Prior to the release of the 2012 Amazing Spider-Man film, the preceding big-budget film series based on the character saw Tobey Maguire take on the role of Peter Parker / Spider-Man, with three films released by Columbia Pictures: Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man 3, which were released between 20.įollowing the release of Spider-Man 3, Sony Pictures Entertainment had announced a May 5, 2011, release date for Sam Raimi's next film in the series. He was eventually adapted to film and television numerous times. 1962) in the Silver Age of Comic Books, later becoming one of Marvel Comics' most popular superhero characters and gaining his own comic series The Amazing Spider-Man. Peter Parker, also known as Spider-Man, first appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy No. Despite mixed reviews of The Amazing Spider-Man film series, Garfield's performance as Spider-Man has received wide critical praise. Ĭompared to the Spider-Man of the previous film series directed by Sam Raimi, this version of Spider-Man has some subtle differences in personality, such as being more of an angst-ridden loner and the two films aimed to depict more of Peter Parker's personal life and motives for becoming Spider-Man in a more realistic fashion. Following his appearance in No Way Home, refers to him as " The Amazing Spider-Man". Garfield's version of the character is a successor to the version of Peter Parker portrayed by Tobey Maguire in the Sam Raimi trilogy (2002–2007) and a predecessor to the iteration of Peter Parker portrayed by Tom Holland in the MCU (2016–present), both of whom appeared as their versions of Spider-Man alongside Garfield in No Way Home.
Adapted from the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he is portrayed by Andrew Garfield and appears in the films The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2, as well as being a supporting character in the Marvel Studios film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), where he appears as an older version of himself. Peter Benjamin Parker, also known by his alias Spider-Man, is a fictional character and the protagonist of Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man film series.