New York's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man stopped by the neighborhood Monday.
As part of a massive publicity blitz in 13 cities around the globe, Sony Pictures invited select fans and press to have the first look at a trailer and previously unseen footage from "The Amazing Spider-Man" at Regal's Union Square Theater. Director Marc Webb spoke by video from Los Angeles, actress Emma Stone and the film's producers were in Rio and the film's villain, actor Rhys Ifans, was beamed in from London.
Because this is New York City, the superhero's stomping grounds from the comic books, however, the special guest was Peter Parker himself - actor Andrew Garfield.
"This is special," a seemingly overwhelmed Garfield told the the cheering crowd.
"Hallelujah," he laughed, repeating what one zealous audience member shouted out. "You said exactly what's on my mind."
The real star, however, was the footage Webb introduced: a seemingly darker take on Stan Lee/Steve Ditko's web slinging superhero than the recent Sam Raimi directed trilogy. Spider-Man is a fugitive from the police, at one point in seen with hands cuffed behind his backs, surrounded by cops with their guns drawn. There is a breathtaking shot of the hero diving off a radio tower as it collapses into the roof of an office building, grabbing onto a ledge amid a shower of broken glass and debris that leaps out at the audience in 3-D. Spidey's new nemesis is The Lizard, a Dr. Jekyll and Hyde type that is a lot more vicious than the campier Green Goblin played by Willem Dafoe in 2002's "Spider-Man."
When the lights came back on after the trailer played, the cast and crew were given a round of questions from fans.
Webb was asked what made this movie different from the last round of “Spider-Man” films starring Tobey Maguire. "This movie really starts out with Peter Parker and his parents - which is something we've never seen before," he said.
For a movie that bills itself as "The untold story,” though, a scene of Peter Parker fighting back against bully Flash Thompson seems a little too familiar. It's a reboot that comes just five years after the last successful installment of the Raimi era.
Once the action starts on the "sizzle reel" -- a montage of pulse-pounding action sequences that include unfinished special effects -- however, nothing else mattered for “Spider-Man” fans.
Why did Andrew Garfield, who grew up a comic geek, want to play Spider-Man so badly, he was asked?
"Cause I'm not an idiot," the 28-year-old actor answered to much laughter.
"It's so overwhelming to wear that symbol," he added, pointing to the screen.
As part of a massive publicity blitz in 13 cities around the globe, Sony Pictures invited select fans and press to have the first look at a trailer and previously unseen footage from "The Amazing Spider-Man" at Regal's Union Square Theater. Director Marc Webb spoke by video from Los Angeles, actress Emma Stone and the film's producers were in Rio and the film's villain, actor Rhys Ifans, was beamed in from London.
Because this is New York City, the superhero's stomping grounds from the comic books, however, the special guest was Peter Parker himself - actor Andrew Garfield.
"This is special," a seemingly overwhelmed Garfield told the the cheering crowd.
"Hallelujah," he laughed, repeating what one zealous audience member shouted out. "You said exactly what's on my mind."
The real star, however, was the footage Webb introduced: a seemingly darker take on Stan Lee/Steve Ditko's web slinging superhero than the recent Sam Raimi directed trilogy. Spider-Man is a fugitive from the police, at one point in seen with hands cuffed behind his backs, surrounded by cops with their guns drawn. There is a breathtaking shot of the hero diving off a radio tower as it collapses into the roof of an office building, grabbing onto a ledge amid a shower of broken glass and debris that leaps out at the audience in 3-D. Spidey's new nemesis is The Lizard, a Dr. Jekyll and Hyde type that is a lot more vicious than the campier Green Goblin played by Willem Dafoe in 2002's "Spider-Man."
When the lights came back on after the trailer played, the cast and crew were given a round of questions from fans.
Webb was asked what made this movie different from the last round of “Spider-Man” films starring Tobey Maguire. "This movie really starts out with Peter Parker and his parents - which is something we've never seen before," he said.
For a movie that bills itself as "The untold story,” though, a scene of Peter Parker fighting back against bully Flash Thompson seems a little too familiar. It's a reboot that comes just five years after the last successful installment of the Raimi era.
Once the action starts on the "sizzle reel" -- a montage of pulse-pounding action sequences that include unfinished special effects -- however, nothing else mattered for “Spider-Man” fans.
Why did Andrew Garfield, who grew up a comic geek, want to play Spider-Man so badly, he was asked?
"Cause I'm not an idiot," the 28-year-old actor answered to much laughter.
"It's so overwhelming to wear that symbol," he added, pointing to the screen.
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