The Amazing Spider-Man 2#Critical response

Former Oscorp scientist and businessman Richard Parker records a video message to explain his disappearance. He and his wife Mary try to flee aboard a private jet but the plane is hijacked by an assassin. The jet crashes, killing the couple.

In the present, two years after his battle with Dr. Curt Connors,{{efn|As depicted in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)}} Richard and Mary's son, Peter, continues to fight crime as Spider-Man and apprehends Russian criminal Aleksei Sytsevich. Due to Peter's reservations about his relationship with his girlfriend Gwen Stacy since making a vow to her late father to avoid her, Gwen ends their relationship after their high school graduation. Peter's childhood friend, Harry Osborn, returns home to see his terminally ill father, Norman Osborn, CEO of Oscorp. He explains that his illness is genetic and Harry is at the age where it first develops. Norman dies, and Harry Osborn is appointed the new CEO.

While working in an Oscorp laboratory, mild-mannered electrical engineer Max Dillon accidentally shocks himself and falls into a tank of genetically engineered electric eels. They attack him and he mutates into a living electric generator. Meanwhile, Gwen tells Peter that she may move to England if she earns a scholarship to Oxford University. Unaware of the extent of his power, Dillon wanders into Times Square, accidentally causes a power outage, and is stopped by Peter, as Spider-Man. Dillon is then taken to the Ravencroft Institute, where German scientist Dr. Ashley Kafka studies him.

Meanwhile, the first symptoms of Harry's illness are showing, and he uses information Norman gave him to deduce that Spider-Man's blood could save him. He asks Peter, who has been selling photos of Spider-Man to the Daily Bugle, to aid him in finding Spider-Man. Peter is unsure of what effects the transfusion would have and is wary of the possibility of Harry suffering a mutation similar to Connors. He later refuses Harry as Spider-Man, enraging him. Oscorp vice president Donald Menken frames Harry for covering up Dillon's accident, removes him as CEO, and takes control of Oscorp. Harry proposes a deal with Dillon, who now calls himself "Electro", to get back inside the Oscorp building; Electro agrees and kills Dr. Kafka.

Upon returning to Oscorp, Harry finds venom from the now-destroyed genetically altered spiders. However, after he forces Menken to inject him with the venom, it accelerates his illness and turns him into a goblin-like creature, but the built-in emergency protocol in an armored suit restores his health. Meanwhile, Peter finds Richard’s secret lab in an abandoned subway station and learns he had to flee because he refused to cooperate with Norman's plans to make biogenetic weapons with his research. He also discovers that he used his own DNA when he made the spiders, so Oscorp cannot recreate them without his blood. After leaving the lab, Peter discovers that Gwen was offered the scholarship. He professes his love for her, and they agree to go to England together.

When Electro causes another power outage, Peter and Gwen restore power and overload Electro's body, killing him. Harry, as the Green Goblin, arrives equipped with weaponry. Upon seeing Gwen, he deduces Spider-Man's secret identity and swears revenge for refusing the blood transfusion, taking her to the top of a large clock tower and dropping her. Peter manages to subdue the Goblin but is unable to save Gwen, who falls to her death.{{Efn|Although Peter shoots a web that catches Gwen, her death is caused by either the whiplash from the fall or her head hitting the ground.}} Guilt-ridden and depressed, Peter ends his career as Spider-Man.

Five months later, Harry is coping with the aftereffects of his transformation while being imprisoned at Ravencroft. His associate, Gustav Fiers, visits him and the pair discusses forming their own team. Harry orders Fiers to start with Sytsevich, whom he helped escape from his prison. Equipped with an electromechanical suit of armor, Sytsevich dubs himself the "Rhino" and rampages through the streets. Peter, re-inspired after watching Gwen's graduation speech, returns to confront him as Spider-Man.

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• Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker / Spider-Man:
  An orphaned teenage boy who received spider-powers after being bitten by a genetically altered spider. Peter first uses his powers to try to hunt down the killer of his uncle in The Amazing Spider-Man but soon decides to use his powers to fight crime as the vigilante known as Spider-Man. Garfield explained that the suit that he would wear in the film would undergo a new design. Garfield hoped to bring back the theme of him being an orphan stating, "I wanna keep exploring that theme of being fatherless, being motherless, searching for purpose and finding a purpose within himself". He felt that it was his responsibility to take on the role and that he does not take it lightly.{{cite web | url=http://www.eonline.com/news/362945/amazing-spider-man-2-andrew-garfield-talks-redesigned-costume-exploring-spidey-s-double-life | title=Amazing Spider-Man 2: Andrew Garfield Talks Redesigned Costume, Exploring Spidey's "Double Life" | publisher=E! | date=November 13, 2012 | access-date=April 3, 2013 | author=Loinaz, Alexis | archive-date=April 3, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403112233/http://www.eonline.com/news/362945/amazing-spider-man-2-andrew-garfield-talks-redesigned-costume-exploring-spidey-s-double-life | url-status=live }}
• Max Charles as a young Peter Parker.
• Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy:
  A high school student and Peter's girlfriend. When asked about Peter and Gwen's relationship in the sequel, Stone said, "She saves him more than he saves her. She's incredibly helpful to Spider-Man ... He's the muscle, she's the brains."{{cite web|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/emma-stone-talks-saving-spidey-in-the-amazing-spider-man-2 |title=Emma Stone talks saving Spidey in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 |work=Total Film |date=January 4, 2013 |access-date=January 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701013428/http://www.totalfilm.com/news/emma-stone-talks-saving-spidey-in-the-amazing-spider-man-2 |archive-date=July 1, 2014 }}
• Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon / Electro:
  An electrical engineer who works for Oscorp Industries and later transforms into a powerful, electrical creature following an accident, then taking the alias of "Electro". Foxx described the character as "a nobody" who initially idolizes Spider-Man.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1699031/amazing-spider-man-2-villian-electro/|title=Exclusive: 'Spider-Man' Villain Jamie Foxx Reveals Major Origin Details | publisher= MTV News | first=Josh | last= Wigler | date= December 17, 2012 | access-date=May 3, 2014 | archive-date= May 3, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140503060101/http://www.mtv.com/news/1699031/amazing-spider-man-2-villian-electro/ | url-status=dead}} He develops an obsession with Spider-Man after being saved by him and obtains his powers through an accident at Oscorp involving electric eels. Foxx stated that the character would be redesigned to be more grounded and that the villain's classic yellow and green suit would be omitted in favor of a modern look, as depicted in the film.{{cite web |url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/the-amazing-spider-man-2-electro-costume-is-getting-a-modern-redesign |title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Electro Costume Is Getting a Modern Redesign |publisher=Movieweb.com |date=2012-12-17 |access-date=November 17, 2015 |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014033455/http://www.movieweb.com/news/the-amazing-spider-man-2-electro-costume-is-getting-a-modern-redesign |url-status=dead }}
• Campbell Scott as Richard Parker: Peter's deceased father.
• Embeth Davidtz as Mary Parker: Peter's deceased mother.
• Colm Feore as Donald Menken:
  Oscorp's Vice President and Head of the Board. He is often in dispute with Harry over his capabilities of being a CEO to Oscorp, claiming that because Harry is a boy, he is incapable of leading the company.
• Paul Giamatti as Aleksei Sytsevich / Rhino:
  A Russian gangster killer for the Russian Mafia who allies with Harry and receives a massive, well-armored, robot, rhino-like suit from him, deciding to call himself "the Rhino". Giamatti said of his character, "He's a Russian mobster. Russians are always good villains. I have an ability to just destroy things", he said. "My accent is pretty hammy. I loved doing it. It seemed to me like an opportunity to be as over-the-top hammy as possible. It was really fun."{{cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/09/06/paul-giamatti-thrilled-to-play-rhino-in-the-amazing-spider-man-2 |title=Paul Giamatti thrilled to play Rhino in 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' |first=Liz |last=Braun |agency=QMI Agency |newspaper=Toronto Sun |date=September 6, 2013 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503121840/http://www.torontosun.com/2013/09/06/paul-giamatti-thrilled-to-play-rhino-in-the-amazing-spider-man-2 |archive-date=May 3, 2014 |url-status=live }}
• Sally Field as May Parker: Peter's aunt. Field was critical of the lack of depth in her role; during a 2016 appearance on The Howard Stern Show, she said that "It's really hard to find a three-dimensional character in [the film], and you work it as much as you can, but you can't put 10 pounds of shit in a five-pound bag."{{cite news|last1=Delbyck|first1=Cole|title=Sally Field Compares Her 'Spider-Man' Role To A Bag Of S**t|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sally-field-spider-man-aunt-may_us_56e84ab8e4b0860f99da8c5a|access-date=January 27, 2018|work=HuffPost|date=March 15, 2016|archive-date=June 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617221723/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sally-field-spider-man-aunt-may_us_56e84ab8e4b0860f99da8c5a|url-status=live}}
• Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn / Green Goblin:
  Peter's best friend for 10 years and son of Norman Osborn. He was sent away to boarding school around the same time Peter's parents disappeared and met him for the first time there.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/interview/938674/dane-dehaan-talks-jamie-foxx-the-amazing-spider-man-2-bromance.jhtml|title=Dane DeHaan Talks Jamie Foxx 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Bromance|publisher=MTV|date=July 19, 2013|access-date=July 20, 2013|archive-date=August 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804065248/http://www.mtv.com/videos/interview/938674/dane-dehaan-talks-jamie-foxx-the-amazing-spider-man-2-bromance.jhtml|url-status=dead}} He eventually assumes the role of the Green Goblin after injecting a special serum of spider venom into his body, initially injected to provide a cure, which instead turns him into a hideous, psychotic, goblin-like creature. As the Green Goblin, Harry dons a technological suit capable of healing him and can fly with the use of a large glider.

Felicity Jones portrays Felicia Hardy, Harry's sidekick at Oscorp. While Jones was only credited as "Felicia" in the final film, her surname was presented as "Hardy" in a marketing video for the film's release on digital HD formats.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EvXCHB2Smk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/9EvXCHB2Smk| archive-date=2021-10-30|title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Now on Digital HD!|author=Sony Pictures Entertainment|publisher=YouTube|date=August 6, 2014|access-date=August 20, 2014|time=0:07}}{{cbignore}} Marton Csokas portrays Ashley Kafka, the head of Ravencroft Institute, and B. J. Novak appears as Alistair Smythe, Dillon's boss and an Oscorp employee. Kari Coleman, Charlie DePew, Skyler Gisondo, and Jacob Rodier reprise their roles from the first film as Helen Stacy, Philip Stacy, Howard Stacy, and Simon Stacy, respectively, with the latter being uncredited. Chris Cooper, who portrays Norman Osborn, the founder of Oscorp and Harry Osborn's father, and Denis Leary, who reprises his role as George Stacy, appearing as a soul in Peter's visions, are also in uncredited roles. Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee has a cameo appearance as a guest at Peter and Gwen's graduation ceremony. Michael Massee reprises his role as the "Man in the Shadows" from the first film, with the character now credited as "Gustav Fiers (The Gentleman)". Shailene Woodley was cast as Mary Jane Watson and filmed scenes that were ultimately cut from the final film. Aidy Bryant appears as a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty.

