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129-589: (Redirected from Sm3 ) SM3 , Sm3 , sM3 , sm3 or SM-3 may refer to: Spider-Man 3 , the third Spider-Man film released in 2007 Superman III , the third Superman film released in 1983 Renault Samsung SM3 , a car model made by Renault Samsung VR Class Sm3 , a type of train operated by the VR Group SM3 postcode area , the Sutton postcode area covering North Cheam RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 ,

258-602: A meteorite lands near the two, from which an extraterrestrial symbiote oozes out and follows Peter to his apartment by attaching to his motorbike . Harry Osborn , knowing Peter is Spider-Man, seeks to avenge his father's death. Using Norman 's performance-enhancing gas and Green Goblin technology, he battles Peter to an eventual stalemate, developing partial amnesia following a fall from his glider. Meanwhile, police pursue escaped convict Flint Marko , who visits his wife and sick daughter before fleeing. Falling into an experimental particle accelerator that fuses his body with

387-411: A scavenger hunt and bug show at Central Park Zoo . Promotional tie-in partners include Burger King , 7-Eleven , General Mills , Kraft Foods , and Comcast . Hasbro , which holds the license for Marvel characters, released several toys to tie-in with the film. They include a deluxe spinning web blaster, along with several lines of action figures aimed at both children and collectors. Toys of

516-788: A "miserable experience" working with Raimi on Spider-Man 2 and could not comfortably adapt his music. Christopher Young was then announced to score Spider-Man 3 in Elfman's absence. Instead, Elfman chose to work with the 2006 live-action remake of Charlotte's Web . A few years later, he reunited with Raimi to compose the score for Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). According to Young, Sandman's theme uses "two contrabass saxophones , two contrabass clarinets , two contrabass bassoons and eight very low French horns " in order to sound "low, aggressive and heavy". Young described Venom's theme as "Vicious, my instructions on that one were that he's

645-552: A 2007 release. During preproduction, Raimi wanted two villains, Harry Osborn and Sandman. At the request of producer Avi Arad , he added Venom to the list, 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

774-609: A 4K UHD Blu-Ray collection which was released on October 17, 2017. In April 2021, Disney and Sony Pictures reached a multi-year deal to let Sony's titles, including past Spider-Man franchises and SSU content to stream on Hulu and Disney+. A significant number of Sony titles began streaming on Hulu starting in June 2021. It includes films from 2022 onwards. While the deal only concerns the United States, titles from Sony Pictures begun to also be added to Disney+ in regions outside of

903-475: A cure for Marko's daughter, and an alternate death scene for Venom attempting to reattach itself to Parker, who in turn would have destroyed the symbiote by yanking down a sling of steel rods and creating a sonic attack (although this was depicted in the film's novelization). Danny Elfman , the composer for the previous installments, chose not to return for the third installment of Spider-Man because of difficulties with director Sam Raimi. Elfman said that he had

1032-511: A decade later in 2016. Then in 2022, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness dethroned Spider-Man 3 for having the largest opening weekend for a Sam Raimi film. The film set record Friday and Sunday grosses and achieved the largest cumulative gross through its second, third, and fourth day of release (all were first surpassed by The Dark Knight ). It also set a record Saturday gross (surpassed by Marvel's The Avengers ). When

1161-408: A dinner table. Lee and Ditko introduced the character of "Uncle Ben" alongside "Aunt May" in the June 1962 issue of Strange Tales #97, four months before his Amazing Fantasy debut. In the story "Goodbye to Linda Brown," the characters are given no surname. They care for a young woman named Linda Brown who develops a sleepwalking habit, just like Ben and May used to have. When Linda sleepwalks to

1290-467: A faster rate—three times at Movietickets.com and four times at Fandango —than online ticket sales for Spider-Man 2 . On May 2, 2007, Fandango reported the sales rate as six times greater than the rate for Spider-Man 2 . The strong ticket sales caused theaters to add 3:00 AM showings following the May 4, 2007 midnight showing to accommodate the demand. The FX channel signed a five-year deal for

1419-502: A first for Sony Pictures Releasing International. By May 6, 2007, Spider-Man 3 had opened in 107 countries around the world. The film was commercially released in the United States on May 4, 2007 in a North American record total of 4,253 theaters, including fifty-three IMAX theaters. The record number of theaters was later beaten by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End , which was released in 4,362 theaters in

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1548-476: A fourth film. Immediately after Spider-Man 2 ' s release, Ivan Raimi wrote a treatment over two months, with Sam Raimi deciding to use the film to explore Peter learning that he is not a sinless vigilante, and that there also can be humanity in those he considers criminals. Harry Osborn was brought back because Raimi wanted to conclude his story line. Raimi felt that Harry would not follow his father's legacy, but be instead "somewhere between." Sandman

1677-463: A hallucination to encourage his son to destroy Spider-Man, and Cliff Robertson appears as Ben Parker , Peter's deceased uncle in his final acting appearance before his retirement and death in 2011. Bill Nunn , Ted Raimi , Michael Papajohn , John Paxton, and Elizabeth Banks return as Joseph "Robbie" Robertson , a longtime employee at the Daily Bugle ; Ted Hoffman, also a longtime employee of

1806-442: A happily married life together. When Ben's younger brother Richard Parker and his wife Mary were killed in a plane crash, Ben and May took in their orphaned son Peter and raised him as their own. Ben was very protective of Peter, going as far as fighting some of the bullies that tormented young Parker. Peter became friends with Charlie Weiderman in high school, a teen even more unpopular than he was. However, Charlie often provoked

1935-583: A lease for their building, Ben Parker and J. Jonah Jameson are visited by Peter Parker who notices their board filled with pictures regarding Wilson Fisk as he also explains that Robbie's attempt to publish a story about the Green Goblin has been turned down, enticing their curiosity towards him. While babysitting Richard and May, Ben Parker and J. Jonah Jameson talk about calling their independent news company "The Paper". Richard later talks to Ben about May not being on good terms with J. Jonah Jameson. In

2064-526: A local currency mark for a Hollywood release, as well as surpassing The Host . In Japan, it earned a total of $ 26.5 million, kicking the previous record held by The Matrix Reloaded . It was ranked in first place at the box office outside North America for three consecutive weekends. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , Spider-Man 3 holds a 63% approval rating based on 263 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Though there are more characters and plotlines, and

