el ' s ▁villa in ▁was ▁te ased ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁film . ▁Web b ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁origin ▁story ▁would ▁further ▁unfold ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁install ment . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Web b ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁uns ure ▁whether ▁he ▁would ▁return , ▁though ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁sequ el . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁" w anted ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁universe ▁that ▁not ▁only ▁can ▁with stand ▁but ▁anticip ate ▁future ▁story lines " ▁while ▁also ▁" working ▁in ▁and ▁of ▁itself ▁for ▁one ▁movie ." ▁Andrew ▁Gar field ▁had ▁also ▁expressed ▁hope ▁to ▁repr ise ▁his ▁role , ▁and ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁do ▁so . ▁Emma ▁Stone ▁was ▁later ▁confirmed ▁to ▁be ▁repr ising ▁her ▁role ▁as ▁G wen ▁St acy , ▁having ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁for ▁two ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁sequ els . ▁The ▁original ▁cost ume ▁and ▁mask ▁from ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁was ▁alter ed ▁and ▁has ▁l ens ▁in ▁the ▁mask , ▁making ▁the ▁eyes ▁bigger . ▁The ▁web ▁shoot ers ▁were ▁also ▁modified . ▁ ▁A ctor ▁J . ▁K . ▁Sim m ons ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁repr ising ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁J . ▁Jon ah ▁James on ▁from ▁Sam ▁Ra imi ' s ▁Spider - Man ▁tr il ogy ▁should ▁the ▁studio