<P> The Amazing Spider - Man is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider - Man , and sharing the title of the character 's longest - running comic book . It is the fourth theatrical Spider - Man film produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment , and a reboot of Sam Raimi 's Spider - Man 2002 - 2007 trilogy preceding it . The film was directed by Marc Webb . It was written by James Vanderbilt , Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves and it stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker / Spider - Man , Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy , Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curtis Connors , Denis Leary as NYPD Captain George Stacy , along with Martin Sheen and Sally Field as the uncle and aunt of Peter Parker , Ben Parker and May Parker . The film tells the story of Peter Parker , a teenager from New York who becomes Spider - Man after being bitten by a genetically altered spider . Parker must stop Dr. Curt Connors as a mutated lizard , from spreading a mutation serum to the city 's human population . </P>
<P> The Amazing Spider - Man is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider - Man , and sharing the title of the character 's longest - running comic book . It is the fourth theatrical Spider - Man film produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Entertainment , and a reboot of Sam Raimi 's Spider - Man 2002 - 2007 trilogy preceding it . The film was directed by Marc Webb . It was written by James Vanderbilt , Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves and it stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker / Spider - Man , Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy , Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curtis Connors , Denis Leary as NYPD Captain George Stacy , along with Martin Sheen and Sally Field as the uncle and aunt of Peter Parker , Ben Parker and May Parker . The film tells the story of Peter Parker , a teenager from New York who becomes Spider - Man after being bitten by a genetically altered spider . Parker must stop Dr. Curt Connors as a mutated lizard , from spreading a mutation serum to the city 's human population . </P>
who plays peter parker in the amazing spider-man
who plays peter parker in the amazing spider-man
Andrew Garfield
Andrew Garfield