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In March 2011, James Vanderbilt was hired to write the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), after scribing the predecessor, before Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman were hired to rewrite the first draft the following year, later joined by Jeff Pinkner; screenplay credit went to Kurtzman, Orci, and Pinkner, with screen story credit given to the trio and Vanderbilt.{{cite web|last1=Kit |first1=Borys |last2=Fernandez |first2=Jay A |title=James Vanderbilt returning to pen sequel |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-vanderbilt-returning-pen-spider-171190 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 24, 2011 |access-date=March 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606031725/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/james-vanderbilt-returning-pen-spider-171190 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url = https://deadline.com/2012/04/alex-kurtzman-roberto-orci-writing-sequel-to-amazing-spider-man-261109/ | title = Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci Re-Writing Sequel To 'Amazing Spider-Man' | website=Deadline Hollywood | date= April 24, 2012 | access-date=April 24, 2012 | last=Fleming | first=Mike | archive-date=October 17, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131017180406/http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/alex-kurtzman-roberto-orci-writing-sequel-to-amazing-spider-man/ | url-status=live}} The sequel's villain was teased in the 2012 film.{{cite web|last=Eisenberg|first=Eric|date=March 17, 2012|title=Video: Spider-Man Director Marc Webb Hints at Future Villains and the Lizard's Look|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Video-Spider-Man-Director-Marc-Webb-Talks-Hints-Future-Villains-Lizard-Look-30019.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320215304/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Video-Spider-Man-Director-Marc-Webb-Talks-Hints-Future-Villains-Lizard-Look-30019.html|archive-date=March 20, 2012|access-date=January 7, 2022|website=CinemaBlend|publisher=Internet Archive}} Webb stated that the origin story would further unfold in the second installment.{{cite web | url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/04/10/amazing-spider-man-origin/ | title=Untold 'Spider-Man' Origin Will Unfold Over 'A Few Movies,' Director Says | publisher=MTV | date=April 10, 2012 | access-date=April 11, 2012 | last=Wigler | first=Josh | archive-date=April 12, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412195949/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2012/04/10/amazing-spider-man-origin | url-status=dead }} In June 2012, Webb said he was unsure whether he would return,{{cite web | url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/26/marc-webb-the-amazing-spider-man_n_1626287.html | title= Marc Webb, 'Amazing Spider-Man' Director, On The Specter of Sam Raimi | work= Huffington Post | date= June 26, 2012 | access-date= June 26, 2012 | last= Ryan | first= Mike | archive-date= June 26, 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120626131015/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/26/marc-webb-the-amazing-spider-man_n_1626287.html | url-status= live }} though it was confirmed on September 28, 2012, that he would return to direct the sequel.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/28/andrew-garfield-marc-webb-amazing-spider-man-2_n_1924327.html |title=Andrew Garfield & Marc Webb Return For 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' |work=Huffington Post |date=September 28, 2012 |access-date=September 28, 2012 |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213155445/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/28/andrew-garfield-marc-webb-amazing-spider-man-2_n_1924327.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amazing-spider-man-sequel-returns-375025 |title=Andrew Garfield and Director Marc Webb to Return for 'Amazing Spider-Man' Sequel |last=Siegel |first=Tatiana |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 28, 2012 |access-date=September 28, 2012 |archive-date=October 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031134403/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amazing-spider-man-sequel-returns-375025 |url-status=live }} He stated that he "wanted to create a universe that not only can withstand but anticipate future storylines" while also "working in and of itself for one movie."{{cite web | url=https://collider.com/amazing-spider-man-sequel/177106/ | title='The Amazing Spider-Man' Director Marc Webb Talks Sequels and His Original Villain Creation: The Mime; Plus, Two New Posters | publisher=Collider | date=July 2, 2012 | access-date=July 3, 2012 | last=Trumbore | first=Dave | archive-date=July 6, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706201017/http://collider.com/amazing-spider-man-sequel/177106 | url-status=dead }} Andrew Garfield had also expressed hope to reprise his role,{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/andrew-garfield-hopes-star-spider-342498 |title=Andrew Garfield Hopes to Star in 'Spider-Man' Sequel |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 27, 2012 |access-date=July 19, 2012 |last=Carlson |first=Erin |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629234121/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/andrew-garfield-hopes-star-spider-342498 |url-status=live }} and in September 2012, it was confirmed that he would do so. Emma Stone was later confirmed to be reprising her role as Gwen Stacy, having signed a contract for two Amazing Spider-Man sequels.{{cite web|last=Moore|first=Ben|url=https://screenrant.com/emma-stone-spider-man-reboot-gwen-stacy-deat-benm-93520/|title=Emma Stone Talks Spider-Man Reboot & Death of Gwen Stacy|publisher=Screen Rant|access-date=January 2, 2011|date=December 22, 2010|archive-date=December 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226171035/http://screenrant.com/emma-stone-spider-man-reboot-gwen-stacy-deat-benm-93520/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/108309-confirmed-emma-stone-to-play-gwen-stacy-in-spider-man|title=Confirmed! Emma Stone to Play Gwen Stacy in Spider-Man!|work=Superhero Hype!|publisher=CraveOnline|date=October 5, 2010|access-date=October 5, 2010|archive-date=October 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014053738/http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/108309-confirmed-emma-stone-to-play-gwen-stacy-in-spider-man|url-status=live}} The costume was completely redesigned to be more faithful to the comics, following the mixed reaction of the costume from the first film. The eye lenses were changed to be much larger and solid white, while specially screen printed fabrics were used to allow the color of the costume to change in different lighting scenarios. The web shooters were also modified to be more streamlined with the suit.{{cite web|last=Schaefer|first=Sandy|title='Amazing Spider-Man 2' Mask Reveal; Dane DeHeaan Bulking Up for Harry Osborn|date=February 25, 2013|url=https://screenrant.com/amazing-spider-man-2-costume-dane-dehaan-harry-osborn/|publisher=Screen Rant|access-date=February 25, 2013|archive-date=November 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128172303/https://screenrant.com/amazing-spider-man-2-costume-dane-dehaan-harry-osborn/|url-status=live}}

Actor J. K. Simmons expressed interest in reprising his role as J. Jonah Jameson from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy should the studio offer it to him.{{cite web |url=http://www.craveonline.com/film/articles/193147-jk-simmons-is-open-to-playing-j-jonah-jameson-in-amazing-spider-man-2 |title=J.K. Simmons is Open to Playing J. Jonah Jameson in Amazing Spider-Man 2 |publisher=CraveOnline.com |last=Topel |first=Fred |date=July 30, 2012 |access-date=May 3, 2014 | archive-date= April 22, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140422010122/http://www.craveonline.com/film/articles/193147-jk-simmons-is-open-to-playing-j-jonah-jameson-in-amazing-spider-man-2 | url-status =live}} In October 2012, Electro was rumored as the next villain.{{cite web |last=Sneider |first=Jeff |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/shailene-woodley-in-talks-for-spider-man-2-exclusive-1118060562/ |title=Shailene Woodley in talks for 'Spider-Man 2' |work=Variety |access-date=October 11, 2012 |date=October 10, 2012 |archive-date=March 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130327120750/http://variety.com/2012/film/news/shailene-woodley-in-talks-for-spider-man-2-exclusive-1118060562/ |url-status=live }} Jamie Foxx was given the role.{{cite web |last= Kroll |first= Justin |url= https://variety.com/2012/film/news/jamie-foxx-in-talks-to-play-spider-man-2-villain-1118061562/ |title= Jamie Foxx in talks to play 'Spider-Man 2' villain |work= Variety |date= October 1, 2012 |access-date= December 10, 2017 |archive-date= January 8, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200108095148/https://variety.com/2012/film/news/jamie-foxx-in-talks-to-play-spider-man-2-villain-1118061562/ |url-status= live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/michael-bay-testing-hot-young-390516 |title=Michael Bay Testing Hot Young Actors for 'Transformers 4' Leads (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 16, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116034644/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/michael-bay-testing-hot-young-390516 |url-status=live }}{{cite web | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-2-actors-testing-393106 | title = 'Spider-Man 2' Testing Quartet of Actors for Harry Osborn Role | work =The Hollywood Reporter | date = November 19, 2012 | access-date = April 17, 2020 | archive-date = April 14, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140414191802/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-2-actors-testing-393106 | url-status = live }} That December, Foxx confirmed that he was cast as the character. During an interview with MTV, Foxx explained that the redesign of the character would be more grounded as well as details of his depiction, which were based upon the Ultimate Marvel incarnation of Electro.{{cite web | last = Wigler | first = Josh | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1699031/amazing-spider-man-2-villian-electro.jhtml | title = Exclusive: 'Spider-Man' Villain Jamie Foxx Reveals Major Origin Details | publisher = MTV | date = December 17, 2012 | access-date = February 5, 2013 | archive-date = December 4, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131204052618/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1699031/amazing-spider-man-2-villian-electro.jhtml | url-status = dead }} Eddie Redmayne, Sam Claflin, Douglas Booth and Boyd Holbrook tested for the role of Harry Osborn while, Alden Ehrenreich and Brady Corbet were also considered.{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-man-2-actors-testing-393106/ | title='Spider-Man 2' Testing Quartet of Actors for Harry Osborn Role (Exclusive) | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=November 19, 2012 | access-date=June 5, 2024 | archive-date=June 5, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605005839/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-man-2-actors-testing-393106/ | url-status=live }} Michael B. Jordan also read for the role.{{cite news | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-b-jordan-of-fruitvale-station-hollywoods-new-leading-man | title=Michael B. Jordan of 'Fruitvale Station,' Hollywood's New Leading Man | newspaper=The Daily Beast | date=July 11, 2013 | last1=Stern | first1=Marlow }} On December 3, 2012, Marc Webb revealed that Dane DeHaan was chosen to play Harry Osborn.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dane-dehaan-cast-as-harry-396834 |title=Dane DeHaan to Play Harry Osborn in 'Spider-Man' Sequel |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 3, 2012 |first=Borys |last=Kit |access-date=May 30, 2014 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804101644/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dane-dehaan-cast-as-harry-396834 |url-status=live }} Paul Giamatti was confirmed as a cast member in February 2013.Nealey, Joshua (February 3, 2013). [http://www.hypable.com/2013/02/05/the-amazing-spider-man-2-synopsis-revealed-paul-giamatti-and-colm-feore-join-cast/ "'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' synopsis revealed, Paul Giamatti and Colm Feore officially join cast"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109044527/http://www.hypable.com/2013/02/05/the-amazing-spider-man-2-synopsis-revealed-paul-giamatti-and-colm-feore-join-cast/ |date=November 9, 2013 }}. Hypable. Felicity Jones confirmed her involvement with the film under an undisclosed role.{{cite web|last=Kit |first=Boris |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paul-giamatti-talks-play-rhino-415899 |title=Paul Giamatti in Talks to Play The Rhino in 'Spider-Man 2' (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 28, 2013 |access-date=May 3, 2014 | archive-date= March 31, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140331153816/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/paul-giamatti-talks-play-rhino-415899 | url-status =live}} Giamatti also indicated in an October 2013 interview that he would return in The Amazing Spider-Man 3 as well.Nicholson, Max (October 3, 2013). [https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/03/paul-giamatti-will-be-back-for-amazing-spider-man-3 "Paul Giamatti Will be Back for Amazing Spider-Man 3"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510234341/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/10/03/paul-giamatti-will-be-back-for-amazing-spider-man-3 |date=May 10, 2020 }}. IGN. On February 27, 2013, Chris Cooper was cast as Norman Osborn.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/amazing-spider-man-chris-cooper-424874|title='Amazing Spider-Man 2': Chris Cooper to Play Green Goblin|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 27, 2013|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=March 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130301012051/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/amazing-spider-man-chris-cooper-424874|url-status=live}}

