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Watch: Deleted Scenes From 'The Amazing Spider-Man' Offer Up Hints Of An Even More Cluttered Origin Narrative

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 15, 2012 2:49 PM
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As was documented earlier, there was a lot cut from "The Amazing Spider-Man" as Sony and director Marc Webb wrestled with the film prior to release. Among the many elements that were apparently jettisoned in the "the untold story" (which turned out be the story we already knew) was an element that Peter Parker's dad had secretly been involved in his son's transformation into Spider-Man. And some deleted scenes seem to be point out this was the case.
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More: The Amazing Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield, Rhys Ifans, Irrfan Khan

'The Amazing Spider-Man': The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

  • By The Playlist Staff
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  • July 6, 2012 12:26 PM
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  • 38 Comments
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Marc Webb's "The Amazing Spider-Man," the second of this summer's three massive superhero movies, is now in theaters. And while so far it's performing behind "Spider-Man 3," the film's doing reasonably well (expected to haul in somewhere in the neighborhood of $130 million by Sunday) given the lack of enthusiasm from hardcore fans, and the widespread dislike of the final Sam Raimi film, which in part helped to push things toward a blank slate again. And reviews have been pretty severely divided, with some hailing it as one of best examples of the comic book genre to date, and others loathing every frame of it.
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More: Features, The Amazing Spider-Man, Marc Webb, Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan Calls 'Spider-Man' A "Violent American Fantasy"; Says He Did It For His Kids

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 7, 2011 8:06 AM
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  • 5 Comments
So guess who just talked himself out of doing the eventual press rounds for Marc Webb's rebooted "Spider-man"?
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More: Films, Actors, Super Hero Films, Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan, Gerard Depardieu & Adil Hussain Join Ang Lee's 'Life Of Pi'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 9, 2010 6:15 AM
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With shooting set to begin early next year, Ang Lee continues to build the cast for his gestating adaptation of Yann Martel's "Life Of Pi" and he's added a couple more recognizable international faces to a cast that thus far is comprised of Bollywood stars and led by the newcomer Suraj Sharma.
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More: Films, Actors, Ang Lee, Life Of Pi, Irrfan Khan, Gerard Depardieu

'Spider-Man' Gets A Second Villain, Irrfan Khan To Play Van Adder

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 3, 2010 8:36 AM
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  • 2 Comments
Campbell Scott, Annie Parisse & Julianne Nicholson Also Join The Cast"Spider-Man" is gearing up for a 3D relaunch and he's going to have two sets of villains to tangle with.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Super Hero Films, Irrfan Khan, Campbell Scott, Julianne Nicholson, Annie Parisse

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