2193-514: A military policeman. He is assigned to security for Doctor Erskine, a scientist for the Captain America program. An assassination attempt on Erskine succeeds, killing Ben in the process. Later on, May still attempts to raise Peter on her own, but without the influence of Ben, Peter grows up to be angry, cynical and mean-spirited, going on to become the Hulk of this reality when he sneaks onto

2322-541: A naval launched anti-ballistic missile used by the US Navy SM3 (hash function) , a cryptographic hash function of Chinese national standard Standard cubic meter (Sm), an industrial unit measuring the amount of a gas Shawn Mendes (album) or SM3, the third album by the Canadian singer Shawn Mendes [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

2451-496: A parking garage, Ben Parker and J. Jonah Jameson meet with an informant who turns out to be their former co-worker Robbie Robertson as he gives them a dossier of information that will not be published at the Daily Bugle anyway. Ben and Jameson are told by Robbie that he will help them out while being their inside person. Uncle Ben was featured in various issues of What If . Although it didn't originate from any character,

2580-607: A partnership with Papa John's , Sony printed close to 8.5 billion impressions for pizza boxes, television, radio, and online ads. Sony also worked with Pringles Potato Crisp, Blu Tack , Jolly Time Pop Corn, and Nutella . Sony's Vice President of Marketing, Jennifer Anderson, stated the studio spent approximately 15% to 25% of its marketing budget on digital ad campaigns; from this, Papa John's sent text messages to mobile phones with ads. Anderson stated that there would be three sweepstakes held for consumers, where they would be able to win prizes from Sony and its promotional partners. In

2709-487: A record for the weekend per-theater average with $ 35,540 per theater (first surpassed by Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert ), and an IMAX opening-weekend record with $ 4.8 million (first surpassed by The Dark Knight ). It would hold the record for having the highest opening weekend for any film featuring Spider-Man until it was surpassed by Captain America: Civil War less than

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2838-513: A result, Peter considered himself morally responsible for Ben's death and resolved to fight crime as a superhero — realizing that with great power comes great responsibility — and vowing never to let another innocent person come to harm if he could help it. Ben's death was truly avenged when the burglar returned for the money once more, threatening Aunt May. The burglar died from a heart attack upon beholding his old nemesis Spider-Man once again and learning that Spider-Man and Peter Parker were one and

2967-425: A retraction, fires Brock and promotes Peter to staff photographer. Later, Peter brings Gwen to a jazz club where Mary Jane now works, in an attempt to make her jealous. Upon realizing Peter's true intentions, Gwen apologizes to Mary Jane and leaves. After assaulting the bouncers and accidentally hitting Mary Jane, Peter realizes that the symbiote is corrupting him. Retreating to a church's bell tower and discovering that

3096-512: A shadowy figure who offered him a gun, telling Ben that any action he takes would simply create another universe where he took the opposite action, so he might as well do what felt good. After this Hobgoblin was erased from history by a Retcon Bomb of her own invention, the Spider-Man of 2211 met with what he presumed to be the same Ben Parker to take him back to his own timeline. In a surprise twist, deciding he rather wanted to "stick around for

3225-407: A singer in a band. He had known his future wife, May Reilly since their high school days, but she, in turn, was naively interested in a boy who was involved in criminal activities. When he came to her one night and proposed to her on the spot, Ben was there to expose him as a murderer, and to comfort the heart-broken May when the boy was arrested. Their relationship evolved into love, and they enjoyed

3354-425: A snooty usher in Spider-Man 2 , returns in Spider-Man 3 with a new cameo as a French maître d' . Originally his character, who helps Peter try to propose, was much more antagonistic. Composer Christopher Young appears in the film as a pianist at Mary Jane's theater when she is fired, while producer Grant Curtis cameoed as the driver of an armored car that Sandman attacks. Comedian Dean Edwards played one of

3483-465: A sonic attack, weakening it and allowing Peter to separate Brock from the symbiote. Peter activates a pumpkin bomb and throws it at the hostless symbiote. Having become addicted to its influence, Brock attempts to save the symbiote, but both are vaporized. Marko explains that Ben's death was an accident that has haunted him and that everything he has done was to help his daughter; Peter forgives Marko, allowing him to escape. Peter and Harry reconcile before

3612-450: A thing. In the House of M reality, Ben Parker is alive and, like the rest of the world, is aware that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. After recovering Peter's journal, with entries detailing that the world is not how it should be, Ben discovers that he is killed shortly after Peter gains his powers. He later helps Peter fake his death, photographing Spider-Man apparently hanging himself. In

3741-418: A vengeance"; he said the film was "a mess," with too many villains, subplots, romantic misunderstandings, conversations and "street crowds looking high into the air and shouting 'oooh!' this way, then swiveling and shouting 'aaah!' that way". The New Yorker ' s Anthony Lane , who gave Spider-Man 2 a favorable review, gave the film a negative review, characterizing the film as a "shambles" which "makes

3870-718: A while", this Ben Parker shoots this future Spider-Man. At the same time, another Ben Parker was shown dead in the alley, meaning one Ben Parker had killed the other and taken his place. It was revealed that the Ben Parker who had died in the alleyway was the Uncle Ben of the alternate reality, while the Ben Parker who killed Spider-Man 2211 was, in fact, the Chameleon of 2211; the Chameleon had attempted to convince Ben to resort to murder, but Spider-Man correctly guessed that there were no circumstances under which Ben would do such

3999-527: A worldwide opening-weekend record with $ 381.7 million, beating Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith . Spider-Man 3 would hold that record until Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince took it in 2009. The film's IMAX screenings reached $ 20 million in 30 days, faster than any other 2D film remastered in the format. In North America, Spider-Man 3 is the 58th-highest-grossing film ,

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4128-407: A worldwide total of $ 894.9 million. Worldwide, it is the third-highest-grossing film of 2007 , the highest-grossing film of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy , and was the highest-grossing film distributed by Sony/Columbia until 2012's Skyfall . The film set a worldwide single-day record ($ 104 million) on its first Friday and broke its own record again on Saturday ($ 117.6 million). It also set

