Production Information

Columbia Pictures’ Spider-Man™ 3 reunites the cast and filmmakers from the first two blockbuster adventures for a web of excitement that will transport worldwide audiences to thrilling new heights on May 4, 2007.

In Spider-Man™ 3, based on the legendary Marvel Comics series, Peter Parker has finally managed to strike a balance between his devotion to M.J. and his duties as a superhero. But there is a storm brewing on the horizon. When his Spider-Man suit suddenly changes, turning jet-black and enhancing his powers, it transforms Peter as well. Under the influence of the suit, Peter becomes prideful and overconfident and he begins to neglect the ones he cares about the most. As two of the most-feared villains yet, Sandman and Venom, gather unparalleled power and a thirst for retribution, Peter’s greatest battle is the one within himself. Spider-Man will need to rediscover the compassion that makes him who he is: a hero.

Columbia Pictures presents a Marvel Studios/Laura Ziskin production, Spider-Man™ 3, starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Rosemary Harris, and J.K. Simmons.

The film is directed by Sam Raimi (Spider-Man™, Spider-Man™ 2). The screenplay is by Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent (Ordinary People, Spider-Man™ 2) and the screen story is by Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi; based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The producers are Laura Ziskin (Spider-Man™, Spider- Man™ 2), Avi Arad (Spider-Man™, X-Men), and Grant Curtis (Spider-Man™, Spider- Man™ 2). The executive producers are Stan Lee, Kevin Feige (Spider-Man™ 2, X Men 2), and Joseph M. Caracciolo (Spider-Man™ 2, Charlie’s Angels®). The director of photography is Bill Pope, ASC (Spider-Man™ 2, The Matrix trilogy). The production designers are Neil Spisak (Spider-Man™, Spider-Man™ 2) and J. Michael Riva (The Pursuit of Happyness, A Few Good Men). The film editor is Bob Murawski (Spider- Man™, Spider-Man™ 2). The visual effects supervisor is Oscar®-winner Scott Stokdyk (Spider-Man™, Spider-Man™ 2). The special visual effects are by Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. The costume designer is three-time Oscar® winner James Acheson (The Last Emperor, Dangerous Liaisons, Restoration). Original music themes by Danny Elfman (Spider-Man™, Spider-Man™ 2). Score by Christopher Young (Ghost Rider, Spider-Man™ 2).

Spider-Man™ 3 has been rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for sequences of intense action violence. The film will be released in theaters worldwide on May 4, 2007.

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ABOUT THE FILM
One of moviegoers’ favorite film characters returns in Columbia Pictures’ Spider-Man 3, continuing one of the biggest blockbuster franchises in film history. Together, Spider- Man and Spider-Man 2 have grossed more than $1.6 billion at the worldwide box office.