By October 2012, Shailene Woodley was in talks for the role of Mary Jane Watson.{{cite web | url = http://www.eonline.com/news/353151/shailene-woodley-in-talks-for-amazing-spider-man-sequel |last=Finn | first=Natalie|title=Shailene Woodley In Talks for Amazing Spider-Man Sequel |publisher=E! |access-date=October 11, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121114033410/http://www.eonline.com/news/353151/shailene-woodley-in-talks-for-amazing-spider-man-sequel | archive-date = November 14, 2012 | url-status=live|date=October 11, 2012 }}{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shailene-woodley-talks-spider-man-377915 |title=Shailene Woodley in Talks for 'Spider-Man 2' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 17, 2011 |access-date=October 11, 2012 |archive-date=October 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011184844/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/shailene-woodley-talks-spider-man-377915 |url-status=live }} By March 2013, Woodley had concluded filming her small role.{{cite web|url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/?p=75374 |title='Amazing Spider-Man 2': Shailene Woodley Finishes Shooting Sequel |publisher=MTV News |date=March 14, 2013|access-date=April 2, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130402230701/http://splashpage.mtv.com/?p=75374|archive-date=April 2, 2013 | url-status=dead}} Garfield recalled, "I think all of [those scenes] were in our backyards. We had two or three scenes with me talking over the fence, and there was one with us riding together on a motorcycle that we never got to shoot."{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/the-amazing-spider-man-2-stars-talk-long-island-s-wild-times-square-set-1.7875942 |title='The Amazing Spider-Man 2' stars talk Long Island's 'wild' Times Square set |author-link= Frank Lovece |first=Frank |last=Lovece |work=Newsday |location=New York / Long Island |date=April 30, 2014 |archive-date=May 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503201127/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/the-amazing-spider-man-2-stars-talk-long-island-s-wild-times-square-set-1.7875942 |url-status=live }} {{subscription required}} By mid-June, Woodley's role was cut from the film, with director Webb explaining it as "a creative decision to streamline the story and focus on Peter and Gwen and their relationship."{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/amazing-spider-man-2-shailene-571744|title=Shailene Woodley Cut From 'Amazing Spider-Man 2'|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 19, 2013|access-date=June 19, 2013|archive-date=June 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624022158/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/amazing-spider-man-2-shailene-571744|url-status=live}}

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On February 4, 2013, Marc Webb posted on Twitter that principal photography had begun and that the sequel was being shot on 35mm film in the anamorphic format,{{cite web | url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/spider-man/news/a456336/amazing-spider-man-2-begins-shooting-on-film-says-marc-webb/ | title='Amazing Spider-Man 2' begins shooting on film, says Marc Webb | publisher=Digital Spy | work=DS desk | date=February 5, 2013 | access-date=March 31, 2016 | last=Armitage | first=Hugh | archive-date=April 9, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409193011/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/spider-man/news/a456336/amazing-spider-man-2-begins-shooting-on-film-says-marc-webb/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Amazing-Spider-Man-2-Has-Started-Production-35526.html |title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Has Started Production |publisher=CinemaBlend.com |access-date=February 7, 2013 |date=February 4, 2013 |archive-date=February 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208013034/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Amazing-Spider-Man-2-Has-Started-Production-35526.html |url-status=live }} instead of being filmed digitally as the preceding film was. Sony revealed this would be the first Spider-Man film to be filmed entirely in New York state, including a car-chase scene that was filmed in Rochester because the speed laws are less restrictive in upstate New York.{{cite news|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323826704578356840396252864|title=Tax-Policy Web Lures 'Spider-Man' Film Here|last=Kusisto|first=Laura|newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=March 12, 2013|access-date=March 13, 2013}}

It became the largest film production ever in New York state.{{cite web|url=http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/03132013cuomo-announces-spiderman-movie-ny|title=Governor Cuomo Announces "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" to Be the Largest Movie Production Shot in New York|publisher=Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo |date=March 13, 2013|access-date=May 3, 2014 | archive-date=March 7, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140307015722/http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/03132013cuomo-announces-spiderman-movie-ny | url-status=live}} The decision to film in Williamsburg, Brooklyn near the Passover holiday caused some controversy, as critics believed that this was culturally insensitive, and would cause problems with parking.{{cite web | url=http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130314/williamsburg/hasidic-leaders-fight-culturally-insensitive-passover-spider-man-shoot | title=Hasidic Leaders Fight 'Culturally Insensitive' Passover 'Spider-Man' Shoot | publisher=DNAinfo.com | last=Hoffman | first=Meredith | date=March 14, 2013 | access-date=April 2, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402223609/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130314/williamsburg/hasidic-leaders-fight-culturally-insensitive-passover-spider-man-shoot | archive-date=April 2, 2013 | df=mdy-all }} The filming company decided to work with the community and then agreed to adjust its production activities for Passover.{{cite web | url=http://pix11.com/2013/03/15/plan-for-the-amazing-spider-man-2-to-shoot-in-hasidic-williamsburg-at-passover-spins-web-of-controversy/#ixzz2PLfKS6KS | title=Plan for 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' to shoot in Hasidic Williamsburg at Passover spins web of controversy | publisher=pix11.com | date=March 15, 2013 | access-date=April 2, 2013 | last=Mercogliano | first=Ann | work=WPIX | archive-date=April 2, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402224427/http://pix11.com/2013/03/15/plan-for-the-amazing-spider-man-2-to-shoot-in-hasidic-williamsburg-at-passover-spins-web-of-controversy/#ixzz2PLfKS6KS | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/spider-man-won-film-passover-article-1.1293556 | title='Let my people park': pol persuades Columbia Pictures not to film 'Spider-Man' during Passover | work=Daily News | access-date=March 20, 2013 | last=Beekman | first= Daniel | date=March 20, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203233037/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/spider-man-won-film-passover-article-1.1293556 | archive-date=December 3, 2013 | url-status =live}} The producers had assembled a 200-person crew for the 10-day shoot in Rochester, with a total number of 250 local crew members and 150 local extras.{{cite web | url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/04/29/benefitted-spider-man/8491851/ | title='Spider-Man 2' shoot brought positives, negatives | publisher=Democrat and Chronicle | work=DC Staff | date=April 30, 2014 | author=E. Freile, Victoria | access-date=April 1, 2016 | archive-date=February 27, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227211444/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/04/29/benefitted-spider-man/8491851/ | url-status=live }} The prominent scenes were shot mostly on Main Street of Rochester and were digitally remastered to look like New York City.{{cite web | url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/04/29/rochesters-amazing-spider-man-cameo-coming/8493427/ | title=Rochester's 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' cameo is coming | publisher=Democrat and Chronicle | work=DC Staff | date=April 30, 2014 | access-date=April 1, 2016 | author=E. Freile, Victoria | archive-date=February 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210084303/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2014/04/29/rochesters-amazing-spider-man-cameo-coming/8493427/ | url-status=live }}

On March 1, a scene within the movie was filmed in NYC Chinatown's Nom Wah Tea Parlor. Consequently, Doyers street was shut down for the day of filming, with the businesses on the street being compensated for the inconvenience.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130226/chinatown/amazing-spider-man-2-set-film-at-chinatowns-nom-wah-tea-parlor/|title='The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Set to Film at Chinatown's Nom Wah Tea Parlor|website=dnainfo|language=en|access-date=2022-01-03|archive-date=January 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103215642/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130226/chinatown/amazing-spider-man-2-set-film-at-chinatowns-nom-wah-tea-parlor/|url-status=dead}}

On June 25, Webb posted on Twitter that filming was completed.{{cite web | url=https://collider.com/amazing-spider-man-2-filming-wraps-video/ | title=Shooting Wraps on 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'; Director Marc Webb Posts Impressive Short Video from the 100th Day of Filming | publisher=Collider | date=June 25, 2013 | access-date=June 25, 2013 | author=Goldberg, Matt | archive-date=August 4, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804102013/https://collider.com/amazing-spider-man-2-filming-wraps-video/ | url-status=live }} Soundstage work was done at Grumman Studios and Gold Coast Studios, both in Bethpage, New York, and at the Marcy Armory in Brooklyn.{{cite news | url = http://www.newsday.com/business/spider-man-sequel-films-at-grumman-gold-coast-studios-1.4795442 | title = 'Spider-Man' sequel films at Grumman, Gold Coast Studios | work = Newsday | date = March 11, 2013 | first = Lisa | last = Du | access-date = January 23, 2014 | archive-date = February 3, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140203200048/http://www.newsday.com/business/spider-man-sequel-films-at-grumman-gold-coast-studios-1.4795442 | url-status = live }}

