Factual error: Though it's supposed to take place in NYC, when Sandman punches Spider-Man through the back door of the armored truck, as Spider-Man glides on the broken metal door he passes the well known Wyndham Hotel at Playhouse Square, located in downtown Cleveland.
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
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Directed by: Sam Raimi
Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, James Cromwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Tobey Maguire, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Rosemary Harris
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9.3/10.The hated one of the trilogy.I understand people's feelings as I questioned having Topher Grace playing Venom.He didn't seem to get it.If anything, he just seemed off.The symbiote affecting Peter's personality was a nice touch taken from the animated series.If anything it seemed like they were doing Dr Jekyll/Mr Hyde here.I also wondered why have Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy if she's not in there much, maybe 20 minutes tops?It was probably to further her career beyond being a star's child. I've heard Sam Raimi wanted to do the Vulture instead which would've been interesting, though I would've probably hated having John Malkovich in there. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco were still solid, good performances like before.Then there was Thomas Haden Church as the Sandman.I liked the idea of a desperate father in crime trying to get money to help cure his sick daughter.If anything I found this to be one of the most picked on sequels of all time, not nearly as bad as Star Wars:The Rise Of Skywalker.
More mistakes in Spider-Man 3
Mary Jane Watson: What's happened to you?
Peter Parker: I don't know. But I have to stop it.
Trivia: A great deal of Flint Marko/Sandman's storyline was edited out of the film by the studio due to the long run-time. One scene early in the film showed that the scientists who accidentally created Sandman were racked with guilt when they discovered they might have activated the machine with a person inside of it. Another scene had Sandman visiting a doctor researching his daughter's rare disease whom he had been corresponding with in prison. Yet another scene showed him following his daughter in a park, and morphing into a giant sandcastle that she plays with. And finally, his daughter was going to appear in the final battle, and would appeal to her father to stop hurting people and living a life of crime to get money, as she accepted that she was going to die no matter what. Her words would be what convinced him to seek forgiveness from Peter for accidentally killing Uncle Ben.
Question: Was Spider-Man's identity ever made public at the end of this movie? He was without his mask several times during the final battle and there were a lot of cameras, so...?
Answer: The fight between Sandman, Venom and Spider-Man was high up on a construction site so nobody watching the action from ground level would be able to see his face.
Chosen answer: There's no evidence to suggest that his identity was compromised at any point.
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