Q 01/05

Who wrote the screenplay for the 2002 Spider-Man film?

A) David Koepp

B) Alvin Sargent

C) Michael Chabon

D) Scott Rosenberg

Answer · why

A) David Koepp

Rosenberg, Sargent and James Cameron could all have claimed credit, but voluntarily gave it up so he got the sole card.

Q 02/05

Which producer first held an option on Spider-Man and began developing it at Orion?

A) Menahem Golan

B) Joel Silver

C) Dino De Laurentiis

D) Roger Corman

Answer · why

D) Roger Corman

Stan Lee wrote a Cold War-flavoured screenplay with Doctor Octopus as villain, but budget rows and the flop of Superman III killed it.

Q 03/05

The Cannon Group bought the Spider-Man film rights in 1985 for how much?

A) $225,000

B) $2.25 million

C) $7 million

D) $50 million

Answer · why

A) $225,000

Golan and Globus thought the character was a werewolf-like figure, and their first script turned Peter into a human tarantula.

Q 04/05

Which director signed on to write and direct Spider-Man for Carolco in the early 1990s?

A) Tim Burton

B) Paul Verhoeven

C) James Cameron

D) Joe Dante

Answer · why

C) James Cameron

His 1993 treatment included a Brooklyn Bridge sex scene and reimagined Electro and Sandman; he later said he had Leonardo DiCaprio in mind.

Q 05/05

For how much did Marvel sell the Spider-Man film rights to Sony in 1999?

A) $1 million

B) $100 million

C) $25 million

D) $7 million

Answer · why

D) $7 million

Marvel had just emerged from bankruptcy and declared Golan's option expired; Sony only exercised its option on the Cameron material.