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Sony Pictures Imageworks designed the CGI special effects for the film.{{cite web|url=http://www.imageworks.com/shows.php?p=current-shows&s=amazingspiderman2|title=The Amazing Spiderman 2 - Imageworks|publisher=Sony Pictures Imageworks|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405133857/http://www.imageworks.com/shows.php?p=current-shows&s=amazingspiderman2|archive-date=April 5, 2016}} The digital composition of the film, including the scene where the battle of Spider-Man and Electro in Times Square, took one year to complete.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/visual-effects-techniques-amazing-spider-man-2-will-make-true-believers-us/|title=How Spider-Man 2's FX team embraced fantasy without forgetting physics|publisher=Digital Trends|last=Devin|first=Connors|date=May 3, 2014|access-date=November 25, 2015|archive-date=November 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125221450/http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/visual-effects-techniques-amazing-spider-man-2-will-make-true-believers-us/|url-status=live}} The sets of Times Square were built in Gold Coast Studios with the green screens{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/the-amazing-spider-man-2-stars-talk-long-island-s-wild-times-square-set-1.7875942|title='The Amazing Spider-Man 2' stars talk Long Island's 'wild' Times Square set|publisher=Newsday|last=Frank|first=Lovece|date=May 1, 2014|access-date=May 3, 2014|archive-date=May 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503201127/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/the-amazing-spider-man-2-stars-talk-long-island-s-wild-times-square-set-1.7875942|url-status=live}} and most of the scenes were digitally re-designed by computer.{{cite web|url=http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/behind-the-creation-and-destruction-of-a-digital-times-square-in-the-amazing-spider-man-2|title=Behind The Scenes Of The CGI Times Square In 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'|publisher=News Creator|last=Michael|first=Hafford|date=May 27, 2014|access-date=November 25, 2015|archive-date=November 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126072228/http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/behind-the-creation-and-destruction-of-a-digital-times-square-in-the-amazing-spider-man-2|url-status=live}} The photography and VFX team took over 36,000 photos of the Times Square in order to re-create the location digitally. In addition, the animation team captured over 100 billboards during the photography process.{{cite web|url=http://redesignreport.com/movie-friday-amazing-spider-man-2-depicts-times-square-like-never-before/|title=Movie Friday: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Depicts Times Square Like Never Before|publisher=Re-Designer report|date=May 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925104316/http://redesignreport.com/movie-friday-amazing-spider-man-2-depicts-times-square-like-never-before/|archive-date=September 25, 2015}} [http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/visual-effects-techniques-amazing-spider-man-2-will-make-true-believers-us/ Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125221450/http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/visual-effects-techniques-amazing-spider-man-2-will-make-true-believers-us/ |date=November 25, 2015 }}

The film was post-converted from 2D to 3D, in part because the production team wanted to shoot 35mm film. Dan Mindel used Kodak Vision3 500T 5219 and 200T 5213, while the second unit shot day exteriors on Kodak Vision3 50D 5203.{{cite web|url=http://www.studiodaily.com/2014/05/10-film-facts-the-amazing-spider-man-2/|title=10 Film Facts: The Amazing Spider-Man 2|publisher=Studio Daily|last=Bryant|first=Frazer|date=May 6, 2014|access-date=November 25, 2015|archive-date=November 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126045223/http://www.studiodaily.com/2014/05/10-film-facts-the-amazing-spider-man-2/|url-status=dead}} During the production, 20 layers of lightning CGI effects were applied to depict Electro. Jamie Foxx was photographed as Electro by the KNB EFX team and the skin colors used to show the moods of the character.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/how-amazing-spider-man-2-700979|title=How 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' VFX Team Brought Electro to Life|work=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Carolyn|first=Giardana|date=May 3, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=March 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309214029/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/how-amazing-spider-man-2-700979|url-status=live}} A total number of 1,600 visual effects shots of the film was originally filmed in 2K resolution and then converted into 4K resolution with the help of color grading. To give the visual effects a realistic look, sound designers Addison Teague and Eric Norris and re-recording mixers Paul Massey and David Giammarco mixed the background music using Auro 11.1 cinema sound technology and the film's soundtrack was remixed using Dolby Atmos, Auro, and Dolby 5.1.{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/amazing-spider-man-2-behind-700687 | title='Amazing Spider-Man 2:' Behind the Scenes of Sony's 4K Web | work=The Hollywood Reporter | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=May 2, 2014 | access-date=March 31, 2016 | author=Giardina, Carolyn | archive-date=April 14, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414163416/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/amazing-spider-man-2-behind-700687 | url-status=live }}

The film was mixed in Dolby Atmos and Auro 11.1 in the converted William Holden Theater. The mix for both was completed by Paul Massey and David Giammarco.{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-amazing-spider-man-2-gets-state-of-the-art-sound-as-filmmakers-mix-in-dolby-atmos-and-auro-111-by-barco-242640051.html|title='The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Gets State-Of-The-Art Sound As Filmmakers Mix In Dolby Atmos And Auro 11.1 By Barco|publisher=Sony Pictures Entertainment|date=January 29, 2014|access-date=March 1, 2014 | archive-date= February 2, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140202193512/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-amazing-spider-man-2-gets-state-of-the-art-sound-as-filmmakers-mix-in-dolby-atmos-and-auro-111-by-barco-242640051.html | url-status=live}}

A mid-credit teaser scene from X-Men: Days of Future Past was added to the film after its London premiere, due to an existing deal between Webb and 20th Century Fox, in which Fox allowed Webb to direct the film if Sony would promote the X-Men film for free.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/the-secret-deal-behind-spider-man-2-plugging-the-x-men-exclusive-1201158216/|title=The Secret Deal Behind 'Spider-Man 2' Plugging the 'X-Men' (EXCLUSIVE)|work=Variety|date=April 16, 2014|access-date=April 16, 2014|archive-date=April 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417202314/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/the-secret-deal-behind-spider-man-2-plugging-the-x-men-exclusive-1201158216/|url-status=live}} The scene, set during the Vietnam War, shows Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), a rogue mutant, trying to infiltrate a military camp led by William Stryker (Josh Helman) in an attempt to recruit fellow mutants Havok (Lucas Till) and Toad (Evan Jonigkeit).{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/16/thereas-an-x-men-days-of-future-past-scene-during-amazing-spider-man-2as-end-credits |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417023837/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/16/thereas-an-x-men-days-of-future-past-scene-during-amazing-spider-man-2as-end-credits |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 17, 2014 |title=There's an X-Men: Days of Future Past Scene During Amazing Spider-Man 2's End Credits |first=Scott |last=Collura |work=IGN.com|date=April 16, 2014 |access-date=April 17, 2014}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-2-post-credit-696957 |title='Spider-Man 2' Post-Credit 'X-Men' Cameo Explained |first=Graeme |last=McMillan |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 16, 2014 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |archive-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418155225/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-2-post-credit-696957 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40776 |title=See An X-Men: Days Of Future Past Sting On Amazing Spider-Man 2 |first=Helen |last=O'Hara |work=Empire |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |date=April 16, 2014 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |archive-date=April 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422004750/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40776 |url-status=live }} The scene's inclusion sparked confusion among some viewers in the United Kingdom, who thought it meant an X-Men–Spider-Man crossover film was being planned, based on how Marvel Studios and Disney use codas within the Marvel Cinematic Universe to promote future films.

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After James Horner declined to return for the sequel, Webb hired Hans Zimmer to compose the music for the film. On October 25, 2013, Pharrell Williams revealed to Billboard that he would co-compose the score with Zimmer.{{cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/28/pharell-hans-zimmer-spiderman_n_4171035.html |title=Pharrell & Hans Zimmer Will Write The 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Score |work=The Huffington Post |first=Kelsey |last=McQuade |date=October 29, 2013 |access-date=November 17, 2015 |archive-date=November 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119151643/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/28/pharell-hans-zimmer-spiderman_n_4171035.html |url-status=live }} Webb and Zimmer formed a supergroup with Williams, Johnny Marr, Mike Einziger and former Eurythmic, David A. Stewart, to create the music for the sequel.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marc-webb-hans-zimmer-form-652222 |title=Marc Webb, Hans Zimmer Form Supergroup for 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2013-10-31 |access-date=2014-06-04 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806130740/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marc-webb-hans-zimmer-form-652222 |url-status=live }} Eventually, Stewart did not participate in the film's music, and the supergroup, credited as The Magnificent Six, a reference to the Sinister Six, was composed of Williams, Marr, Einziger, Junkie XL, Steve Mazzaro and Andrew Kawczynski assisting Zimmer. The soundtrack for the film was released on April 18, 2014, by Columbia Records and Madison Gate Records.{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-amazing-spider-man-2-to-include-its-on-again-by-alicia-keys-featuring-kendrick-lamar-written-by-pharrell-williams-alicia-keys-hans-zimmer-and-kendrick-lamar-249701151.html |title="The Amazing Spider-Man 2" To Include "It's On Again" by Alicia Keys Featuring Kendrick Lamar Written by Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Hans Zimmer, and Kendrick Lamar |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Pictures Entertainment/Marvel Entertainment |agency=PR Newswire |access-date=April 7, 2014 |archive-date=April 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408225053/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-amazing-spider-man-2-to-include-its-on-again-by-alicia-keys-featuring-kendrick-lamar-written-by-pharrell-williams-alicia-keys-hans-zimmer-and-kendrick-lamar-249701151.html |url-status=live }} Hans Zimmer described his work for this film as different from previous works by him, thus revealing one of the themes for the film, which was first heard on the website.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/amazing-spider-man-2-theme-soundtrack-hans-zimmer/|title=Hans Zimmer's 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Theme Revealed?|publisher=Screen Rant|first=Anthony|last=Vieira|date=December 15, 2013|access-date=April 12, 2014|archive-date=April 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411175333/http://screenrant.com/amazing-spider-man-2-theme-soundtrack-hans-zimmer/|url-status=live}}

On March 31, 2014, Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar recorded a song titled "It's On Again", which was uploaded to SoundCloud.{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/audio-alicia-keys-kendrick-lamar-692266 | title=Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar Release 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Song (Audio) | work=The Hollywood Reporter | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | date=March 31, 2014 | access-date=March 31, 2016 | author=Lee, Ashley | archive-date=February 6, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206073517/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/earshot/audio-alicia-keys-kendrick-lamar-692266 | url-status=live }} Keys announced the song on Twitter and credited Zimmer and Williams, along with Lamar and herself for the song, indicating the song as a part of the film's soundtrack.{{cite web | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1723970/alicia-keys-kendrick-lamar-pharrell-its-on-again-amazing-spider-man-2/ | title=ALICIA KEYS, PHARRELL AND KENDRICK LAMAR WARN 'IT'S ON AGAIN' | publisher=MTV News | work=MTV news desk | date=March 12, 2014 | access-date=March 31, 2016 | author=Kaufman, Gil | archive-date=April 11, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411061854/http://www.mtv.com/news/1723970/alicia-keys-kendrick-lamar-pharrell-its-on-again-amazing-spider-man-2/ | url-status=dead }} Webb described the song as "upbeat and exciting".

