Peter Parker (20) is a struggling ESU sophomore balancing a chaotic job at Delmar's Deli with his life as a hero. The film opens with a high-speed chase through Queens as Peter, on a delivery bike, foils a heist by Boomerang, a low-rent mercenary using stolen Oscorp tech. Peter wins, but the "data theft" behind the robbery points to a deeper conspiracy.
Enter Norman Osborn (Stephen Moyer), a ruthless billionaire facing a corporate coup. To save his empire, he injects himself with the experimental Green Goblin serum. Moyer portrays Norman not as a cartoon, but as a high-functioning sociopath whose mind fractures into the "Goblin" persona, a tactical, shadow-dwelling urban hunter.
While Peter builds a friendship with Harry Osborn, Norman begins a psychological game of cat and mouse. The Goblin targets Oscorp’s board members, framing Spider-Man for the violence. The tension peaks when Norman visits Peter at the deli; without a mask, he subtly threatens Peter’s life, revealing he’s deduced Spider-Man’s proximity to the "Daily Bugle" photographer.
The finale is a brutal, rain-slicked battle at the ESU Science Hall. Peter must use his wits and makeshift gadgets to stop a series of "Pumpkin" thermobaric charges. He saves his classmates, but Norman escapes into the night, twisting the media narrative to emerge as a public hero. Peter is left broke and battered, knowing his greatest enemy now runs the city’s security.