4257-930: Is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man . Produced by Columbia Pictures , Marvel Entertainment , and Laura Ziskin Productions , and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing , it was directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Ivan and Alvin Sargent . It is the final installment in Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy , and the sequel to Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004). 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 . It also marks

4386-526: Is dating him. Under the symbiote's influence, Peter confronts Harry and spitefully says his father never loved him. As Peter leaves after an ensuing fight, Harry throws a pumpkin bomb at him, but Peter ruthlessly deflects it back, scarring and disfiguring Harry's face. At the Daily Bugle , Peter exposes rival photographer Eddie Brock , whose fake photos incriminate Spider-Man. Publisher J. Jonah Jameson , outraged at Eddie's false photo and having to print

4515-431: Is his weakness, he opens a pipe, releasing water that reduces Marko to mud and washes him away in a sewer. Peter's changed demeanor alienates Mary Jane, who also receives negative reviews from critics. She shares a kiss with Harry and leaves in regret. Urged by a hallucination of his father, Harry recovers from his amnesia and forces Mary Jane to break up with Peter. Harry later meets up with Peter and tells him that Mary Jane

4644-443: Is now aware of Peter's identity and seeks to avenge his father ; his job at the Daily Bugle is threatened by the presence of a rival photographer named Eddie Brock . Peter also faces his greatest challenge when he bonds with an extraterrestrial symbiote that increases his abilities but amplifies his anger and other negative traits. Development of Spider-Man 3 began immediately after the successful release of Spider-Man 2 for

4773-416: Is sometimes lost in the noise". Jack Matthews of Daily News thought the film was too devoted to the "quiet conversations" of Peter and Mary Jane, but that fans would not be disappointed by the action. Finally, Sean Burns of Philadelphia Weekly felt that the director "substituted scope and scale for the warmth and wit that made those two previous pictures so memorable". Raimi himself would later call

4902-554: Is two minutes shorter than the theatrical cut. Some scenes are shifted around or have been completely removed, and the film includes 3 new scenes, 3 alternate climax sequences, and 1 extended scene. Spider-Man 3: Editor's Cut was later re-released with the Spider-Man Legacy Collection 4K Blu-ray Box Set. Spider-Man 3 earned $ 336.5 million in North America and $ 558.4 million in other countries for

5031-419: Is used to defeat the rampaging Spider-Carnage by exposing him to the one person he will trust and listen to: the Uncle Ben of that reality. A story-line in the official series Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man seemingly suggested that Ben may be alive. This Ben, however, was actually from a parallel universe where Aunt May died in a random accident, leaving him to raise Peter. This alternate Ben came to

5160-505: The Marvel Noir reality, Ben Parker is a social activist who was murdered by the cannibalistic Vulture , one of the enforcer of crime lord Norman Osborn . He had previously been a decorated pilot and veteran of World War I , but he did not take pride in his service, believing that no just cause was fought for. His nephew Peter dons his old aviator uniform and wields his service revolver during his activities as Spider-Man. During

5289-504: The Daily Bugle ; Dennis "Spike" Carradine , the carjacker who was believed to have murdered Uncle Ben; Bernard Houseman, butler to the Osborn family; and Betty Brant , the receptionist at the Daily Bugle for J. Jonah Jameson, respectively. Elya Baskin additionally reprises his role as Mr. Ditkovitch, Peter's landlord while Mageina Tovah reprises her role as his daughter Ursula. Joe Manganiello reprises his role as Flash Thompson from

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5418-737: The Fantastic Four often refers to Benjamin Grimm, the Thing , as "Uncle Ben" (Grimm is the best friend of Franklin's father Reed Richards ). Franklin Richards and Peter Parker also have the same middle name, Benjamin, as the Thing and Ben Parker are their namesakes . Spider-Man is aware of this, and told Franklin, "Uncle Bens are always right." In The Amazing Spider-Man #498–500, Spider-Man falls through time, encountering all of his enemies from

5547-545: The Greater Cleveland Film Commission offering production space at the city's convention center at no cost. In Cleveland, they shot the battle between Spider-Man and Sandman in the armored car. Afterwards, the team moved to Manhattan, where filming took place at various locations, including One Chase Manhattan Plaza , from May 26, 2006, until July 1, 2006. Shooting placed a strain on Raimi, who often had to move between several units to complete

5676-695: The Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus from the first two films have been rereleased to match the smaller scale of the new figures, as have been toys of the Lizard , the Scorpion , Kraven the Hunter , and Rhino in a style reminiscent of the films. Techno Source created interactive toys, including a "hand-held Battle Tronics device that straps to the inside of a player's wrist and mimics Spidey's web-slinging motions". Japanese Medicom Toy Corporation produced collectables , which Sideshow Collectibles distributed in

5805-855: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)—who tells him his life motto before being killed as a result of his actions—had instead been adapted to his aunt May Parker , portrayed by Marisa Tomei in five films from 2016 to 2021. Adam Scott portrays a younger Ben Parker in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) film Madame Web (2024). After first appearing in Strange Tales #97 (January 1962)—caring for his niece (a mermaid named Linda Brown) with his wife May —Uncle Ben returned in Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)—caring for his nephew ( Peter Parker / Spider-Man ) with May—and

5934-424: The " Spider-Verse " storyline, there are different versions of Uncle Ben that are featured: During the " Spider-Geddon " storyline, Earth-91918 has a version of Uncle Ben who is married to a Hispanic version of Aunt May. When he is shot by a mugger, Uncle Ben gains spider powers following a blood transfusion from his nephew. When Ben became a Spider-Man, he was a ruthless hero where he once severely beat up Kraven

6063-554: The 2008–2009 " Dark Reign " storyline, Uncle Ben makes an appearance in the Underworld when Hercules attends the trial of Zeus , directing Amadeus Cho as he attempted to find his parents in the afterlife. In the "Amazing Grace" storyline, Ben appears as an apparition to Spider-Man while battling a horde of demons and gargoyles, telling him that his death is not Peter's or anyone's fault. However, one enemy notices him and attacked only to disappear. This left Spider-Man puzzled if he

