History Trivia / TheAmazingSpiderMan2

* DeletedRole: Shailene Woodley was cast as Mary-Jane Watson, and even filmed scenes. Her role was ultimately cut from the film because the filmmakers felt there were too many characters and wanted to streamline the film, whilst also providing greater focus on the [[HighSchoolSweethearts Peter/Gwen]] relationship. The producers of the film have since said that the footage will not likely be included on the DVD, given that it apparently didn't make any sense in any cut of the movie. Shailene herself commented on it after the movie came out, saying she shot about five minutes worth of scenes and that she was thankful it was being cut - if they were gonna introduce Mary Jane, they couldn't just toss her in awkwardly.

* IgnoredExpert: A meta example. [[Film/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Studios]] head Kevin Feige [[http://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/33349q/wikileaks_have_published_kevin_feiges_notes_for/ offered notes]] that many people stated would've actually improved the movie. He went mostly unacknowledged, although a few of his tweaks were used. Marvel Entertainment's president Alan Fine had even worse luck, [[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=112638 as he predicted almost every single one of the major problems that people had with the movie]] - and none of his warnings were heeded.

* FranchiseKiller: For Creator/{{Activision}}'s run on the Marvel license as a whole. It was already on shaky grounds befofehand, but this game was the last one. Rather tellingly, it took more than four years for there to be [[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 another major]] ''[[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 Spider-Man]]'' [[VideoGame/SpiderManPS4 game]], and Activision has nothing to do withnit.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $255-$293 million (not counting a marketing budget of $180-$190 million). Box office, $202,853,933 (domestic), [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff $708,982,323 (worldwide)]]. While the international grosses probably kept it from being a full bomb, the movie's mixed-to-negative reception (the reviews cited too much franchise-building and extremely poor villain portrayals as the biggest reasons for its failure), Creator/AndrewGarfield being later fired due to friction with the Sony bosses and missing an important meeting, and the infamous Sony hack toward the end of the year all contributed to the rebooted series being canceled in favor of an unprecedented deal with Creator/MarvelStudios to bring Spidey into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, starting with an extended cameo appearance in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' then going on with ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. The results of said deal [[WinBackTheCrowd won the crowd back in spades]].

** Kaz Hirai (Sony's CEO) apparently had a hand in the editing process of the film, in spite of his limited experience with editing in general.

** Chris Cooper is [[Film/TheMuppets once again]] a CorruptCorporateExecutive.

** Andrew Garfield stated that he felt that the amount of ExecutiveMeddling that was applied [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/10/andrew-garfield-on-the-evils-of-capitalism-the-hacking-scandal-and-criticism-of-spider-man-2.html ultimately hurt the final product]], and that the removal of several subplots (such as further exploring Peter's life without his parents or his uncle) in favor of others left a negative impact on the movie. Still, he did say that he still enjoyed working on the movie, and that he did like Kurtzman and Orci's original script prior to the studio making several major changes to it.
** James Horner, the composer of the first film, [[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/spider-man/33258/the-amazing-spider-man-2-james-horner-on-why-he-didnt-return disliked the script to this movie]] so much that he refused to serve as a composer to this movie. One point in particular that turned him off from the project was [[spoiler:the death of Gwen after much of the movie was dedicated to her romance with Peter]]. Like Garfield, he criticized Sony's ExecutiveMeddling over letting Marc Webb tell his own story.

* DeletedRole: Shailene Woodley had her scenes as ComicBook/{{Mary Jane|Watson}} cut ''again''.

** The reason why the ''Days Of Future Past'' footage was in TheStinger of the theatrical release of the movie - check the main page for more details.

* FakeAmerican: Besides Andrew Garfield, there's also the British Felicity Jones as the American Felicia Hardy.

* FollowTheLeader: A pretty blatant one for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. [[{{Understatement}} It didn't pan out as planned.]]

