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'{{Other uses}} {{short description|2004 superhero film directed by Sam Raimi}} {{Use American English|date=August 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox film | name = Spider-Man 2 | image = Spider-Man 2 Poster.jpg | alt = Against a New York City background, Spider-Man hugs Mary Jane Watson, with a reflection of Doctor Octopus in his eye as he shoots a web. | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Sam Raimi]] | producer = {{Plainlist| * [[Laura Ziskin]] * [[Avi Arad]] }} | screenplay = [[Alvin Sargent]] | story = {{Plainlist| * [[Alfred Gough]] * [[Miles Millar]] * [[Michael Chabon]] }} | based on = {{Based on|[[Spider-Man]]|[[Stan Lee]]|[[Steve Ditko]]}} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Tobey Maguire]] * [[Kirsten Dunst]] * [[James Franco]] * [[Alfred Molina]] * [[Rosemary Harris]] * [[Donna Murphy]] <!-- Per poster billing block --> }} | music = [[Danny Elfman]] | cinematography = [[Bill Pope]] | editing = [[Bob Murawski]] | production companies = {{Plainlist| * [[Columbia Pictures]]<ref name="afi2">{{cite web |title=Spider-Man 2 |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/54372-SPIDER-MAN-2?sid=c00a3d29-e653-4a94-b140-acafd83ff013&sr=5.242215&cp=1&pos=4 |website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |accessdate=February 8, 2019}}</ref> * [[Marvel Enterprises]]<ref name="afi2" /> * [[Laura Ziskin Productions]]<ref name="thenumbers">{{cite web |title=Spider-Man 2 |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Spider-Man-2#tab=summary |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |accessdate=February 8, 2019}}</ref> }} | distributor = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]<ref name="thenumbers" /> | released = {{Film date|2004|6|22|[[Mann Village Theater]]|2004|6|30|United States}} | runtime = 127 minutes<ref>{{cite web |title=Spider-Man 2 |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/spider-man-2-2004-7 |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |accessdate=July 22, 2015|quote=127m 12s}}</ref> | country = United States<!-- Per Template:Infobox film, the parameter is for "the home country or countries of the film's main production companies." Marvel Enterprises and Columbia Pictures are American companies. --> | language = English | budget = $200 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |title=Spider-Man 2 (2004) |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman2.htm |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=February 5, 2009}}</ref> | gross = $789 million<ref name="BOM"/> }} '''''Spider-Man 2''''' is a 2004 American [[superhero film]] directed by [[Sam Raimi]] and written by [[Alvin Sargent]] from a story by [[Alfred Gough]], [[Miles Millar]] and [[Michael Chabon]]. A sequel to the 2002 film ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', it is the second installment in the [[Spider-Man in film#Sam Raimi trilogy|''Spider-Man'' trilogy]] based on the fictional [[Marvel Comics]] character of [[Spider-Man|the same name]]. [[Tobey Maguire]] stars as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, alongside [[Kirsten Dunst]], [[James Franco]], [[Alfred Molina]], [[Rosemary Harris]], and [[Donna Murphy]]. Set two years after the events of ''Spider-Man'', the film finds Peter Parker struggling to manage both his personal life and his duties as Spider-Man, which affects his civilian life dramatically. Meanwhile, [[Doctor Octopus|Dr. Otto Octavius]] becomes a diabolical villain after a failed experiment kills his wife and leaves him neurologically fused to mechanical tentacles. Spider-Man must stop him from successfully recreating the experiment, which threatens to blow up the city, while dealing with a subconscious desire to stop being Spider-Man that is stripping him of his powers. [[Principal photography]] began in April 2003 in [[New York City]] and also took place in [[Los Angeles]]. ''Spider-Man 2'' was released in both conventional and [[IMAX]] theaters on June 30, 2004 and grossed $789 million worldwide, becoming the [[2004 in film#Highest-grossing films|third highest-grossing film of the year]]. It won the [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]] and was also nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound Mixing]] and [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]]; it also received five awards at the [[Saturn Award]]s, including [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film|Best Fantasy Film]] and [[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for Raimi. It is considered as one of the most influential and best superhero films of all-time.<ref name="Den of Geek">{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/best-and-worst-superhero-movies/22448/top-10-best-and-worst-superhero-movies|title=Top 10 Best and Worst Superhero Movies |publisher=[[Den of Geek]]|accessdate=September 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="The Street">{{cite web|url= http://www.thestreet.com/story/12736276/2/the-10-greatest-superhero-movies-of-all-time.html|title=The 10 Greatest Superhero Movies of All Time |publisher=[[TheStreet.com|The Street]]|accessdate=September 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/pictures/readers-poll-the-15-greatest-superhero-movies-20140409/|title=Readers' Poll: The 15 Greatest Superhero Movies|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=June 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrqe.com/lists/comic-adaptations/cinemas-best-comic-book-adaptations|title=MRQE's Best of Comics & Superheroes |publisher=Mrqe.com |accessdate=August 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/50-best-superhero-movies-of-all-time/5/|title=50 Best Superhero Movies of All Time|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> Its success led to ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'' (2007). ==Plot== <!--Per WP:FILMPLOT, plot summaries for featured film articles should be between 400-700 words.--> Two years after [[Norman Osborn]]'s death, [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]], secretly the superhero Spider-Man, is estranged from both love interest [[Mary Jane Watson]] and best friend [[Harry Osborn]], and discovers that his aunt [[Aunt May|May]] is facing [[eviction]]. He finds himself suffering temporary, but recurring losses of his powers, often in life-threatening situations. Harry, now head of [[Oscorp]]'s genetic and scientific research division, is sponsoring a [[fusion power]] project by nuclear scientist [[Doctor Octopus|Otto Octavius]], who befriends and mentors Peter. While handling hazardous materials, Octavius wears a harness of powerful [[robotic arm|robotic tentacle arms]] with [[artificial intelligence]]. During a public demonstration that Peter and Harry attend, a power spike causes the fusion reactor to destabilize. Octavius refuses to shut down the reactor, which goes critical – killing his wife and burning the inhibitor chip blocking the arms from his nervous system. Peter, as Spider-Man, shuts the experiment down, destroying it in the process. At a hospital, doctors prepare to surgically remove Octavius' harness. Without the inhibitor chip, the arms have developed sentience and murder most of them. Upon regaining consciousness and seeing the carnage, Octavius escapes and takes refuge at a harbor. Becoming increasingly influenced by the arms' AI, he decides to re-try his experiment. He robs a bank to fund a second experiment. Peter and May coincidentally are there, and Octavius takes May hostage. Peter rescues her, but Octavius flees with the stolen money. The ''[[Daily Bugle]]'' subsequently dubs the scientist Doctor Octopus. Mary Jane becomes engaged to [[astronaut]] [[John Jameson (comics)|John Jameson]], son of ''Bugle'' headmaster [[J. Jonah Jameson]]. Peter suffers an emotional breakdown over his inability to balance his life and loses his powers. He abandons his Spider-Man identity, returns to his normal life, and attempts to reconcile with Mary Jane, but with little success. A garbageman brings Peter's Spider-Man costume to Jameson, who takes credit for driving Spider-Man into hiding. Peter tells May the truth behind his uncle [[Uncle Ben|Ben]]'s death and how he is responsible. May forgives him, but the rise in [[Crime in New York City|New York City crime]] rates worries Peter. Requiring the isotope [[tritium]] to fuel his reactor, Octavius visits Harry to demand it. Harry agrees in exchange for Spider-Man, whom he believes is responsible for Norman's death. He tells Octavius to seek Peter, who Harry believes is friends with Spider-Man, but tells Octavius not to harm him. Octavius locates Peter, tells him to find Spider-Man, and captures Mary Jane. Her endangerment leads to Peter's powers resurrecting. As Jameson admits that he was wrong about Spider-Man, Peter steals his costume back from the ''Bugle'' and goes after Octavius. As Peter battles Octavius, they fall onto a [[New York City Subway]] train. Octavius sabotages the controls and leaves Peter to save the passengers, which he does at a great physical toll. When he faints from exhaustion, the grateful passengers save him from falling and bring him into the train, seeing his unmasked face but promising to keep their knowledge hidden. In vain, they try to protect him when Octavius returns to capture Peter, whom Octavius delivers to Harry. After giving Octavius the tritium, Harry prepares to kill Spider-Man, only to be shocked to see Peter under the mask. Peter convinces Harry to direct him to Octavius' lair, as bigger things are at stake. As Peter arrives at the doctor's waterfront laboratory and attempts to rescue Mary Jane discreetly, Octavius discovers him, and they battle as the nuclear reaction swells. Peter ultimately subdues Octavius, reveals his identity, and persuades Octavius to let his dream go for the greater good. Octavius commands the tentacles to obey him, and gives his life to destroy the experiment. Mary Jane sees Peter's true identity and feelings, which he says is why they cannot be together. Peter returns Mary Jane to John, and leaves. Harry is visited by a vision of his father in a mirror, pleading for Harry to avenge his death. Harry shatters the mirror, inadvertently revealing a secret room containing prototypes of the [[Green Goblin]]'s equipment. On her wedding day, Mary Jane abandons John at the altar and runs to Peter's apartment. After they kiss, they hear police sirens, and Mary Jane encourages him to go help as Spider-Man. ==Cast== * [[Tobey Maguire]] as [[Spider-Man (Sam Raimi film series)|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]]: A superhero, a [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]] physics student and photographer for the Daily Bugle. Juggling these separate lives means he briefly gives up his responsibilities as a superhero in a moment of adversity. When Maguire signed on to portray Spider-Man in 2000, he was given a three-film contract.<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Fleming|author2=Claude Brodesser|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117784384.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=spider-man|title=Maguire spins 'Spider-Man'|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2000-07-31|accessdate=2007-01-22}}</ref> While filming ''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]'' in late 2002, Maguire suffered injuries to his back and Sony was faced with the possibility of recasting their lead.<ref name="greg"/> Negotiations arose to replace Maguire with [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], who at the time was dating [[Kirsten Dunst]], who portrayed [[Mary Jane Watson]]. However, Maguire recovered and was able to reprise his role, with a salary of $17&nbsp;million.<ref name="rep">{{cite news|author=Claude Brodesser, Dana Harris|title=Tobey's tangled rep web|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2003-04-13|url=https://variety.com/2003/biz/markets-festivals/tobey-s-tangled-rep-web-1117884592/|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> * [[Kirsten Dunst]] as [[Mary Jane Watson]]: The woman Peter has loved since he was a child, yet he gave up the chance of being with her due to his obligations as a superhero. Since then, she has become a successful Broadway actress and model, and becomes engaged to John Jameson. * [[James Franco]] as [[Harry Osborn]]: Harry Osborn has taken his father's position as head of Oscorp, who supplies Octavius with tritium for the fusion experiment, and harbors a vendetta against Spider-Man, whom he believes killed his father. * [[Alfred Molina]] as [[Doctor Octopus|Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus]]: A scientist and Peter's role model who goes insane after his failure to create a self-sustaining fusion reaction. Octavius is bonded with his handling equipment, four artificially intelligent mechanical tentacles. Molina was cast as Octavius in February 2003 and immediately began physical training for the role.<ref>{{cite news|author=Brian Hiatt|title=Eight Arms to Hold You|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=2003-02-13|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,424644~10~0~spider-man2getsits,00.html|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> Raimi had been impressed by his performance in ''[[Frida]]'' and also felt he had the physicality.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jeff Otto|title=Interview: Sam Raimi|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2004-06-29|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527156p2.html|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> Molina only briefly discussed the role and was not aware that he was a strong contender for the role,<ref name="amazing"/> and was excited, being a big fan of [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Anwar Brett|title=Alfred Molina|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2004-07-09|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/07/09/alfred_molina_spiderman_2_interview.shtml|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> Although he wasn't familiar with Doc Ock, Molina found one element of the comics that he wanted to maintain, and that was the character's cruel, sardonic [[sense of humor]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Jeff Otto|title=Interview: Tobey Maguire and Alfred Molina|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2004-06-25|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/526/526417p1.html|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> * [[Rosemary Harris]] as [[Aunt May|May Parker]]: May Parker is the loving aunt to Peter, a widow of Ben. * [[Donna Murphy]] as Rosalie Octavius: The dedicated wife and assistant of Otto Octavius. [[J.K. Simmons]] plays [[J. Jonah Jameson]], the miserly chief of the Daily Bugle who carries a personal vendetta against Spider-Man, whom he considers a criminal. [[Daniel Gillies]] portrays [[John Jameson (comics)|John Jameson]], the son of J. Jonah Jameson, fiancé of Mary Jane and a national hero. [[Dylan Baker]] appears as [[Lizard (comics)|Dr. Curt Connors]], one of Peter's physics professors at college and a colleague of Octavius. [[Willem Dafoe]] reprises his role as [[Norman Osborn|Norman Osborn / Green Goblin]], who returns as a hallucination of his son Harry. Dafoe came up with the idea during promotion for ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', which he compared to [[King Hamlet]] haunting his son to avenge him.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jeff Otto|title=Spidey 2 Talk|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2004-06-30|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527428p1.html|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> [[Mageina Tovah]] plays Ursula Ditkovich, an unassuming [[girl next door]] who is the daughter of Peter's landlord. [[Bruce Campbell]] cameos as a theater usher who denies Peter access to Mary Jane's play when he is late. Spider-Man's co-creator [[Stan Lee]], as a man on the street who saves a woman from falling debris during a battle between Spider-Man and Doc Ock. ''[[Evil Dead II]]'' co-writer [[Scott Spiegel]], as a man who attempts to eat some pizza Spider-Man is delivering, only to have it webbed from his hands. [[Joel McHale]], as the teller in the bank who refuses Aunt May's loan. [[Hal Sparks]], as the [[elevator]] passenger who has a conversation with Spidey. Comedian [[Donnell Rawlings]], as the New Yorker who exclaims that [[Spider-Man]] stole [[pizza]]. Actor [[Joey Diaz]], as a train passenger who tells [[Doctor Octopus]] that he has to get past him to get to Spider-Man. Actress [[Vanessa Ferlito]], as one of Mary Jane's co-stars. Model/Actress [[Joy Bryant]] makes a cameo appearance as a spectator that witnesses Spider-Man in action. Director [[John Landis]] also appears briefly as one of the doctors who operates on [[Doctor Octopus]]. Actor [[Johnny Tri Nguyen]] appears as a stunt performer. ==Production== ===Development=== [[File:SpiderManNoMore.jpg|thumb|right|Panel of "Spider-Man No More!" which Raimi replicated for the film. Art by [[John Romita Sr]].]] Immediately after finishing ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', director [[Sam Raimi]] with help from James Keltie segued into directing a sequel.<ref name="amazing">{{cite video|title=Making the Amazing |medium=DVD |publisher=[[Sony]]|year=2004}}</ref> In April 2002, Sony hired [[Alfred Gough]] and [[Miles Millar]] to write a script with [[Doctor Octopus]], [[Lizard (comics)|the Lizard]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/concept-art-canceled-pixar-movie-newt-and-sam-raimis-abandoned-lizard-designs-from-spider-man-2/|title=Concept Art: Canceled Pixar Movie ‘Newt’ and Sam Raimi’s Abandoned Lizard Designs From ‘Spider-Man 2’|last=Lussier|first=Germain|website=[[/Film]]|date=January 4, 2013|accessdate=July 8, 2019}}</ref> and [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]] as the villains.<ref name="greg">{{cite web|authorlink=Greg Dean Schmitz|first=Greg Dean |last=Schmitz |title= Greg's Preview – Spider-Man 2|publisher=Yahoo!|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808417249&gpt=ch|accessdate=April 15, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061225161307/http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808417249&gpt=ch|archivedate=December 25, 2006}}</ref> On May 8, 2002, following ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]''{{'s}} record-breaking $115&nbsp;million opening weekend, [[Sony Pictures]] announced a sequel for 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spider-Man sequel set for 2004|publisher=BBC|date=May 8, 2002 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/1974457.stm|accessdate=March 25, 2007}}</ref> Entitled ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', after the character's main comic book title,<ref name="spidey's back">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Hewitt|title=Spidey's Back|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|pages=79–90|date=June 25, 2004}}</ref> the film was given a budget of $200&nbsp;million<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/arts/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1235533,00.html|title=Spider-Man 2 Budget|publisher=Guardian.com|date=April 30, 2002|accessdate=November 7, 2006|location=London|first=Archie|last=Thomas}}</ref> and aimed for a release date of May 7, 2004. The following month, [[David Koepp]] was added to co-write with Gough and Millar.<ref name="greg"/> In September 2002, [[Michael Chabon]] was hired to rewrite.