Spider-Man: Blue (film)

Spider-Man: Blue is an American superhero short film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures through the Disney streaming service. It is set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Jon Watts, from a screenplay by Drew Goddard. Tom Holland stars as Spider-Man/Peter Parker, alongside Kathryn Newton, Katherine McNamara, Lucas Hedges, Jason Isaacs, Marisa Tomei and J.K. Simmons. In Spider-Man: Blue, Peter Parker tells the story of how he and Gwen Stacy fell in love before she died.

Spider-Man: Blue is based on the six-issue limited comic series of the same name by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale.

Plot
It is Valentine's Day, and Spider-Man describes himself as feeling "blue". Although Gwen Stacy, one of Parker's true loves, has died a while ago, he still feels blue for her to this day. So, Spider-Man recounts into a tape recorder how Gwen and he fell in love.

Cast

 * Tom Holland as Spider-Man/Peter Parker
 * Kathryn Newton as Gwen Stacy
 * Katherine McNamara as Mary Jane Watson
 * Lucas Hedges as Harry Osborn
 * Jason Isaacs as Green Goblin/Norman Osborn
 * Marisa Tomei as Aunt May Parker
 * J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson
 * Tony Revolori as Eugene "Flash" Thompson
 * Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds
 * Angourie Rice as Betty Brant
 * Zendaya as Michelle Jones
 * David Alan Grier as Joseph "Robbie" Robertson
 * Oleg Taktarov as The Rhino/Aleksei Sytsevich
 * Michael Keaton as Vulture/Adrian Toomes
 * Simon Baker as The Lizard/Curt Connors
 * Gerard Butler as Kraven the Hunter/Sergei Kravinoff
 * TBA as Anna Watson
 * TBA as Martha Connors
 * TBA as Billy Connors

Development
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Pre-Production and Filming
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Post-Production
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Soundtrack
In addition to John Paesano's score, a soundtrack album titled Spider-Man: Blue - The Album was released on February 19th, 5 days after the short debuted.

Track list

 * 1. "Interstate Love Song" - Stone Temple Pilots (3:14)
 * 2. "Wonderwall" - Oasis (4:19)
 * 3. "What You Do to Me" – Teenage Fanclub (2:00)
 * 4. "Under the Bridge" - Red Hot Chili Peppers (4:24)
 * 5. "Here Without You" - 3 Doors Down (3:57)
 * 6. "Big Empty" - Stone Temple Pilots (4:55)
 * 7. "Everywhere" - Fleetwood Mac (3:43)
 * 8. "Sex on Fire" - Kings of Leon (3:24)
 * 9. "Once in a Lifetime" - Talking Heads (4:19)
 * 10. "Higher" - Creed (5:16)
 * 11. "Here's Where the Story Ends" – The Sundays (3:54)
 * 12. "Sour Girl" - Stone Temple Pilots (4:16)
 * 13. "Snow (Hey Oh)" - Red Hot Chili Peppers (5:34)
 * 14. "So Young" – Suede (3:38)
 * 15. "This Is How It Feels" – Inspiral Carpets (3:09)
 * 16. "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" - Ramones (2:24)
 * 17. "Genius of Love" - Tom Tom Club (5:34)
 * 18. "Alright" - Supergrass (3:00)
 * 19. "Goody Two Shoes" – Adam Ant (3:28)
 * 20. "Everlong" - Foo Fighters (4:10)
 * 21. "Radar Love" - Golden Earring (6:26)
 * 22. "Savin' Me" - Nickelback (3:39)
 * 23. "How to Save a Life" - The Fray (4:23)

Release
Spider-Man: Blue was released on the Disney streaming service on Valentine's Day with an announcement 2 days beforehand.

Critical reaction
Spider-Man: Blue was critically acclaimed by critics and fans, with praise going to the performances, in particular, Holland, Newton and McNamara; drama, romance, soundtrack and for showing a more melancholy and emotional side to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.