:Marc Webb

{{Short description|American filmmaker (born 1974)}}

{{About||the Australian rules footballer|Marc Webb (footballer)|other persons with similar names|Mark Webb (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox person

| name= Marc Webb

| image= Marc Webb by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg

| caption= Webb at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con

| birth_name= Marc Preston Webb

| alma_mater = Colorado College
University of Wisconsin–Madison

| birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1974|August|31}}

| birth_place= Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.

| occupation= {{Flatlist|

  • Filmmaker
  • music video director

}}

| years_active = 1996–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Jane Herman|October 4, 2019}}

| children = 2

}}

Marc Preston Webb{{cite book|last=Lott Clark|first=Susan|title=Southern letters and life in the mid 1800s|publisher=the University of Wisconsin – Madison|year=1993|location=Wisconsin}} (born August 31, 1974) is an American filmmaker and music video director. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy (500) Days of Summer. He then directed The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), which later were dubbed the "Webb-Verse" by Marvel Studios in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |date=2021-12-30 |title='Spider-Man: No Way Home' Screenwriters Explain All Those Surprises and Spoilers: 'This Wasn't Just Fan Service' |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/spider-man-no-way-home-spoilers-tobey-maguire-andrew-garfield-aunt-may-1235144617/ |access-date=2022-03-30 |website=Variety }} He also directed the 2017 dramas Gifted and The Only Living Boy in New York and the Disney live-action remake of Snow White (2025). His next planned film is Day Drinker.

Early life

Webb was born on 31 August 1974 in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of Margaret Ruth (née Stocker), a scientist, and Norman Lott Webb, who works in math education at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.{{cite news|last=Webb|first=Marc|title=Marc Webb's 500 Days of Blogging #1 - Dudes in Love|publisher=FirstShowing.net|date=2009-06-24|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2009/06/24/marc-webbs-500-days-of-blogging-1-dudes-in-love/|access-date=2010-07-06}} When he was eighteen months old, Marc's family moved to Madison and he grew up there.{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Rob|title=Summer in the Spotlight|newspaper=The Capital Times|date=2009-08-09|url=http://host.madison.com/77squaresunday/article_07e737d9-2f06-5316-a8f0-ef560e11ecc6.html|access-date=2010-07-06}}{{cite news|last=Dudek|first=Duane|title=Director returning for Madison film debut|publisher=Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel|date=2009-04-01|url=http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/42303567.html|access-date=2010-07-06}} He graduated from Madison West High School in the city in 1992. He attended Colorado College and then the University of Wisconsin in Madison, graduating with an English degree.{{cite news|last=Osterndorf|first=Chris|title=Director Marc Webb moves on from "(500) Days of Summer" and visits DePaul|work=The Depaulia|date=October 26, 2009|url=http://media.www.depauliaonline.com/media/storage/paper1414/news/2009/10/26/Entertainment/Director.Marc.Webb.Moves.On.From.500.Days.Of.Summer.And.Visits.Depaul-3812027.shtml|access-date=July 6, 2010 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20091103090148/http://media.www.depauliaonline.com/media/storage/paper1414/news/2009/10/26/Entertainment/Director.Marc.Webb.Moves.On.From.500.Days.Of.Summer.And.Visits.Depaul-3812027.shtml | archive-date=November 3, 2009}}

Career

Marc Webb began as an editor before turning to directing music videos. He told The Daily Beast: "The very first video I did was for a band called The Shame Idols in Birmingham, Alabama, and I paid for it on a credit card and my mom loaned me about $500 to finish it. It was actually about a superhero—a Catwoman-y type of thing. This woman who sewed the costume together, and we shot it on 16mm film. You can't see it anywhere and it's not on YouTube—and I'm glad it's not. The first video that got shown was a Blues Traveler video called "Canadian Rose," but I just did the concept stuff for it."{{cite news|last=Stern|first=Marlow|date=March 15, 2014|title=Marc Webb Takes Us Inside 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' and Discusses His Rise to the A-List|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/15/marc-webb-takes-us-inside-the-amazing-spider-man-2-and-discusses-his-rise-to-the-a-list|access-date=January 25, 2022}} Between 1999 and 2009, he directed videos for the likes of Good Charlotte, Evanescence, AFI, 3 Doors Down, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, and Snow Patrol.{{cite web|last=Lloyd|first=Kenji|date=June 28, 2012|title=Top 10 Marc Webb Music Videos before The Amazing Spider-Man|url=https://www.heyuguys.com/top-10-marc-webb-directed-music-videos-the-amazing-spider-man/|website=HeyUGuys|access-date=January 25, 2022}}

