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SPIDER-MAN 2 LIVES' SPIDER-MAN UNMASKED' SPIDER-MAN: NO MORE' Find out what it's all about!

Hey folks, Harry here with a long term AICNer, who was part of a SPIDER-MAN 2 focus group by Sony last night. What were they focusing on? The titles, the advertising and all that jazz. Personally, I'd go with THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, but if there's legal reasons to avoid that, I'd go with SPIDER-MAN: UNMASKED! With an Exclamation Point! That's important. Actually, personally, I'd add 3 EXCLAMATION POINTS like this!!! Then it'll be really important. Here's Psyclops with the scoop...

Hi Harry,

Today I had the opportunity to see some early promotional material for SPIDER-MAN 2 as part of a focus group. First, the title THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN doesn't look like it will be used for this film. The titles that were mentioned were SPIDER-MAN 2 LIVES (as in "he leads two LIVES", get it? Ugh!), SPIDER-MAN: NO MORE (if Marvel and Sony keep fighting over money that may end up being the case) and SPIDER-MAN: UNMASKED, which I liked much better than the previous two.

They also showed us some early poster designs for the film. The first one had a close-up of Spidey's mask with Mary Jane reflected in one eye and Doctor Octopus in the other. It wasn't a very detailed picture of Doc Ock but I did see that he was wearing a white lab coat and screaming (or laughing?) while mechanical tentacles were positioned to attack our hero.

The second poster we saw had half of Tobey's face on one side and Spidey's on the other (much like the Terminator posters) with the 2 LIVES title below it. That one looked pretty good except that it was identical to a fan made poster I had seen floating around the net before the release of the first movie. The last one they showed us was a close-up of Spider-Man's hand in his 'webslinging' pose. That one was pretty lame and you couldn't really make out what it was at first.

That was about all we were able to see, most of it looked pretty good. The group I was with seemed to really like the UNMASKED title so I'm assuming they'll go with this or just plain old SPIDER-MAN 2. I'm hoping that we'll get to see a teaser trailer in theaters before the end of summer (with HULK maybe?). Can't wait to see what Sam Raimi has in store for us this time.

