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präsentiert Kinostart: 28. Juni 2012 www.The-Amazing-Spider-Man.de Eine der beliebtesten Figuren der Welt kehrt zurück auf die große Leinwand, wenn das neueste Kapitel aus dem Vermächtnis von Spider-Man in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ™ enthüllt wird. Der Film konzentriert sich auf eine bislang noch nicht erzählte Geschichte, die eine völlig neue Seite von Peter Parker zeigt. Die Hauptrollen des neuen Films spielen Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan sowie Martin Sheen und Sally Field. Regie führte Marc Webb nach einem Drehbuch von James Vanderbilt, basierend auf dem Marvel Comic Buch von Stan Lee und Steve Ditko. Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad und Matt Tolmach produzierten den Film für Columbia Pictures in Zusammenarbeit mit Marvel Entertainment. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ™ erzählt die Geschichte von Peter Parker (ANDREW GARFIELD), einem High School Schüler und Außenseiter, der als kleiner Junge von seinen Eltern verlassen worden ist und seitdem von seinem Onkel Ben (MARTIN SHEEN) und Tante May (SALLY FIELD) aufgezogen wird. Wie die meisten Teenager, versucht Peter herauszufinden, wer er ist und wie er zu der Person geworden ist, die er heute ist. Außerdem findet er seine erste High School Liebe, Gwen Stacy (EMMA STONE). Gemeinsam kämpfen die beiden um Liebe, Hingabe und Geheimnisse. Als Peter einen mysteriösen Aktenkoffer entdeckt, der einst seinem Vater gehört hat, fängt er damit an, Nachforschungen anzustellen, weil er verstehen will, warum seine Eltern damals so plötzlich verschwunden sind. Seine Recherchen führen ihn direkt zu Oscorp und dem Labor von Dr. Curt Connors (RHYS IFANS), dem ehemaligen Partner seines Vaters. Nachdem Spider-Man sich auf einen Kollisionskurs mit Connors Alter Ego The Lizard begeben hat, muss Peter einige lebensverändernde Entscheidungen treffen, wie er seine Kräfte einsetzt. Und er formt sein Schicksal, ein Held zu sein. Kinostart: 28. Juni 2012 www.The-Amazing-Spider-Man.de 2 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN™ Production Information One of the world’s most beloved characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man ™. Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field. The film is directed by Marc Webb. Screenplay by James Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves. Story by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing the film in association with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures, which will open in theaters everywhere in 3D on July 3, 2012. The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to OsCorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero. Columbia Pictures presents a Marvel Entertainment / Laura Ziskin / Avi Arad / Matt Tolmach production, The Amazing Spider-Man ™. Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field. Directed by Marc Webb. Produced by Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach. Screenplay by James Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves. Story 3 by James Vanderbilt. Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Executive producers are Stan Lee, Kevin Feige, and Michael Grillo. Director of Photography is John Schwartzman, ASC. Production Designer is J. Michael Riva. Editors are Alan Edward Bell, A. C. E. and Pietro Scalia, A. C. E. Special Visual Effects by Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. Visual Effects Supervisor is Jerome Chen. Costume Designer is Kym Barrett. Music by James Horner. The Amazing Spider-Man has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for Sequences of Action and Violence. The film will be released in theaters nationwide on July 3, 2012. ABOUT THE FILM Spider-Man returns to the big screen for the untold story of Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man . In beginning a new chapter in the Spider-Man saga, it was important to the filmmakers to show a side of Peter Parker that moviegoers haven’t seen before. “There are a lot of things in the Spider-Man canon that haven’t been explored cinematically,” says Marc Webb, who directs the new film. “The loss of Peter’s parents launches Peter on his journey. I was curious about the emotional consequence of that tragic event – ultimately, this is a story about a kid who goes out looking for a father and finds himself. Then, of course, we have the Gwen Stacy saga – whether you’re familiar with the comics or not, it’s an extraordinary story. And, of course, there’s the Lizard, one of my favorite villains in comics. All of that gave us a lot to work with.” Avi Arad, formerly the head of Marvel Studios and now a producer who has shepherded the Spider-Man films from the very beginning, notes, “Spider-Man has filled thousands of pages of comic books with hundreds of stories since he debuted fifty years ago. That’s a deep vein of resources to mine as we look to continue the story of Peter Parker on the screen.” 4 Matt Tolmach, a producer of the film who previously oversaw the Spider-Man franchise when he served as president of the studio, says, “Spider-Man is an iconic character because we all grew up relating to him, we all have a personal relationship with him. Peter Parker is what sets Spider-Man apart. He’s relatable, an everyman. He’s a kid who has trouble with girls, he’s not popular, he’s not rich and powerful…. he’s just an ordinary boy. He’s someone you can identify with – you can see some of yourself in Peter. And because of this, the story of Peter Parker, of Spider-Man, touches people emotionally in ways that few other characters can, and we, as filmmakers, but also as fans, feel a huge responsibility to do right by the character.” Taking the helm of The Amazing Spider-Man is Marc Webb, whose previous film, (500) Days of Summer , deftly and unblinkingly portrayed the ups and downs of a relationship. “From the very first day we talked to Marc, it was clear that he brought a unique vision for Spider-Man and the universe,” says Tolmach. ”He’s been our guide throughout this process. He’s someone who’s shown an affinity for character and emotion both of which are the heart of any great Spider-Man story.” At the center of The Amazing Spider-Man is, of course, the story of a boy, Peter Parker. “Since we were reestablishing Peter Parker, we had to build the audience’s relationship with him from the ground up,” notes Webb. “In order to do that legitimately, we begin the story with Peter Parker as a seven-year-old boy. We see him before his parents left, before they handed him off to Aunt May and Uncle Ben. This allowed the audience to experience the significant emotional cues in his life.” This is a Peter Parker who has been shaped by who he is and what he has experienced. “In this movie, we wanted to explore what happened to Peter before he went to live with his Uncle Ben and Aunt May,” says Avi Arad. “He is an orphan. The fact that he is an orphan is one of the most important influences on his young life, and the Spider-Man movies haven’t yet delved into that. All orphan stories are ultimately about the search for parents, and I think this film explores that in an interesting way. 5 His parents vanished in a mysterious way that made his quest for answers more complicated.” “This Peter Parker is a little different: he’s still an outsider, but he’s an outsider by choice,” says Webb. “He has a chip on his shoulder – he’s the kid who rejects people before they can reject him. The humor, the sarcasm, the rebellious streak emanates from that little kid who got left behind so long ago.” “For this film, we talked a lot about Peter Parker, a boy who lost his parents at a very young age – and lost them in a way that’s still a mystery to him,” adds Tolmach. ”It leaves him with a lot of formative questions – Where am I from? Who am I? Why did my parents leave? Why did this happen? Who am I going to become? These are all the primal questions that face our hero. This angle had not been heavily explored, yet it’s so critical to who Peter Parker is – this is the essence of a young man’s journey. So we were incredibly excited to go down this road with the story and these characters.” “The things that are unresolved, the things we have to live with, send us down a road – and that road can make us better people or not,” says Webb.