<ref name="greg"/> His draft had a younger Doc Ock, who becomes infatuated with Mary Jane. His mechanical limbs use [[endorphin]]s to counteract the pain of being attached to his body, which he enjoys. When he injures two muggers on a date, this horrifies Mary Jane and in the resulting battle with Spider-Man his tentacles are fused together, and the fusion begins to kill him. In the script, Octavius is the creator of the genetically-altered spider from the first film, and gives Peter an antidote to remove his powers: this means when Octavius is dying with his tentacles, he wants to extract Spider-Man's spine to save himself. This leads to an alliance with Harry (a detail which made it into the finished film). Beforehand, Harry and the ''[[Daily Bugle]]'' put a $10&nbsp;million price on Spider-Man's head, causing the city's citizens to turn against him.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeff |last=Vandermeer|title=Read Michael Chabon's Script for Spider-Man 2|publisher=io9|date=April 14, 2008|url=http://io9.com/379291/read-michael-chabons-script-for-spider+man-2|accessdate=April 14, 2008}}</ref> Producer [[Avi Arad]] rejected the [[love triangle]] angle on Ock, and found Harry putting a price on Spider-Man's head unsubtle.<ref name="amazing"/> Raimi sifted through the previous drafts by Gough, Millar, Koepp and Chabon, picking what he liked with screenwriter [[Alvin Sargent]].<ref name="raimi beeb">{{cite news|first=Stella |last=Papamichael|title=Sam Raimi|publisher=BBC|date=July 9, 2004|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/07/09/sam_raimi_spiderman_2_interview.shtml|accessdate=April 30, 2007}}</ref> He felt that thematically the film had to explore Peter's conflict with his personal wants against his responsibility, exploring the positive and negatives of his chosen path, and how he ultimately decides that he can be happy as a heroic figure.<ref name="amazing"/> Raimi stated the story was partly influenced by ''[[Superman II]]'', which also explored the titular hero giving up his responsibilities.<ref>{{cite news|first=Brian|last= Cronin|title=Guest Spot: Rohan Williams Interviews Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert (Part 1)|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=November 28, 2007|url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/guest-spot-rohan-williams-interviews-sam-raimi-and-rob-tapert-part-1/|accessdate=November 28, 2007}}</ref> The story is mainly taken from ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' No. 50, "Spider-Man No More!" It was decided that Doctor Octopus would be kept as the villain, as he was both a visually interesting villain who was a physical match for Spider-Man, and a sympathetic figure with humanity, accompanied by the fact that the character had been repeatedly considered as a villain for the first film over the course of its 15-year development.<ref name="amazing"/> Raimi changed much of the character's backstory, however, adding the idea of Otto Octavius being a hero of Peter, and how their conflict was about trying to rescue him from his demons rather than kill him.<ref name="spidey's back"/> ===Filming=== [[File:Spydercam.jpg|thumb|The Spydercam]] ''Spider-Man 2'' was shot on over one hundred sets and locations, beginning with a pre-shoot on [[The Loop (rapid transit)|the Loop]] in Chicago during two days in November 2002. The crew acquired a train of [[2200 series (CTA)|2200 series]] cars, placing sixteen cameras for background shots of Spider-Man and Doc Ock's train fight.<ref name="amazing"/> [[Principal photography]] began on April 21, 2003 in New York City and Chicago. The crew moved on May 13 to Los Angeles,<ref name="greg"/> shooting on ten major sets created by production designer Neil Spisak. After the scare surrounding his back pains, [[Tobey Maguire]] relished performing many of his stunts, even creating a joke of it with Raimi, creating the line "My back, my back" as Spider-Man tries to regain his powers.<ref name="raimi beeb"/> Even [[Rosemary Harris]] took a turn, putting her stunt double out of work. In contrast, [[Alfred Molina]] joked that the stunt team would "trick" him into performing a stunt time and again.<ref name="amazing"/> [[File:NY-Spiderman.JPG|thumb|left|Frame of an old burnt-out New York Central Railroad dock on the west side of Manhattan, which was used for the film.]] Filming was put on hiatus for eight weeks, in order to build Doc Ock's pier lair. It had been Spisak's idea to use a collapsed pier as Ock's lair, reflecting an exploded version of the previous lab and representing how Octavius' life had collapsed and grown more monstrous,<ref name="amazing"/> evoking the cinema of [[Fritz Lang]] and the film ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom |last=Russo|title=A Bug's Life|work=[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]|url=http://www.premiere.com/movienews/1704/a-bugs-life.html|accessdate=May 6, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102191140/http://www.premiere.com/movienews/1704/a-bugs-life.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate=November 2, 2007}}</ref> Filming then resumed on that set, having taken fifteen weeks to build, occupying Sony's Stage 30. It was {{convert|60|ft|m}} by {{convert|120|ft|m}} long, and {{convert|40|ft|m}} high, and a quarter-scale miniature was also built for the finale as it collapses.<ref name="amazing"/> Filming was still going after Christmas 2003.<ref>{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Sauriol|title=Scoop: Spider-Man 2 reshoots this week?|publisher=Mania Movies|date=December 28, 2003|url=http://www.mania.com/40497.html|accessdate=May 3, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090545/http://www.mania.com/40497.html|archivedate=September 29, 2007}}</ref> A [[camera system]] called the [[Spydercam]] was used to allow filmmakers to express more of Spider-Man's world view, at times dropping fifty stories and with shot lengths of just over {{convert|2400|ft|m}} in New York or {{convert|3200|ft|m}} in Los Angeles. For some shots the camera would shoot at six frames per second for a faster playback increasing the sense of speed. Shots using the Spydercam were pre-planned in digital versions of cities, and the camera's movement was controlled with motion control, making it highly cost-effective. The camera system was only used in the previous film for the final shot.<ref name="amazing"/> ===Visual effects=== Although roughly the same, costume designer [[James Acheson]] made numerous subtle changes to Spider-Man's costume. The colors were made richer and bolder, the spider emblem was given more elegant lines and enlarged, the eye-lenses were somewhat smaller, and the muscle suit underneath was made into pieces, to give a better sense of movement. The helmet Maguire wore under his mask was also improved, with better movement for the false jaw and magnetic eye pieces, which were easier to remove.<ref name="amazing"/> To create [[Doctor Octopus]]' mechanical tentacles, Edge FX was hired to create a corset, a metal and rubber girdle, a rubber spine and four foam rubber tentacles which were {{convert|8|ft|m}} long, which altogether weighed {{convert|100|lb|kg}}. The claws of each tentacle, which were dubbed "death flowers", were controlled by a single puppeteer in a chair. Each tentacle was controlled by four people, who rehearsed every scene with Molina to give a natural sense of movement as if the tentacles were moving due to Octavius' muscle movement.<ref name="eight"/> On set, Molina referred to his tentacles as "Larry", "Harry", "Moe" and "Flo", with "Flo" being the top-right tentacle which performed the most work.<ref name="wizard">Mike Cotton. "Spider-Man 3." ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard: The Comics Magazine]]'' June 2007: p. 30–31.</ref> Edge FX was only hired to do scenes where Octavius carries his tentacles. CGI was used for when the tentacles carry Octavius: a {{convert|20|ft|m|abbr=on}} high rig held Molina to glide through his surroundings, with CG tentacles added later.<ref name="eight">{{cite video|title=Eight Arms To Hold You|medium=DVD|publisher=Sony|year=2004}}</ref> The CG versions were scanned straight from the practical ones.<ref name="amazing"/> However, using the practical versions was always preferred to save money,<ref name="eight"/> and each scene was always filmed first with Edge FX's creations to see if CGI was truly necessary. Completing the illusion, the sound designers chose not to use servo sound effects, feeling it would rob the tentacles of the sense that they were part of Octavius' body, and instead used motorcycle chains and piano wires.<ref name="amazing"/> ==Release== ===Home media=== The film was initially released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] on November 30, 2004 in United States and it was the last Spiderman Film to get a VHS release, while the DVD and VHS were released in Australia on November 17, 2004. The DVD was available in both [[anamorphic widescreen]] and [[Pan and scan|Pan-and-scan]] "fullscreen", as well as a [[Superbit]] edition and in a box-set with the first film. There was also a collector's DVD gift set including a reprint of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #50.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last= Woodward |title=Spider-Man 2 US – DVD R1 |url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/spider-man-23.html |publisher=DVDActive.com |date=September 13, 2004 |accessdate=June 7, 2007 |archivedate=May 31, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531113317/http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/spider-man-23.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The DVD and VHS releases sold 12,404,597 units and grossed $185,260,344 in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spider-Man 2 (2004) |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=1047&view=31 |website=JP's Box Office |accessdate=November 24, 2018}}</ref> The film was also released on [[Sony]]'s proprietary [[Universal Media Disc]] (UMD) format in 2005, with 1{{nbsp}}million UMD copies of the film sold in the United States as part of a [[PlayStation Portable]] (PSP) bundle.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Fortune |journal=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=April 2006 |volume=153 |page=78 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8G6PAAAAIAAJ |publisher=[[Time Inc.]] |quote=When Sony released its PlayStation Portable in the U.S. last year, the first million units were packaged with a Universal Media Disk of the Spider-Man 2 movie released by Sony Pictures Entertainment}}</ref> The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] in October 2007 as a part of the ''Spider-Man: The High Definition Trilogy'' box set.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spider-Man: The High Definition Trilogy (Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 / Spider-Man 3) |url=https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-High-Definition-Trilogy-Blu-ray/dp/B000UR9T82 |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=September 1, 2018 }}</ref> It was also released separately on Blu-ray in November 2010 as well as the [[Spider-Man (2002 film)|previous film]] as part of [[Sony]]'s Blu-ray Essentials Collection including both the theatrical release and the 2.1 extended cut.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spider-Man 1 and 2 Get Separate Blu-ray Releases (Update)|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5124|publisher=DVDActive|date=February 2, 2007|first=Tom| last= Woodward | accessdate = October 6, 2010}}</ref> All three films were re-released on Blu-ray as part of the ''Spider-Man: Origins'' set in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=SPIDER-MAN ORIGINS COLLECTION - SPIDER-MAN ORIGINS COLLECTION (2 Blu-ray) |url=https://www.amazon.de/SPIDER-MAN-ORIGINS-COLLECTION-Blu-ray/dp/B06XZ588HB |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=September 1, 2018 |language=de}}</ref> ====''Spider-Man 2.1'' (2007)==== An extended cut of the film, entitled ''Spider-Man 2.1'', was released on DVD and [[Blu-ray]] on April 17, 2007 and on October 30, 2007. The cut included eight minutes of new footage, with new special features not included in the original release, as well as a sneak preview of the then-upcoming ''[[Spider-Man 3]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=US – DVD R1 Spider-Man 2.1 |url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/spiderman-21.html |publisher=DVDActive |date=February 2, 2007 |first=Tom |last=Woodward |accessdate=June 7, 2007 |archivedate=March 10, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310042757/http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/spiderman-21.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The cut featured 3 new, 1 alternate, and 11 extended scenes, and a featurette: "Inside Spider-Man 2.1", detailing the making of the cut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/13/double-dip-digest-spider-man-21-extended-cut|title=Double Dip Digest: Spider-Man 2.1 (Extended Cut)|last=Gilchrist|first=Todd|website=[[IGN]]|date=March 13, 2007|accessdate=July 8, 2019}}</ref> A similar cut aired on January 2, 2007 on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] channel with an exclusive sneak preview for ''Spider-Man 3''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bootlegcomparisons.com/2019/02/21/spider-man-2-blu-ray-vs-fx-television-broadcast/|title=Spider-Man 2: Theatrical Blu-ray Vs. FX Television Broadcast|last=christophernguyen726|date=2019-02-21|website=Bootleg Comparisons|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref> ==Reception== ===Box office=== ''Spider-Man 2'' grossed $373.6 million in the United States and Canada and $415.4 million in other territories for a total worldwide gross of $789 million, against a production budget of $200 million.<ref name=BOM/> ''Spider-Man 2'' opened in the United States on June 30, 2004 and grossed $40.4&nbsp;million in its first day; this broke the first film's opening day record of $39.4 million<ref>{{cite news|title=Arachnophilia at Box Office as Spidey Sets Record|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2004-07-01#film2|date=July 1, 2004|accessdate=June 7, 2007}}</ref> until it was surpassed a year later by ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]'' ($50.0 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1824&p=.htm|title='Sith' Destroys Single Day Record|publisher=|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref> The film also broke ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''{{'}}s record ($34.5 million) for the highest-grossing Wednesday of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1389&p=.htm|title='Spider-Man 2' Amazes on Opening Day|publisher=|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref> It held the Wednesday record for three years until it was topped by ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' ($44.2 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2353&p=.htm|title='Harry Potter' Flies with the 'Phoenix'|publisher=|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref> Its Friday-to-Sunday gross reached a total of $88.2 million, which was the highest Independence Day weekend, breaking ''[[Men in Black II]]''{{'}}s record ($52.1 million), until it was broken seven years later by ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' ($97.9 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3199&p=.htm|title=Weekend Report: 'Transformers' Claims Independence Gross Record|publisher=|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref> In its first six days, the film had grossed over $180&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spidey, The Champ|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2004-07-07#film2|date=July 7, 2004|accessdate=June 7, 2007}}</ref> The film also eventually went on to gross $373.5&nbsp;million, becoming 2004's second-highest-grossing film, behind ''[[Shrek 2]]''. ''Spider-Man 2'' is the 28th highest-grossing film in the U.S. and Canada and sold an estimated 60,158,700 tickets in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman2.htm&adjust_yr=1&p=.htm|title=Spider-Man 2|publisher=|accessdate=May 30, 2016}}</ref> ===Critical response=== On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Spider-Man 2'' has an approval rating of 93% based on 271 reviews, with an [[weighted mean|average rating]] of 8.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Boasting an entertaining villain and deeper emotional focus, this is a nimble sequel that improves upon the original."<ref name="rt">{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spiderman_2/|title=''Spider-Man 2'' Movie Reviews|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]| publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango Media]] |accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Normalization (statistics)|normalized]] rating to reviews, calculated an average score of 83 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="meta">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/spider-man-2|title=''Spider-Man 2'': Reviews|website=Metacritic.com|accessdate=August 1, 2010}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web|url=https://m.cinemascore.com |title=CinemaScore |work=cinemascore.com}}</ref> The film was placed at {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 411 on ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine's top 500 movies list.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=October 15, 2010|url=http://www.empireonline.com/500/17.asp|title=Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref> ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''{{'s}} Mark Caro stated that Alfred Molina was a "pleasingly complex" villain, and the film as a whole "improves upon its predecessor in almost every way."<ref>{{cite news|first=Mark |last=Caro |url=http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-040628-moviespiderman2,0,7449342.story |title=Caro reviews ''Spider-Man 2'' |work=Chicago Tribune |date=June 28, 2004 |accessdate=May 29, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060828213024/http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-040628-moviespiderman2,0,7449342.story |archivedate=August 28, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]], of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, and concurred with Caro when he stated, "Doc Ock grabs this film with his quartet of sinisterly serpentine mechanical arms and refuses to let go."<ref>{{cite news|first=Kenneth |last=Turan |url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-turan29jun29,2,5508627.story?coll=cl-mreview |title=Turan reviews ''Spider-Man 2'' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 29, 2004 |accessdate=May 29, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083206/http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-turan29jun29%2C2%2C5508627.story?coll=cl-mreview |archivedate=September 29, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]], who had given the first film two and a half stars, gave ''Spider-Man 2'' a perfect four out of four stars, calling it "The best superhero movie since the modern genre was launched with ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' (1978)", and praising the film for "effortlessly [combining] special effects and a human story, keeping its parallel plots alive and moving."<ref>{{cite news|authorlink=Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040629/REVIEWS/406300301/1023|title=Ebert reviews ''Spider-Man 2''|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=June 30, 2004|accessdate=May 29, 2007}}</ref> He later called it the fourth best film of 2004."<ref>{{cite news|title=Ebert's 10 Best Lists 1967–Present |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=December 15, 2004 |accessdate=July 12, 2008 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041215/COMMENTARY/41215001/1023 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908200137/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20041215%2FCOMMENTARY%2F41215001%2F1023 |archivedate=September 8, 2006 }}</ref> [[IGN]]'s Richard George felt "Sam Raimi and his writing team delivered an iconic, compelling version of Spider-Man's classic foe... We almost wish there was a way to retroactively add some of these elements to the original character."<ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=George|title=Spider-Man in Film Volume One|publisher=IGN|date=April 19, 2007|url=http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/782/782199p1.html|accessdate=June 7, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328144530/http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/782/782199p1.html|archivedate=March 28, 2012}}</ref> In 2016, James Charisma of ''[[Playboy]]'' ranked the film #9 on a list of ''15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals''.<ref name="Playboy">{{cite web | title = Revenge of the Movie: 15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals | publisher = [[Playboy]] | url = http://www.playboy.com/articles/15-sequels-better-than-the-original | last = Charisma | first = James | date = March 15, 2016 | accessdate = July 19, 2016 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160726093750/http://www.playboy.com/articles/15-sequels-better-than-the-original | archivedate = July 26, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Conversely, [[J. Hoberman]], of ''[[The Village Voice]]'', thought the first half of the film was "talky bordering on tiresome", with the film often stopping to showcase Raimi's idea of humor.<ref>{{cite news|authorlink=J. Hoberman| first=J.|last=Hoberman|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0426,hoberman2,54647,20.html|title=Depressed Superhero Battles New Nemesis and Old Neuroses|work=[[The Village Voice]]|date=June 28, 2004|accessdate=June 3, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061106175604/http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0426,hoberman2,54647,20.html |archive-date=November 6, 2006}}</ref> Charles Taylor believed, "The script's miscalculation of Peter's decision feeds into the pedestrian quality of Raimi's direction and into Maguire's weightlessness... [Maguire] simply does not suggest a heroic presence", and suggested that "Dunst appears to be chafing against strictures she cannot articulate."<ref>{{cite news |first=Charles |last=Taylor |url=http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/movies/review/2004/06/30/spider_man_2/index.html |title=Taylor reviews ''Spider-Man 2''|publisher=[[Salon.com]]|date=June 30, 2004|accessdate=May 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607025939/http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/movies/review/2004/06/30/spider_man_2/index.html |archivedate=June 7, 2011 }}</ref> ===Awards and nominations=== {{main|List of accolades received by the Spider-Man film series}} ''Spider-Man 2'' won the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]], and was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound Mixing]] ([[Kevin O'Connell (sound mixer)|Kevin O'Connell]], [[Greg P. Russell]], [[Jeffrey J. Haboush]] and [[Joseph Geisinger]]) and [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]], but lost to ''[[Ray (film)|Ray]]'' and ''[[The Incredibles]]'', respectively.<ref name="Oscars2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/77th-winners.html |title=The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=November 20, 2011 |work=oscars.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610213020/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/77th-winners.html |archivedate=June 10, 2014 }}</ref> The film won [[Saturn Award]]s for [[Saturn Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], [[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film|Best Fantasy Film]], [[Saturn Award for Best Special Effects|Best Special Effects]], and [[Saturn Award for Best Writing|Best Writer]], while being nominated for [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] and [[Saturn Award for Best Music|Best Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Saturn2005.html|title=2005 Saturn Awards|publisher=LOCUS Index|accessdate=June 3, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118105347/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Saturn2005.html|archivedate=January 18, 2010}}</ref> It was nominated for two [[British Academy Film Awards]] for [[BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects|Special Visual Effects]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Sound]], but lost to ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'' and ''Ray'', respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/site/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/import/Film_Winners_2000-present.pdf|title=BAFTA awards from 2000–present|publisher=BAFTA|format=PDF|accessdate=June 3, 2007}}</ref> The [[American Film Institute|AFI]] listed the film as one of the [[American Film Institute Awards 2004|2004's ten best films]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards04/movies04.aspx|title=AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS|publisher=American Film Institute|accessdate=June 3, 2007}}</ref> and nominated it for positions on the lists of the [[AFI's 10 Top 10#Fantasy|top 10 fantasy films]],<ref>[http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/10top10.pdf?docID=361 AFI's 10 Top 10 Ballot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807135149/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/10top10.pdf?docID=361 |date=August 7, 2011 }}</ref> the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers|100 most inspiring American films]],<ref>[http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/cheers300.pdf?docID=201 AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers Ballot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714082616/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/cheers300.pdf?docID=201 |date=July 14, 2010 }}</ref> and the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)|100 greatest American films]].<ref>[http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/Movies_ballot_06.pdf?docID=141 AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies – 10th Anniversary Edition Ballot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919175116/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/Movies_ballot_06.pdf?docID=141 |date=September 19, 2009 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:99%;" |+ ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Date of ceremony ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Recipients ! scope="col" | Result |- | rowspan="3"| [[Academy Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050125/OSCARS/50125001 |title=And the nominees are ... |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |publisher=John Barron |first=Roger |last=Ebert |date=January 25, 2011 |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| [[77th Academy Awards|February 27, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]] | Paul N.J. Ottosson | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound Mixing]] | [[Kevin O'Connell (sound mixer)|Kevin O'Connell]], [[Greg P. Russell]], [[Jeffrey J. Haboush]] and [[Joseph Geisinger]] | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]] | [[John Dykstra]], [[Scott Stokdyk]], [[Anthony LaMolinara]] and [[John Frazier]] | {{won}} |- | [[American Film Institute|American Film Institute Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards04/movies04.aspx |title=AFI Movies Of The Year-Official Selection |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | [[American Film Institute Awards 2004|2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Movie of the Year | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{won}} |- | [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI Film and TV Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/534310 |title=2005 BMI Film/TV Awards |publisher=[[Broadcast Music Incorporated]] |date=May 18, 2005 |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | May 18, 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| BMI Film Music Award | [[Danny Elfman]] | {{won}} |- | rowspan="3"| [[British Academy Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/double-bafta-nomination-for-winslet-748236.html |title=Double Bafta nomination for Winslet |first=Anita |last=Singh |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=January 17, 2005 |location=London |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| [[58th British Academy Film Awards|February 12, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| [[BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects|Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects]] | John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound]] | Paul N.J. Ottosson, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Jeffrey J. Haboush | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Orange Film of the Year | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2004.php |title=The 10th Critics' Choice Movie Awards Winners And Nominees |publisher=Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120719072204/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2004.php |archivedate=July 19, 2012 }}</ref> | rowspan="2"| [[10th Critics' Choice Awards|January 10, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Family Film | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Popular Movie | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{won}} |- | [[Cinema Audio Society Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemaaudiosociety.org/casawards/cas2005nominees.php |title=The 41st C.A.S. Award Winners and Nominees for 2004 |publisher=Cinema Audio Society |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723181558/http://www.cinemaaudiosociety.org/casawards/cas2005nominees.php |archivedate=July 23, 2008 }}</ref> | February 19, 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Joseph Geisinger, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Jeffrey J. Haboush | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| [[Empire Awards]]<ref name="empire">{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2008/previous/ |title=Previous Winners |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| [[10th Empire Awards|March 13, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Actor | Tobey Maguire | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Director | Sam Raimi | {{won}} |- | [[Golden Trailer Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldentrailer.com/awards.gta5.php |title=5th Annual Golden Trailer Award Winner and Nominees |publisher=Golden Trailer Awards |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155123/http://www.goldentrailer.com/awards.gta5.php |archivedate=April 13, 2014 }}</ref> | May 25, 2004 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Summer 2004 Blockbuster | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- | [[Hugo Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/credits/ |title=2005 Hugo Awards |publisher=Hugo Awards |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5yVVIasNL?url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/credits/ |archivedate=May 7, 2011 }}</ref> | August 7, 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- | [[London Critics Circle Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/london-film-critics-circle-awards-2004/ |publisher=Alt Film Guide |title=London Film Critics Awards 2005 |date=February 9, 2005 |first=Andre |last=Soares |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | [[London Film Critics Circle Awards 2004|February 9, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| British Supporting Actor of the Year | Alfred Molina | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"| [[MTV Movie Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1501233/vicious-teens-lead-movie-award-nominees.jhtml |title=Vicious Teens And Happy Drunk Lead 2005 MTV Movie Awards Nominees |work=MTV |publisher=Viacom |first=Ben |last=Cosgrove |date=May 4, 2005 |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| [[2005 MTV Movie Awards|June 4, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Action Sequence | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Movie | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Villain | Alfred Molina | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4"| [[People's Choice Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2005 |title=2005 |publisher=People Choice Awards |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | rowspan="4"| January 9, 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Favorite Motion Picture | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Favorite On-Screen Chemistry | Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Favorite Sequel | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Favorite Villain Movie Star | Alfred Molina | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="8"| [[Satellite Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |publisher=Satellite Awards |title=2005-A* 9th Annual Satellite™ Awards - January 2005 |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718092001/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |archivedate=July 18, 2011 }}</ref> | rowspan="8"| [[9th Annual Satellite Awards|December 17, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama | Alfred Molina | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Cinematography | Bill Pope and Anette Haellmigk | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best DVD Extra | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Film Editing | Bob Murawski | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Overall DVD | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) | Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Joseph Geisinger, Paul N.J. Ottosson and Susan Dudeck | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Visual Effects | John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="8"| [[Saturn Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/san.html |title=The 31st Annual Saturn Awards Nominations |publisher=Saturn Awards |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031009092159/http://www.saturnawards.org/san.html |archivedate=October 9, 2003 }}</ref> | rowspan="8"| [[31st Saturn Awards|May 3, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Fantasy Film | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Actor | Tobey Maguire | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Supporting Actor | Alfred Molina | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Director | Sam Raimi | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Writer | [[Alvin Sargent]] | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Music | Danny Elfman | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Special Effects | John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara<br/>and John Frazier | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best DVD Special Edition Release | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="6"| [[Visual Effects Society Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ves-awards/previous/3rd-annual |title=3rd Annuel VES Awards |publisher=[[Visual Effects Society Awards]] |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208104029/http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ves-awards/previous/3rd-annual |archivedate=February 8, 2012 }}</ref> | rowspan="6"| February 16, 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Single Visual Effect of the Year | John Dykstra, Lydia Bottegoni, Dan Abrams and John Monos | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture | Colin Drobnis, Greg Derochie, Blaine Kennison and Ken Lam | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Act on Motion Picture | Dan Abrams, David Emery, Andrew Nawrot and John Hart | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Visual Effects Film | Alfred Molina | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | John Frazier, James D. Schwalm, James Nagle and David Amborn | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture | John Dykstra, Lydia Bottegoni, Anthony LaMolinara and Scott Stokdyk | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"| [[World Stunt Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.taurusworldstuntawards.com/fileadmin/content/show/2005_Nominees_and_Winners.pdf |title=2005 Taurus World Stunt Awards Nominees |publisher=World Stunt Awards |format=PDF |accessdate=August 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811161342/http://www.taurusworldstuntawards.com/fileadmin/content/show/2005_Nominees_and_Winners.pdf |archivedate=August 11, 2011 }}</ref> | rowspan="3"| September 25, 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Man | Chris Daniels and Michael Hugghins | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Specialty Stunt | Tim Storms, Garrett Warren, Susie Park, Patricia M. Peters, Norb Phillips, Lisa Hoyle, Kevin L. Jackson and Clay Donahue Fontenot | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Work with a Vehicle | Tad Griffith, Richard Burden, Scott Rogers, Darrin Prescott and Mark Norby | {{nom}} |} ==Legacy== Despite the many comic book super-hero movies which have followed it, ''Spider-Man 2'' still regularly tops rankings as one of the best-loved of the genre.<ref name="Den of Geek"/><ref name="The Street"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/whitleypedia/top-20-marvel-movies-h8au|title= Top 20 Marvel Movies |publisher=[[BuzzFeed]]| last=Whitley|first=Jared |accessdate=September 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/the-25-greatest-superhero-movies-of-all-time#20 |title=The 25 Greatest Superhero Movies of all-Time |publisher=[[HitFix]] |accessdate=September 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6fKBXGn6Y?url=http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/the-25-greatest-superhero-movies-of-all-time#20 |archivedate=February 15, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/pictures/readers-poll-the-15-greatest-superhero-movies-20140409/8-spider-man-2-0314065 |title= Readers' Poll: The 15 Greatest Superhero Movies |publisher=Rolling Stone| accessdate=September 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://blog.sfgate.com/thebigevent/2014/05/29/updating-the-best-superhero-films-of-all-time/#7381101=11 |title= Updating the best superhero films of all time |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle| accessdate=September 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.newsarama.com/15376-10-best-comic-book-based-movies-of-all-time.html |title= 10 BEST Superhero Comic Book-Based Movies of ALL TIME |publisher=[[Newsarama]]| accessdate=September 16, 2014}}</ref> In 2012, [[Ask Men]] wrote, "This is the high-water mark for Spider-Man movies, and good luck to anyone who wants to top it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/top_10/celebrity/superhero-movies_2.html|title=The 10 Best Superheroes Of All Time |publisher=[[Ask Men]] |last=Brown|first=Phillip |accessdate=September 16, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, [[Screen Crush]] wrote, {{quote|Sam Raimi's second outing with the web-slinging hero is as perfect as superhero movies get, nailing everything that's great about its hero without sacrificing the unique tone established by the first film. How exactly does Raimi pull off a movie that's simultaneously goofy, melancholy, romantic, frightening, melodramatic, crazily intense and emotionally fulfilling? Some kind of cinematic alchemy, apparently.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://screencrush.com/ranking-the-marvel-movies-5/ |title=Ranking All The Modern Marvel Movies |publisher=[[Screen Crush]] |last=Hall|first=Jacob |accessdate=September 15, 2014}}</ref>}} ''[[Forbes]]'' described it as "Not just one of the greatest sequels, but one of the best films of the genre, period."