-Psyclops

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by Jon E Cin
May 28th, 2003
06:05:22 AM
Spider-Man 2: The Tick
by Gheorghe Zamfir
May 28th, 2003
06:07:50 AM
I guess that rules out other titles such as...
by halconmilenario
May 28th, 2003
06:10:19 AM
CLAIRE DANES AS PETER PARKER'S OTHER GIRLFRIEND!!!
by KID AB
May 28th, 2003
06:14:42 AM
The Spider Upstairs... Bend It Like Spidey!... Spiderman: Reload
by disappear here
May 28th, 2003
06:27:24 AM
or Weave It Like Spidey, perhaps
by disappear here
May 28th, 2003
06:28:18 AM
Spider-Man 2: Throw me the idol, I'll throw you the whip
by STHvenkmanWBA
May 28th, 2003
06:47:48 AM
F**k this! Bill Murray is Garfield!!!!
by Cash Bailey
May 28th, 2003
06:51:49 AM
Disappear Here
by FullTiltBoogie
May 28th, 2003
06:59:35 AM
they should call it 'SPIDERMAN v DOCTOR OCTOPUS'
by mansep
May 28th, 2003
07:01:36 AM
X-men United?
by Hoylus
May 28th, 2003
07:21:21 AM
Spider Man 2: Electric Boo......nah that's been done
by Jon Lee Ander
May 28th, 2003
07:30:49 AM
Why not just call the motherfucker Spiderman II?
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
07:32:54 AM
Harry's Spiderman 2 review
by afa
May 28th, 2003
07:33:50 AM
Geeks, a question:
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
07:36:12 AM
No OrionsAngel, ur not
by afa
May 28th, 2003
07:40:05 AM
It's gotta be SPIDER-MAN VS SPIDERMAN
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
07:50:56 AM
THEY SHOULD CALL IT SPIDERMAN 2 : WEREWOLVES AND VAMPIRES!!!
by Rcamacho2278
May 28th, 2003
07:56:56 AM
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
by C3PO
May 28th, 2003
08:04:38 AM
I have all the Spidey-2 Spoliers
by AlpoJones
May 28th, 2003
08:11:38 AM
I think they should call it S2:Hulkamania United with Hulk Hogan
by DANZIGG
May 28th, 2003
08:12:18 AM
Spider-Man 2: Cajun Justice
by TheTARDIS
May 28th, 2003
08:37:21 AM
Phil Spiderman, atrorney at law.. sounds like it could be a pret
by Jon Lee Ander
May 28th, 2003
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Only geeks worry about the - in SPIDER-MAN
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
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An old Jewish guy
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
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Spider-Man 00000011
by TheTARDIS
May 28th, 2003
08:43:11 AM
I can't believe the fucking titles.
by Blue_In_The_Face
May 28th, 2003
08:52:34 AM
It's just anal to jump on people for not using the -, besides...
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
08:55:34 AM
Spider-Man is the sexiest tomboy beanpole on the planet!
by jimmychitwood
May 28th, 2003
08:59:34 AM
Stan Gable and John Lee
by afa
May 28th, 2003
08:59:45 AM
How about.....
by keitha33
May 28th, 2003
09:14:32 AM
Better titles
by rev_skarekroe
May 28th, 2003
09:20:39 AM
No one has said "Spiderman 2: Electric Boogaloo" yet?
by Crimson Dynamo
May 28th, 2003
09:32:29 AM
"Spider-Man: Cajun Justice" and a very realistic and truly excit
by nottoo
May 28th, 2003
09:33:27 AM
Personally, I like Spider-Man: Unmasked
by mortsleam
May 28th, 2003
09:36:00 AM
This will suck like the 1st one....
by Mr. Profit
May 28th, 2003
09:39:28 AM
Spider-Man 2: Rise of the Spiders
by Lost Skeleton
May 28th, 2003
09:40:28 AM
I'm pretty sure Irving Spiderman comes from Friends
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
09:42:35 AM
I'll have my revenge, and Spider man 2.
by PlutoNick
May 28th, 2003
09:44:56 AM
Well someone say it already....
by Mr. Profit
May 28th, 2003
09:45:36 AM
Spider-Man 2: Spank it Spidey!
by togadude
May 28th, 2003
09:49:32 AM
hooray
by enigmainyourhead
May 28th, 2003
09:51:57 AM
When Will People Admit It?
by Mr. Profit
May 28th, 2003
09:52:25 AM
At the end of the day, though, they could call it Pather Panchal
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
09:55:03 AM
Spiderman 2: Electric Boogaloo
by BYOBkenobi
May 28th, 2003
09:57:57 AM
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by Jon Lee Ander
May 28th, 2003
10:09:56 AM
Those are suggestions for poster tag-lines, not for the title
by Silvio Dante
May 28th, 2003
10:25:48 AM
Super-Secret Spidey News
by PacinoHatersGoHo
May 28th, 2003
10:38:57 AM
SM2:Spider-Men Untited!!!
by TheJake
May 28th, 2003
10:40:41 AM
Don't call it anything, in fact don't make it at all
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
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by comicknowitall
May 28th, 2003
10:47:08 AM
Looking Forward To Some Ski-Capped White Guy Shouting "C'mon!" O
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Spider-Man:The Spider Who Shagged Me, Spider-Man Annihilation, S
