Spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man

Are you a Marvel fan? Then you’ve probably heard of the revamping of the Spider-Man franchise. And you’re probably not that happy.

People have been saying things like, “It’s too soon!” “Who cares?” “It won’t be any different than the last trilogy!”

But there’s a catch: it is going to be different. Producer Avi Arad and new super hero Andrew Garfield explained the differences at a recent Tokyo press conference for the film.

Here comes the spoiler alert, so stop right now if you prefer to be surprised.

Avi told the Japanese press that the film would be following more of Peter Parker’s history:

“In our movie, [Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker] finds his true love. Gwen Stacy [Emma Stone] was always the true love of Peter Parker… We found a very, very good story about what makes a human being. About what sets their destiny.
… We introduce our villain, Dr. Connors [Rhys Ifans], and in the great tradition of Marvel, Dr. Connors is going to be connected to Peter Parker and, in our case even more interesting, to Gwen Stacy. Right there, the challenge of having to deal with a villain who is a mentor and the only one who you can look at and say, ‘So what really happened to my dad?’ That’s a very hard person to fight.”

After the press screening (insert sad face here) Andrew added onto the plot:

“As you can see, a lot of the stunts are practical and grounded in reality. That was something that Marc [Webb], the director, really wanted to make sure happened in this movie to set it apart from previous ones… I would exhaust myself every day and get into near-death experiences every hour on the hour.
I collaborated with [the stunt team] not only on the big stunt set-pieces but also on what happens to Peter’s body when he gets bitten. What happens to his DNA and how that effects the way he moves and the way he interacts with objects. The idea that he has spider DNA running in his system. What that will do to his sense of space. What that will do to the sensitivity of his skin. To have an opportunity to play in that forum with creative and talented people was a real opportunity and gift.”

You hear that, angry fans? Open your minds and you’re going to be in for a real treat!

As for the rest, what do you guys think of the plot? Will it be better or worse than the original?

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