Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film directed by Sam Raimi, who co-wrote it with his brother Ivan and Alvin Sargent. Based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, it is the third film in Raimi's Spider-Man Quadrilogy and the sequel to Spider-Man 2 (2004). Tobey Maguire stars as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, alongside Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, John Malkovich, Bryce Dallas Howard, James Cromwell, Rosemary Harris, and J. K. Simmons. Set a year after the events of Spider-Man 2, the film follows Peter as he prepares for his future with his girlfriend Mary Jane Watson, while facing the Sandman, The Vulture and his vengeful friend Harry Osborn/The Green Goblin.
