Cast & Producers Of "The Amazing Spider-Man" Talks Plot In Japan

The important part of the cast and producers for The Amazing Spider-Man were in full force at a press conference in Japan talking plot points and characterization in the upcoming Marc Webb film. You can watch the rather long video below or read some of the important quotes from Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Avi Arad, below. Courtesy of your friendly neighborhood website, Coming Soon.

Avi Arad:

"In our movie, [Peter] finds his true love. Gwen Stacy was always the true love of Peter Parker. We found a very, very good story about what makes a human being. About what sets their destiny."

"We introduce our villain, Dr. Connors and in the great tradition of Marvel, Dr. Connors is going to be connected to Peter Parker and, in our case even more interesting, to Gwen Stacy.

Right there, the challenge of having to deal with a villain who is a mentor and the only one who you can look at and say, 'So what really happened to my dad?' That's a very hard person to fight."

Special footage was screened for the Japanese press which, according to Garfield, emphasized the physical nature of the film's effects.

Andrew Garfield:

"As you can see, a lot of the stunts are practical and grounded in reality.That was something that Marc, the director, really wanted to make sure happened in this movie to set it apart from previous ones... I would exhaust myself every day and get into near-death experiences every hour on the hour... I collaborated with [the stunt team] not only on the big stunt set-pieces but also on what happens to Peter’s body when he gets bitten. What happens to his DNA and how that effects the way he moves and the way he interacts with objects. The idea that he has spider DNA running in his system. What that will do to his sense of space. What that will do to the sensitivity of his skin. To have an opportunity to play in that forum with creative and talented people was a real opportunity and gift."

Stone reiterated that her take on Stacy will be a complete departure from the version played by Bryce Dallas Howard in Spider-Man 3.

Emma Stone:

"We haven't even met Mary Jane at this point.

"You don't want to know! You want to watch the movie and find out. Plus, it would be weird if we were like, 'There's something iconic coming up!' You've got to decide if it's iconic or not. But there is a nice first kiss and it's different than the upside down one. And we liked it."