Spider-Man 3
Movie, 2007, Raimi, Set in 2007
Spider-Man 3 is #3 of 13 in release order and #3 of 13 in chronological order in the Spider-Man.
The story
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.
Spider-Man 3 recap
Peter is happy and about to propose to Mary Jane, while her Broadway career falls apart. A black alien substance arrives in a meteorite and follows Peter home. Flint Marko, an escaped convict, falls into a particle experiment and becomes the Sandman, and police tell Peter that Marko, not the man he caught, is the one who shot Uncle Ben. Harry attacks Peter as the New Goblin, loses his memory after a fall, and for a while they are friends again. The symbiote bonds to Peter's suit, turning it black and making him aggressive; he nearly kills Sandman and exposes the rival photographer Eddie Brock as a fraud. Harry regains his memory and forces Mary Jane to break up with Peter. Peter rips the symbiote off in a bell tower, and it falls onto Eddie, creating Venom.
Spider-Man 3 ending explained
Venom and Sandman kidnap Mary Jane, and Harry, learning from his butler that Norman died by his own glider, joins Peter to fight them. Harry dies saving Peter from Venom. Peter separates Eddie from the symbiote with the clang of metal pipes, and Eddie dies trying to save it in a pumpkin bomb blast. Marko explains Ben's death was an accident, Peter forgives him and he drifts away. Peter and Mary Jane reconcile in a jazz club.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3 is streaming on Disney+, fuboTV, YouTube TV, and FXNow in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 62%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Spider-Man 2, before The Amazing Spider-Man.
- Chronological order: after Spider-Man 2, before The Amazing Spider-Man.
What to watch before Spider-Man 3
In release order, the essentials before Spider-Man 3 (2007) are Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004).
Cast
- Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man / Peter Parker
- Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson
- James Franco as New Goblin / Harry Osborn
- Thomas Haden Church as Sandman / Flint Marko
- Topher Grace as Venom / Eddie Brock
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen Stacy
- Rosemary Harris as May Parker
- J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson
- James Cromwell as Captain Stacy
- Dylan Baker as Dr. Curt Connors
- Theresa Russell as Emma Marko
- Bill Nunn as Joseph 'Robbie' Robertson
Directed by Sam Raimi.