File:Emma Stone talks The Amazing Spiderman @ Comicon.webm promoting The Amazing Spider-Man 2 at Comic-Con in 2011]]

The release of the film in the United Kingdom was moved up to April 16, 2014, two days ahead of its original April 18 date.{{cite web|last=Wales|first=George|title=Amazing Spider-Man 2 moves UK release forward|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/amazing-spider-man-2-moves-uk-release-forward|work=Total Film|access-date=April 9, 2014|date=April 9, 2014|archive-date=April 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140412002506/http://www.totalfilm.com/news/amazing-spider-man-2-moves-uk-release-forward|url-status=live}} Deadline reported that, in addition to the production budget, the film's marketing budget was $180–190 million.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/amazing-spider-man-2-box-office-international-launch-716150/|title='Amazing Spider-Man 2' Swinging Strong In International Debut As It Casts Global Web|last=Busch|first=Anita|website=Deadline Hollywood | date = April 17, 2014|access-date=April 18, 2014 | archive-date= April 21, 2014 | url-status=live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140421162344/http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/amazing-spider-man-2-box-office-international-launch/}}

File:Andrew Garfield and Jamie Foxx by Gage Skidmore.jpg promoting The Amazing Spider-Man 2.]]

On July 17, 2013, Sony released a clip from the film with the first released footage of Jamie Foxx as Electro to encourage attendance at the panel, at San Diego Comic-Con.{{cite web|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/178181-watch-the-amazing-spider-man-2-comic-con-hall-h-promo|title=Watch The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Comic-Con Hall H Promo!|publisher=SuperHero Hype|date=July 17, 2013|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-date=August 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803233846/http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/178181-watch-the-amazing-spider-man-2-comic-con-hall-h-promo|url-status=live}} At the panel they premiered a four-minute trailer, which was not publicly released but eventually leaked on the internet. Viral marketing for the film included a version of the Daily Bugle on the blogging service Tumblr, which included references to Kate Cushing, Detective Stan Carter, the "Big Man", Izzy Bunsen, Joy Mercado,{{cite web |url=http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/69208620209/by-joy-mercado-some-people-have-visions-of-the |title=The Daily Bugle, By Joy Mercado Some people have visions of the |publisher=Thedailybugle.tumblr.com |date=December 6, 2013 |access-date=February 14, 2014 |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216024015/http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/69208620209/by-joy-mercado-some-people-have-visions-of-the |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Mercado |first=Joy |url=http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/68949122520/by-joy-mercado-oscorp-industries-wants-to-usher |title=Tech Beat: Exploring Mobility |publisher=Thedailybugle.tumblr.com |date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |archive-date=February 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216183506/http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/68949122520/by-joy-mercado-oscorp-industries-wants-to-usher |url-status=live }} Donald Menken, the Vulture, Hydro-Man, Spencer Smythe, Ned Leeds,{{cite web |url=http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/72012128469/by-ned-leeds-city-bureau-smash-the-tail-of-a |title=The Daily Bugle, By Ned Leeds, City Bureau Smash the tail of a |publisher=Thedailybugle.tumblr.com |date=January 2, 2014 |access-date=February 14, 2014 |archive-date=February 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210072849/http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/72012128469/by-ned-leeds-city-bureau-smash-the-tail-of-a |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Leeds |first=Ned |url=http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/68311370715/by-ned-leeds-city-bureau-the-nypd-are-the-citys |title=Shake, Rattle and Rob |publisher=Thedailybugle.tumblr.com |date=November 27, 2013 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |archive-date=December 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213131108/http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/68311370715/by-ned-leeds-city-bureau-the-nypd-are-the-citys |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/64888475045/by-ned-leeds-city-bureau-a-trial-date-has-been|title=Cold-Blooded Killer?|last=Leeds|first=Ned|publisher=Sony Pictures Entertainment|date=October 23, 2013|access-date=October 24, 2013|archive-date=October 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028210406/http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/64888475045/by-ned-leeds-city-bureau-a-trial-date-has-been|url-status=live}} Anne Weying, J. Jonah Jameson,{{cite web |url=http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/65562508873/an-editorial-from-daily-bugle-publisher-j-jonah |title=Spider-Man: Threat or Menace? |publisher=Thedailybugle.tumblr.com |date=October 30, 2013 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |archive-date=April 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429194245/http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/65562508873/an-editorial-from-daily-bugle-publisher-j-jonah |url-status=live }} Shocker, Alistair Smythe, Doctor Octopus, Eddie Brock,{{cite web |url=http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/69810901835/by-eddie-brock-what-began-as-a-mob-shoot-out |title=The Daily Bugle, By Eddie Brock What began as a mob shoot-out |publisher=Thedailybugle.tumblr.com |date=December 12, 2013 |access-date=February 14, 2014 |archive-date=January 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122002119/http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/69810901835/by-eddie-brock-what-began-as-a-mob-shoot-out |url-status=live }} The Enforcers, and Puma.{{cite web|url=http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/55883355856/whats-next-for-the-nypd-2|title=What is Next for the NYPD?|last=Cushing|first=Kate|publisher=Sony Pictures Entertainment|date=July 18, 2013|access-date=October 19, 2013|archive-date=October 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022105432/http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/post/55883355856/whats-next-for-the-nypd-2|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/amazing-spider-man-2-viral-marketing-more-villains/|title='The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Viral Marketing Teases More Villains|last=Frappier|first=Rob|publisher=Screen Rant|date=October 15, 2013|access-date=October 19, 2013|archive-date=October 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020143237/http://screenrant.com/amazing-spider-man-2-viral-marketing-more-villains/|url-status=live}} Marc Webb posted a photo on Twitter with a message written in Dwarven language revealing that the first trailer would debut prior to 3D screenings of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Amazing-Spider-Man-2-First-Trailer-Debut-With-Hobbit-3D-40076.html|title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2's First Trailer to Debut prior to The Hobbit|last=Eisenberg|first=Eric|publisher=CinemaBlend|date=October 29, 2013|access-date=October 29, 2013|archive-date=October 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031195610/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Amazing-Spider-Man-2-First-Trailer-Debut-With-Hobbit-3D-40076.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/blog/2013/10/29/amazing-spider-man-2-trailer-coming-next-month-with-the-hobbit-part-2/|title=Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer Coming in December With The Hobbit Part 2|last=Burlingame|first=Russ|publisher=ComicBook.com|date=October 29, 2013|access-date=October 29, 2013|archive-date=October 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031160826/http://comicbook.com/blog/2013/10/29/amazing-spider-man-2-trailer-coming-next-month-with-the-hobbit-part-2/|url-status=live}}

On December 8, 2013, it was announced that new footage from the film would be presented during New Year's Eve festivities at New York City's Times Square.{{cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE: Spider-Man to make an appearance at Times Square on New Year's Eve|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/spidey-slings-new-year-article-1.1541017|work=Daily News|date=December 8, 2013 |location=New York|access-date=December 9, 2013|archive-date=December 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209044423/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/spidey-slings-new-year-article-1.1541017|url-status=live}} The film was further promoted during the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) "Earth Hour" campaign. The cast was present at the launch of the 2014 event in Singapore.{{cite web|last=Rodger|first=Kate|title=Amazing Spider-Man 2 launches Earth Hour 2014 in Singapore|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Amazing-Spider-Man-2-launches-Earth-Hour-2014-in-Singapore/tabid/418/articleID/338095/Default.aspx|work=3 News|access-date=March 31, 2014|date=April 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408223337/http://www.3news.co.nz/Amazing-Spider-Man-2-launches-Earth-Hour-2014-in-Singapore/tabid/418/articleID/338095/Default.aspx|archive-date=April 8, 2014|url-status=dead}} Disney Consumer Products announced a merchandise product line for the film at the American International Toy Fair on February 17, 2014.{{cite news|title=Disney Consumer Products Ready to Capture Boys' Imaginations and Dominate Toy Aisles in 2014|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/17/ny-disney-consumer-idUSnBw175620a+100+BSW20140217|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118084722/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/17/ny-disney-consumer-idUSnBw175620a+100+BSW20140217|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 18, 2015|access-date=May 1, 2014|newspaper=The Reuters|date=February 17, 2014}} Additionally, McDonald's released Happy Meal toys themed to the film.{{cite web|url=https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/spider-man-and-mcdonalds-team-up/article_6c349e45-9c5f-58ce-b950-fa3ee7bf97c3.html|title=Spider-Man and McDonalds team up|date=May 5, 2014 }}