* TheOtherDarrin: In reaction to both Andrew Garfield's statements in CreatorBacklash above and Garfield [[http://www.showbiz411.com/2015/05/01/spider-man-actor-andrew-garfield-got-himself-fired-from-series-by-insulting-sony-chief snubbing]] Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai at a 2014 FIFA World Cup after party in Brazil, Sony was considering replacing him a-la Creator/MichaelKeaton. It didn't pan out. [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Not that Spidey didn't get a new actor anyway.]]

** Shailene Woodley was cast as Mary-Jane Watson, and even filmed scenes. Her role was ultimately cut from the film because the filmmakers felt there were too many characters and wanted to streamline the film, whilst also providing greater focus on the [[HighSchoolSweethearts Peter/Gwen]] relationship. The producers of the film have since said that the footage will not likely be included on the DVD, given that it apparently didn't make any sense in any cut of the movie. Shailene herself commented on it after the movie came out, saying she shot about five minutes worth of scenes and that she was thankful it was being cut - if they were gonna introduce Mary Jane, they couldn't just toss her in awkwardly.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $255-$293 million (not counting a marketing budget of $180-$190 million). Box office, $202,853,933 (domestic), [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff $708,982,323 (worldwide)]]. While the international grosses probably kept it from being a full bomb, the movie's mixed-to-negative reception (the reviews cited too much franchise-building and extremely poor villain portrayals as the biggest reasons for its failure), Creator/AndrewGarfield being later fired due to friction with the Sony bosses and missing an important meeting, and the infamous Sony hack toward the end of the year all contributed to the rebooted series being canceled in favor of an unprecedented deal with Creator/MarvelStudios to bring Spidey into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, starting with an extended cameo appearance in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' then coming full circle with ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. The results of said deal [[WinBackTheCrowd won the crowd back in spades]].

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $255-$293 million (not counting a marketing budget of $180-$190 million). Box office, $202,853,933 (domestic), [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff $708,982,323 (worldwide)]]. While the international grosses probably kept it from being a full bomb, the movie's mixed-to-negative reception (the reviews cited too much franchise-building and extremely poor villain portrayals as the biggest reasons for its failure), Creator/AndrewGarfield being later fired due to friction with the Sony bosses and missing an important meeting, and the infamous Sony hack toward the end of the year all contributed to the rebooted series being canceled in favor of an unprecedented deal with Creator/MarvelStudios to bring Spidey into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, starting with an extended cameo appearance in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' then coming full circle with ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. Said deal [[WinBackTheCrowd won the crowd back in spades]].

* BoxOfficeBomb: Budget, $255-$293 million (not counting a marketing budget of $180-$190 million). Box office, $202,853,933 (domestic), [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff $708,982,323 (worldwide)]]. While the international grosses probably kept it from being a full bomb, the movie's mixed-to-negative reception (the reviews cited too much franchise-building and extremely poor villain portrayals as the biggest reasons for its failure), Creator/AndrewGarfield being later fired due to friction with the Sony bosses and missing an important meeting, and the infamous Sony hack toward the end of the year all contributed to the rebooted series being canceled in favor of an unprecedented deal with Creator/MarvelStudios to bring Spidey into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, starting with an extended cameo appearance in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', which [[WinBackTheCrowd won the crowd back in spades]].

** James Horner, the composer of the first film, [[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/spider-man/33258/the-amazing-spider-man-2-james-horner-on-why-he-didnt-return disliked the script to this movie]] so much that he refused to serve as a composer to this movie. One point in particular that turned him off from the project was [[spoiler:the death of Gwen after much of the movie was dedicated to her romance with Peter]]. Like Garfield, he criticized Sony's ExecutiveMeddling over letting Mark Webb tell his own story.

* LyingCreator: Mark Webb stated in an interview that Rhino built his own armor, which was supported by all the Russian stickers and emblems on it. [[spoiler:In the movie the Russian markings are removed and it was built by Oscorp.]]

