10 Movies That Sold You A Lie

It was right there in giant letters on the movie's very first teaser poster; 'THE UNTOLD STORY'. In an attempt to differentiate itself from the Sam Raimi trilogy that had ended just five years previously, Marc Webb's reboot promised to put a fresh spin on Spider-Man. Only it didn't.

Instead, we saw the very much told story of high school student Peter Parker getting bitten by a radioactive spider, getting a lecture about power and responsibility from his Uncle Ben who is then tragically killed, before striking up a romantic relationship with a fellow student and battling a CGI villain.

So what the hell happened to the 'untold story' then? In short, Sony happened.

The infamous 25 minute cut of the movie cobbled together from the avalanche of marketing materials features a huge amount of footage that was never used, with the version of The Amazing Spider-Man that hit theaters bearing all the hallmarks of studio interference.

Peter just abandons the hunt for Uncle Ben's killer, a pivotal scene featuring Irrfan Khan's character that was seen in some trailers was nowhere to be found, the lizard SWAT team just kind of disappears and the entire subplot surrounding Peter's genetic history and how it ties his parents and Curt Connors together is just quietly swept under the rug despite being mentioned by several different characters in trailers that people can very easily view online.

No wonder the studio just gave up on the franchise and leased it back to Marvel.