This is a bit of rehashed news, but interesting none-the-less.
Last week saw the unveiling of the first official picture of Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man. A few short hours after it was released, a high-res version followed – and that’s when things got a little interesting. If you look closely at either wrist in the picture, you can see what were suspected to be mechanical web-shooters! This would be quite a big difference since Raimi opted to go with organic web-shooters in his Spider-Man universe, but more in line with the comics since in most comic book canon Peter Parker has invented his own web-shooters and web-fluid.
At the Golden Globes on Monday, MTV caught up with Emma Stone on the red carpet and she confirmed that the silver discs on Peter’s costume were “devices”. So, is this confirming mechanical web-shooters? Not quite sure what else devices on his wrist could be used for. Does this version of Spider-Man need a “device” to help him more accurately sling webs from still-organic web-shooters? My guess, probably mechanical web-shooters . . .
It will be interesting to see what new scenarios having limited web-fluid will bring about in Marc Webb’s version, perhaps Spidey having to run through traffic on foot?
[Source: onlocationvacations.com]
For me, this may confirm limited web-fluid (and hence, mechanical shooters) for our young superhero. Why else would Spider-Man opt to run through traffic instead of swinging over it?
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Side-Bar: There was speculation the official picture of Spider-Man released last week was to head off any leaks due to costumed filming that was scheduled for this week. Looks like they may have been right! Took less than a week for a fan to snap a set photo featuring Spidey!