Frank Beyer
Frank Paul Beyer( 26 May 1932 – 1 October 2006) was a German film director.
In East Germany he was one of the most important film directors, working for the state film monopoly DEFA and directed films that dealt mostly with the Nazi era and contemporary East Germany.
His film" Trace of Stones" was banned for 20 years in 1966 by the ruling SED.
His 1975 film" Jacob the Liar" was the only East German film ever nominated for an Academy Award.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 until his death he mostly directed television films.
Jon Watts
Jon Watts( born June 28, 1981) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
He is best known for directing the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film and its sequel.
He also directed and co-wrote the horror film" Clown", the thriller film" Cop Car", and directed numerous episodes of the parody television news series" Onion News Network".
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider- Man:
Homecoming is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider- Man, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing.
It is the second Spider- Man film reboot and the sixteenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe( MCU).
The film is directed by Jon Watts, from a screenplay by the writing teams of Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, Watts and Christopher Ford, and Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers.
Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker/ Spider- Man, alongside Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Tyne Daly, Marisa Tomei, and Robert Downey Jr. In" Spider- Man: Homecoming", Peter Parker tries to balance high school life with being Spider- Man while facing the Vulture.
In February 2015, Marvel Studios and Sony reached a deal to share the character rights of Spider- Man, integrating the character into the established MCU.
The following June, Holland was cast as the title character and Watts was hired to direct.
This was followed shortly by the hiring of Daley and Goldstein.
In April 2016, the film's title was revealed, along with additional cast, including Downey in his MCU role of Tony Stark/ Iron Man. Principal photography began in June 2016 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County, Georgia, and continued in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York City.
The other screenwriters were revealed during filming, which concluded in Berlin in October 2016.
The production team made efforts to differentiate the film from previous Spider- Man films.
" Spider- Man: Homecoming" premiered in Hollywood on June 28, 2017, and was released in the United States in 3D, IMAX, and IMAX 3D on July 7, 2017.
" Homecoming" grossed over$ 880 million worldwide, becoming the second- most successful Spider- Man film and the sixth- highest- grossing film of 2017.
It received praise for the light tone and focus on Parker's high school life, and the performances of Holland and Keaton.
A sequel,, was released on July 2, 2019.
A third film is in development, and is scheduled to be released on July 16, 2021.
Spider-Man (1978 film)
, also referred to as Japanese Spider- Man, is a 1978 film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider- Man and also a spin- off from the Japanese Spider- Man television series.
The film was released theatrically in Japan.
Spider-Man 2
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", it is the second installment in the" Spider- Man" trilogy based on the fictional Marvel Comics character of 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, 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$ 783 million worldwide, becoming the third highest- grossing film of the year.
It won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was also nominated for Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing; it also received five awards at the Saturn Awards, including Best Fantasy Film and Best Director for Raimi.
It is considered as one of the most influential and best superhero films of all- time.
Its success led to" Spider- Man 3"( 2007).
Five Cartridges
Five Cartridges is a 1960 East German film directed by Frank Beyer and starring Erwin Geschonneck, Armin Mueller- Stahl and Manfred Krug.
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man.
It was directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay by Raimi, his older brother Ivan and Alvin Sargent.
It is the final installment in Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy.
The film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, alongside Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Rosemary Harris and J. K. Simmons.
Set shortly after the events of "Spider-Man 2", as Peter Parker prepares his future with Mary Jane Watson, he bonds with an extraterrestrial symbiote, bringing out his anger while facing three villains:
Uncle Ben's true killer, Flint Marko, who becomes the Sandman after a freak accident; Harry Osborn, who seeks to avenge his father; and Eddie Brock, a rival photographer who becomes Venom after acquiring Peter's symbiote.
Development of "Spider-Man 3" began immediately after the release of "Spider-Man 2" for a 2007 release.
During pre-production, Raimi originally wanted another villain to be included along with Sandman.
At the request of producer Avi Arad, he added Venom and the producers also requested the addition of Gwen Stacy.
Principal photography for the film began in January 2006, and took place in Los Angeles and Cleveland before moving to New York City from May until July 2006.
Additional pick-up shots were made after August and the film wrapped in October 2006.
During post-production, Sony Pictures Imageworks created over 900 visual effects shots.
With an estimated production budget of $258 million, it was the most expensive film ever made at the time of its release.
"Spider-Man 3" premiered on April 16, 2007 in Tokyo, and was released in the United States in both conventional and IMAX theaters on May 4, 2007.
