# Talk:Spider-Man in film

Please add to the list references that can be used for the film article.
Booker, M. Keith (2007). "The Spider-Man film franchise". May Contain Graphic Material: Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Film. Praeger. ISBN 0275993868.
Zakarin, Jordan (2012-08-30). "Charlie Sheen: I Tried to Play Spider-Man". The Hollywood Reporter.

It has been a while since this article has been reviewed, so I took a look and noticed lots of uncited statements and paragraphs, especially in the "History" section. There are also some reliable sources used in the article such as Blueray.com. Should this article go to WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 17:11, 17 July 2025 (UTC)


### Spider-Man in film
Seeking feedback in advanced of an FAC in the immediate future. 
Thanks in advanced, DAP 💅 19:55, 6 November 2025 (UTC)


#### Aoba47
All of the images should have ALT text.
Done.
Why did you choose this particular shot of Andrew Garfield for File:Spider-Man actors.jpg The shots of Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland are much clearer by comparisons. They are both facing the camera and are in a bright location. Garfield is in a darker location and is looking down. I would think that a clearer picture of him in the Spider-Man suit would be better.
Believe it or not, this was the main publicity shot Sony used to promote the film! I also assume the image was chosen because it's upright rather than a wide shot that would be partially obscured when cropped. Some of the wide shots that capture more of his face like this and this look better to me though, and I'm willing to revise this collage if necessary. Let me know what you think.
Thank you for letting me know. That is an odd choice for a main publicity shot. I agree that this shot was likely chosen because it was upright and could be more easily integrated into different articles and promotional materials without losing anything with cropping and the link. I am actually more familiar with the second photo that you have linked (and that is what I generally associate with Garfield's run as Spider-Man). I would keep the shot as is for now. It makes sense to stick with the main publicity shot, and an upright photo rather than a wide one makes more sense in this context. That and I think that it would good to see what other editors might have to say about it. Aoba47 (talk) 17:26, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
I have an additional comment about the images in the lead. The caption mentions the year in which Spider-Man: No Way Home was released, but it does not include any information on when these shots were released, and in some of these instances, there was a significant gap of time between one and the other. I think that it would be helpful to add the years in which these three other movies were released to the caption to provide a clearer context for readers.
Done.
Spider-Man should be linked on the first instance in the article.
Revised.
For the Nicholas Hammond images, I would recommend adding what year they were taken to the caption.
Revised.
Are there images of Maguire and Garfield that are closer to their original performances as Spider-Man? I understand if there is not anything available, but it does seem a bit odd to talk about a specific movie in a subsection and then include a photo of them from over a decade after its release.
There are some of Garfield, but all of the older Maguire pictures are low quality. I use recent photos of actors when they are available as they tend to be much sharper.
That is understandable. Thank you for clarifying this. Aoba47 (talk) 17:26, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
I am uncertain about the "Animation" section. It is such a broad title and implies that it will house all of Spider-Man's appearances in animated films, which is not even true since there is a separate section on the animated Spider-Verse movies. Instead, it is just two bullet points on seemingly random appearances, and one of them (Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel) is a television special which I do not think would be considered a film.
Removed.
The article seems to focus on Spider-Man's appearances throughout film, so I am wondering why some seemingly unrelated information is included here. For example, I do not really understand how the Music section and tables really fit into this topic. Those all seem off-topic to me.
The tables are conventional for such articles, but not information about music. So I did remove that section.
That is fair. I specified the music part in particular as that seem the most removed from the scope of the article. Aoba47 (talk) 17:26, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
The article does not include any of Spider-Man's appearances in fan films, and there have been notable cases like Viva Spider-Man or Spider-Man: Lotus.
Why not include Spider-Man's appearance in notable fan films like Viva Spider-Man or Spider-Man: Lotus? They may not be official releases, but they are still instances in which Spider-Man appears in film.
Good catch. Will add this information after the subsections about the mainline films.
I am glad that I was able to help with this. Aoba47 (talk) 17:26, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
I hope that these comments are helpful. Unfortunately, I will not be able to do a full review, but I wanted to help out where I could. Best of luck with the peer review! Aoba47 (talk) 03:34, 9 November 2025 (UTC)

No worries at all, I appreciate any feedback regardless of comprehensiveness. Many thanks! DAP 💅 17:03, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
I am glad that I was able to help. I hope that you are having a great start to your week! Aoba47 (talk) 17:26, 10 November 2025 (UTC)