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Columbia Pictures Presents

The Amazing Spider-Man

One of the world’s most popular characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man™. Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field.  The film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by James Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves from a story by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.  Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing the film in association with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures, which will open in theaters everywhere in 3D on July 3, 2012.

 

The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field).  Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today.  Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets.  As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father’s former partner.  As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

 

Opens in theaters July 3

 

http://www.theamazingspiderman.com

 

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Dapper Andrew Garfield suits up for Nylon Guys (June/July 2012).

Via Sticky (Work Unfriendly): Andrew Garfield is the most adorable Spider-Man ever!

Broadway's Andrew Rannells looking sharp in Manhattan (April 2012). Below, the same issue has Veep's Reid Scott:

The Rock as seen flexing in Globe (April 30, 2012):

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Above, one of the all-time hottest men—JFK Jr.—as seen in In Touch (January 30, 2012) to illustrate a story about a new book on his life. Below, the same magazine offers a humorous peek at Zac Efron allegedly ogling a cheerleader:

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Hot new pictures of Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man are on and in Entertainment Weekly (July 22, 2011):

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Above, Scott Caan is all wet in Globe (July 4, 2011). Below, Mr. Perfect Patrick Dempsey from People (July 4, 2011):

Life & Style (July 4, 2011) offers shirtless shots of Andrew Garfield with Garrett Hedlund, Stephen Moyer and also the current crop of beefsters from The Bachelorette:

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Academy voters to viewership: "Kiss our ass!"

This is not about merit. Or rather, this is never only about merit, so don't take my observations as endorsements or write-offs.

The producers of this year's Oscars telecast may have gone way populist, hiring attractive young stars James Franco and Anne Hathaway as co-hosts, but the Academy voters have gone the opposite route, shunning a surprisingly large number of glamorous stars who actually merited consideration.

Full list of Oscar nominations is here.

It struck me immediately as I listened to the nominees being announced this morning, the unfun lack of household names except in cases where the performance was beyond locked (Natalie Portman, Annette Bening).

Off the top of my head, major surprise snubs include (in descending order of WTF?): Andrew Garfield for The Social Network (he was the heart of that movie, has acting cred from Boy A and is the next Spider-Man), Ryan Gosling for Blue Valentine (a well-liked, extremely respected actor whose counterpart was honored), Mila Kunis for The Black Swan (she may be a newcomer to critical acclaim but she played two completely different roles, one of which was arguably the title character), Matt Damon for True Grit (an old favorite in one of the year's hardest-charging contenders to steal The Social Network's thunder), Mark Wahlberg for The Fighter (not considered a great thespian but he was responsible for the film existing and was the title character), Julianne Moore for The Kids Are All Right (she's been nominated and overlooked before, but this time was really exceptional).

From OK! (January 31, 2011): Everyone's talking about the first picture of Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man, but mostly the talk is centered on whether he's too skinny or if he looks like what Peter Parker should look like.

For me, my thought is: Isn't that a perfect outline of a perfectly nice-looking dick?

Love him even though he admits White Men Can't Jump is a fave movie

Andrew Garfield covers Details (February 2011), in which he says he never reads his reviews, let alone blogs:

"The first thing that was written was, 'What's up with this kid's eyebrows? He looks like a friggin' Neanderthal.'"

He's also not too keen on the Young Hollywood party circuit:

"Those events that look like so much fun in the photos you see—it's mostly people looking over their shoulders at everyone. They're miserable, those parties."

His favorite part of his career so far?

"Before. Before it got easy. The struggle."

Sounds like a level-headed guy. And I like big eyebrows. 

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