Spider-Man 3 Movie Details:
| Based on | Spider-Man by Stan Lee Steve Ditko |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Superhero |
| Release date | April 16, 2007 (Roppongi Hills Mori Tower) May 4, 2007 (United States) |
| Running time | 2hr 19min |
| Age rating | PG-13 |
| Starring | Tobey Maguire Kirsten Dunst James Franco Thomas Haden Church Topher Grace Bryce Dallas Howard James Cromwell Rosemary Harris J. K. Simmons |
| Directed by | Sam Raimi |
| Screenplay by | Sam Raimi Ivan Raimi Alvin Sargent |
| Story by | Sam Raimi Ivan Raimi |
| Produced by | Laura Ziskin Avi Arad Grant Curtis |
| Cinematography by | Bill Pope |
| Edited by | Bob Murawski |
| Music by | Christopher Young |
| Production Company | Columbia Pictures Marvel Entertainment Laura Ziskin Productions |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Releasing |
Spider-Man 3 Movie Cast & Characters:
- Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker / Spider-Man:A superhero, a brilliant physics student at Columbia University, and photographer for the Daily Bugle. As he grows arrogant with the city starting to embrace him for the first time in his career, an alien symbiote attaches itself to Peter’s costume and influences his behavior for the worse. Maguire said he relished the opportunity to play a less timid Peter in this film.
- Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson:
- Peter Parker’s girlfriend and a Broadway actress, whom he has loved since childhood. Mary Jane has a string of bad luck in the film, reminiscent of Peter’s misfortune in Spider-Man 2, struggling in her career because of negative reviews and losing her boyfriend when the symbiote takes him over. Mary Jane was not originally planned to be kidnapped during the climax by the villains as Raimi felt this became repetitive throughout the entire trilogy; this decision was changed late in production.
- James Franco as Harry Osborn / New Goblin:
- The son of Norman Osborn, and Peter Parker’s best friend, who believes Spider-Man killed his father. After learning Peter is Spider-Man and that Norman is the Green Goblin, Harry picks up where his father left off and becomes the New Goblin to battle his former friend directly.
- Thomas Haden Church as Flint Marko / Sandman:
- A small-time thug who has an ex-wife and a sick daughter, for whom he steals money to help get the treatment to cure her. He transforms into the Sandman following a freak accident and incurs Peter’s wrath when Peter learns he was his Uncle Ben’s killer. Church was approached for Sandman because of his award-winning performance in the film Sideways and accepted the role despite the lack of a script at the time. The film Sandman possesses sympathy similarly exhibited by Lon Chaney Jr. in his portrayals of misunderstood creatures, as well as Frankenstein’s monster, the Golem, and Andy Serkis’ portrayals of Gollum and King Kong.[Church worked out for 16 months to improve his physique for the role, gaining 28 pounds of muscle and losing 10 pounds of fat. On his performance, Church expressed that “[villains] with a conscience have this sad realization of who they are, and the monster they’ve become — there’s a sense of regret. So at the end of these movies there’s a dramatic resonance that stays with the audience.”
- Topher Grace as Edward “Eddie” Brock Jr. / Venom:
- Peter’s rival at the Daily Bugle. He is exposed by Peter for creating a fake incriminating image of Spider-Man, and leaps at the opportunity to exact his revenge when he bonds with an extraterrestrial symbiote. Grace had impressed the producers with his performance in the film In Good Company. A big comic book fan who read the first Venom stories as a boy,
- Grace spent six months working out to prepare for the role, gaining 24 pounds of muscle. He approaches the character as someone under the influence, similar to an alcoholic or drug addict, and interprets him as having a bad childhood, which is the key difference between him and Peter.[18] Grace found his costume unpleasant, as it had to be constantly smeared to give a liquid-like feel. The costume took an hour to put on, though prosthetics took four hours to apply. Grace also wore fangs, which bruised his gums.
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy:
- A model and Peter’s lab partner of whom Brock is attracted to. Peter asks her out to embarrass Mary Jane while possessed by the symbiote. Howard said the challenge of playing the role was in reminding many fans of the good-natured character who was Peter’s first love in the comics, yet was “the other woman” in the film. Howard strove to create a sense that Gwen could potentially be a future girlfriend for him and that she “was not acting like some kind of man-stealing tart. Howard performed many of her stunts, unaware of the fact she was several months pregnant.
- James Cromwell as Captain George Stacy: Gwen’s father and a New York City Police Department captain.
- Rosemary Harris as May Parker: The aunt of Peter Parker and the widow of Ben Parker, Peter’s uncle. She gives Peter her engagement ring so he can propose to Mary Jane and gives him lessons in forgiveness.
- J. K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson: The leader of the Daily Bugle. He has a particular dislike towards Spider-Man, whom he considers a criminal and he tries with every way to discredit him.
Storyline:
Peter Parker has finally managed to piece together the once-broken parts of his life, maintaining a balance between his relationship with Mary-Jane and his responsibility as Spider-Man. But more challenges arise for our young hero. Peter’s old friend Harry Obsourne has set out for revenge against Peter; taking up the mantle of his late father’s persona as The New Goblin, and Peter must also capture Uncle Ben’s real killer, Flint Marko, who has been transformed into his toughest foe yet, the Sandman. All hope seems lost when suddenly Peter’s suit turns jet-black and greatly amplifies his powers. But it also begins to greatly amplify the much darker qualities of Peter’s personality that he begins to lose himself to. Peter has to reach deep inside himself to free the compassionate hero he used to be if he is to ever conquer the darkness within and face not only his greatest enemies, but also…himself.
Spider-Man 3 Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | $258–350 million |
| Worldwide Collection | $896 million |
About Spider-Man 3 Movie:
Spider-Man 3 is an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Laura Ziskin Productions, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it was directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Ivan and Alvin Sargent.
It is the third and final installment in Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, and the sequel to Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004).
Development of Spider-Man 3 began immediately after the successful release of Spider-Man 2 for a 2007 release.
During preproduction, Raimi wanted two villains, Harry Osborn and Sandman. At the request of producer Avi Arad, he added Venom to the list, and the producers also requested the addition of Gwen Stacy.
Principal photography for the film began in January 2006 and took place in Los Angeles and Cleveland before moving to New York City from May until July 2006. Additional pick-up shots were made after August and the film wrapped in October 2006. During post-production, Sony Pictures Imageworks created over 900 visual effects shots.
Composer Danny Elfman, who had scored the previous installments, decided not to return due to creative differences and conflicts with Raimi during production of the previous film, so Christopher Young composed the score in Elfman’s absence.
With an estimated production budget of $258–350 million, the film was the most expensive film ever made at the time of its release.
Spider-Man 3 premiered on April 16, 2007, in Tokyo, and was released in the United States in both conventional and IMAX theaters on May 4. The film grossed $895 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of the trilogy, the third-highest-grossing film of 2007 and was the highest-grossing Spider-Man film until it was surpassed by Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019. Unlike the previous installments, Spider-Man 3 received mixed reviews from critics.
A fourth installment, titled Spider-Man 4, was set to be released on May 6, 2011, followed by a Venom spin-off film, along with a fifth and sixth installment, titled Spider-Man 5 and Spider-Man 6 respectively, but all were canceled.
The Spider-Man film series was rebooted twice; first with The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield; and later a new film series set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, beginning with Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) explored the concept of the multiverse to connect the previous films and characters to the MCU with Maguire and Church reprising their roles in the film.
A Venom film and sequel featuring another version of the Eddie Brock character was eventually produced and released in 2018 and 2021, respectively.