The film grossed $890.9 million worldwide, making it the most successful film of the trilogy, the third-highest-grossing film of 2007 and was the highest-grossing "Spider-Man" film until it was surpassed by  in 2019.
Unlike the previous installments, "Spider-Man 3" received a mixed reception from critics, who praised the performances, visual effects and action sequences, but criticized the overloaded storylines and subplots, alongside the unrefined pacing and overabundance of villains including the portrayal of Venom.
The majority of these issues were later attributed to studio interferences and creative differences between Sony, Raimi and Arad.
A fourth installment, titled "Spider-Man 4", was set to be released on May 6, 2011, followed by a "Venom" spin-off film, but both were cancelled due to Raimi's withdrawal over creative differences with the writers and producers.
The "Spider-Man" film series was rebooted twice; first with "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012) by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield; and later a new film series set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland, beginning with  (2017).
The "Venom" spin-off was revived in 2016 by Sony and was finally released in 2018 with "Venom", set within Sony's Marvel Universe directed by Ruben Fleischer.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider- Man 2( internationally marketed as The Amazing Spider- Man 2: Rise of Electro) is a 2014 superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Spider- Man.
The film was directed by Marc Webb and produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach.
It is the fifth theatrical" Spider- Man" film produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment, the sequel to 2012's" The Amazing Spider- Man" and the second and final film in" The Amazing Spider- Man" duology.
The studio hired James Vanderbilt to write the screenplay and Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to rewrite it.
The film stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/ Spider- Man, alongside Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, and Sally Field.
When New York is put under siege by Oscorp, it is up to Spider- Man to save the city he swore to protect as well as his loved ones.
Development of" The Amazing Spider- Man 2" began after the success of" The Amazing Spider- Man".
DeHaan, Giamatti, Jones, and Cooper were cast between December 2012 and February 2013.
Filming took place in New York City from February to June 2013.
The film was released in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D on May 2, 2014, in the United States with two international premieres being held between March 31 and April 10 of that year.
It received mixed reviews from critics and audiences and grossed$ 709 million worldwide, making it the ninth- highest- grossing film of 2014, but the second- lowest- grossing Spider- Man film to date.
" The Amazing Spider- Man 2" was originally envisioned as the beginning of a shared fictional universe, which would have continued with two sequels and several spin- offs, most notably films centered on Venom and the Sinister Six.
Due to performing below expectations, all subsequent installments were cancelled and a new iteration of the character, portrayed by Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, began with the 2016 film.
The planned spin- offs were re-purposed for a timeline separate from" The Amazing Spider- Man" continuity and the MCU, beginning with 2018's" Venom".
Manabu Ino
He is known for acting in several live action films and known for Japanese voice- dubbing Peter Parker/ Spider- Man in, as well as dubbing Tobey Maguire's role as Peter Parker/ Spider- Man in through the" Spider- Man" film trilogy as well as in the Japanese- released Spider- Man video games based on the films, and continued to dub Peter Parker/ Spider- Man in" The Spectacular Spider- Man" animated series.
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider- Man: Far From Home is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider- Man, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing.
It is the sequel to( 2017) and the twenty- third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe( MCU).
The film is directed by Jon Watts, written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker/ Spider- Man, alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, J. B. Smoove, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, Marisa Tomei, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
In" Spider- Man: Far From Home", Parker is recruited by Nick Fury and Mysterio to face the Elementals while he is on a school trip to Europe.
Discussions for a sequel to" Spider- Man: Homecoming" began by October 2016, and the project was confirmed later that year.
Holland, Watts, and the writers were all set to return by the end of 2017.
In 2018, Jackson and Gyllenhaal joined the cast as Fury and Mysterio, respectively.
Holland revealed the sequel's title ahead of filming, which began in July 2018 and took place in England, the Czech Republic, Italy, and the New York metropolitan area.
Production wrapped in October 2018.
The film's marketing campaign was the most expensive for a film ever and attempted to avoid revealing spoilers for prior to that film's April 2019 release.
" Spider- Man: Far From Home" premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre on June 26, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 2.
The film received positive reviews for its humor, visual effects, and performances( particularly those of Holland and Gyllenhaal).
It grossed over$ 1.1 billion worldwide, making it the first Spider- Man film to pass the billion- dollar mark, Sony Pictures' highest- grossing film ever, the fourth- highest- grossing film of 2019, and the 23rd- highest- grossing film.
A sequel is scheduled for release on July 16, 2021.

Question: Which film whose director was born first, Spider-Man: Homecoming or Five Cartridges?
Answer: Five Cartridges