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2013/06/01/top-10-best-superhero-movie-sequels-of-all-time/ |title=Top 10 Best Superhero Movie Sequels Of All Time |publisher=[[Forbes]] |last=Hughes|first=Mark |accessdate=September 16, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, [[Yahoo! Movies]] wrote, "Raimi's best superhero movie still takes the cake",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-movies/-spider-man-2--vs---amazing-spider-man-2---what-raimi-got-right-that-webb-got-wrong--and-vice-versa--183654251.html |title='Spider-Man 2' vs. 'Amazing Spider-Man 2': What Raimi Got Right That Webb Got Wrong (And Vice Versa) |publisher=[[Yahoo]] |last=Hunsaker |first=Andy |accessdate=September 15, 2014}}</ref> and in 2018, [[Film School Rejects]] called it "the best summer movie ever" and said that its "emotional and calculated story stands above modern summer flicks" like those of ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' and ''[[The Dark Knight (2008 film)|The Dark Knight]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/best-summer-movie-ever-spider-man-2/ |title='Spider-Man 2' best summer movie |last=Singgih |first=Pierce |accessdate=April 26, 2018}}</ref> A scene in the beginning of the film, where Peter delivers pizza to a patron, followed by the line "pizza time", has since become a popular [[internet meme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/pizza-time-spider-man-2-meme/|title=Pizza Time: How Spider-Man 2 Introduced the Internet's Tastiest Meme|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]|last=Stewart|first=Brenton|date=November 11, 2019|accessdate=10 December 2019}}</ref> ==Video game== To coincide with the film's release, a video game of [[Spider-Man 2 (video game)|the same name]] was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]], [[GameCube]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] on June 28, 2004. Releases on the [[PlayStation Portable]] and [[Nintendo DS]] systems would follow. An [[action-adventure game|action-adventure video game]], it serves as a follow-up to the ''[[Spider-Man (2002 video game)|Spider-Man: The Movie]]'' (2002). Published by [[Activision]], the console versions were developed by [[Treyarch]], but the other versions had different developers. The console versions of ''Spider-Man 2'' were well received, with the exception of the PC/Mac version. Upon launch, the game had shipped more than 2{{nbsp}}million units in North America by July 7, 2004.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Golze |first1=Benjamin |title=Spider-Man 2 shipments top 2 million |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/spider-man-2-shipments-top-2-million/1100-6102067/ |work=[[GameSpot]] |date=July 7, 2004}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Wikiquote}} {{Portal|Film|United States|Speculative fiction}} *{{Official website|https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spiderman2}} *{{IMDb title|0316654}} *{{isfdb title|id=941352|title=Spider-Man 2}} <!-- novelisation --> *{{Allmovie title|283387|Spider-Man 2}} *{{Metacritic film|spider-man-2}} *{{Mojo title|spiderman2}} *{{Rotten-tomatoes|spiderman_2}} {{Spider-Man in popular media}} {{Spider-Man films}} {{Marvel Comics films}} {{Sam Raimi}} {{Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film 1991–2010}} {{Authority control}} {{Good Article}} [[Category:2004 films]] [[Category:2000s action films]] [[Category:2000s superhero films]] [[Category:2000s sequel films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:American action films]] [[Category:American sequel films]] [[Category:Columbia Pictures films]] [[Category:Films scored by Danny Elfman]] [[Category:Films directed by Sam Raimi]] [[Category:Films produced by Avi Arad]] [[Category:Films set in New York City]] [[Category:Films set in New York (state)]] [[Category:Films set in 2004]] [[Category:Films shot in Chicago]] [[Category:Films shot in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films shot in New York City]] [[Category:Films that won the Best Visual Effects Academy Award]] [[Category:Films using computer-generated imagery]] [[Category:IMAX films]] [[Category:Films with screenplays by Alvin Sargent]] [[Category:Films with screenplays by Michael Chabon]] [[Category:Sequel films]] [[Category:Spider-Man films]] [[Category:Spider-Man (2002 film series)]] [[Category:Superhero drama films]] [[Category:Films adapted into video games]]'
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'{{Other uses}} {{short description|2004 superhero film directed by Sam Raimi}} {{Use American English|date=August 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox film | name = Spider-Man 2 | image = Spider-Man 2 Poster.jpg | alt = Against a New York City background, Spider-Man hugs Mary Jane Watson, with a reflection of Doctor Octopus in his eye as he shoots a web. | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[Sam Raimi]] | producer = {{Plainlist| * [[Laura Ziskin]] * [[Avi Arad]] }} | screenplay = [[Alvin Sargent]] | story = {{Plainlist| * [[Alfred Gough]] * [[Miles Millar]] * [[Michael Chabon]] }} | based on = {{Based on|[[Spider-Man]]|[[Stan Lee]]|[[Steve Ditko]]}} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Tobey Maguire]] * [[Kirsten Dunst]] * [[James Franco]] * [[Alfred Molina]] * [[Rosemary Harris]] * [[Donna Murphy]] <!-- Per poster billing block --> }} | music = [[Danny Elfman]] | cinematography = [[Bill Pope]] | editing = [[Bob Murawski]] | production companies = {{Plainlist| * [[Columbia Pictures]]<ref name="afi2">{{cite web |title=Spider-Man 2 |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/54372-SPIDER-MAN-2?sid=c00a3d29-e653-4a94-b140-acafd83ff013&sr=5.242215&cp=1&pos=4 |website=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]] |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |accessdate=February 8, 2019}}</ref> * [[Marvel Enterprises]]<ref name="afi2" /> * [[Laura Ziskin Productions]]<ref name="thenumbers">{{cite web |title=Spider-Man 2 |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Spider-Man-2#tab=summary |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |accessdate=February 8, 2019}}</ref> }} | distributor = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]<ref name="thenumbers" /> | released = {{Film date|2004|6|22|[[Mann Village Theater]]|2004|6|30|United States}} | runtime = 127 minutes<ref>{{cite web |title=Spider-Man 2 |url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/spider-man-2-2004-7 |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |accessdate=July 22, 2015|quote=127m 12s}}</ref> | country = United States<!-- Per Template:Infobox film, the parameter is for "the home country or countries of the film's main production companies." Marvel Enterprises and Columbia Pictures are American companies. --> | language = English | budget = $200 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |title=Spider-Man 2 (2004) |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman2.htm |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=February 5, 2009}}</ref> | gross = $789 million<ref name="BOM"/> }} '''''Spider-Man 2''''' is a 2004 American [[superhero film]] directed by [[Sam Raimi]] and written by [[Alvin Sargent]] from a story by [[Alfred Gough]], [[Miles Millar]] and [[Michael Chabon]]. A sequel to the 2002 film ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', it is the second installment in the [[Spider-Man in film#Sam Raimi trilogy|''Spider-Man'' trilogy]] based on the fictional [[Marvel Comics]] character of [[Spider-Man|the same name]]. [[Tobey Maguire]] stars as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, alongside [[Kirsten Dunst]], [[James Franco]], [[Alfred Molina]], [[Rosemary Harris]], and [[Donna Murphy]]. Set two years after the events of ''Spider-Man'', the film finds Peter Parker struggling to manage both his personal life and his duties as Spider-Man, which affects his civilian life dramatically. Meanwhile, [[Doctor Octopus|Dr. Otto Octavius]] becomes a diabolical villain after a failed experiment kills his wife and leaves him neurologically fused to mechanical tentacles. Spider-Man must stop him from successfully recreating the experiment, which threatens to blow up the city, while dealing with a subconscious desire to stop being Spider-Man that is stripping him of his powers. [[Principal photography]] began in April 2003 in [[New York City]] and also took place in [[Los Angeles]]. ''Spider-Man 2'' was released in both conventional and [[IMAX]] theaters on June 30, 2004 and grossed $789 million worldwide, becoming the [[2004 in film#Highest-grossing films|third highest-grossing film of the year]]. It won the [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]] and was also nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound Mixing]] and [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]]; it also received five awards at the [[Saturn Award]]s, including [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film|Best Fantasy Film]] and [[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Director]] for Raimi. It is considered as one of the most influential and best superhero films of all-time.<ref name="Den of Geek">{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/best-and-worst-superhero-movies/22448/top-10-best-and-worst-superhero-movies|title=Top 10 Best and Worst Superhero Movies |publisher=[[Den of Geek]]|accessdate=September 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="The Street">{{cite web|url= http://www.thestreet.com/story/12736276/2/the-10-greatest-superhero-movies-of-all-time.html|title=The 10 Greatest Superhero Movies of All Time |publisher=[[TheStreet.com|The Street]]|accessdate=September 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/pictures/readers-poll-the-15-greatest-superhero-movies-20140409/|title=Readers' Poll: The 15 Greatest Superhero Movies|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=June 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrqe.com/lists/comic-adaptations/cinemas-best-comic-book-adaptations|title=MRQE's Best of Comics & Superheroes |publisher=Mrqe.com |accessdate=August 4, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/50-best-superhero-movies-of-all-time/5/|title=50 Best Superhero Movies of All Time|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes}}</ref> Its success led to ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'' (2007). ==Plot== <!--Per WP:FILMPLOT, plot summaries for featured film articles should be between 400-700 words.--> Two years after [[Norman Osborn]]'s death, [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]], secretly the superhero Spider-Man, is estranged from both love interest [[Mary Jane Watson]] and best friend [[Harry Osborn]], and discovers that his aunt [[Aunt May|May]] is facing [[eviction]]. He finds himself suffering temporary, but recurring losses of his powers, often in life-threatening situations. Harry, now head of [[Oscorp]]'s genetic and scientific research division, is sponsoring a [[fusion power]] project by nuclear scientist [[Doctor Octopus|Otto Octavius]], who befriends and mentors Peter. While handling hazardous materials, Octavius wears a harness of powerful [[robotic arm|robotic tentacle arms]] with [[artificial intelligence]]. During a public demonstration that Peter and Harry attend, a power spike causes the fusion reactor to destabilize. Octavius refuses to shut down the reactor, which goes critical – killing his wife and burning the inhibitor chip blocking the arms from his nervous system. Peter, as Spider-Man, shuts the experiment down, destroying it in the process. At a hospital, doctors prepare to surgically remove Octavius' harness. Without the inhibitor chip, the arms have developed sentience and murder most of them. Upon regaining consciousness and seeing the carnage, Octavius escapes and takes refuge at a harbor. Becoming increasingly influenced by the arms' AI, he decides to re-try his experiment. He robs a bank to fund a second experiment. Peter and May coincidentally are there, and Octavius takes May hostage. Peter rescues her, but Octavius flees with the stolen money. The ''[[Daily Bugle]]'' subsequently dubs the scientist Doctor Octopus. Mary Jane becomes engaged to [[astronaut]] [[John Jameson (comics)|John Jameson]], son of ''Bugle'' headmaster [[J. Jonah Jameson]]. Peter suffers an emotional breakdown over his inability to balance his life and loses his powers. He abandons his Spider-Man identity, returns to his normal life, and attempts to reconcile with Mary Jane, but with little success. A garbageman brings Peter's Spider-Man costume to Jameson, who takes credit for driving Spider-Man into hiding. Peter tells May the truth behind his uncle [[Uncle Ben|Ben]]'s death and how he is responsible. May forgives him, but the rise in [[Crime in New York City|New York City crime]] rates worries Peter. Requiring the isotope [[tritium]] to fuel his reactor, Octavius visits Harry to demand it. Harry agrees in exchange for Spider-Man, whom he believes is responsible for Norman's death. He tells Octavius to seek Peter, who Harry believes is friends with Spider-Man, but tells Octavius not to harm him. Octavius locates Peter, tells him to find Spider-Man, and captures Mary Jane. Her endangerment leads to Peter's powers resurrecting. As Jameson admits that he was wrong about Spider-Man, Peter steals his costume back from the ''Bugle'' and goes after Octavius. As Peter battles Octavius, they fall onto a [[New York City Subway]] train. Octavius sabotages the controls and leaves Peter to save the passengers, which he does at a great physical toll. When he faints from exhaustion, the grateful passengers save him from falling and bring him into the train, seeing his unmasked face but promising to keep their knowledge hidden. In vain, they try to protect him when Octavius returns to capture Peter, whom Octavius delivers to Harry. After giving Octavius the tritium, Harry prepares to kill Spider-Man, only to be shocked to see Peter under the mask. Peter convinces Harry to direct him to Octavius' lair, as bigger things are at stake. As Peter arrives at the doctor's waterfront laboratory and attempts to rescue Mary Jane discreetly, Octavius discovers him, and they battle as the nuclear reaction swells. Peter ultimately subdues Octavius, reveals his identity, and persuades Octavius to let his dream go for the greater good. Octavius commands the tentacles to obey him, and gives his life to destroy the experiment. Mary Jane sees Peter's true identity and feelings, which he says is why they cannot be together. Peter returns Mary Jane to John, and leaves. Harry is visited by a vision of his father in a mirror, pleading for Harry to avenge his death. Harry shatters the mirror, inadvertently revealing a secret room containing prototypes of the [[Green Goblin]]'s equipment. On her wedding day, Mary Jane abandons John at the altar and runs to Peter's apartment. After they kiss, they hear police sirens, and Mary Jane encourages him to go help as Spider-Man. ==Cast== * [[Tobey Maguire]] as [[Spider-Man (Sam Raimi film series)|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]]:<br />A superhero, [[Columbia University]] physics student, and photographer for the ''Daily Bugle''. Juggling these separate lives means he briefly gives up his responsibilities as a superhero in a moment of adversity. When Maguire signed on to portray Spider-Man in 2000, he was given a three-film contract.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Michael|last1= Fleming|first2=Claude |last2=Brodesser |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117784384.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=spider-man|title=Maguire spins 'Spider-Man'|work=Variety |date=July 31, 2000|accessdate=January 22, 2007}}</ref> While filming ''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]'' in late 2002, Maguire suffered injuries to his back and Sony was faced with the possibility of recasting their lead.<ref name="greg"/> Negotiations arose to replace Maguire with [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], though Maguire recovered and was able to reprise his role, with a salary of $17&nbsp;million.<ref name="rep">{{cite news|first1=Claude |last1=Brodesser|first2=Dana |last2=Harris|title=Tobey's tangled rep web|work=Variety |date=April 13, 2003|url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=story&articleid=VR1117884592&categoryid=13&cs=1|accessdate=April 30, 2007}}</ref> * [[Kirsten Dunst]] as [[Mary Jane Watson]]: A friend Peter has loved since he was a child, yet he gave up the chance of being with her out of concern for her safety. * [[James Franco]] as [[Harry Osborn]]: Oscorp's leader, Norman Osborn's son and Peter's best friend who holds Spider-Man responsible for his father's death. * [[Alfred Molina]] as [[Doctor Octopus|Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus]]:<br />A scientist and Peter's role model who goes insane after his failure to create a self-sustaining fusion reaction. Octavius is bonded with his handling equipment, four artificially intelligent mechanical tentacles. [[Sam Neill]], [[Robert De Niro]], and [[Ed Harris]] were considered for the role of Doctor Octopus; Molina was cast as Octavius in February 2003 and immediately began physical training for the role.<ref>{{cite news|first=Brian |last=Hiatt|title=Eight Arms to Hold You|work=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 13, 2003|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,424644~10~0~spider-man2getsits,00.html|accessdate=April 30, 2007}}</ref> Raimi had been impressed by his performance in ''[[Frida]]'' and also felt he had the physicality.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeff|last=Otto|title=Interview: Sam Raimi|publisher=IGN|date=June 29, 2004|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527156p2.html|accessdate=April 30, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518000432/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527156p2.html|archivedate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> Molina only briefly discussed the role and was not aware that he was a strong contender,<ref name="amazing"/> and was excited, being a big fan of [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Anwar |last=Brett|title=Alfred Molina|publisher=BBC|date=July 9, 2004|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/07/09/alfred_molina_spiderman_2_interview.shtml|accessdate=April 30, 2007}}</ref> Although he was not familiar with Doc Ock, Molina found one element of the comics that he wanted to maintain, and that was the character's cruel, sardonic [[sense of humor]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeff|last=Otto|title=Interview: Tobey Maguire and Alfred Molina|publisher=IGN|date=June 25, 2004|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/526/526417p1.html|accessdate=April 30, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518000440/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/526/526417p1.html|archivedate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> * [[Rosemary Harris]] as [[Aunt May|May Parker]]: Ben Parker's widow and Peter's aunt. * [[Donna Murphy]] as Rosalie Octavius: Otto's wife and assistant. [[J. K. Simmons]] reprises his role as [[J. Jonah Jameson]], the miserly manager and editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Bugle'', while [[Daniel Gillies]] portrays his son [[John Jameson (comics)|John Jameson]], an astronaut and Mary Jane's fiancé. As with the previous film, [[Bruce Campbell]] has a [[cameo appearance]], this time as an usher in the doors of Mary Jane Watson's show.