SYNOPSIS
This summer, take the ultimate spin when one of the most popular comic book superheroes finally makes his leap to the big screen. Released in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the web-slinger’s first appearance in a comic book, Spider-Man centers on student Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) who, after being bitten by a genetically-altered spider, gains superhuman strength and the spider-like ability to cling to any surface.
He vows to use his abilities to fight crime, coming to understand the words of his beloved Uncle Ben: “With great power comes great responsibility.”
Directed by Sam Raimi, the film also stars Willem Dafoe as Spider-Man’s nemesis the Green Goblin, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, James Franco as Peter’s pal Harry Osborn, Cliff Robertson as Uncle Ben, Rosemary Harris as Aunt May and J.K. Simmons as Jonah Jameson, Peter’s boss at the Daily Bugle.