In March 2014, Gameloft and Marvel announced the launch of a mobile game of the same name for smartphones and tablets.{{cite press release |url=http://marvel.com/news/video_games/2014/3/11/22116/gameloft_and_marvel_swing_back_onto_smartphones_and_tablets_with_the_amazing_spider-man_2 |title=Gameloft and Marvel Swing Back Onto Smartphones and Tablets with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 |publisher=Marvel |date=March 11, 2014 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502035630/http://marvel.com/news/video_games/2014/3/11/22116/gameloft_and_marvel_swing_back_onto_smartphones_and_tablets_with_the_amazing_spider-man_2 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |first=Spencer |last=Perry |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/294723-gameloft-and-marvel-announce-the-amazing-spider-man-2-mobile-game |title=Gameloft and Marvel Announce The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Mobile Game |publisher=SuperHeroHype |date=March 11, 2014 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502004747/http://www.superherohype.com/news/294723-gameloft-and-marvel-announce-the-amazing-spider-man-2-mobile-game |url-status=live }} It was released on consoles afterward.{{cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/the-amazing-spider-man-2-game-is-coming-out-on-xbox-one-1569354844 | access-date = April 29, 2014 | date = April 29, 2014 | publisher = Kotaku | title = The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Game Is Coming Out on Xbox One, After All | author = | archive-date = April 30, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140430224132/http://kotaku.com/the-amazing-spider-man-2-game-is-coming-out-on-xbox-one-1569354844 | url-status = live }} Kellogg's released an application featuring the film.{{cite press release|title=Kellogg Releases Game App for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Movie, Partners with Sony for New Sweepstakes|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/kellogg-releases-game-app-for-the-amazing-spider-man-2-movie-partners-with-sony-for-new-sweepstakes-2014-04-21|publisher=Kellogg Company|access-date=May 1, 2014|date=April 21, 2014|archive-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502054017/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/kellogg-releases-game-app-for-the-amazing-spider-man-2-movie-partners-with-sony-for-new-sweepstakes-2014-04-21|url-status=live}} Evian served as a promotional partner of the film. On April 1, 2014, the brand released an advertisement "The Amazing Baby & Me 2" featuring Spider-Man and a baby version of him, as a follow-up to their original "Baby & Me" campaign.{{cite web|last=Graser|first=Marc|title=Baby Spider-Man Dances for Evian|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/baby-spider-man-dances-for-evian-1201151726/|work=Variety|access-date=April 7, 2014|date=April 2, 2014|archive-date=April 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406092356/http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/baby-spider-man-dances-for-evian-1201151726/|url-status=live}} The film partnered with NBCUniversal for advertising. Spots for the film appeared on Bravo, E!, USA, Syfy, Telemundo, and mun2. A customized page was created on Fandango.{{cite web|last=Steinberg|first=Brian|title='Spider-Man 2' To Swing Across NBCU's TV Networks In Promotional Pact|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/spider-man-2-to-swing-across-nbcus-tv-networks-in-promotional-pact-1201160000/|work=Variety|access-date=May 1, 2014|date=April 21, 2014|archive-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502004237/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/spider-man-2-to-swing-across-nbcus-tv-networks-in-promotional-pact-1201160000/|url-status=live}} In May 2014, Marvel announced that Spider-Man's costume from the film would be shown within Marvel: Avengers Alliance.{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/news/movies/2014/5/1/22439/learn_more_about_the_amazing_spider-man_2_costume_before_it_hits_marvel_avengers_alliance|title=Learn More About the Amazing Spider-Man 2 Costume Before it Hits Marvel: Avengers Alliance|last=Strom|first=Marc|publisher=Marvel|date=May 1, 2014|access-date=May 1, 2014|archive-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502000651/http://marvel.com/news/movies/2014/5/1/22439/learn_more_about_the_amazing_spider-man_2_costume_before_it_hits_marvel_avengers_alliance|url-status=live}}

In March 2024, Sony announced that all of their live-action Spider-Man films would be re-released in theaters as part of Columbia Pictures' 100th anniversary celebration. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was re-released on May 13, 2024.{{Cite web |last=McPherson |first=Chris |date=March 10, 2024 |title=All 8 'Spider-Man' Movies Returning to Theaters This Year for Sony 100 |url=https://collider.com/spider-man-movies-theatrical-rerelease-tom-holland-toby-maguire-andrew-garfield/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240318165414/https://collider.com/spider-man-movies-theatrical-rerelease-tom-holland-toby-maguire-andrew-garfield/ |archive-date=March 18, 2024 |access-date=March 19, 2024 |website=Collider}}

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was released by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for digital download on August 5, 2014, and was released on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and DVD on August 19, 2014.{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/06/16/amazing-spider-man-2-blu-ray/|title='Amazing Spider-Man 2' Blu-ray gets release date, might have tantalizing deleted scenes|last=Labrecque|first=Jeff|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=June 16, 2014|access-date=June 16, 2014|archive-date=June 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616141247/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/06/16/amazing-spider-man-2-blu-ray/|url-status=live}} The Blu-ray/DVD release includes an alternate ending in which Peter Parker's father meets Peter at Gwen's resting place.{{cite web|url=http://www.techtimes.com/articles/12816/20140812/amazing-spider-man-2-includes-telling-deleted-scene.htm|title=Watch: 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' alternate ending (Video)|publisher=Tech Times|last=Jarret|first=Kruse|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401102848/http://www.techtimes.com/articles/12816/20140812/amazing-spider-man-2-includes-telling-deleted-scene.htm|archive-date=April 1, 2016|date=August 12, 2015}} Creative agency Deckhouse Digital was hired to produce several animated GIFs ahead of the film's Blu-ray/DVD release as part of a sponsored ad campaign on Tumblr.{{cite web |url=http://deckhousedigital.com/tagged/spiderman/ |title=Animated GIFs and Motion Poster for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 |access-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114104248/http://deckhousedigital.com/tagged/spiderman |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://theamazingspidermanblog.com/ |title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on Tumblr |access-date=August 21, 2014 |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715212928/http://theamazingspidermanblog.com/ |url-status=live }}

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 received a standalone 4K UHD Blu-ray release on March 1, 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/30701/theamazingspiderman2ultrahdbluray.html|title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2 - Ultra HD Blu-ray Ultra HD Review {{!}} High Def Digest|website=ultrahd.highdefdigest.com|access-date=2018-05-22|archive-date=May 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523095718/https://ultrahd.highdefdigest.com/30701/theamazingspiderman2ultrahdbluray.html|url-status=live}} The film was later included in The Spider-Man Legacy Collection, a 4K UHD Blu-ray collection which includes the first five Spider-Man films, and was released on October 17, 2017.{{Citation|title=Spider-Man Legacy Collection 4K Blu-ray|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Spider-Man-Legacy-Collection-4K-Blu-ray/186849/|access-date=2018-05-22|archive-date=May 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180520124112/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Spider-Man-Legacy-Collection-4K-Blu-ray/186849/|url-status=live}}

In April 2021, Sony signed a deal with Disney to let Sony's titles, including past Spider-Man films, films in Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU), and other Marvel content to stream on Hulu and Disney+. A significant number of Sony titles began streaming on Hulu starting in June 2021.{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2021-04-21 |title=Sony Films Will Move to Disney After Netflix Window Expires |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/disney-nabs-post-pay-1-rights-for-sonys-feature-films-4170479/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=April 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421230835/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-nabs-post-pay-1-rights-for-sonys-feature-films |url-status=live }} It includes films from 2022 onwards. While the deal only concerns the United States, titles from Sony Pictures begun to also be added to Disney+ in regions outside of the U.S., as early as June 2022. This includes most Spider-Man films, including The Amazing Spider-Man 2.{{Cite web |title=The Spider-Man franchise is swinging onto Disney+ |url=https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/spider-man-franchise-swinging-onto-102820401.html |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=uk.movies.yahoo.com |date=June 14, 2022 |language=en-GB |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226214734/https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/spider-man-franchise-swinging-onto-102820401.html |url-status=live }}

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 grossed $203.5 million in the United States and Canada and $506.1 million in other countries for a worldwide gross of $709.7 million. Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $70.38 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues for the film, making it one of the top 20 most profitable releases of 2014.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/03/amazing-spider-man-2-profit-box-office-2014-1201389608/|title=No. 18 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' – 2014 Most Valuable Movie Blockbuster Tournament|author=Mike Fleming Jr|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 10, 2015|access-date=November 11, 2017|archive-date=November 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122032843/http://deadline.com/2015/03/amazing-spider-man-2-profit-box-office-2014-1201389608/|url-status=live}}

The film grossed $8.7 million on its early Thursday night showings.{{cite web|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|title=Thursday Box Office: 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Spins $8.7M|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/05/02/thursday-box-office-amazing-spider-man-2-spins-8-7m/|work=Forbes|access-date=May 5, 2014|date=May 2, 2014|archive-date=May 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505074635/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/05/02/thursday-box-office-amazing-spider-man-2-spins-8-7m/|url-status=live}} It finished its opening weekend in first place with $91.6 million, almost $30 million more than the opening-weekend gross of the first film.{{cite news|last=Subers|first=Ray|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3837&p=.htm|title=Weekend Report: Franchise Fatigue Weighs Down 'Amazing Spider-Man 2'|website=Box Office Mojo|date=May 4, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=June 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614133640/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3837&p=.htm|url-status=live}} Upon opening, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 had the second-highest domestic opening weekend for a 2014 film, behind Captain America: The Winter Soldier.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/amazing-spider-man-2-opening-weekend-u-s-box-office-is-92-million/|title=Amazing Spider-Man 2 Opening Weekend U.S. Box Office Is $92 Million|date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619144555/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/amazing-spider-man-2-opening-weekend-u-s-box-office-is-92-million/|url-status=live}} In its second weekend, the film grossed $35.5 million (falling 61%) and dropped to second at the box office behind newcomer Neighbors. It was similar to the 61.5% second-week drop of Spider-Man 3 (2007).{{cite news|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3841&p=.htm|title=Weekend Report: 'Neighbors' Hazes 'Spider-Man'|website=Box Office Mojo|date=May 11, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=May 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518074946/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3841&p=.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite news |date= May 3, 2014 |first= Oliver |last= Gettell |title= 'Amazing Spider-Man 2': Five box-office bets for the web-slinger |url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-amazing-spider-man-2-five-box-office-bets-20140501,0,2247433.story |work= Los Angeles Times |access-date= May 3, 2014 |archive-date= May 3, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140503174306/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-amazing-spider-man-2-five-box-office-bets-20140501,0,2247433.story |url-status= live }}

Outside North America, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opened on April 16, 2014, to $2.73 million in the UK and to $190,000 in Belgium, while opening to $1.44 million in Australia and $1.11 million in Germany.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxoffice.com/news/2014-04-17-the-amazing-spider-man-2-nets-big-opening-day-results-from-first-four-territories|title='The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Nets Big Opening Day Results From First Four Territories|publisher=BoxOffice|date=April 17, 2014|access-date=April 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012333/http://www.boxoffice.com/news/2014-04-17-the-amazing-spider-man-2-nets-big-opening-day-results-from-first-four-territories|archive-date=April 19, 2014|url-status=dead}} Within a few days, the opening gross in the UK increased to $15 million, breaking The Lego Movie{{'}}s record for having the country's largest opening weekend of the year.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/apr/23/the-amazing-spider-man-2-rio-2|title=Amazing Spider-Man 2 swings to the top of UK box office|website=TheGuardian.com|date=April 23, 2014|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=May 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529093347/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/apr/23/the-amazing-spider-man-2-rio-2|url-status=live}} The film's release in India was the biggest opening weekend for an American film at that point with {{INRConvert|41|c}}. Its final box office collection was $13.44 million there, one of the highest of all time by a Hollywood film.{{cite web|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|title=Box Office: 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Kicks Off Summer With $92 Million Debut|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-amazing-spider-man-701103|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 5, 2014|date=May 4, 2014|archive-date=May 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506225045/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-amazing-spider-man-701103|url-status=live}} In China, the film played on 11,002 screens, which is the biggest release of any film in history.{{cite web|last1=Livesey|last2=Sakou|first1=Ben|first2=Anousha|title='Spider-Man' On-Screen Heroics Tempered at Ticket Windows|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-05-04/-spider-man-on-screen-heroics-tempered-at-cinema-ticket-window|work=Bloomberg News|access-date=November 17, 2015|date=May 6, 2014|archive-date=November 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118105537/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-05-04/-spider-man-on-screen-heroics-tempered-at-cinema-ticket-window|url-status=live}} On its opening day in Hong Kong, the film earned $1.23 million, the highest opening gross in the territory.{{cite web|last=Chu|first=Karen|title='The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Breaks Opening-Day Box-Office Record in Hong Kong|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amazing-spider-man-2-breaks-700710|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 5, 2014|date=May 2, 2014|archive-date=May 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505081223/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/amazing-spider-man-2-breaks-700710|url-status=live}}