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.es/books?id=hvfExNxOXpsC&pg=PA525 |title=The Adventures of Cinema Dave in the Florida Motion Picture World |first=Dave |last=Montalbano |publisher=[[Xlibris Corporation]] |date=22 December 2010 |page=525 |isbn=9781462836734}}</ref> Years later, Jeffrey Henderson who worked on the storyboards for the cancelled ''Spider-Man 4'' movie, released information regarding which villains would appear within the movie. One of those included Bruce Campbell's character's progression into [[Mysterio|Quentin Beck / Mysterio]].<ref>[http://www.planethenderson.com/storyboards/#/spiderman4/]</ref><ref>[http://io9.gizmodo.com/spider-man-4-storyboards-reveal-iconic-villains-and-hug-1779949984]</ref> ''Spider-Man'' co-creator [[Stan Lee]] portrays a man on the street who saves a woman from falling debris during a battle between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus. [[Dylan Baker]] portrays [[Lizard (comics)|Curt Connors]], one of Peter's college physics professors and a colleague of Octavius, while [[Willem Dafoe]] reprises his role as [[Norman Osborn]], Harry Osborn's deceased father who appears to him as a hallucination. Dafoe came up with the idea during promotion for ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', which he compared to [[Ghost (Hamlet)|King Hamlet]] haunting his son to avenge him.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeff|last=Otto|title=Spidey 2 Talk|publisher=IGN|date=June 25, 2004|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527428p1.html|accessdate=April 30, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518000453/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527428p1.html|archivedate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> [[Elizabeth Banks]] and [[Bill Nunn]] reprise their roles as [[Betty Brant]] and [[Robbie Robertson (comics)|Robbie Robertson]], respectively, while [[Ted Raimi]] appears as Ted Hoffman. [[Elya Baskin]] portrays Mr. Ditkovitch, Peter's landlord, and [[Mageina Tovah]] plays his daughter Ursula. [[Cliff Robertson]] reprises his role as Peter's uncle [[Uncle Ben|Ben Parker]]. [[Scott Spiegel]] portrays a man who attempts to eat some pizza Spider-Man is delivering, only to have it webbed from his hands. [[Joel McHale]] portrays a bank teller. [[Hal Sparks]] portrays an [[elevator]] passenger who has a conversation with Spider-Man. [[Donnell Rawlings]] portrays the New Yorker who exclaims that Spider-Man "stole that guy's pizzas" and [[Emily Deschanel]] portrays a receptionist. [[Daniel Dae Kim]] plays an assistant of Otto Octavius working in his laboratory. [[Aasif Mandvi]] portrays Mr. Aziz, the owner of [[Joe's Pizza]]. [[Joey Diaz]] portrays a similar passenger. [[Vanessa Ferlito]] portrays one of Mary Jane's co-stars. [[Joy Bryant]] appears as a spectator that witnesses Spider-Man in action. [[John Landis]] plays one of the doctors who operates on Doctor Octopus. [[Phil LaMarr]] portrays a train passenger who is most easily seen to the left of Spider-Man (the viewer's right) while the hero uses webbing to slow the train down. [[Greg Edelman]] portrays Dr. Davis. The [[novelization]] of the film identifies [[Gwen Stacy]] as the character portrayed by [[Brianna Brown]]. ==Production== ===Development=== [[File:SpiderManNoMore.jpg|thumb|right|Panel of "Spider-Man No More!" which Raimi replicated for the film. Art by [[John Romita Sr]].]] Immediately after finishing ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', director [[Sam Raimi]] with help from James Keltie segued into directing a sequel.<ref name="amazing">{{cite video|title=Making the Amazing |medium=DVD |publisher=[[Sony]]|year=2004}}</ref> In April 2002, Sony hired [[Alfred Gough]] and [[Miles Millar]] to write a script with [[Doctor Octopus]], [[Lizard (comics)|the Lizard]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/concept-art-canceled-pixar-movie-newt-and-sam-raimis-abandoned-lizard-designs-from-spider-man-2/|title=Concept Art: Canceled Pixar Movie ‘Newt’ and Sam Raimi’s Abandoned Lizard Designs From ‘Spider-Man 2’|last=Lussier|first=Germain|website=[[/Film]]|date=January 4, 2013|accessdate=July 8, 2019}}</ref> and [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]] as the villains.<ref name="greg">{{cite web|authorlink=Greg Dean Schmitz|first=Greg Dean |last=Schmitz |title= Greg's Preview – Spider-Man 2|publisher=Yahoo!|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808417249&gpt=ch|accessdate=April 15, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061225161307/http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808417249&gpt=ch|archivedate=December 25, 2006}}</ref> On May 8, 2002, following ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]''{{'s}} record-breaking $115&nbsp;million opening weekend, [[Sony Pictures]] announced a sequel for 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spider-Man sequel set for 2004|publisher=BBC|date=May 8, 2002 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/1974457.stm|accessdate=March 25, 2007}}</ref> Entitled ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', after the character's main comic book title,<ref name="spidey's back">{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Hewitt|title=Spidey's Back|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]|pages=79–90|date=June 25, 2004}}</ref> the film was given a budget of $200&nbsp;million<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/arts/fridayreview/story/0,12102,1235533,00.html|title=Spider-Man 2 Budget|publisher=Guardian.com|date=April 30, 2002|accessdate=November 7, 2006|location=London|first=Archie|last=Thomas}}</ref> and aimed for a release date of May 7, 2004. The following month, [[David Koepp]] was added to co-write with Gough and Millar.<ref name="greg"/> In September 2002, [[Michael Chabon]] was hired to rewrite.<ref name="greg"/> His draft had a younger Doc Ock, who becomes infatuated with Mary Jane. His mechanical limbs use [[endorphin]]s to counteract the pain of being attached to his body, which he enjoys. When he injures two muggers on a date, this horrifies Mary Jane and in the resulting battle with Spider-Man his tentacles are fused together, and the fusion begins to kill him. In the script, Octavius is the creator of the genetically-altered spider from the first film, and gives Peter an antidote to remove his powers: this means when Octavius is dying with his tentacles, he wants to extract Spider-Man's spine to save himself. This leads to an alliance with Harry (a detail which made it into the finished film). Beforehand, Harry and the ''[[Daily Bugle]]'' put a $10&nbsp;million price on Spider-Man's head, causing the city's citizens to turn against him.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeff |last=Vandermeer|title=Read Michael Chabon's Script for Spider-Man 2|publisher=io9|date=April 14, 2008|url=http://io9.com/379291/read-michael-chabons-script-for-spider+man-2|accessdate=April 14, 2008}}</ref> Producer [[Avi Arad]] rejected the [[love triangle]] angle on Ock, and found Harry putting a price on Spider-Man's head unsubtle.<ref name="amazing"/> Raimi sifted through the previous drafts by Gough, Millar, Koepp and Chabon, picking what he liked with screenwriter [[Alvin Sargent]].<ref name="raimi beeb">{{cite news|first=Stella |last=Papamichael|title=Sam Raimi|publisher=BBC|date=July 9, 2004|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/07/09/sam_raimi_spiderman_2_interview.shtml|accessdate=April 30, 2007}}</ref> He felt that thematically the film had to explore Peter's conflict with his personal wants against his responsibility, exploring the positive and negatives of his chosen path, and how he ultimately decides that he can be happy as a heroic figure.<ref name="amazing"/> Raimi stated the story was partly influenced by ''[[Superman II]]'', which also explored the titular hero giving up his responsibilities.<ref>{{cite news|first=Brian|last= Cronin|title=Guest Spot: Rohan Williams Interviews Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert (Part 1)|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=November 28, 2007|url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/11/28/guest-spot-rohan-williams-interviews-sam-raimi-and-rob-tapert-part-1/|accessdate=November 28, 2007}}</ref> The story is mainly taken from ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' No. 50, "Spider-Man No More!" It was decided that Doctor Octopus would be kept as the villain, as he was both a visually interesting villain who was a physical match for Spider-Man, and a sympathetic figure with humanity, accompanied by the fact that the character had been repeatedly considered as a villain for the first film over the course of its 15-year development.<ref name="amazing"/> Raimi changed much of the character's backstory, however, adding the idea of Otto Octavius being a hero of Peter, and how their conflict was about trying to rescue him from his demons rather than kill him.<ref name="spidey's back"/> ===Filming=== [[File:Spydercam.jpg|thumb|The Spydercam]] ''Spider-Man 2'' was shot on over one hundred sets and locations, beginning with a pre-shoot on [[The Loop (rapid transit)|the Loop]] in Chicago during two days in November 2002. The crew acquired a train of [[2200 series (CTA)|2200 series]] cars, placing sixteen cameras for background shots of Spider-Man and Doc Ock's train fight.<ref name="amazing"/> [[Principal photography]] began on April 21, 2003 in New York City and Chicago. The crew moved on May 13 to Los Angeles,<ref name="greg"/> shooting on ten major sets created by production designer Neil Spisak. After the scare surrounding his back pains, [[Tobey Maguire]] relished performing many of his stunts, even creating a joke of it with Raimi, creating the line "My back, my back" as Spider-Man tries to regain his powers.<ref name="raimi beeb"/> Even [[Rosemary Harris]] took a turn, putting her stunt double out of work. In contrast, [[Alfred Molina]] joked that the stunt team would "trick" him into performing a stunt time and again.<ref name="amazing"/> [[File:NY-Spiderman.JPG|thumb|left|Frame of an old burnt-out New York Central Railroad dock on the west side of Manhattan, which was used for the film.]] Filming was put on hiatus for eight weeks, in order to build Doc Ock's pier lair. It had been Spisak's idea to use a collapsed pier as Ock's lair, reflecting an exploded version of the previous lab and representing how Octavius' life had collapsed and grown more monstrous,<ref name="amazing"/> evoking the cinema of [[Fritz Lang]] and the film ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom |last=Russo|title=A Bug's Life|work=[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]|url=http://www.premiere.com/movienews/1704/a-bugs-life.html|accessdate=May 6, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102191140/http://www.premiere.com/movienews/1704/a-bugs-life.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate=November 2, 2007}}</ref> Filming then resumed on that set, having taken fifteen weeks to build, occupying Sony's Stage 30. It was {{convert|60|ft|m}} by {{convert|120|ft|m}} long, and {{convert|40|ft|m}} high, and a quarter-scale miniature was also built for the finale as it collapses.<ref name="amazing"/> Filming was still going after Christmas 2003.<ref>{{cite news|first=Patrick|last=Sauriol|title=Scoop: Spider-Man 2 reshoots this week?|publisher=Mania Movies|date=December 28, 2003|url=http://www.mania.com/40497.html|accessdate=May 3, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929090545/http://www.mania.com/40497.html|archivedate=September 29, 2007}}</ref> A [[camera system]] called the [[Spydercam]] was used to allow filmmakers to express more of Spider-Man's world view, at times dropping fifty stories and with shot lengths of just over {{convert|2400|ft|m}} in New York or {{convert|3200|ft|m}} in Los Angeles. For some shots the camera would shoot at six frames per second for a faster playback increasing the sense of speed. Shots using the Spydercam were pre-planned in digital versions of cities, and the camera's movement was controlled with motion control, making it highly cost-effective. The camera system was only used in the previous film for the final shot.<ref name="amazing"/> ===Visual effects=== Although roughly the same, costume designer [[James Acheson]] made numerous subtle changes to Spider-Man's costume. The colors were made richer and bolder, the spider emblem was given more elegant lines and enlarged, the eye-lenses were somewhat smaller, and the muscle suit underneath was made into pieces, to give a better sense of movement. The helmet Maguire wore under his mask was also improved, with better movement for the false jaw and magnetic eye pieces, which were easier to remove.<ref name="amazing"/> To create [[Doctor Octopus]]' mechanical tentacles, Edge FX was hired to create a corset, a metal and rubber girdle, a rubber spine and four foam rubber tentacles which were {{convert|8|ft|m}} long, which altogether weighed {{convert|100|lb|kg}}. The claws of each tentacle, which were dubbed "death flowers", were controlled by a single puppeteer in a chair. Each tentacle was controlled by four people, who rehearsed every scene with Molina to give a natural sense of movement as if the tentacles were moving due to Octavius' muscle movement.<ref name="eight"/> On set, Molina referred to his tentacles as "Larry", "Harry", "Moe" and "Flo", with "Flo" being the top-right tentacle which performed the most work.<ref name="wizard">Mike Cotton. "Spider-Man 3." ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard: The Comics Magazine]]'' June 2007: p. 30–31.</ref> Edge FX was only hired to do scenes where Octavius carries his tentacles. CGI was used for when the tentacles carry Octavius: a {{convert|20|ft|m|abbr=on}} high rig held Molina to glide through his surroundings, with CG tentacles added later.<ref name="eight">{{cite video|title=Eight Arms To Hold You|medium=DVD|publisher=Sony|year=2004}}</ref> The CG versions were scanned straight from the practical ones.<ref name="amazing"/> However, using the practical versions was always preferred to save money,<ref name="eight"/> and each scene was always filmed first with Edge FX's creations to see if CGI was truly necessary. Completing the illusion, the sound designers chose not to use servo sound effects, feeling it would rob the tentacles of the sense that they were part of Octavius' body, and instead used motorcycle chains and piano wires.<ref name="amazing"/> ==Release== ===Home media=== The film was initially released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] on November 30, 2004 in United States and it was the last Spiderman Film to get a VHS release, while the DVD and VHS were released in Australia on November 17, 2004. The DVD was available in both [[anamorphic widescreen]] and [[Pan and scan|Pan-and-scan]] "fullscreen", as well as a [[Superbit]] edition and in a box-set with the first film. There was also a collector's DVD gift set including a reprint of ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #50.<ref>{{cite news|first=Tom|last= Woodward |title=Spider-Man 2 US – DVD R1 |url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/spider-man-23.html |publisher=DVDActive.com |date=September 13, 2004 |accessdate=June 7, 2007 |archivedate=May 31, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531113317/http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/spider-man-23.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The DVD and VHS releases sold 12,404,597 units and grossed $185,260,344 in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spider-Man 2 (2004) |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=1047&view=31 |website=JP's Box Office |accessdate=November 24, 2018}}</ref> The film was also released on [[Sony]]'s proprietary [[Universal Media Disc]] (UMD) format in 2005, with 1{{nbsp}}million UMD copies of the film sold in the United States as part of a [[PlayStation Portable]] (PSP) bundle.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Fortune |journal=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=April 2006 |volume=153 |page=78 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8G6PAAAAIAAJ |publisher=[[Time Inc.]] |quote=When Sony released its PlayStation Portable in the U.S. last year, the first million units were packaged with a Universal Media Disk of the Spider-Man 2 movie released by Sony Pictures Entertainment}}</ref> The film was released on [[Blu-ray]] in October 2007 as a part of the ''Spider-Man: The High Definition Trilogy'' box set.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spider-Man: The High Definition Trilogy (Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 / Spider-Man 3) |url=https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-High-Definition-Trilogy-Blu-ray/dp/B000UR9T82 |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=September 1, 2018 }}</ref> It was also released separately on Blu-ray in November 2010 as well as the [[Spider-Man (2002 film)|previous film]] as part of [[Sony]]'s Blu-ray Essentials Collection including both the theatrical release and the 2.1 extended cut.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spider-Man 1 and 2 Get Separate Blu-ray Releases (Update)|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5124|publisher=DVDActive|date=February 2, 2007|first=Tom| last= Woodward | accessdate = October 6, 2010}}</ref> All three films were re-released on Blu-ray as part of the ''Spider-Man: Origins'' set in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=SPIDER-MAN ORIGINS COLLECTION - SPIDER-MAN ORIGINS COLLECTION (2 Blu-ray) |url=https://www.amazon.de/SPIDER-MAN-ORIGINS-COLLECTION-Blu-ray/dp/B06XZ588HB |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=September 1, 2018 |language=de}}</ref> ====''Spider-Man 2.1'' (2007)==== An extended cut of the film, entitled ''Spider-Man 2.1'', was released on DVD and [[Blu-ray]] on April 17, 2007 and on October 30, 2007. The cut included eight minutes of new footage, with new special features not included in the original release, as well as a sneak preview of the then-upcoming ''[[Spider-Man 3]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=US – DVD R1 Spider-Man 2.1 |url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/spiderman-21.html |publisher=DVDActive |date=February 2, 2007 |first=Tom |last=Woodward |accessdate=June 7, 2007 |archivedate=March 10, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310042757/http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/spiderman-21.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The cut featured 3 new, 1 alternate, and 11 extended scenes, and a featurette: "Inside Spider-Man 2.1", detailing the making of the cut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/03/13/double-dip-digest-spider-man-21-extended-cut|title=Double Dip Digest: Spider-Man 2.1 (Extended Cut)|last=Gilchrist|first=Todd|website=[[IGN]]|date=March 13, 2007|accessdate=July 8, 2019}}</ref> A similar cut aired on January 2, 2007 on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] channel with an exclusive sneak preview for ''Spider-Man 3''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bootlegcomparisons.com/2019/02/21/spider-man-2-blu-ray-vs-fx-television-broadcast/|title=Spider-Man 2: Theatrical Blu-ray Vs. FX Television Broadcast|last=christophernguyen726|date=2019-02-21|website=Bootleg Comparisons|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref> ==Reception== ===Box office=== ''Spider-Man 2'' grossed $373.6 million in the United States and Canada and $415.4 million in other territories for a total worldwide gross of $789 million, against a production budget of $200 million.