The Amazing Spider-Man is a 2009 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. Directed by Drew Goddard and written by Steven S. De Knight from a story by DeKnight, it is the fourth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Dane Dehaan, Shailene Woodley, Chris Zylka, Laura Harrier, Denis Leary, Vondie Curtis-Hall, J.K. Simmons, Angourie Rice, Michael Keaton, Rhys Ifans, Bokeem Woodbine, Willem Dafoe, 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.