6192-573: The Blu-ray version of the film with its new PlayStation 3 game console and Blu-ray player. Nevertheless, it sold 130,000 Blu-ray units within its first week of release, surpassing Casino Royale for not only being Sony's best-selling Blu-ray title, but also having the highest first week sales on that format. Spider-Man 3 was included in The Spider-Man Legacy Collection which includes five major Spider-Man films in

6321-523: The Bugle upon Wilson Fisk taking it over and interfering with their investigations concerning the attack. At the Bar with No Name, Ben and Jameson talk about starting a independent news company. One month later, while in a Turkish bath, Ben Parker and J. Jonah Jameson talk about another attempt on Wilson Fisk's life and the emergence of Spider-Man, which they consider a distraction used by the media. Obtaining

6450-440: The Hunter. The Ultimate Marvel version of Ben Parker differs slightly from the original iteration. Younger than his original counterpart, he is also a former hippie who wears his hair in a ponytail and teaches Peter Parker to be nonviolent. Ben also reminisces about the period he lived on a commune. After Peter went out for a walk, Peter learned from a police officer that Ben was murdered. On Earth-6160 , Maker changed

6579-748: The King . Its Japanese opening generated a total of $ 3.7 million, making it the country's highest Tuesday gross of any film, breaking the former record held by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone . Meanwhile, in the UK, the film had the third-highest opening of any film in the country, trailing only behind Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest . During its six-day opening weekend (through its first Sunday),

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6708-517: The MCU with Maguire and Garfield reprising their roles in the film. A Venom film , sequel and second sequel featuring another version of the Eddie Brock character were eventually produced and released in 2018, 2021 and 2024, respectively. A year after Otto Octavius 's sacrifice, Peter Parker plans to propose to Mary Jane Watson , who has made her Broadway musical debut. In Central Park ,

6837-720: The Philippines, France, and Italy. In Germany, the film surpassed the opening day gross of Spider-Man 2 . It also crushed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ' s record for scoring the biggest opening day in France, earning $ 6.8 million. Spider-Man 3 had the third-highest opening of any film in Austria, after The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of

6966-457: The Sandman as the eighth best computer-generated film character. John Hartl of MSNBC gave Spider-Man 3 a positive review, but stated that it has some flaws such as having "too many storylines". His opinion is echoed by Houston Chronicle ' s Amy Biancolli who complained that "the script is busy with so many supporting characters and plot detours that the series' charming idiosyncrasy

7095-773: The U.S. A prequel comic was released in June, 2007 and another comic called Spider-Man 3: The Black , which expands the birth of Venom, was released in November, 2007. Spider-Man 3 had its world premiere at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo on April 16, 2007. The film held its UK premiere on April 23, 2007 at the Odeon Leicester Square , and the U.S. premiere took place at the Tribeca Film Festival in Queens on April 30, 2007. Spider-Man 3

7224-580: The U.S., as early as June 2022, starting with the majority of the Spider-Man films. Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy was released on Disney+ on April 21, 2023. In 2017, Sony released an "editor's cut" of Spider-Man 3 that coincided with the film's 10th anniversary, which was included in the Spider-Man Limited Edition Blu-ray collection released on June 13, 2017. The film features unused music from Christopher Young and

7353-744: The United States—;109 more than Spider-Man 3 . It was the ninth film to play in more than 4,000 theaters upon opening, just after Shrek 2 , Spider-Man 2 , Shark Tale , Madagascar , Mission: Impossible III , Over the Hedge , Superman Returns and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest . Tracking data a month before the U.S. release reflected over 90% awareness and over 20% first choice among moviegoers, statistics that estimated an opening weekend of over $ 100 million for Spider-Man 3 . Online tickets for Spider-Man 3 were reported on April 23, 2007 to have been purchased at

7482-473: The United States, the film grossed more than $ 125 million on DVD sales. It also grossed more than $ 43.76 million on DVD/Home Video Rentals in 11 weeks. However, the DVD sales results of this film did not meet industry expectations. It was ranked in third place on the sales chart, behind I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and Ratatouille . The film's DVD sales were limited due to Sony's decision to bundle

7611-402: The action sequences still dazzle, Spider-Man 3 nonetheless isn't quite as refined as the first two." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100 based on 40 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times deplored

7740-403: The box on the roof of his apartment building, it contained a note saying "You have five minutes. Spend them as you will", followed by Ben appearing on the roof. It was revealed that this Ben – whether a ghost or Ben having been temporally relocated from the moment before his death – remembered being out for the walk that resulted in him getting shot but nothing afterwards, although he concluded that

7869-634: The character himself. The film's version of the character is an amalgamation of Venom stories. Edward Brock Jr., the human part of Venom, serves as a mirror to Peter Parker, with both characters having similar jobs and romantic interests. Brock's actions as a journalist in Spider-Man 3 also represent contemporary themes of paparazzi and tabloid journalism . The producers also suggested adding rival love interest Gwen Stacy , filling in an "other girl" type that Raimi had already created. With so many additions, Sargent soon found his script so complex that he considered splitting it into two films, but abandoned

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7998-474: The character in Spider-Man 2 ). James Berardinelli felt director Sam Raimi "overreached his grasp" by allowing so many villains, specifically saying, "Venom is one bad guy too many". Roger Ebert , who gave Spider-Man 2 a glowing review, gave the sequel two out of four stars and thought Church never expressed how Sandman felt about his new powers, something Molina, as Doc Ock in Spider-Man 2 , did "with

8127-466: The character's body. When animating the symbiote, Raimi did not want it to resemble a spider or an octopus, and to give it a sense of character. The CGI model is made of many separate strands. When animating Venom himself, animators observed footage of big cats such as lions and cheetahs for the character's agile movements. When interviewed at the film's Tokyo premiere on April 16, 2007, Topher Grace said to Access Hollywood that despite liking how

8256-532: The comics into various forms of media, including films, animated series, and video games. He was portrayed by Cliff Robertson in Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007) and by Martin Sheen in the film The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). In December 2021, Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers confirmed that Uncle Ben's comic book role as Peter 's "moral guide" in

8385-418: The crane disaster scene when Spider-Man rescues Gwen Stacy, as well as shots in the climactic battle. To understand the effects of sand for the Sandman, experiments were done with twelve types of sand, such as splashing, launching it at stuntmen, and pouring it over ledges. The results were mimicked on the computer to create the visual effects for Sandman. For scenes involving visual effects, Thomas Haden Church

