The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer - 6 Things We Learned

By James Garcia /

We're quickly approaching the end of 2013, and fanboys and moviegoers everywhere already have their sights set to 2014. Or, more accurately, summer 2014, which will once again be filled with superheroes and tentpole properties (get used to it people, they're not going away!). And though we've already had trailers released for Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier and 20th Century Fox's X-Men: Days of Future Past, fans have still been waiting to see the first glimpse of Sony's next Spidey film, The Amazing Spider-Man 2. After enduring the annoying run of super short teaser trailers, we were finally given our first look at the film on Thursday in a gloriously awesome two and a half minute trailer: The trailer is marketed as a "teaser," though it's packed with plenty of big reveals and tantalising plot points. WhatCulture writer Scott Tailford has already written a great breakdown of those details, so I will try not to cover the same ground here. Instead, I'll discuss 6 new things we learned from this trailer, and what they could mean for the future of the Spider-Man film franchise...