His feature-length debut, 500 Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, was released in July 2009 to a positive critical reception.{{cite web | title = 500 Days of Summer (2009) | url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/500_days_of_summer/ | work = Rotten Tomatoes | publisher = Flixster | access-date = September 7, 2009}} In January 2010, Columbia Pictures hired Webb to direct The Amazing Spider-Man, a reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise, released in July 2012 and starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone.{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2010/01/will-sony-spin-spidey-reboot-with-webb-22410/ | title=Will Sony Spin Spidey Reboot With Webb? | website=Deadline Hollywood | last=Fleming |first=Mike | date=January 13, 2010 | access-date= January 20, 2010}} He returned to direct the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which was released on May 2, 2014. Developing the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: No Way Home for Marvel Studios, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers officially dubbed the fictional universe of Webb's Spider-Man films as the Webb-Verse in his honor. In November 2021, it was revealed that he and Sam Raimi, were brought on as creative consultants for the film.{{cite web |last1=Fuge |first1=Jonathan |title=Spider-Man: No Way Home Brought in Past Directors Sam Raimi & Marc Webb as Consultants |url=https://movieweb.com/spider-man-no-way-home-sam-raimi-marc-webb/ |website=MovieWeb |date=26 November 2021 |access-date=July 11, 2022}} In 2015, Webb directed promotional ads for a partnership between Samsung and Avengers: Age of Ultron.{{Cite web|title=Marvel, Samsung's VR Experience Throws You Into an Epic Avengers Battle|url=https://adage.com/node/1086921/printable/print|access-date=2022-02-04|website=adage.com}}{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

Webb is represented by DNA in Hollywood, California and Academy Productions Ltd in the United Kingdom. In February 2019, he signed on to direct the live-action reimagined version of the 2016 Japanese anime film Your Name {{cite magazine|last=White|first=James|title=Marc Webb directing 'Your Name' remake|magazine=Empire|date=2019-02-17|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/marc-webb-directing-name-remake/|access-date=2019-03-09}} before he was replaced on September 18, 2020 by Lee Isaac Chung and a year later by Carlos López Estrada.{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/lee-isaac-chung-paramount-and-bad-robot-your-name-1234579603/ |title=Lee Isaac Chung To Direct 'Your Name' Live-Action Reimagining From Toho, Paramount And Bad Robot | website=Deadline Hollywood | last=Kroll |first=Justin | date=September 18, 2020 | access-date= September 18, 2020}} In May 2019, it was announced that Webb will direct a live-action adaptation of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.{{cite web |date=May 30, 2019 |title=Marc Webb Eyed to Direct Disney's 'Snow White' Remake (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/marc-webb-disney-snow-white-remake-1203229326/ |website=Variety.com |access-date=May 4, 2022}}

In 2013, Christopher Keyser and Webb pitched the mystery drama The Society to Showtime, but the network later decided to pass on the series.{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/12/society-originally-axed-showtime-inside-history-netflixs-latest-mystery-series-9502799/|title=The Society was originally axed by Showtime: Inside the history of Netflix's latest mystery series|last=Yeates|first=Cydney|work=Metro|date=May 12, 2019|access-date=May 19, 2019}} Netflix turned the pitch into a series instead; created by Keyser and executive produced by both Keyser and Webb, The Society premiered on May 19, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/kathryn-newton-star-netflix-drama-series-chris-keyser-marc-webb-1202432697/|title=Kathryn Newton To Star In Netflix Drama Series From Chris Keyser & Marc Webb|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=July 24, 2018}} In July 2019, it was announced that Webb and Black Lamb Productions, his production company signed a deal with ABC Studios.{{Cite web|last=Thorne|first=Will|date=2019-07-24|title=Marc Webb Sets Overall Deal With ABC Studios|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/marc-webb-abc-studios-overall-deal-1203277929/|website=Variety |access-date=2020-10-12}} In March 2022, Webb signed on to direct the supernatural thriller Day Drinker, written by Zach Dean.{{cite web|date=March 16, 2022|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/spider-man-marc-webb-tomorrow-war-supernatural-thriller-day-drinker-1234979977/|title='The Amazing Spider-Man' Director Marc Webb Set For Supernatural Thriller 'Day Drinker' For 'The Tomorrow War' Scribe & 30West|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=March 16, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/johnny-depp-penelope-cruz-to-star-day-drinker-lionsgate-1236160403/|title=Penélope Cruz To Star Opposite Johnny Depp In Lionsgate's 'Day Drinker' |publisher=Deadline}}

