The Amazing Spider-Man is a 2009 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Directed by Matt Reeves and written by Reeves and Peter Craig, it is the fourth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It stars Andrew Garfield, Shailene Woodley, Dane Dehaan, Emma Stone, Laura Harrier, Chris Zylka, Michael Keaton, Bokeem Woodbine, Rhys Ifans, Willem Dafoe, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Chris Cooper, Martin Sheen, and Sally Field. The plot of the film follows the teenager Peter Parker who gains spider-like abilities and fights crime as Spider-Man, while also attempting to live an ordinary life.
