Spider-Man in film

The three actors who have played Spider-Man in cinema (from left to right): Tobey Maguire in the Sam Raimi films (2002–2007), Andrew Garfield in the Marc Webb films (2012–2014), and Tom Holland in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2016–present). Maguire and Garfield reprised their roles and starred alongside Holland as their iterations of the character in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

Spider-Man, a superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko for comic books published by Marvel Comics, has appeared in film since the 1970s. The character debuted in CBS's TV-movie pilot for the series The Amazing Spider-Man in 1977, the first of a trio of companion films including Spider-Man Strikes Back (1979) and Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge (1981). Marvel Comics pursued plans for a more ambitious feature film in the 1980s, in a tumultuous development involving multiple directors, writers, and financiers. After a period of protracted litigation over the Spider-Man copyrights, Sony Pictures and subsidiary Columbia obtained the film rights under a joint agreement with Marvel in 1999.

Columbia developed a Spider-Man film trilogy directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire in the 2000s, followed by a reboot duology featuring Marc Webb as director and Andrew Garfield as the titular superhero. Marvel Studios produced another Spider-Man film series under a renewed licensing agreement with Sony, incorporating the character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Three MCU films starring Tom Holland as Spider-Man were released between the 2010s and the 2020s: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), with a fourth MCU entry, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, scheduled for release in 2026. Holland has also appeared in crossover films within the MCU. The animated Spider-Verse spotlight Miles Morales, a reimagined Spider-Man voiced by Shameik Moore. Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) operates with a loosely-shared continuity to all existing Spider-Man film franchises but does not explicitly feature the character.

The Spider-Man films are highly successful, collectively grossing over $9 billion worldwide. The most successful entry, No Way Home, is the eighth highest-grossing film of all time. On average, individual films have been well received by critics, occasionally garnering awards attention.

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