Filming has begun, and now the Spider-Man reboot has a name. Columbia Pictures announced that it will share the name of the original comic developed by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko back in 1963, The Amazing Spider-Man. The similarities with the original source material won't stop at the name either. Unlike Sam Raimi's recent trilogy, the new film will centre more around Peter Parker's days at high school, balancing his classes in the day with fighting crime at night. Spidey's love interest will not be Mary-Jane Watson, but instead Gwen Stacey, his original girlfriend from the comics. And as clearly shown in the latest picture of provided by the studio (pictures after the jump), the suit will feature mechanical web shooters rather than the biological ones that Tobey Maguire's character possessed. This marks another return to Stan Lee's original creation and perhaps outlines a larger focus on Parker's scientific prowess that was missing from Raimi's films.
It does seem rather soon to be bringing a new Spider-Man story to our screens (just 5 years since Spider-Man 3), but these developments point to a different direction for the series which hopefully will engage audiences rather than confuse them. We like what we've seen from Marc Webb so far (500 Days of Summer) and stars Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) and Emma Stone (Zombieland) are two of the brighter young acting prospects around at the moment. With that in mind, we hope this can return to the quality of the first two Spider-Man films and put the horror that was Spider-Man 3 out of our minds forever.
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