‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Captures A Brand New Synopsis & Image In His Web

(Written for Lost In The Multiplex)

Columbia Pictures has released the official synopsis for director Marc Webb‘s reboot of The Amazing Spider-Man, as a new image of Andrew Garfield in his web-slinging costume is also featured in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly.

The Amazing Spider-Man, which features Garfield in the lead role, also stars and Emma Stone as his love-interest Gwen Stacy, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Martin Sheen and Sally Field. It is set to open in 3D and 2D cinemas on 4th July, 2012.

Here’s the official synopsis as described by the studio, as well as the new image below:

One of the world’s most popular characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in “The Amazing Spider-Man.” Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field. The film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing the film in association with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures, which will open in theaters everywhere in 3D on July 3, 2012.

“The Amazing Spider-Man” is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.