I know all these things, for I am Spider-Man!
As the hyper around the third Spider-Man mounts we give you a quick run through some of the things you don’t know about the web-slinger…
1. The release date for the movie was set before Spider-Man 2 (2004) was even released.
2. John Dykstra, who won an Oscar for his work as visual effects supervisor on Spider-Man 2 (2004) declined to work on the third movie.
3. Topher Grace left "That '70s Show" (1998) to star in this movie.
4. At the San Diego Comic-Con, on 22 July 2006, director Sam Raimi admitted that to keep Venom’s appearance in this movie secret he had been telling everyone he hated the character.
5. Neither Topher Grace nor Thomas Haden Church had any idea what movie they were going for when they were called in for auditions.
6. Spider-Man 3 is apparently the most expensive movie ever made in U.S. dollars, with a budget of $250 million beating King Kong (2005)'s record of $207 million.
7. Thomas Haden Church worked out for 16 months to build up his physique to portray Sandman.
8. In a fight scene where Spider-Man punches through Sandman's chest, congenital amputee boxer Baxter Humby took Tobey Maguire’s place.
9. In scenes where real sand would be dangerous, ground-up corn were used as a substitute. Also providing snacks for the cast and crew afterwards.
10. During press interviews for the first two Spider-Man movies, Raimi and Maguire repeatedly mentioned Sandman as a villain they would like to see in a future sequel.
4th May 2007