* FranchiseKiller:
** While the movie did make money, it fell far below Sony's expectations, and the more polarized critical reception definitely left its mark. The idea of setting up a shared universe (which was started with this film, as the first film was very much a standalone story) that mainly consisted of {{Villain|Episode}}-centric stories was met with criticism, considering that reception to the main franchise wasn't positive enough to warrant interest in expanding to other characters, let alone villains. Sony and Disney instead teamed up to have Spidey debut in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', before starring in his own movies that are made with the involvement of both Sony and Marvel Studios, while the story arc that this series was attempting to tell was shut down prematurely.

** The movie has been accused of being this by detractors, and it could potentially be the case in the long run. While the movie did make money, it fell far below Sony's expectations and the more negative critical reception of the movie has definitely left a mark on the rebooted franchise. The idea of setting up a shared universe (which was started with this film, as the first film was very much a standalone story) that mainly consisted of {{Villain|Episode}}-centric stories has been met with criticism considering that reception to the main franchise hasn't been positive enough to warrant interest in expanding to other characters, let alone villains.
** Confirmed now that Sony and Disney have teamed up and will produce yet ''another'' Spider-Man film franchise together, with the new Spidey debuting in a Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' film before starring in his own movies that are made with the involvement of both Sony and Marvel Studios. There are still concerns from the most vocal of critics that this movie might have potentially harmed the forthcoming reboot and that this movie might have damaged the ''Spider-Man'' brand. At the very least, the story arc that this series was attempting to tell may have been shut down prematurely.

* CastingGag: Dane [=DeHaan=] playing an unstable teenage supervillain with daddy issues? [[Film/{{Chronicle}} We've seen this before.]]
** Chris Cooper is [[Film/{{TheMuppets}} once again]] a CorruptCorporateExecutive.

* DeletedRole: Shailene Woodley had her scenes as Mary Jane cut ''again''.

** There were a ton of changes made to the movie's script, as detailed under "What Could Have Been". It's been rumored that said changes were done to appeal to the studio instead of for story purposes.

*** The last few minutes of the film were also going to be radically different: [[spoiler:instead of listening to Gwen's graduation speech, Peter is encouraged to become Spider-Man once more by his father, who had been revealed to have been alive. He reveals that he'd been watching Peter from afar, and that he's [[SoProudOfYou proud of his son]] for the courage he's displayed as Spider-Man, and tells him "With Great Power ComesGreatResponsibility"]]. It was Marc Webb who vetoed this, as [[spoiler:they couldn't undermine Gwen's death by following it up with the reveal that Richard Parker was still alive, and it would also undermine Peter by having him struggle to move past Gwen's death only for his father to return & fix everything]]. However, the scene was shot & can be seen on the DVD & Blu Ray releases.
** The scene with Harry [[spoiler:locked up in Ravencroft after Gwen's death]] wasn't in the original script. It was added after it was realized that [[spoiler:Harry wasn't seen again after Gwen's death & the viewer would be left questioning if Harry had died or simply escaped]].

* TheOtherDarrin: In reaction to both Andrew Garfield's statements in CreatorBacklash above and Garfield [[http://www.showbiz411.com/2015/05/01/spider-man-actor-andrew-garfield-got-himself-fired-from-series-by-insulting-sony-chief snubbing]] Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai at a 2014 FIFA World Cup after party in Brazil, Sony was considering replacing him a-la Creator/MichaelKeaton. It didn't pan out. [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Not that Spidey won't get a new actor anyway.]]

* IgnoredExpert: [[Film/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel Studios]] head Kevin Feige [[http://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/33349q/wikileaks_have_published_kevin_feiges_notes_for/ offered notes]] that many people stated would've actually improved the movie. He went mostly unacknowledged, although a few of his tweaks were used. Marvel Entertainment's president Alan Fine had even worse luck, [[http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=112638 as he predicted almost every single one of the major problems that people had with the movie]] - and none of his warnings were heeded.

