With a new trailer set to land in US cinemas this week, The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb has been speaking about how his take on Spidey will differ from the Sam Raimi trilogy.
It’s really important for us to be able to communicate that this isn’t a remake of Sam Raimi’s movie," says Webb to the annual Comic-Con magazine. "There’s a new territory, there’s a new villain, it’s a different Peter Parker.”
One of the key elements Webb has sought to bring to the forefront in his version, is Spidey’s keen sense of humour.
“We wanted that humour to come from a real place," he says. “My aim was to create a world where you could feel all those emotions. There are certainly darker, more intense feelings in this movie. There is betrayal, there is tragedy, but there’s also humour and romance... There are moments of furiousness and gravity, absolutely. But are there moments of humour and levity and whimsy? Absolutely.”
“There’s a punk rock quality to Peter Parker that’s really irreverent and fun,” continues Webb, “and that’s something that Andrew embodies in a way that we haven’t seen before. Certainly the materials that have come out have a darker sentiment or there’s a darker projection, but we’re very keen on staying loyal to the humour of Spider-Man."
The Amazing Spider-Man opens in the UK on 4 July 2012.
Source: Comic-Con Magazine (via Latino Review)
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moviemind91
Feb 6th 2012, 8:45
When he means humour I hope he means Thor/Iron Man humour and not Fantastic 4 humour... But in the comics Spider-Man always did have a humorous side to him so it'll be nice to see that in it. I'm just glad they aren't copying Christopher Nolan and thinking that they have to make their film very dark too
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Aberskene
Feb 6th 2012, 12:39
Webb ...Spiderman. There's a joke in there somewhere!!
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MikeyRix
Feb 6th 2012, 16:31
Good God, Aberskene, where have you been over the last year? :P
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Ramirez
Feb 6th 2012, 18:56
This sounds promising. Anything will better than spiderman threatening to burst into tears every 5 minutes a la toby maguire's sapfest.
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Ali1748
Feb 6th 2012, 19:39
LOL Ramirez
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MadMatt
Feb 8th 2012, 19:59
Punk Rock Parker? Does he gob on people and know fewer chords than Status Quo, then?
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