On Rotten Tomatoes, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads, "While the cast is outstanding and the special effects are top-notch, the latest installment of the Spidey saga suffers from an unfocused narrative and an overabundance of characters."{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y}} |type=m |title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) |access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}{{RT data|edit}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100 based on 50 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-amazing-spider-man-2 |publisher=CBS Interactive |title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Reviews |work=Metacritic |access-date=September 6, 2018 |archive-date=October 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006131340/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-amazing-spider-man-2 |url-status=live }} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, lower than the "A−" earned by its predecessor.{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= Cinemascore |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}{{cite web |date= 5 May 2014 |last1= Busch |first1= Anita |title= FINAL BOX OFFICE: 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' – $91.6M; 'The Other Woman' Holding Strong; 'Rio 2' Passes $100M |url= https://deadline.com/2014/05/amazing-spider-man-2-box-office-opening-big-debut-723393/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |quote= B+ CinemaScore and an A- for those under 25 |access-date= October 17, 2019 |archive-date= October 19, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191019071009/https://deadline.com/2014/05/amazing-spider-man-2-box-office-opening-big-debut-723393/ |url-status= live }}

The Los Angeles Times said, "[The film is] overstuffed with plot lines, set pieces and villains, although stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone do their best to give the movie heart."{{cite news | last=Gettell | first=Oliver | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-amazing-spider-man-2-movie-reviews-critics-20140502-story.html | title='The Amazing Spider-Man 2' spins out of control, reviews say | work=Los Angeles Times | date=May 2, 2014 | access-date=May 28, 2014 | archive-date=May 29, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529054454/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-amazing-spider-man-2-movie-reviews-critics-20140502-story.html | url-status=live }} Tim Robey of The Telegraph said, "Marc Webb's Spider-Man sequel is overstuffed with high-voltage villains, but the sparks between Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone save the day".{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/10752688/The-Amazing-Spider-Man-2-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/10752688/The-Amazing-Spider-Man-2-review.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2, review |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |first=Tim |last=Robey |date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=April 12, 2014}}{{cbignore}} Mike McGranaghan from The Aisle Seat gave the film a rating of 2.5 out of four, calling it "the Batman & Robin of the entire Spidey series."{{cite web |last1=McGranaghan |first1=Mike |title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2 |url=https://aisleseat.com/amazing-spiderman2.htm |website=The Aisle Seat |access-date=18 December 2023 |archive-date=December 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231219003438/https://aisleseat.com/amazing-spiderman2.htm |url-status=live }} Jon Niccum of The Kansas City Star gave it a score of 1.5 out of four stars and said, "One must go back to the Joel Schumacher Batman fiascos to find a director more disconnected from his superhero source material."{{cite news|title='The Amazing Spider-Man 2': Power failure|url=https://www.kansascity.com/2014/05/01/4993471/the-amazing-spider-man-2-power.html|access-date=May 2, 2014|work=The Kansas City Star|first=Jon|last=Niccum|date=May 2, 2014|archive-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502051148/https://www.kansascity.com/2014/05/01/4993471/the-amazing-spider-man-2-power.html|url-status=live}} Simon Reynolds of Digital Spy said: {{cquote|Peter's past, present and future all intertwine in a sequel that offers bang for your buck. That said you can't help [but] feel the franchise bean counters at work here thanks to all the ominous foreshadowing and unresolved character arcs. Too many cooks and all that ....{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/review/a563365/the-amazing-spider-man-2-review-andrew-garfield-leads-uneven-sequel.html |title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2 review: Andrew Garfield leads uneven sequel |work=Digital Spy |first=Simon |last=Reynolds |date=April 9, 2014 |access-date=April 12, 2014 |archive-date=April 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411204517/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/review/a563365/the-amazing-spider-man-2-review-andrew-garfield-leads-uneven-sequel.html |url-status=dead }}}} In a mixed review, Michael Burgin of Paste Magazine said, "Ultimately, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is noteworthy for one thing—not waiting until the third or fourth film to achieve the overstuffed, increasingly garish look one associates with less popular (2007's Spider-Man 3) and outright ridiculed (1997's Batman & Robin) franchise efforts."{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/the-amazing/the-amazing-spider-man-2|work=Paste Magazine|title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2|last=Burgin|first=Michael|date=May 2, 2014}} Kim Newman of Empire scored the film three out of five stars, saying: "A few too-broad gags aside—and even these are in the funky spirit of '60s Marvel—this is a satisfying second issue with thrills, heartbreak, gasps, and a perfectly judged slingshot ending."{{cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=137995 |title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Movie Review |work=Empire |first=Kim |last=Newman |access-date=June 1, 2014 |archive-date=November 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114141249/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=137995 |url-status=live }} Leslie Felperin of The Hollywood Reporter said: {{cquote|The eponymous hero hits his super-heroic stride here, as does Andrew Garfield in the role, especially when Spider-Man's alter ego Peter Parker learns there's always some fine print in a contract with this many benefits. The plot gets itself tangled up in multiple villain strands, but in the main, this installment is emotionally weightier and more satisfying than its predecessor.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/amazing-spider-man-2/review/694460 |title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Film Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 8, 2014 |first=Leslie |last=Felperin |access-date=April 12, 2014 |archive-date=April 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411214004/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/amazing-spider-man-2/review/694460 |url-status=live }}}}

Guy Lodge of Variety said, "Redundancy remains a problem, but this overlong superhero sequel gets by on sound, fury, and star chemistry."{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-amazing-spider-man-2-1201154134/ |title=Film Review: 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' |magazine=Variety |date=April 8, 2014 |first=Guy |last=Lodge |access-date=April 12, 2014 |archive-date=January 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108182845/https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-the-amazing-spider-man-2-1201154134/ |url-status=live }} Richard Roeper gave the film a B+, stating that "It's about 20 minutes too long and it's overstuffed with too many characters and too many subplots, but there's enough good stuff in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 to warrant optimism about the next chapter of the franchise."{{cite web |url=http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/spiderman2.aspx |title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Review |last=Roeper |first=Richard |publisher=Richard Roeper & The Movies |date=May 2, 2014 |access-date=May 3, 2014 |author-link=Richard Roeper |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502220341/http://www.richardroeper.com/reviews/spiderman2.aspx |url-status=live }} A negative review came from Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, giving the film two stars out of four, he said: "Things go wrong quickly with Amazing 2. Am I the only one who hates the word Amazing to describe a movie that isn't? Just asking."{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-amazing-spider-man-2-20140501 |title=Film Review: 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Peter |last=Travers |date=May 1, 2014 |access-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619074814/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-amazing-spider-man-2-20140501 |url-status=dead }} IGN reviewer Daniel Krupa gave 6.9/10 and wrote: {{cquote|Amazing Spider-Man 2 gets a lot right, yet there's a constant awkwardness to the machinery of its plot; you can almost hear the cogs turning. However, what's worse is that at times it becomes overtly patronising: there are flashing screens and computer voice-overs constantly telling you what something is or what something is doing, just in case the people in the back rows aren't paying attention, which feels at odds with the film's emotional intelligence.{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/09/amazing-spider-man-2-review |title=THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 REVIEW |website=IGN |first=Krupa |last=Daniel |date=April 9, 2014 |access-date=September 10, 2016 |archive-date=September 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921145332/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/04/09/amazing-spider-man-2-review |url-status=live }}}} William Harrison of DVD Talk rated the film as 3.5 stars of 5 stars as "Recommended".{{cite news|author=Harrison, William|title=Amazing Spider-Man 2, The|publisher=DVD Talk|date=August 19, 2014|url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/64721|access-date=October 10, 2021|archive-date=October 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211010122108/https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review/64721|url-status=live}}

Sony had originally intended the film to launch an expansive film universe around Spider-Man to compete with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2013, Sony announced a third Amazing Spider-Man film with a release date of June 10, 2016, with Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, and Jeff Pinkner returning to write and a fourth film with a release date of May 4, 2018.{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-sets-release-dates-third-569963|title=Sony Sets Release Dates for Third and Fourth 'Amazing Spider-Man' Films|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 17, 2013|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=May 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510234315/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-sets-release-dates-third-569963|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/amazing-spider-man-3-bringing-640074|title=Sony Snags 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Writers for Third Film (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 2, 2013|access-date=October 2, 2013|archive-date=October 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002162657/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/amazing-spider-man-3-bringing-640074|url-status=live}} The series was to include spin-off films featuring the Sinister Six and Venom, with Drew Goddard writing and directing the two-part Sinister Six and Kurtzman directing a Venom Carnage script co-written by himself, Orci, and Ed Solomon.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/12/spider-man-spinoffs-sony-marc-webb-alex-kurtzman-roberto-orci-jeff-pinkner-ed-solomon-drew-goddard-651848/|title=Sony Sets Spider-Man Spinoffs 'Venom,' 'Sinister Six' With New "Franchise Brain Trust"|last=Patten|first=Dominic|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 13, 2013|access-date=December 14, 2013|archive-date=December 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215054547/http://www.deadline.com/2013/12/spider-man-spinoffs-sony-marc-webb-alex-kurtzman-roberto-orci-jeff-pinkner-ed-solomon-drew-goddard/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/x-men-amazing-spider-man-668376 |title=Forget Franchises: Why 2014 Will Be Hollywood's Year of the 'Shared Universe' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 6, 2014 |first=Borys |last=Kit |access-date=April 12, 2014 |archive-date=April 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401080110/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/x-men-amazing-spider-man-668376 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/spider-man-spin-sinister-six-694345|title=Spider-Man Spinoff 'Sinister Six' Names Director|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 7, 2014|access-date=April 7, 2014|archive-date=July 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705094103/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-man-spinoff-sinister-six-694345/|url-status=live}} Sinister Six Part 1 had been planned for a November 11, 2016, release.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/08/female-superhero-movie-spider-man-sony-810253/|title=Sony Launches Female Superhero Movie Mining Spider-Man Universe|last=Busch|first=Anita|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 4, 2014|access-date=August 5, 2014 | archive-date= February 2, 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150202013512/http://deadline.com/2014/08/female-superhero-movie-spider-man-sony-810253/| url-status=live}} Additionally, by August 2014, Sony had hired Lisa Joy to write the script for a 2017 female-lead film featuring Felicia Hardy / Black Cat. Sony announced plans for a spin-off based on Spider-Man 2099 to be released in late 2017.{{Cite web |url= https://moviepilot.com/posts/2875570/ |title= Details for a Spider-Man 2099 movie Released? |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161208044857/http://moviepilot.com/posts/2875570 |archive-date= December 8, 2016 |url-status= dead |access-date= October 15, 2019 }} The character later appeared in the post-credits scene of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), voiced by Oscar Isaac, and was heavily featured in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as a main character in an antagonist role. He is also set to feature heavily in the final installment in that trilogy, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.{{cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/51297-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-post-credits-oscar-isaac-cast|title='Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Post-Credits Has an Oscar Isaac Cameo. |last=Kleinman|first=Jake|website=Inverse|date=November 28, 2018|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129223019/https://www.inverse.com/article/51297-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-post-credits-oscar-isaac-cast|archive-date=November 29, 2018| url-status = live }}

