SOUTH KOREA: Director Marc Webb, actors Andrew Garfield and actress Emma Stone of "Amazing Spiderman" speak about the new movie and meet fans on red carpet in Seoul.

Record ID: 285009

  • Title: SOUTH KOREA: Director Marc Webb, actors Andrew Garfield and actress Emma Stone of "Amazing Spiderman" speak about the new movie and meet fans on red carpet in Seoul.
  • Date: 15th June 2012
  • Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (JUNE 14, 2012) (REUTERS) ( ** BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **) VARIOUS OF STUNTMAN DRESSED IN SPIDER-MAN SUIT IMITATING SPIDER-MAN "THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN" ACTOR ANDREW GARFIELD ENTERING NEWS CONFERENCE / KICKING AND WAVING HANDS WHILE GREETING TO MEDIA
  • Embargoed: 30th June 2012 13:00
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  • Location: Korea, Republic of
  • Country: South Korea
  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA45V4NQ14R09Y5AI5GPXOOPMC8
  • Story Text: A new face of Spiderman came to Seoul on Thursday (June 14) to premiere Parker's untold story, the latest saga of the Spider-Man franchise.
    One of this summer's most eagerly awaited blockbusters, "The Amazing Spider-Man" delves into the origins of teenager Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man, and tells of the superhero that the 17-year-old eventually becomes.
    The new spider man, Andrew Garfield, appeared on a news conference stage with a big smile, but he was more than serious when he spoke about the new saga of the Spiderman series.
    "There is such a long legacy to honour, and to do justice to, and I think our intention was to start from there, and make sure we were doing justice to these timeless mythical characters that Stanley created," said Garfield at the news conference.
    Spider-man's latest instalment reboots the modern movie franchise that began with 2002's "Spider-Man", starring Tobey Maguire as the comic book crime fighter.
    Over three films, the franchise amassed around 2.5 billion U.S. dollars in ticket sales, and for the fourth movie, its makers decided to take a fresh look at the series, bring in a new director and hire 28-year-old Garfield to replace Maguire, 36.
    Garfiled said wearing a Spiderman suit wasn't easy, but it was his dream come true at the same time.
    "No one wants to wear spandex, but Peter has to for many reasons, so yeah, it was a challenge, but of course wearing the suit itself was a dream of mine since I was three years old, so being able to put it on every day," said Garfield.
    Emma Stone, 23, who has been linked romantically with Garfield off-screen, portrays Parker's first love interest, Gwen Stacy, in the movie.
    She said Gwen is different from Mary Jane Watson from the previous series.
    "She's involved in helping Peter save the day as Spiderman of course, and so there are a lot of differences there, she doesn't sit idly by and she doesn't let him being a superhero stop the relationship from continuing or complain about it, she becomes a partner," said Emma Stone.
    The movie director Marc Webb, well known in the country for his romantic comedy movie "500 Days of Summer," said the characters and romance made the blockbuster actions more appealing.
    "You'll believe in that action more, you'll experience it in a more profound way if you care about the characters, and I think the only way I know how to create that empathy is through finding relatable characters and finding those little tiny moments between, whether it's between Peter and his aunt or uncle, or between Peter and Gwen, obviously romance interests me in cinema," said the film director Marc Webb.
    About a thousand of fans gathered to see the new Spiderman and his girlfriend on a red carpet, and a fan couldn't hide his excitement for seeing the hero in person.
    "I'd never imagined to actually meeting him like this, so I'm so honoured to see him in person. I got an autograph signed by Andrew Garfield himself. I love him!!" said South Korean fan Lee Kyung-hoon.
    South Korea's popular girl group '2EN1' was also attending the red carpet event to promote the movie.
    "The Amazing Spider-Man" opens on June 28 in Seoul.
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