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Here are some things you might not have known about the latest Spider-man movie

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I'm DOING THIS BECAUSE I CARE. LOL

· The release date for the film was set before Spider-man 2 (2004) was even released.

· Topher Grace left "That 70's Show (1998) to star in this movie as Venom.

· The over 600 latex "web" balloons in the celebration scene had to be hand-painted with a Sharpie marker.

· Both Topher Grace and Thomas Haden Church confessed that when they were unceremoniously invited to meetings at Sony, they had no idea they would be auditioning for this film.

· Originally, director Sam Raimi vehemently opposed having Venom as a villain in the film, claiming he hated Venom's "lack of humanity." Raimi eventually came to appreciate the character, based on actor Topher Grace's performance.

· This film is reportedly the most expensive film ever made in U.S. dollars, with a budget of $250 million. This breaks King Kong (2005)’s record of $207 million, and in terms of adjusted dollars, would be third to Voyna i mir (1968)’s budget of $560 million.

Thomas Haden Church worked out for 16 months to build up his physique to portray Sandman.

· In a fight scene where Spider-Man punches through Sandman's chest, congenital amputee boxer Baxter Humby took Tobey Maguire’s place in filming the scene. Humby, who was born without his right hand, helped deliver the intended effect of punching through Sandman's chest.

· The film's visual effects designer, created a miniature of a skyscraper section at 1/16th scale, instead of using CGI, to save time and costs, and so that damage done to the building could be portrayed realistically.

· A scene (and poster) of Spider-Man shows him in his symbiote-suit and, in a window, his reflection in his old red-and-blue suit. This image is reminiscent of a scene from _"Spider-Man: The Alien Costume: Part 1 (#1.8)" (1995)_ , which also featured, as in the trailer, the symbiote-suit attaching itself to Peter as he sleeps.

· The film's translation in Russia is "Spider-Man 3: Enemy in the Reflection"

· In early production Vulture was originally going to be in the movie, but was later replaced by Venom.

· Kirsten Dunst dyed her natural blond hair red for the role of Mary Jane Watson. Bryce Dallas Howard dyed her natural red hair blond for the role of Gwen Stacy.

· Real sand was used in the scenes with Sandman, except where there were characters being buried/covered in sand. Real sand being possibly hazardous for such scenes, ground up corncobs were used as a substitute. It provided marvelous snacks for the cast and crew afterwards...

· While being in the Venom costume, Topher Grace didn't drink any water during his breaks.

Thank you. Just shairng my joy of spidey with you.