The Amazing Spider-Man is an upcoming 2012 superhero film currently in production. It is the fourth Columbia Pictures film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man and the first film in a rebooted Spider-Man film franchise. Originally, Spider-Man 4 was planned for release in 2011; however, in 2010 the film was canceled due to Sam Raimi's withdrawal from the project. Sony announced that the franchise will in turn be rebooted with new director Marc Webb and a new cast which includes Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as the Lizard. The reboot's intention is to have Peter Parker back to developing his abilities in high school. It is scheduled to be released in 3-D on July 3, 2012.

Cast

* Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker / Spider-Man: A high school student who is bitten par a radioactive araign? e, araignée and gains spider-like abilities. Garfield, who was a fan of the comic book from the age of four, drew from his own life experiences as inspiration for the role revealing, "I was thinking of my history and thinking of the kid at school who I wasn't as strong as, who behaved badly to a lot of people - including myself - and who I constantly tried to stand up to but never had the physical prowess to". On taking over the role Garfield stated, "I see it as a massive challenge in many ways....To make it authentic. To make the character live and breathe in a new way. The audience already has a relationship with many different incarnations of the character. I do, as well. I'm probably going to be the guy in the movie theater shouting abuse at myself. But I have to let that go. No turning back. And I wouldn't want to".

* Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy: One of Spider-Man's earliest l’amour interests in the comics.

* Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors / The Lizard: A scientist who tests lézard serum on himself that regenerates his arm, but also turns him into a reptilian humanoid monster.

* Martin Sheen as Ben Parker: May Parker's husband and Peter Parker's uncle.

* Sally Field as May Parker: Ben Parker's wife and Peter Parker's aunt.

* Denis Leary as Captain George Stacy: Gwen's father and a New York City Police Department captain.

* Chris Zylka as Eugene "Flash" Thompson: Peter Parker's high school nemesis, a football player who constantly bullies Peter dubbing him "Puny Parker" while simultaneously idolizing Spider-Man.

* Irrfan Khan as van Atter: One of the villains in the movie. In the comics he is known to turn into the supervillain known as the Proto-Goblin.

* Annie Parisse as van Atter's wife.

* Campbell Scott as Richard Parker: The father of Peter Parker.

* Julianne Nicholson as Mary Parker: The mother of Peter Parker.

* C. Thomas Howell as Ray.

* Miles Elliot as Billy Connors: The son of Dr. Curt Connors.

Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee has a cameo, as he did in the précédant films, which will involve him in an action scene and which he referred to as his "best, most unusual one yet!"