8514-427: The death of Uncle Ben. He considers himself a hero and a sinless person versus these villains that he nabs. We felt it would be a great thing for him to learn a little less black and white view of life and that he's not above these people." —Sam Raimi, on how the character of Peter Parker developed in this film In March 2004, with Spider-Man 2 being released the coming June, Sony announced that Spider-Man 3

8643-434: The devil personified. His theme is much more demonic sounding." Venom's theme uses eight French horns. Raimi approved the new themes during their first performance, but rejected the initial music to the birth of Sandman, finding it too monstrous and not tragic enough. Young had to recompose much of his score at a later stage, as the producers felt there were not enough themes from the previous films. Ultimately, new themes for

8772-419: The events leading to him being on that roof were not important. In their talk Ben said that the only thing that would disappoint him about Peter is if Peter ever settled for less because he was afraid of reaching for more. This helps Peter to see that he had a good life for all its hardships, recognizing that he has always used what he has, and Ben assures Peter that he is proud of him before he vanishes. During

8901-500: The events of " One More Day "). Like her father, Spider-Girl also has an Uncle Ben. However, unlike her dad, May never knew her uncle: Ben Reilly , Spider-Man's clone. If Spider-Girl has any children in the future, they too would have an Uncle Ben – May's baby brother . Ironically in the aftermath of Spider-Verse , the Earth-3145's Ben Parker himself would stay on her world, and has a chance to be his grandfather, something that

9030-437: The film "awful" during a 2014 interview. In 2018, Avi Arad accepted responsibility for pushing Raimi to include Venom in the film, and how the end result had disappointed many fans of the character, saying "I think we learned that Venom is not a sideshow. In all fairness, I'll take the guilt because of what Sam Raimi used to say in all of these interviews feeling guilty that I forced him into it". In 2021, Raimi acknowledged that

9159-478: The film 4 out of 5 stars, wrote that it was a well-made, fresh film, but would leave the viewer "overfulfilled". Jonathan Dean of Total Film felt the film's complex plot helped the film's pacing, in that, "it rarely feels disjointed or loose   ... Spider-Man cements its shelf-life". IGN critic Todd Gilchrist felt that the film served as a satisfying conclusion to the series, and ultimately rated it with eight stars out of ten. Entertainment Weekly named

9288-514: The film as "overstuffed (three villains), overlong (at more than two hours and 20 minutes) and undercooked (plot points include amnesia and alien goo)." Jonathan Ross , a big fan of the comic books, felt the film was the best of the trilogy. Richard Corliss of Time commended the filmmakers for their ability to "dramatize feelings of angst and personal betrayal worthy of an Ingmar Bergman film, and then to dress them up in gaudy comic-book colors". Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe , who gave

9417-519: The film earned $ 230.5 million from 107 markets, finishing #1 in all of them. Spider-Man 3 set opening-weekend records in 29 markets including Italy, China, South Korea (the latter was first surpassed by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ), India, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Peru. However, many of these records were achieved thanks to its six-day opening, while previous record-holders in some countries opened over

9546-404: The film to become a black version of Spider-Man's traditional costume, complete with webbing motif . As a consequence of this, the suit Topher Grace wore as Venom also bore the webbing motif; as producer Grant Curtis noted, "it's the Spider-Man suit, but twisted and mangled in its own right." Additionally, the motif gave a sense of life to the symbiote, giving it the appearance of gripping onto

9675-417: The film turned out, he expressed interest in having the rest of his scenes as both Eddie Brock and Venom being restored someday; later adding, "You know what? Spider-Man 3.5, or however they release it. You know, with the extra scenes". Following the release of the film, fan research compiled deleted scenes and archival footage, showing Adrian Lester in the role of Dr. Wallace, a molecular biologist working on

9804-536: The film was released, it was ranked in first place at the box office, just ahead of Disturbia and Lucky You . It would also dominate films that were released during the 2007 spring season, such as Meet the Robinsons , Fracture and Blades of Glory . When Shrek the Third opened on its third weekend, Spider-Man 3 dropped into second place. Outside North America, it is the 23rd-highest-grossing film,

9933-462: The film 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. The film grossed $ 891 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of the trilogy, the third-highest-grossing film of 2007 and the tenth-highest-grossing film of all time at

10062-482: The film wrapped in October 2006. During post-production, Sony Pictures Imageworks created over 900 visual effects shots. Composer Danny Elfman , who had scored the previous installments, decided not to return due to creative differences and conflicts with Raimi during production of the previous film, so Christopher Young composed the score in Elfman's absence. With an estimated production budget of $ 258–350 million,

10191-519: The film's pacing as "mostly just plods" and said it lacked humor. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a two out of four stars, feeling, "for every slam-bang action sequence, there are far too many sluggish scenes". David Edelstein of New York magazine misses the "centrifugal threat" of Alfred Molina 's character, adding that "the three villains here don't add up to one Doc Ock " (referring to Molina's portrayal of

10320-463: The final acting appearance of Cliff Robertson before his retirement in the same year and his subsequent death in 2011. Set a year after the events of Spider-Man 2 , the film follows Peter Parker as he prepares for his future with Mary Jane Watson , while facing Uncle Ben 's true killer, Flint Marko, who becomes the Sandman after a freak accident, and Harry Osborn , his former best friend, who

10449-450: The first film in a cameo appearance. Becky Ann Baker appears as Mrs. Stacy. Theresa Russell and Perla Haney-Jardine appear as Emma and Penny Marko, Sandman's wife and daughter respectively. Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee has a cameo in Spider-Man 3 , as he did in the previous Spider-Man films, which he referred to as his "best cameo". Actor Bruce Campbell , who had cameo roles as a wrestling ring announcer in Spider-Man and as

10578-497: The hands of a petty criminal , whom Spider-Man previously had the chance to apprehend, but chose not to, has been depicted in most versions of the hero's origin story , as the main factor that inspired Peter to become Spider-Man. Uncle Ben's quote, " With great power there must also come great responsibility " (often paraphrased as "With great power comes great responsibility"), has become Spider-Man's "moral guide" and iconic life motto. The character has been substantially adapted from

