This was necessary.
Sony released a new, darker trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man last night, although they still included some classic Spider-Man snark amid the grittiness. (“You found my weakness. It’s small knives.”) Even though rumor has it Sony execs hated the movie, I still want to see it.
On the other hand, there’s another rumor about the movie we’re not so happy about. BadassDigest reports three separate sources have told them Spider-Man’s origin has been changed. BadassDigest decided to publish the rumor since this trailer hints strongly at it with lines like, “Do you think what happened to you, Peter, was an accident? Do you have any idea what you really are?”
The spider bite no longer gives Peter powers, it rather activates something already in his genetic structure. Something placed there by his father. Peter Parker is no longer super-powered by chance, but rather by design. [BadassDigest]
Argh. Hopefully, that’s not true. Part of what’s great about Spider-Man is that he got his powers in a way anybody could, then used intelligence, integrity, and hard work to become a hero with those powers. Also, the trailer hints that he might not even be an orphan. (“My parents left when I was very young.”) I also hope that isn’t true. Screenwriters should already know that young comic fans love dead parents and regular people getting superpowers. Who can’t aspire to that? Um . . . I also hope my parents don’t read this site.
Check out the new trailer and some pictures and posters below.
HD available at Apple.
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“One More Day” pretty much spent all the nerd rage I could direct at Spider-man. I’m going to see it, but I’m going in expecting to roll my eyes more than once and just leave it at that.
These two changes to the origin are pretty implied in the trailers so far. I know there’s some secret origin to Peter’s parents, but I don’t remember it having to do with Peter’s genetics (maybe in the lame “ultimate” timeline).
I’m going to go out on limb and predict that Uncle Ben is alive during most of this movie. Guh.
Well, we all know that my parents don’t read this site.
When will it come to the point that taking an original idea that the movie was created on and fuck it two ways from Sunday cease to be? Seriously I was somewhat excited for this movie, now it is all gone. I was ready to hand over my money for a Spiderman reboot, not some some newly redesigned soon-to-be piece of shit that even the shitty execs didn’t like. Note to Hollywood when you are done ass raping my childhood feel free to call me.
“Do you think what happened to you, Peter, was an accident?”
YES, YES, I DO BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT IT FUCKING WAS!
(Sadly, I admit I shouted this last night at the Avengers premier. What can I say? The nerd rage was strong with this one. That and I was jacked up on three blue Full Throttles so as not to sleep on some Avengery goodness.)
I’m always glad when comic book movies don’t play it safe, specifically when they create new settings to let the characters explore in, or when they play it loose with source material. Like how Ang Lee tried to put a soul into a character people normally just want to see break things, or how Nolan’s redesigned a lot of the Batman universe.
Let’s face it, comic books aren’t known for their great storytelling, especially the AAA stuff like Spider-man. There’s definitely room for improvement, and I’m always glad when they try, even if it doesn’t always work.