Pictures and video from the set of Marc Webb’s Spider-Man reboot in Los Angeles have been hitting the web all week, which is great if you’re into that sort of thing. The above video is pretty boring, but it does show them filming a live-action stunt, which is one way the reboot differs from Sam Raimi’s version, where Spider-Man was mostly CG. I guess that’s good. You can see the pictures of the spidey suit below, which doesn’t look like a real movie costume so much as it does like elaborate cosplay. Or maybe I was just distracted by the come-hither looks and F-me boots.
Elsewhere and more interestingly, LiveForFilm has dug up a compilation of clips from the 70s, Japanese TV version of Spider-man.
While Toei’s version of the character wore the same costume as his Marvel counterpart, the show’s storyline and the origin of the character’s powers deviated completely from the source material. In addition to fighting by himself, this incarnation of Spider-Man also piloted a giant robot known as Leopardon, which he would summon to thwart off enlarged versions of the show’s monsters.
“A guy who can climb and shoot webs, hmmm, that sounds boring. Could he also ride a giant robot and fight monsters?” Advantage: Japan.
[Spidey pics via OnLocation, video via SlashFilm]