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11:02:50 AM
Spider-Man Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and a Penguin
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If his web can hold up a cable car, wouldn't getting it off the
by Sea Bass
May 28th, 2003
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How about Rob Schneider replacing Toby Macguire with "Rob Schnei
by Tao Of Dumbass
May 28th, 2003
11:10:31 AM
the damn hyphen
by DeadCityWalking
May 28th, 2003
11:19:25 AM
New Weird Al
by Roj Blake
May 28th, 2003
11:28:43 AM
Maybe if it was going straight to video the !!! would be accepta
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May 28th, 2003
11:29:39 AM
Spider-Man 2: As crappy as the first one
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May 28th, 2003
11:32:48 AM
SPIDER 2 : WEREWOLVES AND VAMPIRES!!!
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May 28th, 2003
11:35:49 AM
The Good, the Bad, and the Ockly; Spidey, The Octopus Slayer; 2
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Spider-Man 2: Dead By Dawn
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Arachnophobia: Spider-Man vs. a flyswatter
by PlantBoy!
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12:14:04 PM
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by Blue_In_The_Face
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12:15:15 PM
how 'bout . . .
by Hud
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12:24:38 PM
Go with "Spider-Manitou"
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May 28th, 2003
12:34:49 PM
Spidey 2: Another Long Chad Kroeger Music Video
by PacinoHatersGoHo
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by Fred
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12:49:37 PM
How bout Spider-Man-On-Man
by hector
May 28th, 2003
12:53:49 PM
Can we please stop the "...is the sexiest tomboy beanpole on the
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
01:02:49 PM
Groovy!
by C3PO
May 28th, 2003
01:05:22 PM
Has there EVER been a movie released that hasn't had someone on
by minderbinder
May 28th, 2003
01:11:42 PM
Spiderman and Robin
by Waff
May 28th, 2003
01:12:12 PM
It'll suck harder than a cash-strapped dancer at the Bing
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
01:27:22 PM
Ah, AICN hath no fury like the comic book geeks when roused!
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
01:34:20 PM
eddie brock??
by joey-jo-jo
May 28th, 2003
01:38:50 PM
"Spider-Man 2: Jamaican Dean Crazy!"
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May 28th, 2003
01:50:21 PM
Top five real reasons that fans should not be concerned what Sta
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May 28th, 2003
01:57:24 PM
ALL those titles SUCKED ASS
by ZeroCorpse
May 28th, 2003
02:05:58 PM
"The Not So Amazing CGI Spider-Man"
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May 28th, 2003
02:10:47 PM
Stan GAYble
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May 28th, 2003
02:18:06 PM
Spider-Mandingo: The Araxploitation
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May 28th, 2003
02:20:10 PM
Spiderman 2:Pants meet shit..
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May 28th, 2003
02:20:25 PM
X-treme Spiderman
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May 28th, 2003
02:35:54 PM
How about: The SPIDEY who loved me?
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May 28th, 2003
02:39:49 PM
ARRGGGHHHH!!!!!
by Agent 23
May 28th, 2003
02:59:31 PM
Irving Spiderman
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May 28th, 2003
03:06:04 PM
Spider-Man2: The Quickening
by Aquafresh
May 28th, 2003
03:16:22 PM
Spider-man Episode II: The Legend of Peter Parker, Lord of the W
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May 28th, 2003
03:28:16 PM
Spidey has been sodomized by, of all things, studio execs!
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May 28th, 2003
03:28:28 PM
I think they should call it "Spider-Man 2 Fast 2 Furious"
by JackBauer@CTU
May 28th, 2003
03:34:14 PM
Spider-Man: Beyond Spiderdome
by Aquafresh
May 28th, 2003
03:34:20 PM
Webspinner . . .A Love Story
by NormanOsborne
May 28th, 2003
03:36:41 PM
Peter Parker and the Scooter of Doom
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May 28th, 2003
03:41:03 PM
Spider-Man 2: I Know Kung-Fu
by ComputerGuy
May 28th, 2003
03:41:13 PM
SPIDER-MAN & ROBIN.
by Buzz Maverik
May 28th, 2003
03:42:43 PM
Or even worse, it could be called...
by A Winner Is You
May 28th, 2003
03:45:06 PM
Silvio-Dante Is Probably Right....
by tom_handy
May 28th, 2003
03:47:20 PM
Spiderman ! !
by Quiddity
May 28th, 2003
03:48:55 PM
Spider-Man From Beyond The Grave
by Aquafresh