<ref name=BOM/> ''Spider-Man 2'' opened in the United States on June 30, 2004 and grossed $40.4&nbsp;million in its first day; this broke the first film's opening day record of $39.4 million<ref>{{cite news|title=Arachnophilia at Box Office as Spidey Sets Record|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2004-07-01#film2|date=July 1, 2004|accessdate=June 7, 2007}}</ref> until it was surpassed a year later by ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]'' ($50.0 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1824&p=.htm|title='Sith' Destroys Single Day Record|publisher=|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref> The film also broke ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''{{'}}s record ($34.5 million) for the highest-grossing Wednesday of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=1389&p=.htm|title='Spider-Man 2' Amazes on Opening Day|publisher=|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref> It held the Wednesday record for three years until it was topped by ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' ($44.2 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2353&p=.htm|title='Harry Potter' Flies with the 'Phoenix'|publisher=|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref> Its Friday-to-Sunday gross reached a total of $88.2 million, which was the highest Independence Day weekend, breaking ''[[Men in Black II]]''{{'}}s record ($52.1 million), until it was broken seven years later by ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' ($97.9 million).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3199&p=.htm|title=Weekend Report: 'Transformers' Claims Independence Gross Record|publisher=|accessdate=October 5, 2014}}</ref> In its first six days, the film had grossed over $180&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spidey, The Champ|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2004-07-07#film2|date=July 7, 2004|accessdate=June 7, 2007}}</ref> The film also eventually went on to gross $373.5&nbsp;million, becoming 2004's second-highest-grossing film, behind ''[[Shrek 2]]''. ''Spider-Man 2'' is the 28th highest-grossing film in the U.S. and Canada and sold an estimated 60,158,700 tickets in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman2.htm&adjust_yr=1&p=.htm|title=Spider-Man 2|publisher=|accessdate=May 30, 2016}}</ref> ===Critical response=== On review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Spider-Man 2'' has an approval rating of 93% based on 271 reviews, with an [[weighted mean|average rating]] of 8.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Boasting an entertaining villain and deeper emotional focus, this is a nimble sequel that improves upon the original."<ref name="rt">{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spiderman_2/|title=''Spider-Man 2'' Movie Reviews|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]| publisher=[[Fandango (company)|Fandango Media]] |accessdate=July 18, 2019}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Normalization (statistics)|normalized]] rating to reviews, calculated an average score of 83 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="meta">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/spider-man-2|title=''Spider-Man 2'': Reviews|website=Metacritic.com|accessdate=August 1, 2010}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web|url=https://m.cinemascore.com |title=CinemaScore |work=cinemascore.com}}</ref> The film was placed at {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 411 on ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine's top 500 movies list.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=October 15, 2010|url=http://www.empireonline.com/500/17.asp|title=Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time|work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]}}</ref> ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''{{'s}} Mark Caro stated that Alfred Molina was a "pleasingly complex" villain, and the film as a whole "improves upon its predecessor in almost every way."<ref>{{cite news|first=Mark |last=Caro |url=http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-040628-moviespiderman2,0,7449342.story |title=Caro reviews ''Spider-Man 2'' |work=Chicago Tribune |date=June 28, 2004 |accessdate=May 29, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060828213024/http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-040628-moviespiderman2,0,7449342.story |archivedate=August 28, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]], of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, and concurred with Caro when he stated, "Doc Ock grabs this film with his quartet of sinisterly serpentine mechanical arms and refuses to let go."<ref>{{cite news|first=Kenneth |last=Turan |url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-turan29jun29,2,5508627.story?coll=cl-mreview |title=Turan reviews ''Spider-Man 2'' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 29, 2004 |accessdate=May 29, 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083206/http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-turan29jun29%2C2%2C5508627.story?coll=cl-mreview |archivedate=September 29, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]], who had given the first film two and a half stars, gave ''Spider-Man 2'' a perfect four out of four stars, calling it "The best superhero movie since the modern genre was launched with ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' (1978)", and praising the film for "effortlessly [combining] special effects and a human story, keeping its parallel plots alive and moving."<ref>{{cite news|authorlink=Roger Ebert|first=Roger|last=Ebert|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040629/REVIEWS/406300301/1023|title=Ebert reviews ''Spider-Man 2''|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=June 30, 2004|accessdate=May 29, 2007}}</ref> He later called it the fourth best film of 2004."<ref>{{cite news|title=Ebert's 10 Best Lists 1967–Present |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=December 15, 2004 |accessdate=July 12, 2008 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041215/COMMENTARY/41215001/1023 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908200137/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20041215%2FCOMMENTARY%2F41215001%2F1023 |archivedate=September 8, 2006 }}</ref> [[IGN]]'s Richard George felt "Sam Raimi and his writing team delivered an iconic, compelling version of Spider-Man's classic foe... We almost wish there was a way to retroactively add some of these elements to the original character."<ref>{{cite news|first=Richard|last=George|title=Spider-Man in Film Volume One|publisher=IGN|date=April 19, 2007|url=http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/782/782199p1.html|accessdate=June 7, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328144530/http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/782/782199p1.html|archivedate=March 28, 2012}}</ref> In 2016, James Charisma of ''[[Playboy]]'' ranked the film #9 on a list of ''15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals''.<ref name="Playboy">{{cite web | title = Revenge of the Movie: 15 Sequels That Are Way Better Than The Originals | publisher = [[Playboy]] | url = http://www.playboy.com/articles/15-sequels-better-than-the-original | last = Charisma | first = James | date = March 15, 2016 | accessdate = July 19, 2016 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160726093750/http://www.playboy.com/articles/15-sequels-better-than-the-original | archivedate = July 26, 2016 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Conversely, [[J. Hoberman]], of ''[[The Village Voice]]'', thought the first half of the film was "talky bordering on tiresome", with the film often stopping to showcase Raimi's idea of humor.<ref>{{cite news|authorlink=J. Hoberman| first=J.|last=Hoberman|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0426,hoberman2,54647,20.html|title=Depressed Superhero Battles New Nemesis and Old Neuroses|work=[[The Village Voice]]|date=June 28, 2004|accessdate=June 3, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061106175604/http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0426,hoberman2,54647,20.html |archive-date=November 6, 2006}}</ref> Charles Taylor believed, "The script's miscalculation of Peter's decision feeds into the pedestrian quality of Raimi's direction and into Maguire's weightlessness... [Maguire] simply does not suggest a heroic presence", and suggested that "Dunst appears to be chafing against strictures she cannot articulate."<ref>{{cite news |first=Charles |last=Taylor |url=http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/movies/review/2004/06/30/spider_man_2/index.html |title=Taylor reviews ''Spider-Man 2''|publisher=[[Salon.com]]|date=June 30, 2004|accessdate=May 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607025939/http://dir.salon.com/story/ent/movies/review/2004/06/30/spider_man_2/index.html |archivedate=June 7, 2011 }}</ref> ===Awards and nominations=== {{main|List of accolades received by the Spider-Man film series}} ''Spider-Man 2'' won the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]], and was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound Mixing]] ([[Kevin O'Connell (sound mixer)|Kevin O'Connell]], [[Greg P. Russell]], [[Jeffrey J. Haboush]] and [[Joseph Geisinger]]) and [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]], but lost to ''[[Ray (film)|Ray]]'' and ''[[The Incredibles]]'', respectively.<ref name="Oscars2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/77th-winners.html |title=The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners |accessdate=November 20, 2011 |work=oscars.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610213020/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/77th-winners.html |archivedate=June 10, 2014 }}</ref> The film won [[Saturn Award]]s for [[Saturn Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]], [[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Director]], [[Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film|Best Fantasy Film]], [[Saturn Award for Best Special Effects|Best Special Effects]], and [[Saturn Award for Best Writing|Best Writer]], while being nominated for [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] and [[Saturn Award for Best Music|Best Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Saturn2005.html|title=2005 Saturn Awards|publisher=LOCUS Index|accessdate=June 3, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118105347/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Saturn2005.html|archivedate=January 18, 2010}}</ref> It was nominated for two [[British Academy Film Awards]] for [[BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects|Special Visual Effects]] and [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound|Sound]], but lost to ''[[The Day After Tomorrow]]'' and ''Ray'', respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/site/webdav/site/myjahiasite/shared/import/Film_Winners_2000-present.pdf|title=BAFTA awards from 2000–present|publisher=BAFTA|format=PDF|accessdate=June 3, 2007}}</ref> The [[American Film Institute|AFI]] listed the film as one of the [[American Film Institute Awards 2004|2004's ten best films]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards04/movies04.aspx|title=AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS|publisher=American Film Institute|accessdate=June 3, 2007}}</ref> and nominated it for positions on the lists of the [[AFI's 10 Top 10#Fantasy|top 10 fantasy films]],<ref>[http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/10top10.pdf?docID=361 AFI's 10 Top 10 Ballot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807135149/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/10top10.pdf?docID=361 |date=August 7, 2011 }}</ref> the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers|100 most inspiring American films]],<ref>[http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/cheers300.pdf?docID=201 AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers Ballot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714082616/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/cheers300.pdf?docID=201 |date=July 14, 2010 }}</ref> and the [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)|100 greatest American films]].<ref>[http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/Movies_ballot_06.pdf?docID=141 AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies – 10th Anniversary Edition Ballot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919175116/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/Movies_ballot_06.pdf?docID=141 |date=September 19, 2009 }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:99%;" |+ ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Date of ceremony ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Recipients ! scope="col" | Result |- | rowspan="3"| [[Academy Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050125/OSCARS/50125001 |title=And the nominees are ... |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |publisher=John Barron |first=Roger |last=Ebert |date=January 25, 2011 |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| [[77th Academy Awards|February 27, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| [[Academy Award for Best Sound Editing|Best Sound Editing]] | Paul N.J. Ottosson | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound Mixing]] | [[Kevin O'Connell (sound mixer)|Kevin O'Connell]], [[Greg P. Russell]], [[Jeffrey J. Haboush]] and [[Joseph Geisinger]] | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Visual Effects]] | [[John Dykstra]], [[Scott Stokdyk]], [[Anthony LaMolinara]] and [[John Frazier]] | {{won}} |- | [[American Film Institute|American Film Institute Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards04/movies04.aspx |title=AFI Movies Of The Year-Official Selection |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | [[American Film Institute Awards 2004|2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Movie of the Year | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{won}} |- | [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI Film and TV Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/534310 |title=2005 BMI Film/TV Awards |publisher=[[Broadcast Music Incorporated]] |date=May 18, 2005 |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | May 18, 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| BMI Film Music Award | [[Danny Elfman]] | {{won}} |- | rowspan="3"| [[British Academy Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/double-bafta-nomination-for-winslet-748236.html |title=Double Bafta nomination for Winslet |first=Anita |last=Singh |work=[[The Independent]] |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=January 17, 2005 |location=London |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| [[58th British Academy Film Awards|February 12, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| [[BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects|Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects]] | John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| [[BAFTA Award for Best Sound]] | Paul N.J. Ottosson, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Jeffrey J. Haboush | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Orange Film of the Year | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2004.php |title=The 10th Critics' Choice Movie Awards Winners And Nominees |publisher=Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120719072204/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2004.php |archivedate=July 19, 2012 }}</ref> | rowspan="2"| [[10th Critics' Choice Awards|January 10, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Family Film | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Popular Movie | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{won}} |- | [[Cinema Audio Society Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemaaudiosociety.org/casawards/cas2005nominees.php |title=The 41st C.A.S. Award Winners and Nominees for 2004 |publisher=Cinema Audio Society |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723181558/http://www.cinemaaudiosociety.org/casawards/cas2005nominees.php |archivedate=July 23, 2008 }}</ref> | February 19, 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures | Joseph Geisinger, Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell and Jeffrey J. Haboush | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| [[Empire Awards]]<ref name="empire">{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2008/previous/ |title=Previous Winners |work=[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]] |publisher=[[Bauer Consumer Media]] |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | rowspan="2"| [[10th Empire Awards|March 13, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Actor | Tobey Maguire | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Director | Sam Raimi | {{won}} |- | [[Golden Trailer Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldentrailer.com/awards.gta5.php |title=5th Annual Golden Trailer Award Winner and Nominees |publisher=Golden Trailer Awards |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155123/http://www.goldentrailer.com/awards.gta5.php |archivedate=April 13, 2014 }}</ref> | May 25, 2004 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Summer 2004 Blockbuster | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- | [[Hugo Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/credits/ |title=2005 Hugo Awards |publisher=Hugo Awards |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5yVVIasNL?url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/credits/ |archivedate=May 7, 2011 }}</ref> | August 7, 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- | [[London Critics Circle Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/london-film-critics-circle-awards-2004/ |publisher=Alt Film Guide |title=London Film Critics Awards 2005 |date=February 9, 2005 |first=Andre |last=Soares |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | [[London Film Critics Circle Awards 2004|February 9, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| British Supporting Actor of the Year | Alfred Molina | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"| [[MTV Movie Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1501233/vicious-teens-lead-movie-award-nominees.jhtml |title=Vicious Teens And Happy Drunk Lead 2005 MTV Movie Awards Nominees |work=MTV |publisher=Viacom |first=Ben |last=Cosgrove |date=May 4, 2005 |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| [[2005 MTV Movie Awards|June 4, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Action Sequence | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Movie | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Villain | Alfred Molina | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="4"| [[People's Choice Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2005 |title=2005 |publisher=People Choice Awards |accessdate=June 23, 2011}}</ref> | rowspan="4"| January 9, 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Favorite Motion Picture | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Favorite On-Screen Chemistry | Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Favorite Sequel | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Favorite Villain Movie Star | Alfred Molina | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="8"| [[Satellite Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |publisher=Satellite Awards |title=2005-A* 9th Annual Satellite™ Awards - January 2005 |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718092001/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |archivedate=July 18, 2011 }}</ref> | rowspan="8"| [[9th Annual Satellite Awards|December 17, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama | Alfred Molina | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Cinematography | Bill Pope and Anette Haellmigk | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best DVD Extra | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Film Editing | Bob Murawski | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Overall DVD | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) | Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Jeffrey J. Haboush, Joseph Geisinger, Paul N.J. Ottosson and Susan Dudeck | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Visual Effects | John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara and John Frazier | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="8"| [[Saturn Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/san.html |title=The 31st Annual Saturn Awards Nominations |publisher=Saturn Awards |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031009092159/http://www.saturnawards.org/san.html |archivedate=October 9, 2003 }}</ref> | rowspan="8"| [[31st Saturn Awards|May 3, 2005]] ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Fantasy Film | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Actor | Tobey Maguire | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Supporting Actor | Alfred Molina | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Director | Sam Raimi | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Writer | [[Alvin Sargent]] | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Music | Danny Elfman | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Special Effects | John Dykstra, Scott Stokdyk, Anthony LaMolinara<br/>and John Frazier | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best DVD Special Edition Release | ''Spider-Man 2'' | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="6"| [[Visual Effects Society Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ves-awards/previous/3rd-annual |title=3rd Annuel VES Awards |publisher=[[Visual Effects Society Awards]] |accessdate=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208104029/http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/ves-awards/previous/3rd-annual |archivedate=February 8, 2012 }}</ref> | rowspan="6"| February 16, 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Single Visual Effect of the Year | John Dykstra, Lydia Bottegoni, Dan Abrams and John Monos | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Outstanding Compositing in a Motion Picture | Colin Drobnis, Greg Derochie, Blaine Kennison and Ken Lam | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Outstanding Created Environment in a Live Act on Motion Picture | Dan Abrams, David Emery, Andrew Nawrot and John Hart | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Visual Effects Film | Alfred Molina | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Outstanding Special Effects in Service to Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | John Frazier, James D. Schwalm, James Nagle and David Amborn | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects Driven Motion Picture | John Dykstra, Lydia Bottegoni, Anthony LaMolinara and Scott Stokdyk | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"| [[World Stunt Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.taurusworldstuntawards.com/fileadmin/content/show/2005_Nominees_and_Winners.pdf |title=2005 Taurus World Stunt Awards Nominees |publisher=World Stunt Awards |format=PDF |accessdate=August 28, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811161342/http://www.taurusworldstuntawards.com/fileadmin/content/show/2005_Nominees_and_Winners.pdf |archivedate=August 11, 2011 }}</ref> | rowspan="3"| September 25, 2005 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Man | Chris Daniels and Michael Hugghins | {{won}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Specialty Stunt | Tim Storms, Garrett Warren, Susie Park, Patricia M. Peters, Norb Phillips, Lisa Hoyle, Kevin L. Jackson and Clay Donahue Fontenot | {{nom}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center"| Best Work with a Vehicle | Tad Griffith, Richard Burden, Scott Rogers, Darrin Prescott and Mark Norby | {{nom}} |} ==Legacy== Despite the many comic book super-hero movies which have followed it, ''Spider-Man 2'' still regularly tops rankings as one of the best-loved of the genre.<ref name="Den of Geek"/><ref name="The Street"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.buzzfeed.com/whitleypedia/top-20-marvel-movies-h8au|title= Top 20 Marvel Movies |publisher=[[BuzzFeed]]| last=Whitley|first=Jared |accessdate=September 15, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/the-25-greatest-superhero-movies-of-all-time#20 |title=The 25 Greatest Superhero Movies of all-Time |publisher=[[HitFix]] |accessdate=September 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6fKBXGn6Y?url=http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/the-25-greatest-superhero-movies-of-all-time#20 |archivedate=February 15, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/pictures/readers-poll-the-15-greatest-superhero-movies-20140409/8-spider-man-2-0314065 |title= Readers' Poll: The 15 Greatest Superhero Movies |publisher=Rolling Stone| accessdate=September 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://blog.sfgate.com/thebigevent/2014/05/29/updating-the-best-superhero-films-of-all-time/#7381101=11 |title= Updating the best superhero films of all time |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle| accessdate=September 16, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.newsarama.com/15376-10-best-comic-book-based-movies-of-all-time.html |title= 10 BEST Superhero Comic Book-Based Movies of ALL TIME |publisher=[[Newsarama]]| accessdate=September 16, 2014}}</ref> In 2012, [[Ask Men]] wrote, "This is the high-water mark for Spider-Man movies, and good luck to anyone who wants to top it."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/top_10/celebrity/superhero-movies_2.html|title=The 10 Best Superheroes Of All Time |publisher=[[Ask Men]] |last=Brown|first=Phillip |accessdate=September 16, 2014}}</ref> In 2013, [[Screen Crush]] wrote, {{quote|Sam Raimi's second outing with the web-slinging hero is as perfect as superhero movies get, nailing everything that's great about its hero without sacrificing the unique tone established by the first film. How exactly does Raimi pull off a movie that's simultaneously goofy, melancholy, romantic, frightening, melodramatic, crazily intense and emotionally fulfilling? Some kind of cinematic alchemy, apparently.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://screencrush.com/ranking-the-marvel-movies-5/ |title=Ranking All The Modern Marvel Movies |publisher=[[Screen Crush]] |last=Hall|first=Jacob |accessdate=September 15, 2014}}</ref>}} ''[[Forbes]]'' described it as "Not just one of the greatest sequels, but one of the best films of the genre, period."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2013/06/01/top-10-best-superhero-movie-sequels-of-all-time/ |title=Top 10 Best Superhero Movie Sequels Of All Time |publisher=[[Forbes]] |last=Hughes|first=Mark |accessdate=September 16, 2014}}</ref> In 2014, [[Yahoo! Movies]] wrote, "Raimi's best superhero movie still takes the cake",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-movies/-spider-man-2--vs---amazing-spider-man-2---what-raimi-got-right-that-webb-got-wrong--and-vice-versa--183654251.html |title='Spider-Man 2' vs. 'Amazing Spider-Man 2': What Raimi Got Right That Webb Got Wrong (And Vice Versa) |publisher=[[Yahoo]] |last=Hunsaker |first=Andy |accessdate=September 15, 2014}}</ref> and in 2018, [[Film School Rejects]] called it "the best summer movie ever" and said that its "emotional and calculated story stands above modern summer flicks" like those of ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' and ''[[The Dark Knight (2008 film)|The Dark Knight]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/best-summer-movie-ever-spider-man-2/ |title='Spider-Man 2' best summer movie |last=Singgih |first=Pierce |accessdate=April 26, 2018}}</ref> A scene in the beginning of the film, where Peter delivers pizza to a patron, followed by the line "pizza time", has since become a popular [[internet meme]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/pizza-time-spider-man-2-meme/|title=Pizza Time: How Spider-Man 2 Introduced the Internet's Tastiest Meme|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]|last=Stewart|first=Brenton|date=November 11, 2019|accessdate=10 December 2019}}</ref> ==Video game== To coincide with the film's release, a video game of [[Spider-Man 2 (video game)|the same name]] was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]], [[GameCube]], [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] on June 28, 2004. Releases on the [[PlayStation Portable]] and [[Nintendo DS]] systems would follow. An [[action-adventure game|action-adventure video game]], it serves as a follow-up to the ''[[Spider-Man (2002 video game)|Spider-Man: The Movie]]'' (2002). Published by [[Activision]], the console versions were developed by [[Treyarch]], but the other versions had different developers. The console versions of ''Spider-Man 2'' were well received, with the exception of the PC/Mac version. Upon launch, the game had shipped more than 2{{nbsp}}million units in North America by July 7, 2004.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Golze |first1=Benjamin |title=Spider-Man 2 shipments top 2 million |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/spider-man-2-shipments-top-2-million/1100-6102067/ |work=[[GameSpot]] |date=July 7, 2004}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Wikiquote}} {{Portal|Film|United States|Speculative fiction}} *{{Official website|https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spiderman2}} *{{IMDb title|0316654}} *{{isfdb title|id=941352|title=Spider-Man 2}} <!-- novelisation --> *{{Allmovie title|283387|Spider-Man 2}} *{{Metacritic film|spider-man-2}} *{{Mojo title|spiderman2}} *{{Rotten-tomatoes|spiderman_2}} {{Spider-Man in popular media}} {{Spider-Man films}} {{Marvel Comics films}} {{Sam Raimi}} {{Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film 1991–2010}} {{Authority control}} {{Good Article}} [[Category:2004 films]] [[Category:2000s action films]] [[Category:2000s superhero films]] [[Category:2000s sequel films]] [[Category:American films]] [[Category:American action films]] [[Category:American sequel films]] [[Category:Columbia Pictures films]] [[Category:Films scored by Danny Elfman]] [[Category:Films directed by Sam Raimi]] [[Category:Films produced by Avi Arad]] [[Category:Films set in New York City]] [[Category:Films set in New York (state)]] [[Category:Films set in 2004]] [[Category:Films shot in Chicago]] [[Category:Films shot in Los Angeles]] [[Category:Films shot in New York City]] [[Category:Films that won the Best Visual Effects Academy Award]] [[Category:Films using computer-generated imagery]] [[Category:IMAX films]] [[Category:Films with screenplays by Alvin Sargent]] [[Category:Films with screenplays by Michael Chabon]] [[Category:Sequel films]] [[Category:Spider-Man films]] [[Category:Spider-Man (2002 film series)]] [[Category:Superhero drama films]] [[Category:Films adapted into video games]]'
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'@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ ==Cast== -* [[Tobey Maguire]] as [[Spider-Man (Sam Raimi film series)|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]]: A superhero, a [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]] physics student and photographer for the Daily Bugle. Juggling these separate lives means he briefly gives up his responsibilities as a superhero in a moment of adversity. When Maguire signed on to portray Spider-Man in 2000, he was given a three-film contract.<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Fleming|author2=Claude Brodesser|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117784384.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=spider-man|title=Maguire spins 'Spider-Man'|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2000-07-31|accessdate=2007-01-22}}</ref> While filming ''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]'' in late 2002, Maguire suffered injuries to his back and Sony was faced with the possibility of recasting their lead.<ref name="greg"/> Negotiations arose to replace Maguire with [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], who at the time was dating [[Kirsten Dunst]], who portrayed [[Mary Jane Watson]]. However, Maguire recovered and was able to reprise his role, with a salary of $17&nbsp;million.<ref name="rep">{{cite news|author=Claude Brodesser, Dana Harris|title=Tobey's tangled rep web|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2003-04-13|url=https://variety.com/2003/biz/markets-festivals/tobey-s-tangled-rep-web-1117884592/|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> -* [[Kirsten Dunst]] as [[Mary Jane Watson]]: The woman Peter has loved since he was a child, yet he gave up the chance of being with her due to his obligations as a superhero. Since then, she has become a successful Broadway actress and model, and becomes engaged to John Jameson. -* [[James Franco]] as [[Harry Osborn]]: Harry Osborn has taken his father's position as head of Oscorp, who supplies Octavius with tritium for the fusion experiment, and harbors a vendetta against Spider-Man, whom he believes killed his father. -* [[Alfred Molina]] as [[Doctor Octopus|Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus]]: A scientist and Peter's role model who goes insane after his failure to create a self-sustaining fusion reaction. Octavius is bonded with his handling equipment, four artificially intelligent mechanical tentacles. Molina was cast as Octavius in February 2003 and immediately began physical training for the role.<ref>{{cite news|author=Brian Hiatt|title=Eight Arms to Hold You|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=2003-02-13|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,424644~10~0~spider-man2getsits,00.html|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> Raimi had been impressed by his performance in ''[[Frida]]'' and also felt he had the physicality.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jeff Otto|title=Interview: Sam Raimi|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2004-06-29|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527156p2.html|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> Molina only briefly discussed the role and was not aware that he was a strong contender for the role,<ref name="amazing"/> and was excited, being a big fan of [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Anwar Brett|title=Alfred Molina|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2004-07-09|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/07/09/alfred_molina_spiderman_2_interview.shtml|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> Although he wasn't familiar with Doc Ock, Molina found one element of the comics that he wanted to maintain, and that was the character's cruel, sardonic [[sense of humor]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Jeff Otto|title=Interview: Tobey Maguire and Alfred Molina|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2004-06-25|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/526/526417p1.html|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> -* [[Rosemary Harris]] as [[Aunt May|May Parker]]: May Parker is the loving aunt to Peter, a widow of Ben. -* [[Donna Murphy]] as Rosalie Octavius: The dedicated wife and assistant of Otto Octavius. +* [[Tobey Maguire]] as [[Spider-Man (Sam Raimi film series)|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]]:<br />A superhero, [[Columbia University]] physics student, and photographer for the ''Daily Bugle''. Juggling these separate lives means he briefly gives up his responsibilities as a superhero in a moment of adversity. When Maguire signed on to portray Spider-Man in 2000, he was given a three-film contract.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Michael|last1= Fleming|first2=Claude |last2=Brodesser |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117784384.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=spider-man|title=Maguire spins 'Spider-Man'|work=Variety |date=July 31, 2000|accessdate=January 22, 2007}}</ref> While filming ''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]'' in late 2002, Maguire suffered injuries to his back and Sony was faced with the possibility of recasting their lead.<ref name="greg"/> Negotiations arose to replace Maguire with [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], though Maguire recovered and was able to reprise his role, with a salary of $17&nbsp;million.<ref name="rep">{{cite news|first1=Claude |last1=Brodesser|first2=Dana |last2=Harris|title=Tobey's tangled rep web|work=Variety |date=April 13, 2003|url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=story&articleid=VR1117884592&categoryid=13&cs=1|accessdate=April 30, 2007}}</ref> +* [[Kirsten Dunst]] as [[Mary Jane Watson]]: A friend Peter has loved since he was a child, yet he gave up the chance of being with her out of concern for her safety. +* [[James Franco]] as [[Harry Osborn]]: Oscorp's leader, Norman Osborn's son and Peter's best friend who holds Spider-Man responsible for his father's death. +* [[Alfred Molina]] as [[Doctor Octopus|Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus]]:<br />A scientist and Peter's role model who goes insane after his failure to create a self-sustaining fusion reaction. Octavius is bonded with his handling equipment, four artificially intelligent mechanical tentacles. [[Sam Neill]], [[Robert De Niro]], and [[Ed Harris]] were considered for the role of Doctor Octopus; Molina was cast as Octavius in February 2003 and immediately began physical training for the role.<ref>{{cite news|first=Brian |last=Hiatt|title=Eight Arms to Hold You|work=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 13, 2003|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,424644~10~0~spider-man2getsits,00.html|accessdate=April 30, 2007}}</ref> Raimi had been impressed by his performance in ''[[Frida]]'' and also felt he had the physicality.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeff|last=Otto|title=Interview: Sam Raimi|publisher=IGN|date=June 29, 2004|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527156p2.html|accessdate=April 30, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518000432/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527156p2.html|archivedate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> Molina only briefly discussed the role and was not aware that he was a strong contender,<ref name="amazing"/> and was excited, being a big fan of [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Anwar |last=Brett|title=Alfred Molina|publisher=BBC|date=July 9, 2004|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/07/09/alfred_molina_spiderman_2_interview.shtml|accessdate=April 30, 2007}}</ref> Although he was not familiar with Doc Ock, Molina found one element of the comics that he wanted to maintain, and that was the character's cruel, sardonic [[sense of humor]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeff|last=Otto|title=Interview: Tobey Maguire and Alfred Molina|publisher=IGN|date=June 25, 2004|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/526/526417p1.html|accessdate=April 30, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518000440/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/526/526417p1.html|archivedate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> +* [[Rosemary Harris]] as [[Aunt May|May Parker]]: Ben Parker's widow and Peter's aunt. +* [[Donna Murphy]] as Rosalie Octavius: Otto's wife and assistant. -[[J.K. Simmons]] plays [[J. Jonah Jameson]], the miserly chief of the Daily Bugle who carries a personal vendetta against Spider-Man, whom he considers a criminal. [[Daniel Gillies]] portrays [[John Jameson (comics)|John Jameson]], the son of J. Jonah Jameson, fiancé of Mary Jane and a national hero. [[Dylan Baker]] appears as [[Lizard (comics)|Dr. Curt Connors]], one of Peter's physics professors at college and a colleague of Octavius. [[Willem Dafoe]] reprises his role as [[Norman Osborn|Norman Osborn / Green Goblin]], who returns as a hallucination of his son Harry. Dafoe came up with the idea during promotion for ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', which he compared to [[King Hamlet]] haunting his son to avenge him.