10707-475: The highest-grossing film of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, and the third-highest-grossing film distributed by Sony/Columbia. On its opening day (Tuesday, May 1, 2007), Spider-Man 3 grossed $ 29.2 million from 16 territories, an 86% increase from the intake of Spider-Man 2 on its first day of release. In 10 of the 16 territories, Spider-Man 3 set new opening-day records. These territories are Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan,

10836-601: The hometown of Spider-Man's fictional universe , tourist attractions arranged events and exhibits on April 30, 2007 to lead up to the release of Spider-Man 3 . The unique campaign included a spider exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History , workshops on baby spider plants at the New York Botanical Garden , a Green Goblin mask-making workshop at the Children's Museum of Manhattan , and

10965-871: The idea when he could not create a successful intermediate climax. Camera crews spent 2 weeks from November 5–18, 2005 to film sequences that would involve intense visual effects so Sony Pictures Imageworks could begin work on the shots early in the project. The same steps had been taken for Spider-Man 2 to begin producing visual effects early for sequences involving the villain Doctor Octopus . Principal photography for Spider-Man 3 began on January 16, 2006 and wrapped in July 2006 after over 100 days of filming. The team filmed in Los Angeles until May 19, 2006. In spring 2006, film location manager Peter Martorano brought camera crews to Cleveland, Ohio , due to

11094-437: The initial suspect was merely Marko's accomplice. At his apartment, the symbiote assimilates Peter's suit as he sleeps in it while waiting for Marko to come out of hiding. Peter awakens on top of a building, discovering that the symbiote has colored his suit black and enhanced his powers; however, it also amplifies the aggressive traits of his personality. Peter locates and battles Marko in a subway tunnel. Discovering that water

11223-451: The innovative visual effects for the film, Stokdyk created a miniature of a skyscraper section at 1:16 scale with New Deal Studios' Ian Hunter and David Sanger. Stokdyk chose to design the miniature instead of using computer-generated imagery so damage done to the building could be portrayed realistically and timely without guesswork involving computer models . In addition to Sony Pictures Imageworks, Cafe FX provided visual effects for

11352-409: The latter dies from his injuries. Sometime after Harry's funeral, Peter visits Mary Jane at the jazz club, where they embrace and share a dance. Several actors reprise their roles from the previous films. Dylan Baker portrays Dr. Curt Connors , a college physics professor under whom Peter Parker studies, while Willem Dafoe portrays Norman Osborn / Green Goblin , Harry's late father, who returns as

11481-536: The love story, Aunt May, and Mary Jane were dropped. On June 28, 2006, the first Spider-Man 3 teaser trailer premiered in theaters with Superman Returns . The first trailer was released in theaters on November 17, 2006 with the debut of Casino Royale and Happy Feet . This was followed by a second trailer, which was unveiled on March 9, 2007, being attached to the screenings of 300 . The home video releases of Click and Monster House also contained trailers for Spider-Man 3 . In New York City ,

11610-413: The nascent Spidey refused on the grounds that catching criminals was not his job. The robber got away. When Peter later returned home, he was informed by a police officer that his Uncle Ben had been killed by a burglar. Outraged, he donned his Spider-Man costume and captured the man only to realize to his horror that it was the same burglar whom he could have effortlessly captured earlier at the studio. As

11739-485: The negative internet reaction to Spider-Man 3 at the time felt "awful" and had been difficult for him to take, but when his agent told him that he was being considered by Marvel Studios to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), although initially hesitant about doing another superhero film, he ultimately decided to take the role. Following its initial mixed reception, Spider-Man 3 has gained widespread meme popularity on social media, becoming

11868-529: The newspaper readers who badmouth Spider-Man. 75-year-old newscaster Hal Fishman appears as himself anchoring the saga of Mary Jane's kidnapping by Venom; he died just fourteen weeks after the movie opened. Actress Lucy Gordon appeared as newscaster Jennifer Dugan. "The most important thing Peter right now has to learn is that this whole concept of him as the avenger or him as the hero, he wears this red and blue outfit, with each criminal he brings to justice he's trying to pay down this debt of guilt he feels about

11997-484: The offer, Peter concluded that the reason Reilly had not brought Uncle Ben back on his own was that he knew that Uncle Ben would disapprove of Reilly's actions, as his plan would see everyone on Earth granted immortality, while dependent on him to supply the medication needed to stabilize their cloned bodies. Ben Parker was born in Brooklyn, New York . He trained to be a military police officer, and also spent time as

12126-442: The past so that Peter never got his powers as a teenager and Ben was never killed by a mugger. His wife May would be killed as one of the casualties of a false flag attack on New York City orchestrated by The Maker's Council . In the present, Ben Parker is still the managing editor of the Daily Bugle and Peter is happily married to Mary Jane Watson with two kids named Richard and May. Ben and his close friend J. Jonah Jameson quit

12255-478: The past, and sees himself in the future. The future Peter Parker tells him that he should tell Mary Jane Watson and their son that he loves them every day. "Our son is called Ben", he says, "but it would pretty much have to be, wouldn't it?" However, because of the way time-travel in the Marvel universe works, this is only a potential future and not necessarily a definite one (this future being even more unlikely after

12384-413: The phrase: "No one in comics stays dead except for Bucky, Jason Todd, and Uncle Ben". Later, the revivals of both Bucky and Jason in 2005 led to the amendment, "No one in comics stays dead except Uncle Ben". The violent killing of Uncle Ben, done by a common street criminal , also shares multiple similarities to the death of Thomas and Martha Wayne , the parents of Batman , which sometimes is included in

12513-590: The picture. Shooting was also difficult for cinematographer Bill Pope, as the symbiote Spider-Man, Venom, and the New Goblin were costumed in black during fight scenes taking place at night. For the breakdancing scene, Maguire at first did not want to dance, but relented after Pomerhn Derrick showed him some Fred Astaire dance moves. After August, pick-ups were conducted as Raimi sought to film more action scenes. The film then wrapped in October, although additional special effects shots were taken to finalize