May 28th, 2003
03:51:53 PM
It would be cool if they just called it . . .
by hulkdog
May 28th, 2003
03:55:54 PM
Spider-Man Fucking II...
by Lost Skeleton
May 28th, 2003
03:57:47 PM
We've neglected the obvious title - SPIDERMAN: THE SEXIEST TOMBO
by jtp972
May 28th, 2003
04:29:48 PM
"My Big Fat Greek Spider-Man?" . . . "Spiderman 2: Search for th
by truthseekr1488
May 28th, 2003
05:25:09 PM
................
by Lolthien
May 28th, 2003
05:58:43 PM
Spiderman II: I Live In My Parents' Basement And I've Never Been
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
06:08:40 PM
Spiderman II: i am sam (raimi and i used to make great little mo
by Morrissey'sGhost
May 28th, 2003
06:11:27 PM
"I don't think i'm alone in saying that werewolves and vampires
by minderbinder
May 28th, 2003
07:30:14 PM
Alex the Spider.
by pungaboy
May 28th, 2003
07:40:31 PM
Leave Gable alone
by Johnny Storm
May 28th, 2003
08:56:05 PM
How about this for a Spidey prequel: "Spider and Spidererer"
by waylayer
May 28th, 2003
08:57:22 PM
Why not one of these...
by KryptonsLastSon
May 28th, 2003
09:06:23 PM
Damn it Grando
by joe_buck
May 28th, 2003
09:09:29 PM
Spider-Man and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
by boba_rob
May 28th, 2003
09:46:05 PM
"Faster Spider-Man! Kill! Kill!"
by truthseekr1488
May 28th, 2003
09:55:06 PM
O.k., for the last time, there are NO "vampires and werewolves"
by truthseekr1488
May 28th, 2003
09:58:47 PM
Screw Doc Ock Bring Venom!
by Rata56
May 28th, 2003
10:07:51 PM
Why Not Just "SPIDER-MAN VS. DR. OCTOPUS"?
by CHEWBLACCA
May 28th, 2003
11:53:36 PM
Oh Wait, One More...
by CHEWBLACCA
May 28th, 2003
11:57:27 PM
MAN-WOLF
by CHEWBLACCA
May 28th, 2003
11:59:59 PM
How about "Spiderman: Tangled Web"?
by Dr. Eddie Jessup
May 29th, 2003
12:43:15 AM
The Spectacular Spider-Man? The Web of Spider-Man? Spider-Man 2:
by Zardoz
May 29th, 2003
12:46:12 AM
How about Spiderman II: Not quite as shitty as the first one?
by eau hellz gnaw
May 29th, 2003
01:29:46 AM
Here it is: "Men Who Become Spiders, and the Women Who Love The
by Dr. Eddie Jessup
May 29th, 2003
01:34:53 AM
TOBEY MAGUIRE! SPIDER-MAN 2: Extermination Day!
by NJM
May 29th, 2003
01:36:03 AM
Spiderman 2: I fucked Chole Sevigny
by Ploovo241
May 29th, 2003
01:36:08 AM
Spider-Man, Spiderman, crappyman
by AlwaysThere
May 29th, 2003
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Oh, forgot one MAJOR thing
by AlwaysThere
May 29th, 2003
01:59:58 AM
SPIDER-MAN: Beyond Spiderdome
by NJM
May 29th, 2003
02:08:09 AM
i think it should be called...
by casmcthorn
May 29th, 2003
03:26:01 AM
Spider-Man II: The Wrath of Khan; Peter Parker, Spiderman: The
by Fletch F Fletch
May 29th, 2003
03:34:24 AM
Venom
by judasRimmer
May 29th, 2003
06:23:35 AM
Spiderman 2: The Search For More Money
by trench404
May 29th, 2003
06:51:06 AM
Hulk Hogan the as Eddie Brock/Venom, with Vampire and Werewolf h
by judasRimmer
May 29th, 2003
07:06:41 AM
Hey The Tardis...
by Miniluv
May 29th, 2003
09:15:52 AM
Damn all the good Spidey titles have been taken!
by AggregateScore
May 29th, 2003
09:31:23 AM
That leaves me with "The Spider that came in from the cold" or "
by AggregateScore
May 29th, 2003
09:33:14 AM
2Spider 2Man
by Heleno
May 29th, 2003
12:24:27 PM
You know what "FOCUS" is spelled backwards? "SUC OF!"
by Lenny Nero
May 29th, 2003
01:22:17 PM
More titles
by blockheadsrule
May 29th, 2003
02:29:57 PM
The Return of More TItles!
by blockheadsrule
May 29th, 2003
02:50:12 PM
Spiderman 2
by NGrey
May 29th, 2003
06:51:08 PM
No, I was being serious about those titles
by blockheadsrule
May 29th, 2003
07:06:46 PM
Because I'm Bored
by FullTiltBoogie
May 29th, 2003
08:00:38 PM
How about calling it "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man"
by Smash Drama
May 29th, 2003
10:55:27 PM
Too bad his web shooters are organic, they could have called it
by Smash Drama
May 29th, 2003
10:56:32 PM
Too bad his web shooters are organic, they could have called it
by Smash Drama
May 29th, 2003
10:56:40 PM
Spider-Man II: The Orkin-Man Cometh
by DMSammons
May 30th, 2003
12:29:11 AM
Spiderman -2: From the Womb to the Tomb
by DMSammons
May 30th, 2003
12:31:47 AM
SM1 made over $400 million. So why are they doing a focus group
by jules windex
May 30th, 2003
01:13:58 AM
Sony Slickers II: The Search for Spidey Gold
by Jedi_matt2000
May 30th, 2003
02:15:18 AM
Mel Brooks' Spider-Man 2: The Search for More Money; To Wong Foo
by Fletch F Fletch
May 30th, 2003
03:28:50 AM
PLEASE PEOPLE
by Rob24
May 30th, 2003
03:20:55 PM
Cajun Justice 2: the Frenchman prevails
by blockheadsrule
May 31st, 2003
02:53:44 PM
Spider-Man : Retribution
by illuminati
Jul 4th, 2003
01:44:22 PM

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