Over the decades of comic books, TV shows, and movies, no hero has been as popular as Spider-Man. The 21st century has been particularly kind to Peter Parker, with eight character-centric solo films starring Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland – all of which culminated in the biggest cinematic event of 2021 in Spider-Man: No Coming Home.
At the beginning of this new wave of wall-crawling films were the years 2002 Spider Man, which starred Sam Raimi as director and Tobey Maguire as Sony’s main man. This solo film helped launch the modern era of superhero films with its use of costumes, special effects and realism, even becoming the first film in history to earn over $100 million during its release. its opening weekend.
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Now Spider-Man is celebrating 20 years since its original theatrical debut on May 3, 2002, when it became the highest-grossing film of the year in the United States and the third-highest-grossing release worldwide. To help ring in the momentous anniversary, Sony has delivered a short video reliving some of the best moments from that original film.
Happy 20th birthday, Spider-Man!
Sony released a 56-second video celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of Tobey Maguire’s first Spider Man film, which arrived in theaters on May 3, 2002.
Starting with clips of Maguire’s hero alongside Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield in Spider-Man: No Coming Home, the trailer shows off some of the biggest moments from Maguire’s first attempt as Peter Parker. From Spidey swinging with Kirsten Dunst’s Mary-Jane Watson to battling Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, this short clip shines a light on everything director Sam Raimi brought to the big screen in his first superhero outing.
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The clip included the following message throughout Maguire’s film sequence:
“A hero changed movies forever.
Where were you when Spider-Man first entered theaters?
Remember, relive, rediscover the hero who started it all.”
The full trailer can be seen below:
Two decades of single-player Spider-Man stories
In addition to what he’s done for the superhero genre financially and critically, Spider-Man delivered an exciting modern take on the high school web-slinger as he navigated his classic origin story. Raimi’s vision came to fruition as he worked with Maguire, Dunst and Dafoe to change the genre forever, helping to open the door to making modern films of this era.
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This movie was also the first in a complete Spider-Man trilogy, which brought in other villains like Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus and Thomas Hayden Church’s Sandman. On top of that, this first movie shows just how successful new superhero movies could be while putting Spider-Man in the spotlight, giving Maguire and Raimi one of the most financially successful films of their careers.
Now Maguire and Raimi can both celebrate this incredible moment as they return to the superhero genre as Maguire starred in Spider-Man: No Coming Home and Raimi had the chance to realize Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. There are even cries from fans for them to get together and do a fourth Spider Man movie together, but even if it doesn’t happen, their legacies are some of Marvel’s best.
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