What better way to celebrate the first game of the NBA finals than with a basketball-themed clip from The Amazing Spider-Man? This new clip shows Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker putting his new Spidey powers to good fun use by taunting Chris Zylka’s Flash Thompson on the basketball court. It’s a neat little scene that hopefully highlights some of the playfulness we’ll see from Garfield’s Parker in the finished film.
Hit the jump to watch the clip. The film also stars Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Denis Leary. The Amazing Spider-Man opens in 3D on July 3rd. Oh, and Thunder Up.
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Here’s a recap of our recent coverage, followed by the synopsis for The Amazing Spider-Man:
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- Over 20 Minutes of Behind-the-Scenes Footage
- Two Clips Highlighting the Practical Swinging Effects and The Lizard
- A Gwen Stacy-centered Clip Featuring Emma Stone
- Producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach Talk About Rebooting the Franchise, Practical Effects and More
Here’s the synopsis for The Amazing Spider-Man:
One of the world’s most popular 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 from a screenplay written 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.
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remind me of teenwolf. in a good way.
That clip just saved me money…
also. he clearly traveled. amateur.
Well played, sir. Well played.
God I hate that plucky, look-how-cute-we’re-being music.
Yep, so there is no wrestling match where Peter chooses his own wealth over the safety of others. The “accidental” bite actually is intentional and unlocks his genetic code, and he has no problem (responsibility) to keep his powers hidden.
So glad they are retelling Spider-man. Just wish it was Spider-man
Very well said. They are changing the character too much for arbitrary (and dopey) reasons. Don’t pay to see this and fund this type of behavior.
With each passing clip, I want to see this movie less and less.
for reals
Wow, Horner was not the right choice to score this. What is it, an 80′s kid film?
With every new clip of this film I see I realize more & more the people who knock Sam Raimi’s Spider-man trilogy for being “too campy & goofy”are f’ing retarded.
I think that all of you raimi fans are retarted
haha sorry dgfcg– Bill wins this round.
Wait wouldn’t Peter Parker’s entire highschool know he’s Spiderman after this moment?
I’m guessing this is before he is Spider-Man. Plus it looks like he goes to school with a bunch of retards, so no, I don’t think they would figure it out.
Flash looks like Taylor Lautner to me.
Bill, you do realize that people have more than one reason to knock on the Sam Raimi movies right?
“The dancing scene! the dancing scene ruined EVERYTHING!”
That’s what the “knock” is, right?
I’m so tired of the segment of internet “fan” who hates EVERYTHING. Now X-Men sucks, Iron Man sucks, Spider-Man 1 and 2 both suck… everything “sucks”. When these movies came out we were exclaiming how great they were.
No, the Raimi movies have more problems than the dancing scene like bad acting, one dimensional characters, awful dialogue, a terrible romance, completely altering character personalities while misusing others (which to me is a MUCH bigger offence then changing plot details), zero character development, rehashed plot details, laughably weak plot convinces, crappy clichés, the fact that movies feel more like they were made for kids rather than adults…. and I can go on all day but I think you can grasp the point!
These movies are nowhere near as good as your making them out to be! Furthermore, some internet fans have just grown to expect more from comic book movies. They want proper character development, a mature and multi-layered story, they want a deep physiological look into the mind of a hero and villain. Not the childish crap that the Raimi movies gave us. To be clear; I am not saying that this new movie(s) will be completely flawless, but it’s a step in the right direction.
The first two Raimi movies are pretty brilliant …while your grievences all seem to apply to the third one (which is not an indefensible film, but I gain nothing from trying to change your mind).
As for this new one, perhaps you can enlighten me: when did they start writing Peter Parker as an impossibly loathesome prick?
No my butthurt friend all these grievances that I listed do apply to the first two movies, but don’t worry I don’t expect you do realize that because of your misconstrued view of them. Rewatch them again with all the problems I have mentioned in mind and see if you can pick them out. (If you can’t you’re a juvenile idiot) There not as brilliant as you make them out to be!
To answer your question I would say in the first Raimi movie, though he was more of a pathetic and whiney man-child.
GAZ– like J Wilson stated, if you don’t like the original trilogy, than nothing I can say will change your mind so i won’t go point-by-point, but I feel it’s pretty widely accepted that the first two movies are really good. Myself and a whole lot of people thought they nailed the character of Peter Parker and Spider-Man.
To each his own, I suppose. I do hope you enjoy the new incarnation of the character. From everything I’ve seen, I won’t be tuning in. Take care.
First of all I love the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies. (Heck, I even love the third one) Honestly, I wouldn’t have gotten into reading comic books if it wasn’t for that trilogy. But even though I love these movies, I am willing to admit that allot of the points Gaz mentioned are perfectly valid.
Is the acting bad? Minus J.K. Simmons and a few others – yes. Is there zero development? Yes! Are the movies too childish? Yes. Did they completely screw up the characters? Yes! Are the characters one dimensional? Yes!
But in the end, I still love these movies. I am just mature and open minded enough to admit that their the farthest thing from perfect and can be improved upon.
You’re not a very good person, Gaz.
Studios are really ruining the movie going experience with all these clips and trailers. I felt like I’ve already scene the whole movie. Same thing happened with Prometheus. “Well you can always not click on the link!” No, I’m a fanboy. It is impossible to resist.
I was actually looking forward to watching this having initially been a skeptic.
After this trailer, I’ve gone back to being a skeptic again.
This sequence was so lame.
looks awful. the music.. its this high school musical?
Music…ehhh
But his portrayal of spider man…ehHH! 