▁him ▁from ▁his ▁dem ons ▁rather ▁than ▁kill ▁him . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁ ▁Spider - Man ▁ 2 ▁was ▁shot ▁on ▁over ▁one ▁hundred ▁sets ▁and ▁locations , ▁beginning ▁with ▁a ▁pre - sh oot ▁on ▁the ▁Loop ▁in ▁Chicago ▁during ▁two ▁days ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁crew ▁acquired ▁a ▁train ▁of ▁ 2 2 0 0 ▁series ▁cars , ▁placing ▁six teen ▁cam eras ▁for ▁background ▁sh ots ▁of ▁Spider - Man ▁and ▁Doc ▁O ck ' s ▁train ▁fight . ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁began ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Chicago . ▁The ▁crew ▁moved ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁shooting ▁on ▁ten ▁major ▁sets ▁created ▁by ▁production ▁designer ▁Neil ▁Sp is ak . ▁After ▁the ▁sc are ▁surrounding ▁his ▁back ▁p ains , ▁Tob ey ▁Mag u ire ▁rel ished ▁performing ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁st un ts , ▁even ▁creating ▁a ▁jo ke ▁of ▁it ▁with ▁Ra imi , ▁creating ▁the ▁line ▁" My ▁back , ▁my ▁back " ▁as ▁Spider - Man ▁tries ▁to ▁reg ain ▁his ▁powers . ▁Even ▁Ros em ary ▁Harris ▁took ▁a ▁turn , ▁putting ▁her ▁st unt ▁double ▁out ▁of ▁work . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁Alfred ▁Mol ina ▁j oked ▁that ▁the ▁st unt ▁team ▁would ▁" tr ick " ▁him ▁into ▁performing ▁a ▁st unt ▁time ▁and ▁again . ▁ ▁Fil ming ▁was ▁put ▁on ▁hi atus ▁for ▁eight ▁weeks , ▁in