Personal life

On June 8, 2018, Webb's girlfriend Jane Herman had a daughter, Georgia.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BlEwnCvFOEU/?igshid=19mtpqq93taur|title=July 8, 2018. Georgia Margaret Webb joined us in this world and suddenly Marc and I know nothing and everything there is to know of life and love. Best. Day. Ever.|last=Herman|first=Jane|date=June 11, 2018|publisher=Instagram}} The couple married on October 4, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B3R7pwGgMiF/?igshid=1xjx1ti9p4w8g|title=I married Marc! 💙 10.4.19 💙|last=Herman|first=Jane|date=October 6, 2019|publisher=Instagram}} Their son, Walter, was born on April 5, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B3R7pwGgMiF/?igshid=1xjx1ti9p4w8g|title=Walter Ace Herman Webb ♠️ 4.5.21|last=Herman|first=Jane|date=April 10, 2019|publisher=Instagram|access-date=January 25, 2022}}

Webb's lamb

{{BLP unreferenced section|date=November 2022}}

Webb's signature is a white lamb, which appears in a few of his videos. In Brand New's "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" video, the lamb appears on the door before Jesse Lacey enters the bar. It also is on the shirt of a girl in the bar. In Yellowcard's "Ocean Avenue" and "Rough Landing, Holly" videos, the lamb appears on a briefcase Ryan Key carries.

Filmography

=Film=

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! width="65"| Director

! width="65"| Executive
producer

! width="65"| Writer

! Note

rowspan=2| 2010

| The Office

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "The Manager and the Salesman"

Lone Star

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Pilot"

2012

| Battleground

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

2015–2016

| Limitless

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Directed "Pilot"
Co-wrote and directed "Badge! Gun!"

2015–2019

| Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Directed "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!";
Co-wrote and directed "Where Is Josh's Friend?"

2018–2019

| Instinct

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Pilot"

rowspan=2| 2019

| The Code

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Blowed Up"

The Society

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episodes: "What Happened", "Our Town" and "How it Happens"

2019–2022

| Blood & Treasure

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

2019–2021

| Why Women Kill

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episodes: "Murder Means Never Having To Say You’re Sorry" and
"I'd Liked To Kill Ya But I Just Washed My Hair"

rowspan="3"| 2021

| Rebel

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Pilot"

The Republic of Sarah

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

Just Beyond

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episodes: "Leave Them Kids Alone" and "We've Got Spirits, Yes We Do"

rowspan=2|2024

| Death and Other Details

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Chapter One: Rare"

High Potential

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Episode: "Dancer in the Dark"

=Music videos=

{{BLP unreferenced section|date=March 2014}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Artist

1997

|"Canadian Rose"

|Blues Traveler

1999

|"Still After You"

|Earth to Andy

rowspan=2|2000

|"Just Got Wicked"

|Cold

"Not That Kind"

|Anastacia

rowspan=13|2001

|"On the Line"

|Lance Bass

"Duck and Run"

|3 Doors Down

"The Motivation Proclamation"

|Good Charlotte

"The Days of the Phoenix"

|AFI

"Duke Lion"

|Big Dumb Face

"Are You There?"

|Oleander

"Waiting"

|Green Day

"Festival Song"

|Good Charlotte

"Simple Creed"

|Live featuring Tricky

"Slow"

|Professional Murder Music

"Pain"

|Stereomud

"Eleanor Rigby"

|Godhead

"Beat the World"

|Pressure 4-5

rowspan=10|2002

|"Seein' Red"

|Unwritten Law

"American Girls"

|Counting Crows

"Unreal"

|SOiL

"She Hates Me"

|Puddle of Mudd

"Harder to Breathe"

|Maroon 5

"I Will Be Heard"

|Hatebreed

"When You’re on Top"

|The Wallflowers

"These Are the Days"

|O-Town

"Remember Me"

|Hoobastank

"Remember"

|Disturbed

rowspan=11|2003

|"Stupid Girl"

|Cold

"Sleeping Awake"

|P.O.D.

