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‘Amazing Spider-Man’: The action is ‘Amazing,’ but the backstory is bungled

The Amazing Spider-Man Directed by Mark Webb Written by James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent, and Steve Kloves USA, 2012 The Sony business model with The Amazing Spider-Man could not be clearer: every ten years or so, start the franchise over with up-and-coming new actors, get a few movies out of them, then begin again once those …

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Marc Webb to Direct Spider-Man

Well, Sony has found its new director for the Spider-Man reboot.  Just last week, it was announced that Sam Raimi was giving up ties to the Web-slinger franchise, and this week Marc Webb steps into the director’s chair. The aptly named Webb issued this statement: “This is a dream come true and I couldn’t be …

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