- Man ▁( the ▁vie wer ' s ▁right ) ▁while ▁the ▁hero ▁uses ▁we bb ing ▁to ▁slow ▁the ▁train ▁down . ▁Greg ▁Ed el man ▁port ray s ▁Dr . ▁Davis . ▁B ri anna ▁Brown ▁port ray s ▁a ▁female ▁train ▁passenger ▁with ▁a ▁baby . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Development ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁finishing ▁Spider - Man , ▁director ▁Sam ▁Ra imi ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁James ▁K elt ie ▁seg ued ▁into ▁direct ing ▁a ▁sequ el . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Sony ▁h ired ▁Alfred ▁G ough ▁and ▁Mil es ▁Mill ar ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁script ▁with ▁Doctor ▁Oct opus , ▁the ▁L izard ▁and ▁Black ▁Cat ▁and ▁New ▁G ob lin ▁as ▁the ▁villa ins . ▁On ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁following ▁Spider - Man ▁record - bre aking ▁$ 1 1 5   mill ion ▁opening ▁week end , ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁announced ▁a ▁sequ el ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Ent itled ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man , ▁after ▁the ▁character ' s ▁main ▁com ic ▁book ▁title , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁budget ▁of ▁$ 2 0 0   mill ion ▁and ▁aim ed ▁for ▁a ▁release ▁date ▁of ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁The ▁following ▁month , ▁David ▁K oe pp ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁co - write ▁with ▁G ough ▁and ▁Mill ar . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Michael