FILM · 2014 · USA

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Directed by

Marc Webb

Runtime

141 min

Studio

Columbia Pictures, Matt Tolmach Productions, Arad Productions

136 archived facts · 8 topics · 1 source · Last reviewed Sep 2026

For Peter Parker, life is busy. Between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen Stacy, high school graduation cannot come quickly enough. Peter has not forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away, but that is a promise he cannot keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro, emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn…

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10 Facts From the Making of The Amazing Spider-Man 2

1. #023
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   Following this film's release, the future of The Amazing Spider-Man series was widely reported to be incredibly confusing. During the film's preparation and a few months after its release, it was confirmed that the film would be followed by The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and the Sinister Six spin-off film; Venom and an untitled female superhero film, as well as The Amazing Spider-Man 4, were also confirmed to be in development. However, in August Sony announced that The Sinister Six would replace The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and that the third installment of the trilogy would be postponed to an unspecified date in 2018. Later, during a hack of Sony's email, it was widely reported that Sony had approached Marvel Studios with a deal to share the franchise rights, which Marvel rejected. During this period it also emerged that Sony wanted to fire Andrew Garfield because he spoke outside the production studio and refused to meet with them for company events. After a long silence, on February 9, 2015, Sony and Marvel announced that they would work together to produce a new Spider-Man series (set in the "Marvel Cinematic Universe") and that The Amazing Spider-Man series was cancelled. Despite this, seven years later Andrew Garfield would reprise his role in a supporting part in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), alongside his predecessor Tobey Maguire returning as his own Spider-Man versions, and during the film's events they teamed up with the new version of the character played by his successor Tom Holland.

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2. #045

   The end credits sequence is a teaser for the cancelled spin-off "Sinister Six." The credits show schematics of Doctor Octavius's tentacles, Rhino's armor, Vulture's wings, Kraven's logo, the Green Goblin's glider, and a Mysterio or Chameleon mask.

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3. #052

   (At about 1 hour 3 minutes) When Harry accesses his father's archive, you can see the file names Ravencroft, Dr. Connors, Dr. Morbius and Venom Storage 7U. Ravencroft is the mental hospital later seen in this film, Dr. Curt Connors is the Lizard from The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Dr. Michael Morbius is a Spider-Man villain with vampire-like traits, and Venom is Spider-Man's crazed counterpart, whose story was filmed in Spider-Man 3 (2007). All these villains were planned to join the "Sinister Six" organization in the ultimately cancelled third installment of this reboot.

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4. #059
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   Along with Aleksei's assumption about the Rhino identity, the files on Morbius, Venom and the Lizard in the asylum, and the Vulture's and Doctor Octopus's equipment in the Oscorp laboratory, were intended to set up a third film in which Gustav Fiers (the man who visits the captive Connors in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and the captive Harry in this film) recruits them to form the Sinister Six. This plan was cancelled in order to take the cinematic Spider-Man in a completely different direction.

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5. #089

   It was the ninth highest-grossing film of 2014. This still makes it the lowest-grossing Spider-Man film to date.

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6. #104

   Deadline estimated that the film had a production budget of 255 million dollars and an additional marketing budget of 180 million to 190 million dollars. It became the most expensive film of 2014. It was the second most expensive Spider-Man film of the year after Spider-Man 2 (2004).

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7. #111

   Before it was cancelled, it was said that Finn Wittrock would play Eddie Brock in the sequel.

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8. #119

   A rumor started by Latino Review circulated that Sony wanted to make an Aunt May prequel to this film series. However, Sony confirmed that the idea was never discussed.

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9. #124

   Channing Tatum was said to be playing Venom in the Sinister Six film before it was cancelled.

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10. #134

    Emily Blunt, Emilia Clarke and Rose Byrne were reportedly set to play Scorpia in the Sinister Six film before it was cancelled.

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