It was filmed from January to June 2001, and was released on May 3, 2002. He then becomes the "Green Goblin", terrorizing New York with his frightening array of high-tech weapons and armor. The main antagonist is Norman Osborn, the co-owner of Oscorp Industries, who goes insane after experimenting with unsafe performance enhancers. The film tells the story of Spider-Man's origins, beginning with Peter Parker's life before he became Spider-Man (his life as a geeky science nerd who desperately seeks attention from Mary Jane Watson, who he has had a crush on since he was six years old), all the way up to his web-slinging days as Spider-Man. the Green Goblin), Kristen Dunst as Peter's love interest, Mary-Jane Watson, and James Franco as his best friend, Harry Osborn. Spider-Man also stars Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn (a.k.a. Spider-Man is a 2002 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Koepp.īased on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, the film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, a high-school student who turns to crimefighting after developing spider-like powers. In the end, the original Spider-Man had the chance to tell just enough of the story fans saw in his own trilogy to help push Holland into the best version of Spider-Man possible." Whatever life holds in store for me, I will never forget these words: 'With great power comes great responsibility.' This is my gift, my curse. Part of what made that so difficult was getting the right amount of fan service in the mix to make sure all three heroes got their due shine. While the comebacks for Maguire and Garfield were turning point moments in No Way Home, there was still the task of making their appearances have the right impact without taking away from Tom Holland's story, even for the hype surrounding this team-up. With no de-aging in play for his character this time around, Maguire seemed willing to take on the challenge of figuring out exactly where his character has been over nearly two decades in-universe. Tobey Maguire famously played the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy from 2002 to 2007, although he remained completely silent on his return as the web-slinger in Marvel Studios' Spidey threequel. Tobey especially has come through that darkness." Maguire's Insight on His Spider-Man in the MCU "Tobey wanted to be very minimal about how much you know. The screenwriter specifically noted Maguire's input on his version of Spider-Man, saying that the actor requested "very minimal" backstory about where the hero has been since last appearing in 2007's Spider-Man 3: 'Tobey’s Peter is running Peter Parker Industries!' You just wanted to have little hints of that without it being all this exposition as fan service." Really having conversations about specifying where they are, without giving away too much. We wanted to be true to the characters in those movies. He’s a guy who is 43, who is entering this movie. "We were like, 'We’ve got to make them each very specific.' As writers, we kept saying, 'Where are these characters in their lives when they come into the movie?' Where is Tobey? We’re not de-agifying him. It was a difficult balance between making sure their journeys made sense, but not "spilling all the beans" and making it completely fan-service-dependent: McKenna then moved to how he and the team brought Maguire and Garfield back into the fray while continuing each hero's individual stories at the same time. So much of that was brought by Tobey and Andrew’s ideas and shaping of what they thought their characters could bring to this story." There’s a crucial, moral moment that they help him get through in the climax of the movie. "They had great ideas that really elevated everything we were going for and added layers and an arc and we really actually started honing into the idea that these two guys were really helping Tom’s Peter on his journey to becoming who he ends up becoming. McKenna followed up by praising the "great ideas" both actors had, which "elevated" what the team behind No Way Home was going for as their heroes " Peter on his journey" to be the best Spider-Man possible: It’s always valuable to hear what the actor is thinking. No one knows the character as well as - or gives as much thought to the character - as someone who has to then embody it and sell it. "They had thoughts, and it was really interesting and helpful to see their thoughts.