"The Leaving Song Pt. II"

|AFI

"Why Don't You & I"

|Santana & Alex Band

"Here Without You"

|3 Doors Down

"Savior"

|Memento

"Say You Will"

|Wakefield

"Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)"

|MxPx

"Will You"

|P.O.D.

"Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades"

|Brand New

"Nothing at All"

|Santana featuring Musiq

rowspan=14|2004

|"With My Mind"

|Cold

"Change the World"

|P.O.D.

"I Don't Want to Be"

|Gavin DeGraw

"Silhouettes"

|Smile Empty Soul

"Heel over Head"

|Puddle of Mudd

"Give It Up"

|Midtown

"Ocean Avenue"

|Yellowcard

"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"

|My Chemical Romance

"Breaking the Broken"

|Sparta

"Beautiful Soul"

|Jesse McCartney

"Walk into the Sun"

|Dirty Vegas

"Blood Red Summer"

|Coheed and Cambria

"Dare You to Move" (version 2)

|Switchfoot

"Disappear"

|Hoobastank

rowspan=17|2005

|"Work"

|Jimmy Eat World

"Bad Day"

|Daniel Powter

"All That I've Got"

|The Used

"Helena"

| My Chemical Romance

"Chocolate"

|Snow Patrol

"Eleanor"

|Low Millions

"Gotta Make It"

|Trey Songz featuring Twista

"Don’t Look Back"

|Antigone Rising

"Different"{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/backtracking_acceptance_tell_the_story_behind_different/|title=BackTracking: Acceptance tell the story behind "Different"|date=May 4, 2015|website=Alternative Press Magazine}}

|Acceptance

"Middle of Nowhere"

|Hot Hot Heat

"Make a Move"

|Incubus

"Wake Up"

|Hilary Duff

"The Ghost of You"

|My Chemical Romance

"Boyfriend"

|Ashlee Simpson

"Free Loop (One Night Stand)"

|Daniel Powter

"Lights and Sounds"

|Yellowcard

"Perfect Situation"

|Weezer

rowspan=14|2006

|"Move Along"

|The All-American Rejects

"Youth"

|Matisyahu

"Rush"

|Aly & AJ

"Lie to Me"

|Daniel Powter

"Rough Landing, Holly"

|Yellowcard

"Miss Murder"

|AFI

"Invisible"

|Ashlee Simpson

"London Bridge"

|Fergie

"Fidelity"

|Regina Spektor

"Call Me When You're Sober"

|Evanescence

"Love Like Winter"

|AFI

"Wait a Minute"

|The Pussycat Dolls featuring Timbaland

"Rain"

|Barefoot

"These Walls" (Version 2)

|Teddy Geiger

rowspan=11|2007

|"The River"

|Good Charlotte

"Must Have Done Something Right"

|Relient K

"Last Night"

|P. Diddy

"I Don't Love You"

|rowspan=3|My Chemical Romance

"Teenagers"
"Blood"
"Good Enough" (co-directed with Rich Lee)

|Evanescence

"Stiff Kittens" (co-directed with Rich Lee)

|Blaqk Audio

"Clumsy" (co-directed with Rich Lee)

|Fergie

"Better" (Version 2)

|Regina Spektor

"Start All Over"

|Miley Cyrus

rowspan=3|2008

|"Goodnight Goodnight"

|Maroon 5

"Party People"

|Nelly featuring Fergie

"Gives You Hell"

|The All-American Rejects

rowspan=4|2009

|"21 Guns"

|Green Day

"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (Version 2)

|She and Him

"21st Century Breakdown"

|Green Day

"(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"

|Weezer

2010

|"Last of the American Girls"

|Green Day

2017

|"Dusk Till Dawn"

|ZAYN featuring Sia

Editor videography

  • MxPx – "Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)" (November 2003)
  • Brand New – "Sic Transit Gloria.... Glory Fades" (December 2003)

References

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