The theatrical release of 2002's Spider-Man was as important for Hollywood as it was for fans of the superhero himself, being the first live-action Spider-Man movie since the '70s to be shown on the ...

The first Spider-Man movie opened 20 years ago, on May 3, 2002, a time when superhero movies were far from the box-office behemoths they are in 2022. “For a long time there were movies that failed,” ...

Comedian Jim Norton appeared in Sam Raimi’s 2002 Spider-Man movie, in the bit role of “Surly Truck Driver.” Raimi’s film uses a lot of testimonials from NYC citizens and media regarding the phenomenon ...

“I think that the audience will like the fact that the actors and the writers and the whole production team tried to stay true to the spirit of what made Spider-Man of the comic book great,” Raimi ...

IGN is revisiting every live-action Spidey film in the lead-up to No Way Home. First up, 2002’s Spider-Man. ’Tis the season for turn-of-the-century blockbuster nostalgia. A fourth Matrix film is en ...

Amy Pascal will never forget the world premiere of the first “Spider-Man” movie in 2002. She was the head of Sony at the time, and was so worried that the film wouldn’t succeed she “spent the entire ...

In the fall of 1999, Sam Raimi stepped into the offices of Sony Pictures in an impeccable black suit to pitch himself to direct “Spider-Man.” He had no reason to expect he would get the job. “My agent ...