Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The fictional character Spider-Man, a comic book superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and featured in Marvel Comics publications, has appeared in six live-action films since his inception. Spider-Man is the alter-ego of Peter Parker, a talented young freelance photographer and aspiring scientist, imbued with superhuman abilities after being bitten by a radioactive/genetically-altered spider. The first live-action film was an American, made-for-television film-special that premiered on the CBS network in 1977 (intended as a backdoor pilot for what became a short-lived, weekly episodic TV series). It starred Nicholas Hammond as Peter Parker/Spider-Man.The rights to further motion picture films based on Spider-Man were purchased in 1985 and moved through various production companies and studios, before being secured by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sony hired Sam Raimi to direct Spider-Man (2002) and its sequels, Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). Through the films, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) developed a relationship with his high school crush Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), and as Spider-Man, battled villains such as the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina), the New Goblin (James Franco), the Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), and Venom (Topher Grace). The first two films were met with positive reviews from critics, while the third film met mixed reviews.While a sequel to Spider-Man 3 was in development, Sony announced that the franchise would instead be rebooted. Marc Webb was hired to direct the reboot which featured a new cast including Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, and Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors. The reboot's intention was to have Peter Parker develop his abilities in high school once again. The reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man was released in 2012 to positive reviews, and its sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was released in 2014 to mixed reviews. Raimi's trilogy, produced on a total budget of US$597 million, grossed nearly $2.5 billion worldwide, while Webb's films were produced on a total budget of $480 million and grossed over $1.4 billion. The Spider-Man films are the sixth highest-grossing film franchise, having grossed over $3.9 billion.In February 2015, Disney, Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures jointly announced that a new iteration of Spider-Man would be introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), following a deal to share the film rights to Spider-Man. This new teenage incarnation of Peter Parker would be played by Tom Holland, confirmed to make his MCU debut in 2016's Captain America: Civil War (distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures); the character would then appear in his own Spider-Man reboot film (distributed by Sony), scheduled for July 28, 2017."@en }
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- Spider-Man_in_film abstract "The fictional character Spider-Man, a comic book superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and featured in Marvel Comics publications, has appeared in six live-action films since his inception. Spider-Man is the alter-ego of Peter Parker, a talented young freelance photographer and aspiring scientist, imbued with superhuman abilities after being bitten by a radioactive/genetically-altered spider. The first live-action film was an American, made-for-television film-special that premiered on the CBS network in 1977 (intended as a backdoor pilot for what became a short-lived, weekly episodic TV series). It starred Nicholas Hammond as Peter Parker/Spider-Man.The rights to further motion picture films based on Spider-Man were purchased in 1985 and moved through various production companies and studios, before being secured by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sony hired Sam Raimi to direct Spider-Man (2002) and its sequels, Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007). Through the films, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) developed a relationship with his high school crush Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), and as Spider-Man, battled villains such as the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina), the New Goblin (James Franco), the Sandman (Thomas Haden Church), and Venom (Topher Grace). The first two films were met with positive reviews from critics, while the third film met mixed reviews.While a sequel to Spider-Man 3 was in development, Sony announced that the franchise would instead be rebooted. Marc Webb was hired to direct the reboot which featured a new cast including Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, and Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors. The reboot's intention was to have Peter Parker develop his abilities in high school once again. The reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man was released in 2012 to positive reviews, and its sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was released in 2014 to mixed reviews. Raimi's trilogy, produced on a total budget of US$597 million, grossed nearly $2.5 billion worldwide, while Webb's films were produced on a total budget of $480 million and grossed over $1.4 billion. The Spider-Man films are the sixth highest-grossing film franchise, having grossed over $3.9 billion.In February 2015, Disney, Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures jointly announced that a new iteration of Spider-Man would be introduced into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), following a deal to share the film rights to Spider-Man. This new teenage incarnation of Peter Parker would be played by Tom Holland, confirmed to make his MCU debut in 2016's Captain America: Civil War (distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures); the character would then appear in his own Spider-Man reboot film (distributed by Sony), scheduled for July 28, 2017.".