Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. 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, 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.
Acting
Garfield and Stone's raw, improvisational spark.
Cinematography
First-person web-slinging POV sequences.
Direction
Marc Webb brings (500) Days indie soul to Marvel.
Director
Marc Webb
Andrew Garfield
Spider-Man / Peter Parker
Emma Stone
Gwen Stacy
Rhys Ifans
The Lizard / Dr. Curt Connors
Denis Leary
Captain Stacy
Martin Sheen
Uncle Ben
Sally Field
Aunt May
Irrfan Khan
Rajit Ratha
Campbell Scott
Richard Parker
Embeth Davidtz
Mary Parker
Chris Zylka
Flash Thompson
Max Charles
Peter Parker (Age 4)
C. Thomas Howell
Jack's Father
Jake Keiffer
Jack
Kari Coleman
Helen Stacy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Garfield and Stone's audition scene was so electric that producers immediately knew they'd found their leads—most of their hallway banter was improvised.
This reboot arrived only five years after Spider-Man 3, making it Hollywood's first real experiment in rapid superhero recycling—and Garfield's Parker became a Tumblr-era icon for sensitive boys everywhere.
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