10 Big Mistakes That Forced Sony To Give Up On The Amazing Spider-Man

5. Meddling In The Wrong Way

Whilst nominative determinism might have played a part in his being chosen to helm the rebooted franchise, it's really Marc Webb's skill at directing romance that got him the gig. And you can see that skill come through in all the scenes between Peter and Gwen involving no supervillainy. But supervillainy there had to be. In fact, at times it seemed like Webb and the screenwriters wanted to tell a far more grounded, nuanced and interesting story with The Amazing Spider-Man films, but never got a chance. Most likely because Sony just wanted to go with the knock-down drag-out CGI action they know sells tickets. Just take a look at all the scenes from the trailers for both films that didn't wind up in the movies. That spy stuff should've been wrapped up in the first movie, but it got cut. Curt Connors could've been more interesting, and seeded the Oscorp business €“ but it got cut.