Spider-Man: Blue (film)

Spider-Man: Blue is an American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures through Disney+. 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 Peter 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
 * Andrey Ivchenko 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 (live version) (4:30)
 * 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)
 * 24. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" - Tears for Fears (4:11)
 * 25. "Something About Us" - Daft Punk (3:53)
 * 26. "Digital Love" - Daft Punk (4:58)
 * 27. "Til I Hear It from You" - Gin Blossoms (3:47)
 * 28. "Sunflower" - Post Malone and Swae Lee (2:39)
 * 29. "Say It Ain't So" - Weezer (4:18)

Release
Spider-Man: Blue was released on Disney+ 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.