With the traffic snarl of superhero blockbusters crowding screens this summer, all of the studios are pulling out new tricks to make sure their movie grabs our attention. Sony is keeping the pedal to the metal with The Amazing Spider-Man and premiered what it’s calling a “super-preview” during America’s Got Talent last night. Take a look at the footage below, but be warned that it contains elements from one of the film’s big set pieces, so there may be spoilers within the footage and our discussion below.
While we’re treated to the edited highlights of one of the movie’s bigger sequences – Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) having to rescue some innocent victims of one of the Lizard (Rhys Ifans)’s latest rampage – it’s certainly an effective demonstration of director Marc Webb’s approach to the character and proof that the film should be able to pull off some spectacle to balance out the focus on Peter’s life and relationships. We’re definitely ready to see more like this, though, epecially since the rest of the clip is mostly just the same trailer material we've already seen.
And while you're still here, a couple of new posters have also surfaced - click on the thumbnails below to take a look.
With Emma Stone, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Campbell Scott, Denis Leary and Irrfan Khan also among the cast, The Amazing Spider-Man will be out on July 3. And we’ll have the results of a recent chat with Webb up on the site soon.