Pretty Much Geek

After the collapse of Spider-Man 4, plans to reboot the franchise with a more grounded, modern and realistic vision for Spidey moved forward. Pioneered by indie filmmaker Marc Webb, this iteration of Peter Parker promised to shed a light on the loss of his parents and highlight the Gwen Stacy storyline. With Andrew Garfield taking the mantle we got a nuanced but different universe to swing through with The Amazing Spider-Man. One which had all the potential greatness of the previous films, with the lingering corporate trappings that destroyed it still weaving a web of its own.