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".
Far from Home
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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).
Spider-Man in film
The fictional character Spider- Man, a comic book superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and featured in Marvel Comics publications, has appeared in eleven live- action films since his inception, not including fan made shorts and guest appearances in other Marvel Cinematic Universe( MCU) films.
Spider- Man is the alter- ego of Peter Parker, a talented young freelance photographer and aspiring scientist imbued with superhuman abilities after being bitten by a radioactive/ genetically- altered spider.
The first live- action film based on Spider- Man was the unauthorized short" Spider- Man" by Donald F. Glut in 1969.
This was followed by" Spider- Man", an American made- for- television film that premiered on the CBS network in 1977.
It starred Nicholas Hammond and was intended as a backdoor pilot for what became a weekly episodic TV series.
The rights to further films featuring the character were purchased in 1985, and moved through various production companies and studios before being secured by Sony Pictures Entertainment( Columbia Pictures) for$ 10 million( plus 5% of any movies' gross revenue and half the revenue from consumer products), who hired Sam Raimi to direct" Spider- Man"( 2002)," Spider- Man 2"( 2004), and" Spider- Man 3"( 2007) starring Tobey Maguire.
The first two films were met with positive reviews from critics, while the third film received a more mixed response.
In 2010, Sony announced that the franchise would be rebooted.
Marc Webb was hired to direct, with Andrew Garfield starring, and" The Amazing Spider- Man"( 2012) was released to positive reviews.
" The Amazing Spider- Man 2"( 2014) saw mixed reviews.
In February 2015, Disney, Marvel Studios and Sony announced a deal to share the Spider- Man film rights, leading to a new iteration of Spider- Man being introduced and integrated into the MCU.
The deal allowed Sony to distribute and have final creative control over MCU films where Spider- Man is the main character, while Disney distributed the ones where he is not.
Tom Holland portrays this younger version of Spider- Man, appearing in( 2016),( 2017),( 2018) and( 2019), as well as the sequel to" Homecoming"( 2019).
All of Spider- Man's MCU appearances received positive reviews.
In August 2019, Disney and Sony could not reach a new agreement regarding Spider- Man films, with Marvel Studios and Feige said to no longer have any involvement in future films.
The following month, a new agreement was reached, with a set for release in July 2021.
Plans for an animated Spider- Man film were officially announced by Sony in April 2015.( 2018) combines Sony Pictures Imageworks' computer animation pipeline with traditional hand- drawn comic book techniques, inspired by the work of Miles Morales's co-creator Sara Pichelli.
Completing the animation required up to 140 animators, the largest crew ever used by Sony Pictures Animation for a film.
" Into the Spider- Verse" received universal acclaim, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and became the highest- rated film in the Spider- Man franchise, surpassing" Spider- Man 2".
Raimi's trilogy grossed$ 2.5 billion worldwide on a$ 597 million budget, while Webb's films grossed over$ 1.4 billion on a$ 480 million budget.
Spider- Man's MCU films(" Homecoming" and" Far From Home") grossed over$ 2 billion on a$ 335 million budget and" Into the Spider- Verse" grossed$ 375 million on a$ 90 million budget.
The" Spider- Man" films have grossed over$ 6.3 billion collectively at the global box office.
This includes" Far From Home", which became the first" Spider- Man" film to gross over$ 1 billion worldwide as well as Sony's highest- grossing film ever.
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.
I Am... Gabriel
I Am ... Gabriel is a 2012 film.
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.
Spider-Man: Far From Home (soundtrack)
Spider- Man: Far From Home( Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the Columbia Pictures/ Marvel Studios film composed by Michael Giacchino.
The soundtrack album was released by Sony Classical on June 28, 2019.
Dangerous Liaisons (2012 film)
Dangerous Liaisons is a 2012 Chinese film by Hur Jin- ho loosely based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.
The novel has been adapted numerous times, including" Les Liaisons Dangereuses", an adaptation by Roger Vadim( 1959), the eponymous Hollywood film( 1988), Valmont( 1989)," Cruel Intentions"( 1999), and" Untold Scandal" from South Korea( 2003).
This version is set in 1930s Shanghai and stars South Korean actor Jang Dong- gun and Chinese actresses Zhang Ziyi and Cecilia Cheung.
The film screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, and the 2012 Busan International Film Festival.
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.

Question: Are Spider-Man: Far From Home and Dangerous Liaisons (2012 Film) both from the same country?
Answer: no