The Amazing Spider-Man is an upcoming superhero film currently in post production. It is the fourth Columbia Pictures film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man and the first film in a rebooted Spider-Man film franchise. Originally, Spider-Man 4 was planned for release in 2011; however, in 2010 the film was cancelled due to Sam Raimi's withdrawal from the project, as he felt he could not meet the planned release date without sacrificing artistic integrity. Sony announced that the franchise will in turn be rebooted with new director Marc Webb and a new cast that includes Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors. The reboot's intention is to have Peter Parker back to developing his abilities in high school. It is scheduled to be released in 3D on July 3, 2012. The first trailer for the film is set to debut with Transformers: Dark of the Moon on June 29th, 2011.
Cast
* Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker / Spider-Man: A high school student who is bitten by a radioactive spider and gains spider-like abilities.
* Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy: One of Spider-Man's earliest love interests in the comics.
* Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors / The Lizard: A scientist who tests lizard serum on himself that regenerates his arm, but also turns him into a reptilian humanoid monster.
* Martin Sheen as Ben Parker: May Parker's husband and Peter Parker's uncle.
* Sally Field as May Parker: Ben Parker's wife and Peter Parker's aunt.
* Denis Leary as Captain George Stacy: Gwen's father and a New York City Police Department captain.
* Chris Zylka as Eugene "Flash" Thompson: Peter Parker's high school nemesis, a football player who constantly bullies Peter dubbing him "Puny Parker" while simultaneously idolizing Spider-Man.
* Irrfan Khan as Van Atter: One of the villains in the movie. In the comics he is known to turn into the supervillain known as the Proto-Goblin.
* Annie Parisse as Van Atter's wife.
* Campbell Scott as Richard Parker: The father of Peter Parker.
* Julianne Nicholson as Mary Parker: The mother of Peter Parker.
* C. Thomas Howell as Ray: A construction worker whose son Spider-Man saves.
* Miles Elliot as Billy Connors: The son of Dr. Curt Connors.