12642-828: The planet Earth of regular Marvel comics (the 616 reality ) as part of an evil plan devised by the Hobgoblin of 2211 to defeat the Spider-Men of different eras. During the Clone Conspiracy storyline, when Peter's clone Ben Reilly (who had taken Uncle Ben's first name, along with Aunt May's last, to differentiate himself from Peter) used the Jackal 's technology to revive several of Peter's old enemies and allies, he offered to bring Uncle Ben back to life while trying to win Peter to his point of view. Although tempted at

12771-418: The police at bay. After a now scarred Harry declines to help Peter, Harry's butler reveals that Norman's death was not Spider-Man's fault. While Brock and Marko pin Peter down, Harry arrives to help Peter and save Mary Jane. Brock attempts to impale Peter with Harry's glider , but Harry jumps in and is impaled instead. While remembering the symbiote's weakness, Peter assembles a perimeter of metal pipes to create

12900-477: The previous films and a PSP release. Sam Raimi , Tobey Maguire , Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , Thomas Haden Church , Topher Grace , Bryce Dallas Howard , Laura Ziskin , Avi Arad , and Grant Curtis are among those who contributed to the audio commentaries . Sony announced plans to create "one of the largest" marketing campaigns in Hollywood for the October 30, 2007 release of the DVD. Beginning with

13029-695: The production a month later. In early 2007, there were further pick-up shots regarding the resolution of Sandman's story, amounting to four different versions. John Dykstra , who won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for his work on Spider-Man 2 , declined to work on the third film as visual effects supervisor. Dykstra's colleague, Scott Stokdyk , took his place as supervisor, leading two hundred programmers at Sony Pictures Imageworks . This group designed specific computer programs that did not exist when Spider-Man 3 began production, creating nine hundred visual effects shots. In addition to

13158-599: The quote "with great power, there must also come great responsibility" (commonly paraphrased as "with great power comes great responsibility" and adapted as such in some media) has been popularized by Spider-Man comics, and has become widely recognized as Spider-Man's life motto. While not appearing directly, Uncle Ben exists in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), being referenced throughout their Spider-Man film series and, before, in Captain America: Civil War . Franklin Richards of

13287-524: The rules up as it goes along". Roger Friedman of Fox News called the film a "4-star opera", noting that while long, there was plenty of humor and action. Andy Khouri of Comic Book Resources praised the film as "easily the most complex and deftly orchestrated superhero epic ever filmed   ... despite the enormous amount of characters, action and sci-fi superhero plot going on in this film, Spider-Man 3 never feels weighted down, tedious or boring". Robert Wilonsky of Dallas Observer described

13416-504: The same person. In Amazing Spider-Man Family #7, May relates to Peter her account of meeting Ben for the first time. Ben briefly appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #500; after Spider-Man played a vital role in preventing the resurrection of Dormammu , an unidentified higher power provided Doctor Strange with a small box that he felt he had to give to Spider-Man as a reward for his role in events. When Peter opened

13545-515: The same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SM3&oldid=1146712705 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Spider-Man 3 Spider-Man 3

13674-499: The saying. There have been examples of Uncle Ben remaining alive in alternative timelines , including stories featured in Marvel's What If (one of which he forces Peter to unmask in front of J. Jonah Jameson ), and a storyline of the 1994 Spider-Man animated series featured a universe where Uncle Ben had never died, and Peter Parker became a successful industrialist, having never really bothered to use his powers responsibly as everything always seemed to work out for him. This fact

13803-404: The scene. Humby, whose right hand was amputated at birth, helped deliver the intended effect of punching through Sandman's chest. Producer Laura Ziskin said the visual effects budget alone was approximately 30% more than the previous film. Whereas the symbiote suit worn in the comics by Spider-Man was a plain black affair with a large white spider on the front and back, the design was changed for

13932-466: The sea in her wheelchair, she becomes a mermaid. A version of Ben appeared in the Mark Millar , Terry Dodson 2003 limited series, Trouble , with his brother Richie, who were involved with teenagers, May and Mary. None of the characters' last names were revealed. The story did not become canon because of its negative reception. In this alternate reality, a young Ben Parker is working as

14061-416: The sounds of clanging metal weaken the creature, Peter removes the symbiote. Brock, witnessing the event from the pews below, becomes the symbiote's new host. As Venom , Brock locates a still-living Marko and convinces him to join forces to kill Spider-Man. Brock abducts Mary Jane and holds her captive from a web at a construction site, intending to kill her in revenge for Peter ruining him, while Marko keeps

14190-487: The subject of some fan reappraisal as well. Peter Parker's corrupted personality under the Venom symbiote has been nicknamed "Bully Maguire" or "Emo Peter Parker" and has helped increase the popularity of the film. During a Reddit AMA when promoting Babylon , Maguire acknowledged the memes, finding it a "funny discovery." Uncle Ben The character has been an essential part of Spider-Man's history. His death at

14319-487: The surrounding sand, he gains the ability to control and reform his body with sand, becoming Sandman . During a festival honoring Spider-Man for saving Gwen Stacy 's life, Peter kisses her to please the crowd, angering Mary Jane. Marko then robs an armored truck and escapes after defeating Spider-Man. NYPD Captain George Stacy , Gwen's father, informs Peter and his aunt May that Marko is uncle Ben 's true killer;

14448-427: The television rights to Spider-Man 3 , which they began airing in 2009. The price was based on the film's box office performance, with an option for three opportunities for Sony to sell the rights to one or more other broadcast networks. In March 2024, Sony announced that all of their live-action Spider-Man films would be re-released in theaters as part of Columbia Pictures' 100th anniversary celebration. Spider-Man 3

14577-569: The test site that Rick Jones sneaked onto in the original version of events. In an alternate reality shown in Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man , an alternate reality was witnessed where May died in a random accident, prompting Peter to go into show business with Ben as his agent to make money. Peter's focus on his career prompts him to eventually leave home, simply paying Ben a percentage out of respect for their old relationship rather than any actual concern. This Ben

14706-661: The third-highest-grossing film of the Spider-Man series, the third-highest-grossing film distributed by Sony/Columbia, and the highest-grossing 2007 film. The film sold an estimated 48,914,300 tickets. It was released in 4,252 theaters (about 10,300 screens) on Friday, May 4, 2007. This broke the previous record held by Shrek 2 for having the largest number of screenings. It set an opening- and single-day record with $ 59.8 million (both were first surpassed by The Dark Knight ). This included $ 10 million from midnight showings. Spider-Man 3 then set an opening-weekend record with $ 151.1 million (first surpassed by The Dark Knight ),