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jeff Otto|title=Spidey 2 Talk|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2004-06-30|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527428p1.html|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> [[Mageina Tovah]] plays Ursula Ditkovich, an unassuming [[girl next door]] who is the daughter of Peter's landlord. +[[J. K. Simmons]] reprises his role as [[J. Jonah Jameson]], the miserly manager and editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Bugle'', while [[Daniel Gillies]] portrays his son [[John Jameson (comics)|John Jameson]], an astronaut and Mary Jane's fiancé. As with the previous film, [[Bruce Campbell]] has a [[cameo appearance]], this time as an usher in the doors of Mary Jane Watson's show.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.es/books?id=hvfExNxOXpsC&pg=PA525 |title=The Adventures of Cinema Dave in the Florida Motion Picture World |first=Dave |last=Montalbano |publisher=[[Xlibris Corporation]] |date=22 December 2010 |page=525 |isbn=9781462836734}}</ref> Years later, Jeffrey Henderson who worked on the storyboards for the cancelled ''Spider-Man 4'' movie, released information regarding which villains would appear within the movie. One of those included Bruce Campbell's character's progression into [[Mysterio|Quentin Beck / Mysterio]].<ref>[http://www.planethenderson.com/storyboards/#/spiderman4/]</ref><ref>[http://io9.gizmodo.com/spider-man-4-storyboards-reveal-iconic-villains-and-hug-1779949984]</ref> ''Spider-Man'' co-creator [[Stan Lee]] portrays a man on the street who saves a woman from falling debris during a battle between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus. [[Dylan Baker]] portrays [[Lizard (comics)|Curt Connors]], one of Peter's college physics professors and a colleague of Octavius, while [[Willem Dafoe]] reprises his role as [[Norman Osborn]], Harry Osborn's deceased father who appears to him as a hallucination. Dafoe came up with the idea during promotion for ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', which he compared to [[Ghost (Hamlet)|King Hamlet]] haunting his son to avenge him.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeff|last=Otto|title=Spidey 2 Talk|publisher=IGN|date=June 25, 2004|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527428p1.html|accessdate=April 30, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518000453/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527428p1.html|archivedate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> [[Elizabeth Banks]] and [[Bill Nunn]] reprise their roles as [[Betty Brant]] and [[Robbie Robertson (comics)|Robbie Robertson]], respectively, while [[Ted Raimi]] appears as Ted Hoffman. [[Elya Baskin]] portrays Mr. Ditkovitch, Peter's landlord, and [[Mageina Tovah]] plays his daughter Ursula. [[Cliff Robertson]] reprises his role as Peter's uncle [[Uncle Ben|Ben Parker]]. -[[Bruce Campbell]] cameos as a theater usher who denies Peter access to Mary Jane's play when he is late. Spider-Man's co-creator [[Stan Lee]], as a man on the street who saves a woman from falling debris during a battle between Spider-Man and Doc Ock. ''[[Evil Dead II]]'' co-writer [[Scott Spiegel]], as a man who attempts to eat some pizza Spider-Man is delivering, only to have it webbed from his hands. [[Joel McHale]], as the teller in the bank who refuses Aunt May's loan. [[Hal Sparks]], as the [[elevator]] passenger who has a conversation with Spidey. Comedian [[Donnell Rawlings]], as the New Yorker who exclaims that [[Spider-Man]] stole [[pizza]]. Actor [[Joey Diaz]], as a train passenger who tells [[Doctor Octopus]] that he has to get past him to get to Spider-Man. Actress [[Vanessa Ferlito]], as one of Mary Jane's co-stars. Model/Actress [[Joy Bryant]] makes a cameo appearance as a spectator that witnesses Spider-Man in action. Director [[John Landis]] also appears briefly as one of the doctors who operates on [[Doctor Octopus]]. Actor [[Johnny Tri Nguyen]] appears as a stunt performer. +[[Scott Spiegel]] portrays a man who attempts to eat some pizza Spider-Man is delivering, only to have it webbed from his hands. [[Joel McHale]] portrays a bank teller. [[Hal Sparks]] portrays an [[elevator]] passenger who has a conversation with Spider-Man. [[Donnell Rawlings]] portrays the New Yorker who exclaims that Spider-Man "stole that guy's pizzas" and [[Emily Deschanel]] portrays a receptionist. [[Daniel Dae Kim]] plays an assistant of Otto Octavius working in his laboratory. [[Aasif Mandvi]] portrays Mr. Aziz, the owner of [[Joe's Pizza]]. [[Joey Diaz]] portrays a similar passenger. [[Vanessa Ferlito]] portrays one of Mary Jane's co-stars. [[Joy Bryant]] appears as a spectator that witnesses Spider-Man in action. [[John Landis]] plays one of the doctors who operates on Doctor Octopus. [[Phil LaMarr]] portrays a train passenger who is most easily seen to the left of Spider-Man (the viewer's right) while the hero uses webbing to slow the train down. [[Greg Edelman]] portrays Dr. Davis. The [[novelization]] of the film identifies [[Gwen Stacy]] as the character portrayed by [[Brianna Brown]]. ==Production== '
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[ 0 => '* [[Tobey Maguire]] as [[Spider-Man (Sam Raimi film series)|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]]:<br />A superhero, [[Columbia University]] physics student, and photographer for the ''Daily Bugle''. Juggling these separate lives means he briefly gives up his responsibilities as a superhero in a moment of adversity. When Maguire signed on to portray Spider-Man in 2000, he was given a three-film contract.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Michael|last1= Fleming|first2=Claude |last2=Brodesser |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117784384.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=spider-man|title=Maguire spins 'Spider-Man'|work=Variety |date=July 31, 2000|accessdate=January 22, 2007}}</ref> While filming ''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]'' in late 2002, Maguire suffered injuries to his back and Sony was faced with the possibility of recasting their lead.<ref name="greg"/> Negotiations arose to replace Maguire with [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], though Maguire recovered and was able to reprise his role, with a salary of $17&nbsp;million.<ref name="rep">{{cite news|first1=Claude |last1=Brodesser|first2=Dana |last2=Harris|title=Tobey's tangled rep web|work=Variety |date=April 13, 2003|url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=story&articleid=VR1117884592&categoryid=13&cs=1|accessdate=April 30, 2007}}</ref>', 1 => '* [[Kirsten Dunst]] as [[Mary Jane Watson]]: A friend Peter has loved since he was a child, yet he gave up the chance of being with her out of concern for her safety.', 2 => '* [[James Franco]] as [[Harry Osborn]]: Oscorp's leader, Norman Osborn's son and Peter's best friend who holds Spider-Man responsible for his father's death.', 3 => '* [[Alfred Molina]] as [[Doctor Octopus|Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus]]:<br />A scientist and Peter's role model who goes insane after his failure to create a self-sustaining fusion reaction. Octavius is bonded with his handling equipment, four artificially intelligent mechanical tentacles. [[Sam Neill]], [[Robert De Niro]], and [[Ed Harris]] were considered for the role of Doctor Octopus; Molina was cast as Octavius in February 2003 and immediately began physical training for the role.<ref>{{cite news|first=Brian |last=Hiatt|title=Eight Arms to Hold You|work=Entertainment Weekly|date=February 13, 2003|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,424644~10~0~spider-man2getsits,00.html|accessdate=April 30, 2007}}</ref> Raimi had been impressed by his performance in ''[[Frida]]'' and also felt he had the physicality.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeff|last=Otto|title=Interview: Sam Raimi|publisher=IGN|date=June 29, 2004|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527156p2.html|accessdate=April 30, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518000432/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527156p2.html|archivedate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> Molina only briefly discussed the role and was not aware that he was a strong contender,<ref name="amazing"/> and was excited, being a big fan of [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Anwar |last=Brett|title=Alfred Molina|publisher=BBC|date=July 9, 2004|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/07/09/alfred_molina_spiderman_2_interview.shtml|accessdate=April 30, 2007}}</ref> Although he was not familiar with Doc Ock, Molina found one element of the comics that he wanted to maintain, and that was the character's cruel, sardonic [[sense of humor]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeff|last=Otto|title=Interview: Tobey Maguire and Alfred Molina|publisher=IGN|date=June 25, 2004|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/526/526417p1.html|accessdate=April 30, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518000440/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/526/526417p1.html|archivedate=May 18, 2012}}</ref>', 4 => '* [[Rosemary Harris]] as [[Aunt May|May Parker]]: Ben Parker's widow and Peter's aunt.', 5 => '* [[Donna Murphy]] as Rosalie Octavius: Otto's wife and assistant.', 6 => '[[J. K. Simmons]] reprises his role as [[J. Jonah Jameson]], the miserly manager and editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Bugle'', while [[Daniel Gillies]] portrays his son [[John Jameson (comics)|John Jameson]], an astronaut and Mary Jane's fiancé. As with the previous film, [[Bruce Campbell]] has a [[cameo appearance]], this time as an usher in the doors of Mary Jane Watson's show.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.es/books?id=hvfExNxOXpsC&pg=PA525 |title=The Adventures of Cinema Dave in the Florida Motion Picture World |first=Dave |last=Montalbano |publisher=[[Xlibris Corporation]] |date=22 December 2010 |page=525 |isbn=9781462836734}}</ref> Years later, Jeffrey Henderson who worked on the storyboards for the cancelled ''Spider-Man 4'' movie, released information regarding which villains would appear within the movie. One of those included Bruce Campbell's character's progression into [[Mysterio|Quentin Beck / Mysterio]].<ref>[http://www.planethenderson.com/storyboards/#/spiderman4/]</ref><ref>[http://io9.gizmodo.com/spider-man-4-storyboards-reveal-iconic-villains-and-hug-1779949984]</ref> ''Spider-Man'' co-creator [[Stan Lee]] portrays a man on the street who saves a woman from falling debris during a battle between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus. [[Dylan Baker]] portrays [[Lizard (comics)|Curt Connors]], one of Peter's college physics professors and a colleague of Octavius, while [[Willem Dafoe]] reprises his role as [[Norman Osborn]], Harry Osborn's deceased father who appears to him as a hallucination. Dafoe came up with the idea during promotion for ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', which he compared to [[Ghost (Hamlet)|King Hamlet]] haunting his son to avenge him.<ref>{{cite news|first=Jeff|last=Otto|title=Spidey 2 Talk|publisher=IGN|date=June 25, 2004|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527428p1.html|accessdate=April 30, 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518000453/http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527428p1.html|archivedate=May 18, 2012}}</ref> [[Elizabeth Banks]] and [[Bill Nunn]] reprise their roles as [[Betty Brant]] and [[Robbie Robertson (comics)|Robbie Robertson]], respectively, while [[Ted Raimi]] appears as Ted Hoffman. [[Elya Baskin]] portrays Mr. Ditkovitch, Peter's landlord, and [[Mageina Tovah]] plays his daughter Ursula. [[Cliff Robertson]] reprises his role as Peter's uncle [[Uncle Ben|Ben Parker]].', 7 => '[[Scott Spiegel]] portrays a man who attempts to eat some pizza Spider-Man is delivering, only to have it webbed from his hands. [[Joel McHale]] portrays a bank teller. [[Hal Sparks]] portrays an [[elevator]] passenger who has a conversation with Spider-Man. [[Donnell Rawlings]] portrays the New Yorker who exclaims that Spider-Man "stole that guy's pizzas" and [[Emily Deschanel]] portrays a receptionist. [[Daniel Dae Kim]] plays an assistant of Otto Octavius working in his laboratory. [[Aasif Mandvi]] portrays Mr. Aziz, the owner of [[Joe's Pizza]]. [[Joey Diaz]] portrays a similar passenger. [[Vanessa Ferlito]] portrays one of Mary Jane's co-stars. [[Joy Bryant]] appears as a spectator that witnesses Spider-Man in action. [[John Landis]] plays one of the doctors who operates on Doctor Octopus. [[Phil LaMarr]] portrays a train passenger who is most easily seen to the left of Spider-Man (the viewer's right) while the hero uses webbing to slow the train down. [[Greg Edelman]] portrays Dr. Davis. The [[novelization]] of the film identifies [[Gwen Stacy]] as the character portrayed by [[Brianna Brown]].' ]
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[ 0 => '* [[Tobey Maguire]] as [[Spider-Man (Sam Raimi film series)|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]]: A superhero, a [[Columbia College of Columbia University|Columbia College]] physics student and photographer for the Daily Bugle. Juggling these separate lives means he briefly gives up his responsibilities as a superhero in a moment of adversity. When Maguire signed on to portray Spider-Man in 2000, he was given a three-film contract.<ref>{{cite news|author=Michael Fleming|author2=Claude Brodesser|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117784384.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=spider-man|title=Maguire spins 'Spider-Man'|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2000-07-31|accessdate=2007-01-22}}</ref> While filming ''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]'' in late 2002, Maguire suffered injuries to his back and Sony was faced with the possibility of recasting their lead.<ref name="greg"/> Negotiations arose to replace Maguire with [[Jake Gyllenhaal]], who at the time was dating [[Kirsten Dunst]], who portrayed [[Mary Jane Watson]]. However, Maguire recovered and was able to reprise his role, with a salary of $17&nbsp;million.<ref name="rep">{{cite news|author=Claude Brodesser, Dana Harris|title=Tobey's tangled rep web|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2003-04-13|url=https://variety.com/2003/biz/markets-festivals/tobey-s-tangled-rep-web-1117884592/|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref>', 1 => '* [[Kirsten Dunst]] as [[Mary Jane Watson]]: The woman Peter has loved since he was a child, yet he gave up the chance of being with her due to his obligations as a superhero. Since then, she has become a successful Broadway actress and model, and becomes engaged to John Jameson.', 2 => '* [[James Franco]] as [[Harry Osborn]]: Harry Osborn has taken his father's position as head of Oscorp, who supplies Octavius with tritium for the fusion experiment, and harbors a vendetta against Spider-Man, whom he believes killed his father.', 3 => '* [[Alfred Molina]] as [[Doctor Octopus|Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus]]: A scientist and Peter's role model who goes insane after his failure to create a self-sustaining fusion reaction. Octavius is bonded with his handling equipment, four artificially intelligent mechanical tentacles. Molina was cast as Octavius in February 2003 and immediately began physical training for the role.<ref>{{cite news|author=Brian Hiatt|title=Eight Arms to Hold You|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=2003-02-13|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,424644~10~0~spider-man2getsits,00.html|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> Raimi had been impressed by his performance in ''[[Frida]]'' and also felt he had the physicality.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jeff Otto|title=Interview: Sam Raimi|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2004-06-29|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527156p2.html|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> Molina only briefly discussed the role and was not aware that he was a strong contender for the role,<ref name="amazing"/> and was excited, being a big fan of [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Anwar Brett|title=Alfred Molina|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=2004-07-09|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/07/09/alfred_molina_spiderman_2_interview.shtml|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> Although he wasn't familiar with Doc Ock, Molina found one element of the comics that he wanted to maintain, and that was the character's cruel, sardonic [[sense of humor]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Jeff Otto|title=Interview: Tobey Maguire and Alfred Molina|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2004-06-25|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/526/526417p1.html|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref>', 4 => '* [[Rosemary Harris]] as [[Aunt May|May Parker]]: May Parker is the loving aunt to Peter, a widow of Ben.', 5 => '* [[Donna Murphy]] as Rosalie Octavius: The dedicated wife and assistant of Otto Octavius.', 6 => '[[J.K. Simmons]] plays [[J. Jonah Jameson]], the miserly chief of the Daily Bugle who carries a personal vendetta against Spider-Man, whom he considers a criminal. [[Daniel Gillies]] portrays [[John Jameson (comics)|John Jameson]], the son of J. Jonah Jameson, fiancé of Mary Jane and a national hero. [[Dylan Baker]] appears as [[Lizard (comics)|Dr. Curt Connors]], one of Peter's physics professors at college and a colleague of Octavius. [[Willem Dafoe]] reprises his role as [[Norman Osborn|Norman Osborn / Green Goblin]], who returns as a hallucination of his son Harry. Dafoe came up with the idea during promotion for ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', which he compared to [[King Hamlet]] haunting his son to avenge him.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jeff Otto|title=Spidey 2 Talk|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=2004-06-30|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/527/527428p1.html|accessdate=2007-04-30}}</ref> [[Mageina Tovah]] plays Ursula Ditkovich, an unassuming [[girl next door]] who is the daughter of Peter's landlord.', 7 => '[[Bruce Campbell]] cameos as a theater usher who denies Peter access to Mary Jane's play when he is late. Spider-Man's co-creator [[Stan Lee]], as a man on the street who saves a woman from falling debris during a battle between Spider-Man and Doc Ock. ''[[Evil Dead II]]'' co-writer [[Scott Spiegel]], as a man who attempts to eat some pizza Spider-Man is delivering, only to have it webbed from his hands. [[Joel McHale]], as the teller in the bank who refuses Aunt May's loan. [[Hal Sparks]], as the [[elevator]] passenger who has a conversation with Spidey. Comedian [[Donnell Rawlings]], as the New Yorker who exclaims that [[Spider-Man]] stole [[pizza]]. Actor [[Joey Diaz]], as a train passenger who tells [[Doctor Octopus]] that he has to get past him to get to Spider-Man. Actress [[Vanessa Ferlito]], as one of Mary Jane's co-stars. Model/Actress [[Joy Bryant]] makes a cameo appearance as a spectator that witnesses Spider-Man in action. Director [[John Landis]] also appears briefly as one of the doctors who operates on [[Doctor Octopus]]. Actor [[Johnny Tri Nguyen]] appears as a stunt performer.' ]
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