The Amazing Spider-Man was designed to serve
as the first chapter in a series of movies
featuring Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker, as
evidenced by the number of plot threads (no pun
intended) lefts dangling by the film’s conclusion.
That’s not to mention, the ambiguous nature of
the mid-credits scene and hints of future
developments (i.e. that something big lies beyond
the horizon).
Casting for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has
provided support for this theory. The sequel will
incorporate several additional important
characters from the Spider-Man comic books and
Sam Raimi’s live-action movie trilogy, like Norman
Osborn (Chris Cooper), Harry Osborn (Dane
DeHaan) and Mary Jane Watson (Shailene
Woodley). Some of these people aren’t expected
to be featured all that heavily in the film’s
storyline, and may simply be introduced in the
sequel – through a few minutes of screen-time –
in order to lay the groundwork for them to play
more essential roles down the line, in a
subsequent installment.
Sony is already looking well-ahead into the future,
as the studio has now officially claimed dates to
release the third and fourth installments in the
Amazing Spider-Man film continuity in theaters.
Hence, as it now stands, Amazing Spider-Man 2
will kick-off the Summer Movie Season (which
starts in May) next year, followed by Amazing
Spider-Man 3 on June 10th, 2016 and Amazing
Spider-Man 4 on May 4th, 2018.
The rising salaries for the principle players on the
previous Spider-Man movie trilogy – which
includes stars Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst
– were contributing factors in Sony’s decision to
start the superhero franchise over , rather than
move ahead with Spider-Man 4 (as was the
original plan). However, that may not be so much
an issue with the Amazing Spider-Man films, in
part because Garfield’s female costar, Emma
Stone, will probably be done playing Gwen Stacy
at that point ( the odds are against the character
making it out of Amazing Spider-Man 2 alive).
Similarly, Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2 director
Marc Webb will – in all likelihood – not be
working on the third and fourth installments,
given that he still needs to fulfill his obligations
to direct a movie or two for Fox Searchlight
(that almost prevented him from helming the
Spidey sequel ). That’s to say, fewer people will
be getting fatter paychecks for the third and
fourth Amazing Spider-Man movies, and thus
Sony will be less inclined to abandon ship over
the rising cost (assuming there’s no sudden drop
in the box office returns for these films).
Finally, as mentioned before, there’s good reason
to believe that Sony will keep upping its game on
each subsequent Amazing Spider-Man
installment, so as to compete with Marvel
Studios, Fox and WB/DC’s forthcoming wave of
superhero films. That could mean we’ll be getting
a Sinister Six team-up somewhere down the line,
in addition to (possibly) a more satisfying Venom
storyline than the Eddie Brock subplot in Spider-
Man 3.
What are you hoping to see in future Amazing
Spider-Man movies? Let us know in the
comments section!
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opens in U.S.
theaters on May 2nd, 2014, followed by The
Amazing Spider-Man 3 on June 10th, 2016 and
The Amazing Spider-Man 4 on May 4th, 2018.
Source: Sony/Columbia Pictures
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