Ultimate Spider-Man (2015 film)

Ultimate Spider-Man is a 2015 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, directed by Jon Favreau and released by Marvel Studios. It is the 12th film in the MCU and the first film in the Ultimate Spider-Man film series. The studio hired James Vanderbilt to write the screenplay and Joss Whedon to rewrite the script. Logan Lerman, Annasophie Robb, Jason Isaacs, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Meryl Streep, Jeff Bridges, Jaime Foxx, Liam Neson, Dennis Quaid, James Spader, and Timothy Olyphant star.

The development of Ultimate Spider-Man began after Thor: The Dark World. Lerman, Robb, Olyphant, and Isaacs were all cast early on 2014. Filming took place in New York on March 2014. The film was released in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D on July 17, 2015 in the United States.

Plot
Peter Parker's parents disappeared when he was young and now he finds clues about the past by meeting Oscorp industralist Otto Octavius. Peter gets bitten by a mutated spider and becomes Spider-Man to face off the deadly Scorpion.

Cast

 * Logan Lerman - Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Annasophie Robb - Gwen Stacy
 * Joseph Gordon Levitt - Harry Osborn
 * Jason Isaacs - Norman Osborn
 * Captain Stacy - Dennis Quaid
 * Jeff Bridges - Uncle Ben
 * Meryl Streep - Aunt May
 * Jamie Foxx - Aaron Davis
 * Colm Fero
 * Jackie Earle Haley - Dennis Carradine/Robber
 * James Spader - Otto Octavius
 * Timothy Olyphant - Mac Gargan/Scorpion
 * Liam Neson - Richard Parker
 * John Malkovich - Miles Warren
 * Robert Downey Jr. - Tony Stark

Trivia

 * At the end of the film Tony Stark is seen talking to Captain Stacy about adding Spider-Man as a member of the Avengers
 * John Malkovich is shown to work at Oscorp and Gwen is one of his interns
 * Mac Gargan's way of turning into Scorpion is different than in the comics
 * Mac Gargan is Otto Octavius' assisstant
 * The robber's name is identified as Dennis Carradine
 * Mac Gargan's injected himself with mutated Scorpion DNA and he transforms into a giant scorpion
 * Miles Warren seems to be crazy over Gwen

Future Films

 * Ultimate Spider-Man 2 has been confirmed
 * Ultimate Spider-Man 2 will be directed by Josh Trank instead of Jon Favreau
 * Prowler is confirmed as one of the villains in Ultimate Spider-Man 2
 * Norman Osborn mentions a glider and suit probably leading him to turn into Green Goblin in future films
 * Green Goblin has been confirmed as the main villain in Ultimate Spider-Man 2
 * John Malkovich says that Marvel Studios has big plans for him and he said that he had a big role in the next film
 * Jaden Smith has been confirmed to play Miles Morales in the next film