* TheDanza: Almost. ''Felicity'' Jones plays ''Felicia'' Hardy. And one of Felicia's comic aliases ''is'' Felicity...

** Creator/DamianLewis was Sony's first choice for the role of Electro.

** Creator/DamianLewis and Creator/MadsMikkelsen were Sony's first choices for the role of Electro

** Creator/DamianLewis and Creator/MadsMikklesen were Sony's first choices for the role of Electro

* StillbornFranchise: Although the movie '''is''' a sequel, it qualifies for the trope since was meant to be the launchpad to a ''Spider-Man'' Cinematic Universe - one with '''13''' other movies in development set for release before 2020. That changed when the movie didn't meet Sony's financial expectations, the writers found themselves limited by not having access to a lot of content from the Marvel Universe to work with, and when Marvel Studios outright offered them a better deal that cost them absolutely nothing to carry out. While it appears as though Sony will still continue to go forward with making tons of ''Spider-Man'' movies and spinoffs (albeit at a more reasonable pace), it will now be done inside the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse instead of one limited to just ''Spider-Man''.

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Creator/SamRiegel reprises the role from [[VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan the first game]] as Spider-Man.
** Creator/AliHillis returns as Black Cat.
** Creator/JBBlanc is the Kingpin.
** Creator/SumaleeMontano is Whitney Chang.
** Creator/SteveBlum is Kraven the Hunter.[[note]]He was previously Green Goblin and Chameleon in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', Rhino and Venom in ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'', Hobgoblin 2099, Noir Vulture and Silvermane 2099 in ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'', Anti-Venom in ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime'', and Curt Conners/Lizard and Vermin in ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan''.[[/note]]
** Creator/FredTatasciore is J. Jonah Jameson [[VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime again]].
** Diane Michelle (Disney/MinnieMouse, [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Lashina]]) is Aunt May.
** Michael A. Shepperd ([[Film/EvilBong King Bong]]) is Electro.
** Misty Lee ([[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan another Aunt May]]) is Jean [=DeWolff=].
** Chris Edgerly ([[VideoGame/AnarchyReigns Douglas Williamsburg, Garuda]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Hidan]], [[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Cid Highwind]]) is the Burglar.
** David Agranov ([[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPortableOps Young!Roy Campbell]]) is Carnage.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Jamie Foxx (''Film/DjangoUnchained, Film/{{Ray}}'') as Max Dillon/Electro.
** Chris Cooper (''Film/TheBourneIdentity'', ''Film/TheMuppets'') as Norman Osborn.
** Dane [=DeHaan=] (''Film/{{Chronicle}}'') as Harry Osborn.
** Creator/PaulGiamatti (''Film/CinderellaMan, Film/{{Sideways}}'') as Aleksei Sytsevich.
** That woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty who thinks that Spidey has a very elaborate costume on? That's ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' regular Aidy Bryant. As pointed out in Andrew Garfield's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR_nq15Empg monologue]] when he appeared on the show.
** Character actor Creator/ColmFeore, who previously appeared as [[{{Film/Thor}} the ruler of Jotunheim]], as Donald Menken.
* HeyItsThatVoice:
** In The Japanese dub, besides Creator/TomoakiMaeno and Creator/YokoHonna reprising their roles as Spidey and Gwen:
*** Electro is [[Manga/DeathNote Ryuk]].
*** [[Creator/AkiraIshida Green Goblin]] is [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Kaworu Nagisa]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Athrun Zala]], and [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Gaara of the Desert]].
*** ActorAllusion: Green Goblin and Athrun's Mobile Suits: The Justice Gundam and [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Infinite Justice Gundam]] are all equipped with a SkySurfing equipment armed with various weapons.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Subverted. While the film made $700 million on a $200 million budget not factoring in advertising, it failed to meet Sony's less-than-realistic expectations[[note]]They were aiming for a billion dollars, something only ''Film/SpiderMan3'' came closest to doing.[[/note]], and along with deeply polarized reactions, helped stop any sequels from being made.