http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/02/amazing-spider-man-trailer-andrew-garfield-video-release-marc-webb.html24 Frames Movies: Past, present and future'Amazing Spider-Man:'
Andrew Garfield's angst
By Steven Zeitchik
February 7, 2012 | 5:09pmAny lingering notion of a shoegazing
Spider-Man trying to make it quietly in the halls of his high school went out the window Tuesday with the release of the full trailer for
“The Amazing Spider-Man.” Instead, in flew the action spectacle that is
Sony’s superhero reboot, which comes to theaters July 3.
The trailer shows huge set pieces of the kind you wouldn’t expect from director
Marc Webb -- who previously helmed the, well, shoegazing romance
“(500) Days of Summer" -- as
Andrew Garfield’s
Peter Parker/Spider-Man flies over, into and through buildings.
The essential battle in the film -- penned by
"Harry Potter" veteran
Steve Kloves -- seems to be one of Garfield vs. Garfield, as Spider-Man runs amok, and possibly even into conflict with Peter Parker. “I’ve got to stop him. I created him,” Parker tells love interest
Gwen Stacy (
Emma Stone), presumably referring to his webbed alter ego.
The story line also evokes elements of
“The Dark Knight” and its ilk, as a “masked vigilante” flouts the law and taunts law enforcement efforts, headed by
George Stacy (
Denis Leary), father of Gwen. And unlike the
Sam Raimi-Tobey Maguire editions, there’s a key character here in one
Curt Connors (
Rhys Ifans), a scientist who had worked with Parker’s father and who seems to hold the solution to several of the film’s mysteries.
Not likely to be lost on fans of the original films is the trailer’s declaration that this is “the untold story.” In other words, disregard everything you’ve been told before.