Though a full decade passed between the release of Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man, people weren’t exactly quick to forget the whole “bitten by a radioactive spider/tragic death of Uncle Ben” bit. The prime reason fans are quick to dismiss the film is because what it had to offer was not something that audiences at the time were dying to see: a rehash of Spider-Man’s origins. Wanting to continue to capitalize on the popularity of the web-slinger, and also not wanting their hold on the character rights to expire, the executives decided the best move would be to just totally start fresh… and that created problem number one for The Amazing Spider-Man. Following the release of Spider-Man 3 (which made a stunning $895 million at the box office), Sam Raimi was all set to start working on what would have been Spider-Man 4, but then behind the scenes conflicts led Raimi to leave and for the sequel to fall apart. For those who don’t remember how things went down about a decade ago, ultimately leading to the creation of the reboot, we’ll provide a quick refresher, as it is key background information.
