# Marc Webb

Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974) is an American filmmaker and music video director. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer. He then directed The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), which later were dubbed the "Webb-Verse" by Marvel Studios in 2021. He also directed Gifted and The Only Living Boy in New York (both 2017 dramas) and the upcoming Disney remake of Snow White (2025).

## Early life

Webb was born on 31 August 1974 in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of Margaret Ruth (née Stocker), a scientist, and Norman Lott Webb, who works in math education at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. When he was eighteen months old, Marc's family moved to Madison and he grew up there. He graduated from Madison West High School in the city in 1992. He attended Colorado College and then the University of Wisconsin in Madison, graduating with an English degree.

## Career

Marc Webb began as an editor before turning to directing music videos. He told The Daily Beast: "The very first video I did was for a band called The Shame Idols in Birmingham, Alabama, and I paid for it on a credit card and my mom loaned me about $500 to finish it. It was actually about a superhero—a Catwoman-y type of thing. This woman who sewed the costume together, and we shot it on 16mm film. You can't see it anywhere and it's not on YouTube—and I'm glad it's not. The first video that got shown was a Blues Traveler video called "Canadian Rose," but I just did the concept stuff for it." Between 1999 and 2009, he directed videos for the likes of Good Charlotte, Evanescence, AFI, 3 Doors Down, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, and Snow Patrol.
His feature-length debut, 500 Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, was released in July 2009 to a positive critical reception. In January 2010, Columbia Pictures hired Webb to direct The Amazing Spider-Man, a reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise, released in July 2012 and starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. He returned to direct the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which was released on May 2, 2014. Developing the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: No Way Home for Marvel Studios, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers officially dubbed the fictional universe of Webb's Spider-Man films as the Webb-Verse in his honor. In November 2021, it was revealed that he and Sam Raimi, were brought on as creative consultants for the film. In 2015, Webb directed promotional ads for a partnership between Samsung and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Webb is represented by DNA in Hollywood, California and Academy Productions Ltd in the United Kingdom. In February 2019, he signed on to direct the live-action reimagined version of the 2016 Japanese anime film Your Name before he was replaced on September 18, 2020 by Lee Isaac Chung and a year later by Carlos López Estrada In May 2019, it was announced that Webb will direct a live-action adaptation of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
In 2013, Christopher Keyser and Webb pitched the mystery drama The Society to Showtime, but the network later decided to pass on the series. Netflix turned the pitch into a series instead; created by Keyser and executive produced by both Keyser and Webb, The Society premiered on May 19, 2019. In July 2019, it was announced that Webb and Black Lamb Productions, his production company signed a deal with ABC Studios. In March 2022, Webb signed on to direct the supernatural thriller Day Drinker, written by Zach Dean.

## Personal life

On June 8, 2018, Webb's girlfriend Jane Herman had a daughter, Georgia. The couple married on October 4, 2019. Their son, Walter, was born on April 5, 2021.

## Webb's lamb

Webb's signature is a white lamb, which appears in a few of his videos. In Brand New's "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" video, the lamb appears on the door before Jesse Lacey enters the bar. It also is on the shirt of a girl in the bar. In Yellowcard's "Ocean Avenue" and "Rough Landing, Holly" videos, the lamb appears on a briefcase Ryan Key carries.

## Filmography
### Film

* (500) Days of Summer (2009)
* The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
* The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
* Gifted (2017)
* The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)
* Snow White (2025)