However, between December 2013 and the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in May 2014, Garfield and Webb stated that while they would both return for the third film, neither was certain of their involvement in the fourth with Webb confirming that he would not be directing.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/analysts-sony-pictures-needs-to-release-more-release-more-tentpoles-1201118909/|title=Analysts: Sony Needs More Bigscreen Franchises|last=Cheney|first=Alexandra|work=Variety | date = February 25, 2014|access-date=February 25, 2014 | archive-date= April 28, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140428211458/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/analysts-sony-pictures-needs-to-release-more-release-more-tentpoles-1201118909/ | url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12/10/andrew-garfield-may-not-be-in-the-amazing-spider-man-4|title=Andrew Garfield May Not Be in The Amazing Spider-Man 4|last=DiLeo|first=Adam|publisher=IGN|date=December 10, 2013|access-date=December 14, 2013|archive-date=March 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320035219/https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12/10/andrew-garfield-may-not-be-in-the-amazing-spider-man-4|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://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.html|title=Marc Webb Takes Us Inside 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' and Discusses His Rise to the A-List|work=The Daily Beast|date=March 15, 2014|access-date=March 15, 2014|archive-date=March 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315100531/http://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.html|url-status=live}} Following the mixed critical reviews and franchise-low box office performance of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the future of the franchise was unclear. By July 2014, Orci had left the third film to work on Star Trek Beyond (2016).{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/11/roberto-orci-off-the-amazing-spider-man-franchise-no-clear-timeline-for-tasm-3-venom-or-sinister-six|title=Roberto Orci off the Amazing Spider-Man franchise, no clear timeline for TASM 3, Venom, or Sinister Six|publisher=IGN|date=July 11, 2014|access-date=July 11, 2014|archive-date=March 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320035223/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/11/roberto-orci-off-the-amazing-spider-man-franchise-no-clear-timeline-for-tasm-3-venom-or-sinister-six|url-status=live}} The Amazing Spider-Man 3, which would have included Chris Cooper returning as Norman Osborn{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VwzZMSy_k8|title=Marc Webb Confirms Mysterio And Kraven As Sinister Six !|via=YouTube|date=August 20, 2014|access-date=December 3, 2014|archive-date=November 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108214739/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VwzZMSy_k8|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/amazing-spider-man-3-would-have-starred-norman-osborns-head-box | title="Amazing Spider-Man 3" Would Have Starred Norman Osborn's Head In A Box | publisher=Comic Book Resources | date=March 21, 2016 | access-date=July 26, 2016 | archive-date=July 26, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726213644/http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/amazing-spider-man-3-would-have-starred-norman-osborns-head-box | url-status=dead }} and focused on Peter recovering from Gwen Stacy's death,{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/05/08/spider-man-marc-webb-gwen-stacy/|title='Amazing Spider-Man 2' director Marc Webb on Gwen Stacy's fate in sequel: 'There's a cost to being a hero'|last=Vilkomerson|first=Sara|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2014|archive-date=May 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508182420/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/05/08/spider-man-marc-webb-gwen-stacy/|url-status=live}} was delayed to an unspecified date in 2018, and The Amazing Spider-Man 4 was moved to an unknown date.{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Drew|title=Sony Pushes Back 'Spider-Man 3' to 2018, Dates 'Sinister Six' for 2016|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/spider-man-spinoff-sinister-six-dated-for-nov-11-2016-amazing-spider-man-3-back-to-2018-1201267269|work=Variety|date=July 23, 2014|access-date=July 23, 2014|archive-date=July 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725100536/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/spider-man-spinoff-sinister-six-dated-for-nov-11-2016-amazing-spider-man-3-back-to-2018-1201267269/|url-status=live}}

Following the 2014 Sony Pictures hack, Emma Stone was revealed to be in talks to return as a resurrected Stacy in the 2017 female-lead film and The Amazing Spider-Man 4 as the antagonist Carnage. Sony was further revealed to be in talks to have Sam Raimi return to the franchise to direct a new trilogy for his version of the character along with a Spider-Man vs. The Amazing Spider-Man movie and was in discussion with Marvel Studios about including Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: Civil War. Marvel reportedly was unhappy with some of the terms of the proposed arrangement including the film rights staying with Sony and both talks allegedly ceased.{{cite news|last1=Fritz|first1=Ben|title=Sony, Marvel Discussed Spider-Man Movie Crossover|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/12/09/sony-marvel-discussed-spider-man-movie-crossover/|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=December 9, 2014|archive-date=December 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210035701/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/12/09/sony-marvel-discussed-spider-man-movie-crossover/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/spider-man-animated-comedy-marvel-crossover/|title=Sony Leak Reveals Studio Considering Lord/Miller Spider-Man Comedy, Marvel Crossover|last=Han|first=Angie|publisher=/Film|date=December 9, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921103813/https://www.slashfilm.com/spider-man-animated-comedy-marvel-crossover/|url-status=live}} In early 2015, a deal between the studios that allows Spider-Man to be in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was reached, effectively cancelling The Amazing Spider-Man franchise.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/details-spider-man-appear-in-sony-and-marvel-movies-1201429039/ | title=Spider-Man: How Sony, Marvel Will Benefit from Unique Deal (Exclusive) | work=Variety | date=February 10, 2015 | access-date=June 24, 2015 | archive-date=February 12, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212012405/http://variety.com/2015/film/news/details-spider-man-appear-in-sony-and-marvel-movies-1201429039/ | url-status=live }} Speaking to Amy Adams for Variety's Actors on Actors YouTube series in 2016 Garfield described himself as being left "heartbroken" by his experience on working on The Amazing Spider-Man films.{{cite web |title=Why Playing Spider-Man Broke Andrew Garfield's Heart |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7mQ1tWSNcg |website=Youtube | date=November 29, 2016 |publisher=Variety via Youtube |access-date=30 November 2016 |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122165820/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7mQ1tWSNcg |url-status=live }}

The Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures co-production, Spider-Man: No Way Home, was released in 2021. Being an adaptation of Marvel Comics' multiverse stories,{{Cite web |last=Kleinman |first=Jake |title='Spider-Man: No Way Home's multiverse reveals a huge problem facing Marvel |url=https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/spider-man-no-way-home-multiverse |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Inverse |date=December 20, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=April 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408233629/https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/spider-man-no-way-home-multiverse |url-status=live }} it temporarily transported alternate reality versions of Spider-Men and other characters across the multiverse to the main Marvel Cinematic Universe continuity.{{Cite web |last=Kleinhenz |first=Marc N. |date=2021-08-24 |title="Spider-Man: No Way Home's" Multiverse Explained |url=https://nerdism.substack.com/p/spider-man-no-way-homes-multiverse |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Nerdism In-Depth |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016054139/https://nerdism.substack.com/p/spider-man-no-way-homes-multiverse |url-status=live }} This includes characters from both movies in The Amazing Spider-Man duology, as well as the Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi. Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire reprise their roles as Spider-Man.{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=2022-01-27 |title=Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire & Andrew Garfield Reunite To Talk Playing Spider-Man And Why 'No Way Home' Was Such An Emotional Experience |url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/tom-holland-tobey-maguire-andrew-garfield-joint-interview-spider-man-no-way-home-1234920480/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331220702/https://deadline.com/2022/01/tom-holland-tobey-maguire-andrew-garfield-joint-interview-spider-man-no-way-home-1234920480/ |url-status=live }} No Way Home also includes a roster of villains from earlier Spider-Man films; Jamie Foxx returns as Max Dillon as portrayed in this movie (although he looks more yellow instead of blue, and his outfit at the final battle resembles more closely that of the comics), along with Willem Dafoe and Alfred Molina reprising their versions of Norman Osborn and Otto Octavius from Sam Raimi's trilogy.{{Cite news |last=Itzkoff |first=Dave |date=2022-01-05 |title=The Devils You Know: Three 'Spider-Man' Villains Return in 'No Way Home' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/movies/spider-man-no-way-home-villains.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=April 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409001254/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/05/movies/spider-man-no-way-home-villains.html |url-status=live }} In limited roles involving voice acting and use of archival footage, Rhys Ifans reprised his role as Curt Connors from The Amazing Spider-Man and Thomas Haden Church returned as Flint Marko.{{Cite web |orig-date=December 26, 2021 |title=Spider-Man: No Way Home Reuses Footage From Past Spider-Man Movies |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/spider-man-no-way-home-reuses-footage-from-past-spider-man-movies/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=ComicBook.com |date=December 26, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=December 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227003602/https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/spider-man-no-way-home-reuses-footage-from-past-spider-man-movies/ |url-status=live }}

Following the events of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, No Way Home depicts Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker as being haunted by his inability to save Gwen Stacy from her fall and ends up saving Michelle Jones-Watson from a similar fate in that movie's climax.{{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=2022-04-08 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230174523/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/spider-man-no-way-home-spoilers-tobey-maguire-andrew-garfield-aunt-may-1235144617/ |url-status=live }}

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