14835-500: The time of its release. It was also the highest-grossing Spider-Man film until it was surpassed by Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019. Unlike the previous installments, Spider-Man 3 received mixed reviews from critics. A fourth installment, titled Spider-Man 4 , was set to be released on May 6, 2011, followed by a Venom spin-off film, along with a fifth and sixth installment, titled Spider-Man 5 and Spider-Man 6 respectively, but all were canceled. The Spider-Man film series

14964-482: The traditional three-day weekend (traditional two-, four-, or five-day weekend in other countries). In India, it grossed $ 16.4 million and was the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2007 there. Russia and Ukraine both earned $ 7.4 million from 671 screens, dethroning The Da Vinci Code . Moreover, five Asian countries had overturned a ten-year record that was held by The Lost World: Jurassic Park . As for South Korea, Spider-Man 3 crossed over The Matrix Reloaded for

15093-484: The trouble with the other teens. One day, he was chased to the Parker home by a group of bullies led by Rich and Ben intervened. Ben told them that if they wanted Charlie, they would have to go through him. Rich tried to, but was surprised by Ben's army training. As soon as the bullies were gone, he told the boy that he was not welcome at the house or with Peter because of his provoking the bullies and not being able to tell

15222-400: The truth. In high school, a radioactive spider bite gave Peter superhuman powers. Creating the costumed identity of Spider-Man for himself, Peter sought first to exploit his newfound powers as a masked wrestler and then as a television star. Coming from a television appearance, Spider-Man saw a burglar being chased by a security guard. The guard called for Spider-Man to stop the robber, but

15351-587: Was imagining Ben or he was really talking to his ghost . When Ben Reilly adopted the identity of the Jackal and set up an elaborate plan to use Warren's new cloning process to make the world immortal, he attempted to win Peter's allegiance by showing him Ben's coffin and offering to bring Ben back to life. However, although tempted by the idea, Peter realized that Ben never intended to bring 'their' uncle back to life because he would have done it already, coldly informing his clone that Uncle Ben would tell Reilly that he

15480-420: Was already in development for a release in summer 2007. By the release of Spider-Man 2 , a release date for Spider-Man 3 had been set for May 2, 2007 before production on the sequel had begun. The date was later changed to May 4, 2007. In January 2005, Sony Pictures completed a seven-figure deal with screenwriter Alvin Sargent , who had penned Spider-Man 2 , to script Spider-Man 3 with an option to script

15609-559: Was commercially released in sixteen territories on May 1, 2007. The film was released in Japan on May 1, 2007, three days prior to the American commercial release, to coincide with Japan's Golden Week . Spider-Man 3 was also released in China on May 3, 2007 to circumvent market growth of unlicensed copies of the film. The studio's release of a film in China before its domestic release was

15738-487: Was eventually 'derailed' into the 616 reality by the Hobgoblin of 2211 as part of her plan against the Spider-Men of various eras, leaving him shocked when he witnessed his destroyed house and the still-living May Parker. Confronting her, he ended up in a fight with Jarvis , with whom she at the time has a relationship with, but wandered away in confusion. Lacking direction, Ben wandered into an alleyway where he encountered

15867-507: Was introduced as an antagonist, as Raimi found him a visually fascinating character. While Sandman is a petty criminal in the comics, the screenwriters created a background of the character being Uncle Ben 's killer to increase Peter's guilt over his death and challenge his simplistic perception of the event. Overall, Raimi described the film as being about Peter, Mary Jane, Harry, and the Sandman, with Peter's journey being one of forgiveness . Raimi wanted another villain, and Ben Kingsley

15996-656: Was involved in negotiations to play the Vulture before the character was cut. Vulture was considered to be an accomplice of Flint Marko in the script. Producer Avi Arad convinced Raimi to include Venom , a character whose perceived "lack of humanity" had initially been criticized by Sam Raimi. Venom's alter-ego, Eddie Brock , already had a minor role in the script. Arad felt the series had relied too much on Raimi's personal favorite Spider-Man villains, not characters that modern fans were actually interested in, so Raimi included Venom to please them, and even began to appreciate

16125-605: Was killed in the same issue. Although his history as a supporting character was very brief, Uncle Ben is an overshadowing figure in Spider-Man's life, often appearing in flashbacks . The murder of Uncle Ben is possibly the most notable in comic book history. He is also one of the few comic book deaths that has never been reversed in official continuity . He was a member of the "Big Three", alongside Jason Todd (an associate of Batman ) and Bucky (an associate of Captain America ) whose notable deaths, along with Ben's, gave rise to

16254-607: Was re-released on April 29, 2024. Spider-Man 3 was released on Region 4 DVD ( anamorphic widescreen ) in Australia on September 18, 2007. For Region 2 in the United Kingdom, the film was released on October 15, 2007. Spider-Man 3 was released on DVD in Region 1 territories on October 30, 2007. The film is available in one-disc and two-disc editions, on both standard and Blu-ray formats, as well as packages with

16383-414: 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 (MCU) directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland , beginning with Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) explored the concept of the multiverse to connect the previous films and characters to

16512-503: Was super-imposed onto the screen, where computer-generated imagery was then applied. With sand as a possible hazard in scenes that buried actors, ground-up corn-cobs were used as a substitute instead. Because of its resemblance to the substance, sand from Arizona was used as the model for the CGI sand. In a fight where Spider-Man punches through Sandman's chest, amputee martial arts expert Baxter Humby took Tobey Maguire's place in filming

16641-509: Was wrong, as he has the power without the responsibility. At the conclusion of the crisis, Peter takes a moment beside the coffin containing Ben's corpse, acknowledging that Reilly's actions were wrong but wishing that Uncle Ben was there regardless. When Spider-Man finally confronts Kindred during the " Last Remains " arc, he finds that Kindred had dug up the bodies of Uncle Ben, Gwen Stacy , George Stacy , Ned Leeds , J. Jonah Jameson Sr., Jean DeWolff , and Marla Jameson and sat them around

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