### Television

| Year | Title | Director | Executive producer | Writer | Note |
| 2010 | The Office | Yes | No | No | Episode: "The Manager and the Salesman" |
| 2010 | Lone Star | Yes | No | No | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2012 | Battleground | No | Yes | No | |
| 2015–2016 | Limitless | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directed "Pilot" Co-wrote and directed "Badge! Gun!" |
| 2015–2019 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Yes | Yes | Yes | Directed "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!"; Co-wrote and directed "Where Is Josh's Friend?" |
| 2018–2019 | Instinct | Yes | Yes | No | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2019 | The Code | Yes | Yes | No | Episode: "Blowed Up" |
| 2019 | The Society | Yes | Yes | No | Episodes: "What Happened", "Our Town" and "How it Happens" |
| 2019–2022 | Blood & Treasure | No | Yes | No | |
| 2019–2021 | Why Women Kill | Yes | Yes | No | Episodes: "Murder Means Never Having To Say You’re Sorry" and "I'd Liked To Kill Ya But I Just Washed My Hair" |
| 2021 | Rebel | Yes | Yes | No | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2021 | The Republic of Sarah | No | Yes | No | |
| 2021 | Just Beyond | Yes | Yes | No | Episodes: "Leave Them Kids Alone" and "We've Got Spirits, Yes We Do" |
| 2024 | Death and Other Details | Yes | Yes | No | Episode: "Chapter One: Rare" |
| 2024 | High Potential | Yes | No | No | Episode: "Dancer in the Dark" |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist |
| 1997 | "Canadian Rose" | Blues Traveler |
| 1999 | "Still After You" | Earth to Andy |
| 2000 | "Just Got Wicked" | Cold |
| 2000 | "Not That Kind" | Anastacia |
| 2001 | "On the Line" | Lance Bass |
| 2001 | "Duck and Run" | 3 Doors Down |
| 2001 | "The Motivation Proclamation" | Good Charlotte |
| 2001 | "The Days of the Phoenix" | AFI |
| 2001 | "Duke Lion" | Big Dumb Face |
| 2001 | "Are You There?" | Oleander |
| 2001 | "Waiting" | Green Day |
| 2001 | "Festival Song" | Good Charlotte |
| 2001 | "Simple Creed" | Live featuring Tricky |
| 2001 | "Slow" | Professional Murder Music |
| 2001 | "Pain" | Stereomud |
| 2001 | "Eleanor Rigby" | Godhead |
| 2001 | "Beat the World" | Pressure 4-5 |
| 2002 | "Seein' Red" | Unwritten Law |
| 2002 | "American Girls" | Counting Crows |
| 2002 | "Unreal" | SOiL |
| 2002 | "She Hates Me" | Puddle of Mudd |
| 2002 | "Harder to Breathe" | Maroon 5 |
| 2002 | "I Will Be Heard" | Hatebreed |
| 2002 | "When You’re on Top" | The Wallflowers |
| 2002 | "These Are the Days" | O-Town |
| 2002 | "Remember Me" | Hoobastank |
| 2002 | "Remember" | Disturbed |
| 2003 | "Stupid Girl" | Cold |
| 2003 | "Sleeping Awake" | P.O.D. |
| 2003 | "The Leaving Song Pt. II" | AFI |
| 2003 | "Why Don't You & I" | Santana & Alex Band |
| 2003 | "Here Without You" | 3 Doors Down |
| 2003 | "Savior" | Memento |
| 2003 | "Say You Will" | Wakefield |
| 2003 | "Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)" | MxPx |
| 2003 | "Will You" | P.O.D. |
| 2003 | "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" | Brand New |
| 2003 | "Nothing at All" | Santana featuring Musiq |
| 2004 | "With My Mind" | Cold |
| 2004 | "Change the World" | P.O.D. |
| 2004 | "I Don't Want to Be" | Gavin DeGraw |
| 2004 | "Silhouettes" | Smile Empty Soul |
| 2004 | "Heel over Head" | Puddle of Mudd |
| 2004 | "Give It Up" | Midtown |
| 2004 | "Ocean Avenue" | Yellowcard |
| 2004 | "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" | My Chemical Romance |
| 2004 | "Breaking the Broken" | Sparta |
| 2004 | "Beautiful Soul" | Jesse McCartney |
| 2004 | "Walk into the Sun" | Dirty Vegas |
| 2004 | "Blood Red Summer" | Coheed and Cambria |
| 2004 | "Dare You to Move" (version 2) | Switchfoot |
| 2004 | "Disappear" | Hoobastank |
| 2005 | "Work" | Jimmy Eat World |
| 2005 | "Bad Day" | Daniel Powter |
| 2005 | "All That I've Got" | The Used |
| 2005 | "Helena" | My Chemical Romance |
| 2005 | "Chocolate" | Snow Patrol |
| 2005 | "Eleanor" | Low Millions |
| 2005 | "Gotta Make It" | Trey Songz featuring Twista |
| 2005 | "Don’t Look Back" | Antigone Rising |
| 2005 | "Different" | Acceptance |
| 2005 | "Middle of Nowhere" | Hot Hot Heat |
| 2005 | "Make a Move" | Incubus |
| 2005 | "Wake Up" | Hilary Duff |
| 2005 | "The Ghost of You" | My Chemical Romance |
| 2005 | "Boyfriend" | Ashlee Simpson |
| 2005 | "Free Loop (One Night Stand)" | Daniel Powter |
| 2005 | "Lights and Sounds" | Yellowcard |
| 2005 | "Perfect Situation" | Weezer |
| 2006 | "Move Along" | The All-American Rejects |
| 2006 | "Youth" | Matisyahu |
| 2006 | "Rush" | Aly & AJ |
| 2006 | "Lie to Me" | Daniel Powter |
| 2006 | "Rough Landing, Holly" | Yellowcard |
| 2006 | "Miss Murder" | AFI |
| 2006 | "Invisible" | Ashlee Simpson |
| 2006 | "London Bridge" | Fergie |
| 2006 | "Fidelity" | Regina Spektor |
| 2006 | "Call Me When You're Sober" | Evanescence |
| 2006 | "Love Like Winter" | AFI |
| 2006 | "Wait a Minute" | The Pussycat Dolls featuring Timbaland |
| 2006 | "Rain" | Barefoot |
| 2006 | "These Walls" (Version 2) | Teddy Geiger |
| 2007 | "The River" | Good Charlotte |
| 2007 | "Must Have Done Something Right" | Relient K |
| 2007 | "Last Night" | P. Diddy |
| 2007 | "I Don't Love You" | My Chemical Romance |
| 2007 | "Teenagers" | My Chemical Romance |
| 2007 | "Blood" | My Chemical Romance |
| 2007 | "Good Enough" (co-directed with Rich Lee) | Evanescence |
| 2007 | "Stiff Kittens" (co-directed with Rich Lee) | Blaqk Audio |
| 2007 | "Clumsy" (co-directed with Rich Lee) | Fergie |
| 2007 | "Better" (Version 2) | Regina Spektor |
| 2007 | "Start All Over" | Miley Cyrus |
| 2008 | "Goodnight Goodnight" | Maroon 5 |
| 2008 | "Party People" | Nelly featuring Fergie |
| 2008 | "Gives You Hell" | The All-American Rejects |
| 2009 | "21 Guns" | Green Day |
| 2009 | "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (Version 2) | She and Him |
| 2009 | "21st Century Breakdown" | Green Day |
| 2009 | "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" | Weezer |
| 2010 | "Last of the American Girls" | Green Day |
| 2017 | "Dusk Till Dawn" | ZAYN featuring Sia |
Editor videography
* MxPx – "Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)" (November 2003)
* Brand New – "Sic Transit Gloria.... Glory Fades" (December 2003)