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Spider-Man 3...No Symbiote, Less Ego and Uncertainty

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Been working on a Spider-Man 3 rebuild lately, the goal being to reduce less of Peter’s egomania about being Spider-Man, now the tensions with Mary Jane come from basic misunderstandings and MJ’s own feelings of insecurity that Peter becomes increasingly aware of in a more natural way.

The other major difference now is that there is NO symbiote or Venom. Sandman and Harry are the only antagonists, I scale back on Harry quite a bit in this edit, the amnesia angle now doesn’t kick in until the very end of the movie, I save him for ‘big’ moments such as forcing Mary Jane to kiss him

Peter reconciles with MJ in a more romantic way, not the heart-wrenching ‘last dance’ where you weren’t sure if they were together or just friends (at least until No Way Home put that to bed), hence ‘less uncertainty’

Lastly, I decided to end the movie with Peter saving Gwen from the rogue Crane, we cut to credits after Peter bumps into Stan Lee.

Still in the midst of working out where goes what, I’ll post updates as I go.

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Here’s my timeline and cuts/additions

-Spider-Man 3 titles play

-New intro scene using the 4K remastering of the rare 2002 teaser trailer, twin towers shot remove.

-Peter’s opening narration partially cut (this is to avoid repeating shots of the web swinging since they’re all used for the final swing later)

-After Peter refers to MJ as the ‘girl of his dreams’, we cut to MJ’s apartment where she is confronted by Harry and emotionally manipulated into doing his bidding to keep Peter alive

-Peter and Aunt May’s conversation happens, moved Sandman and Police department scenes to just after this

-Moved Peter and Harry’s first fight to later in the film

-Moved Mary Jane’s opening night to after Flint’s accident

-Removed references to the Crane in Peter and MJ’s talk at Peter’s apartment

-Daily Bugle scene trimmed, now ends with Peter joking to Brock he climbed to get the pictures

-Removed parade and Peter and Gwen kiss

-Dinner scene with Peter and MJ scaled back considerably, less ego-fuelled grandstanding from Peter and MJ is more upset about Gwen and her own insecurities

-Removed the symbiote bonding with Peter as he sleeps in his costume

-Peter telling May he can’t put a wife before himself is moved to just after Peter drives MJ away when she visits him to talk about Flint

-The black costume is now just another suit Peter wears, it’s origin is unknown, but Spidey makes new suits for himself all the time in the comics

-Mary Jane’s decision to call Harry and hook up with has been cut, instead she calls Peter, she’s had enough of Harry’s manipulations and is ‘speaking out’

-Peter and Harry’s conversation at the diner is cut, except for the part where Peter sees Harry in the window and Harry winks at Peter

-There is no break-up in the park between Peter and MJ. It’s implied Peter learned everything about what Harry’s been up to from MJ’s phone call.

-Peter confronts Harry at the Osborn mansion, Harry referring to Peter as “Mr. Key to the City” is cut

-Moved Peter and Ditkovitch arguing and making up to after the Harry confrontation. Peter ditches the black suit and tries to call MJ.

-Moved Harry using the goblin serum to just after Harry, now scarred, wanders around his mansion

-Norman telling Harry he’s ‘taken his eye off the ball’ (wasting his time manipulating MJ), and to get back to avenging him. All shots of Harry’s accident from earlier and him in the hospital during Harry’s ‘recollections’ have been cut

-Mary Jane calls Peter, asks him to meet up with her. Instead of the park break-up, it’s now the romantic evening with the two caught in the giant spider’s web

-All scenes with MJ as the ‘singing waitress’ at the Jazz club have been cut

-Harry’s first fight with Peter in the movie moved to just after the scene in the park, it is now their final confrontation.

-Sandman takes people hostage attempting to get money for his sick daughter. Fight between him and Spidey is quite short due to Venom and Harry being absent from the fight, but it still allows Peter to have closure with Flint. Some footage from “Godzilla (1998)” used here

-Harry’s recovery in hospital moved to just after Peter and Sandman’s conversation

-Peter and Harry spend some quality time at the mansion

-Spider-Man saves Gwen Stacy from the rogue crane

-Peter meets Stan Lee

-Final swing

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Sent you a draft to look over.

Already working on revisions

Peter and MJ’s slow dance at the end of the original film has been reinserted and now comes before the scene with the giant web in the park