On May 3, 2002, Sony launched Sam Raimi's 'Spider-Man' into theaters to kick off summer movie season. By Kirk Honeycutt On May 3, 2002, Sony launched Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man into theaters to kick off ...

Emily Bernard is a Features Editor and Peer Mentor for Collider who studied History, Playwriting, and English at the University of Scranton. She’s a proud comedy nerd who loves getting into the nitty ...

The first Spider-Man movie opened 20 years ago, on May 3, 2002, a time when superhero movies were far from the box-office behemoths they are in 2022. “For a long time there were movies that failed,” ...

Comedian Jim Norton appeared in Sam Raimi’s 2002 Spider-Man movie, in the bit role of “Surly Truck Driver.” Raimi’s film uses a lot of testimonials from NYC citizens and media regarding the phenomenon ...

Although fellow Marvel alum X-Men beat the web-slinger to the silver screen by two years, in 2002, Sam Raimi's Spider-Man at long last brought the wildly popular Marvel character to life on the big ...