including Rhino, Black Cat, Dr. Kafka, with allusions to Mysterio, Vulture, Dr. Octopus, and Kraven the Hunter, among others with the hopes of creating a line of spin-off films. For his part, Garfield himself expressed his own disappointment at the deviation from the original story.

[lynn]

Jean Dujardin, Mads Mikkelsen and Damian Lewis were considered for the part of Electro.

[camila]

This is Dane DeHaan's second superhero movie in which his character develops a darker side, his first being Chronicle (2012).

[terry]

Alden Ehrenreich, Brady Corbet, Eddie Redmayne, Sam Claflin, Douglas Booth and Boyd Holbrook were considered to play Harry Osborn.

[dustin]

When Spider-Man comes out of the alleyway, the background behind him shows the moon and the cloud, which resembles Mysterio because the moon is his helmet and the the cloud is his cape.

[kenzi]

Jane Levy and Kristen Stewart were both considered for the role of Mary Jane, before the character was dropped from the story.

[ella]

Though the film never received any Oscar nominations, it made the short list announced by the Academy for Best Achievement in Hair and Makeup.

[sophie]

While filming the scene in which Peter and Harry catch-up, some newspapers mistook the two actors' chemistry for real life bonding on set.

[norma]

While filming Peter and Gwen's first reunion after their break up, Andrew Garfield's heel was run over by a taxi.

[terry]

Before being cast for the role, Paul Giamatti was asked, on Conan: Hell's Cul-de-sac (2011), what Spider-Man villain he would like to play one day, and his answer was The Rhino.

[beth]

During the act towards the end of the feature, a police car in shot can be seen with the car number '1701', the registration of [Star Trek: The Original Series](/category/988/star-trek) (1966)'s USS Enterprise. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci were writers of the Star Trek (2009) reboot.

[ava]

Due to the criticism surrounding Spider-Man's suit used in the first film The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), the one used in this movie was designed to resemble its original comic book counterpart.

[russell]

The host at Gwen and Peter's graduation managed to get the part after Andrew Garfield personally recommended the actor.

[kristina]

The emotional performance Andrew Garfield delivered during Gwen's death scene was a genuine emotion due to the fact the two actors hadn't seen each other for a few days prior to the shoot. Producer Matt Tolmach later revealed that Andrew sent a photo text on the day, remarking "I f****** hate you!"

[janice]

The first Spider-Man film to be filmed entirely in New York City. Is also the biggest production filmed in New York City.

[jamie]

The character of Dr. Kafka is both a nod to the classic Spider-Man villain and the early XX century writer Franz Kafka. The term "kafkaesque", derived from his writings, describes a nightmarish, oppressive and slightly devoid of logic situation: just like the one Electro/Max Dillon faces in Oscorp's lab at the hands of Dr. Kafka.

[jesse]

The film's portrayal of the Rhino combines the classic Marvel Comics character (Aleksei Sytsevich, a dim-witted criminal) and the Marvel "Ultimate" character (a villain wearing rhino-like military armor).

[francisco]

When Electro is cruelly interrogating Menken with cardiac arrest, Dane DeHaan impulsively started to whistle the Jeopardy! (1984) theme. Producer Matt Tolmach decided this was in character for the maddened Harry and was too good to remove or record over, therefore decided to pay the copyright fee for its use.

[edgar]

When this Sony (Columbia) film was shown in theaters, a mid-credits teaser for Fox's X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), produced by 20th Century Fox, was included. Director Marc Webb violated a contract with Fox to make a film for them after The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) in order to return to Sony for this franchise; thus Sony had to agree to promote Fox's X-Men movie for free. The scene, which was not included in the video release, is unusual for a mid-credits teaser, in that it is actual footage from the film it is promoting (the scene in Vietnam with Stryker/Mystique).