Spider-Man manages to short-circuit the mechanical arms and in a moment of clarity, Dr Octopus sacrifices his life to stop the nuclear reactor. Spider-Man engages Dr Octopus in his waterfront laboratory just as his experiment begins. The deal is fulfilled, only for Harry to be completely shocked when he discovers that Spider-Man has been his best friend all along. Harry, still bent on revenge, makes a deal with Dr Octopus to capture Spider-Man so Harry can kill him, in exchange for the isotope tritium needed to fuel his nuclear reactor. He quits being Spider-Man, but his powers are reinvigorated when Dr Octopus abducts MJ. Under the influence of the arms, Dr Octavius becomes Doctor Octopus and quickly becomes Spider-Man’s next enemy as he rains havoc on the city in an attempt to redo his previously failed experiment.įinding it increasingly impossible to balance his superhero persona and normal life, Peter has an emotional breakdown after finding out that MJ is engaged to another man and loses his powers. Whilst at a research demonstration, a power spike occurs, destabilising the fusion reactor and fusing Dr Octavius’ mechanical arms to his nervous system, giving the menacing contraption’s AI control of his mind and body. We’re introduced to Dr Otto Octavius, a nuclear scientist leading a fusion power project sponsored by Oscorp, which Harry now leads. Realising that the enemies of Spider-Man who figure out his identity will go after his loved ones, Peter rejects MJ and tells her they can only be friends. Peter delivers Norman’s body home and is caught by Harry, who believes Spider-Man killed his father and vows revenge. Thanks to his Spider-Sense, Peter is able to avoid the incoming glider, but it ends up stabbing and killing Norman. In their final battle, Norman reveals his identity and begs Peter to stop attacking while he positions his glider to impale Peter from behind.
With this knowledge, he goes after Aunt May and later, MJ. Later at Thanksgiving, Norman sees Peter’s injury and realises he is Spider-Man. He and Spider-Man have their first scuffle, in which Peter is wounded. When he finds out that there are plans to force him out of Oscorp, Norman-in the form of the Goblin-turns up to assassinate the company's board at the World Unity Fair. Norman experiments upon himself and creates an evil split personality who goes on to be dubbed as the Green Goblin. Oscorp is developing super-soldier serums and has plans to secure a contract with the military. The villain in this movie is Norman Osborn (Willem Dafoe), owner of Oscorp and father to Peter's best friend, Harry Osborn (James Franco).
Spider-Man and MJ's famous upside-down kiss The next morning, he wakes up to discover that not only is he no longer gawky and no longer in need of his glasses, he even has superhuman spider-like abilities. On a field trip to a genetics laboratory, Peter is bitten by a genetically engineered “super spider”. Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy Spider-Man (2002)ĭirected by Sam Raimi, Toby Maguire stars as the popular web-slinger, who starts off as a typical high-school nerd-he’s near-sighted, scrawny the whole deal. So fret not, for we’ve got your back! Here’s a full and friendly recap of all the Spider-Man movies-from 2002's Spider-Man to 2019's Far From Home-to refresh your memory, before you watch the highly anticipated No Way Home.
With plenty of fan theories swarming the Internet, some of the Spider-Man film lore can get confusing too, especially for new fans. You may have missed the previous Marvel Cinematic Universe movies featuring Spidey-or forgotten what has happened till now in the MCU (which is completely understandable and forgivable). The latest Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, is upon us.