Editing Spider-Man (2002 film) (section)

===Filming===
With ''Spider-Man'' cast, filming was set to begin in November 2000 in New York City and on Sony [[soundstage]]s. The film's release was scheduled for November 2, 2001,<ref name="spins" /> but was postponed to May 3, 2002, due to an extended post-production schedule.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 14, 2000 |title=''Spider-Man'' Crawls into 2002 |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/034/034459p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820015235/http://movies.ign.com/articles/034/034459p1.html |archive-date=August 20, 2012 |access-date=January 22, 2007 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] officially began on January 8, 2001, in Culver City, California.<ref name="greg" /> The project's cinematographer, [[Don Burgess (cinematographer)|Don Burgess]], shot the film with [[Panavision]] Platinum and Millennium XL cameras with Primo Lenes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spider's Stratagem: Spider-Man |url=https://theasc.com/articles/spiders-stratagem-spider-man |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=The American Society of Cinematographers |language=en}}</ref> After the [[September 11 attacks]], certain sequences were re-filmed, and a shot of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|Twin Towers]] was removed from the film.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<br><ref>{{cite web |title=Spider Man Twin Tower Trailers Scrapped |url=http://culture.com/news/item/5226/spider-man-twin-tower-trailers-scrapped.phtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224111634/http://culture.com/news/item/5226/spider-man-twin-tower-trailers-scrapped.phtml |archive-date=February 24, 2013 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |website=Culture}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 13, 2001 |title=W.T.C. to be Digitally Removed From SPIDER-MAN |url=https://www.aintitcool.com/node/10170 |access-date=October 6, 2014 |website=Ain't It Cool News |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022105309/http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/10170 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mashberg |first1=Tom |date=September 10, 2019 |title=The Twin Towers in Film and TV: A Tribute or a Painful Reminder? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/movies/9-11-twin-towers-tv-movies.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910141002/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/movies/9-11-twin-towers-tv-movies.html |archive-date=September 10, 2019 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>}} Sequences in Peter's home and in the wrestling arena were filmed on soundstages, as was the [[Times Square]] sequence where Spider-Man and the Green Goblin battle for the first time. For this scene, a three-story set with a breakaway balcony piece was built. The scene also required shooting in Downey, California.<ref name="booklet">DVD Booklet (2002), p.2–3</ref> In March, a construction worker named Tim Holcombe was killed when a forklift modified as a construction crane crashed into the construction basket he was in.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 21, 2001 |title=Wife sues over Spider-Man death |publisher=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1555976.stm |access-date=May 29, 2009 |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006192431/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1555976.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> The following court case led the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health to fine Sony $58,805.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 27, 2001 |title=Columbia Fined For Safety Violation That Led To Death |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2001-08-27#film2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040815190551/http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2001-08-27#film2 |archive-date=August 15, 2004 |access-date=April 29, 2007 |publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=July 2024}}

In one scene in the film, Mary Jane kisses Peter while he is hanging upside down in the rain. To prepare for the scene, Dunst was handed the book of famous kisses. During filming, water was pouring into Maguire's nose, which made it difficult for him to breathe.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<br><ref>{{cite web |last=Kring-Schreifels |first=Jake |date=May 3, 2022 |title=When Mary Jane Kissed Spider-Man |url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2022/5/3/23053906/spider-man-kiss-tobey-maguire-kirsten-dunst |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=The Ringer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hirschberg |first=Lynn |date=January 12, 2022 |title=Kirsten Dunst is in Control |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/kirsten-dunst-power-of-the-dog-interview-2022/ |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=[[W (magazine)|W]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bergren |first=Joe |date=May 3, 2022 |title=Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst Break Down 'Spider-Man's Iconic Upside-Down Kiss in the Rain (Flashback) |url=https://www.etonline.com/tobey-maguire-and-kirsten-dunst-break-down-spider-mans-iconic-upside-down-kiss-in-the-rain |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 5, 2002 |title=Kissing upside down not a turn-on for Spider-Man |url=https://www.deseret.com/2002/5/5/19653248/kissing-upside-down-not-a-turn-on-for-spider-man |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=[[Deseret News]]}}</ref><ref>https://variety.com/2024/film/news/kirsten-dunst-spider-man-kiss-miserable-1235955587/</ref>}} Randy Savage insisted on doing his own stunts, one of which resulted in injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenberg |first=Keith Elliot |date=May 19, 2013 |title=The Final Days of Randy 'Macho Man' Savage |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1643969-the-final-days-of-randy-macho-man-savage |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=[[Bleacher Report]]}}</ref> The shot in which Peter catches Mary Jane's food tray was achieved without visual effects and with Maguire's hand glued to the tray. The shot took 156 takes and 16 hours to accomplish.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hooton |first=Christopher |date=January 11, 2018 |title=This Spider-Man scene wasn't CGI, took Tobey Maguire 156 takes |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/that-spiderman-tray-scene-wasn-t-cgi-took-tobey-maguire-156-takes-a7358816.html |access-date=July 4, 2024 |website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>

In Los Angeles, filming locations included the [[Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County|Natural History Museum]] (for the [[Columbia University]] laboratory where Parker is bitten), the Pacific Electricity Building (the ''Daily Bugle'' offices) and [[Greystone Mansion]] (for the interiors of Norman's home).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/29-things-we-learned-from-the-spider-man-commentary-2af4fd6f8008/ | title=29 Things We Learned from the 'Spider-Man' Commentary | date=July 5, 2012 }}</ref> On April 4, Spider-Man costumes were stolen, and Sony put up a $25,000 reward for their return.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 5, 2001 |title=They Took Spidey's Clothes! |url=https://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2001-04-05#film3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050221061907/http://imdb.com/news/sb/2001-04-05#film3 |archive-date=February 21, 2005 |access-date=April 29, 2007 |publisher=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> They were recovered after 18 months; a former studio security guard and an accomplice were arrested.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 16, 2010 |title=7 Bizarre Stories of Stolen Movie Props |url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/24937/7-bizarre-stories-stolen-movie-props |magazine=[[Mental Floss]] |access-date=May 21, 2013 |archive-date=August 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817211818/http://mentalfloss.com/article/24937/7-bizarre-stories-stolen-movie-props |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2256048.stm | title=Missing superhero suits recovered | date=September 13, 2002 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-nov-30-me-movie30-story.html | title=A Tangled Web of Movie Prop Thievery | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=November 30, 2002 }}</ref> Production moved to New York City for two weeks, taking in locations such as the [[Queensboro Bridge]], the exteriors of Columbia University's [[Low Memorial Library]] and the [[New York Public Library Main Branch|New York Public Library]], [[Sunnyside, Queens]] and a rooftop garden in the [[Rockefeller Center]].<ref name="booklet" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2001-06-17 |title=Spider-Man Hype! - News Archive |url=http://spidermanhype.com/cgi-bin/archive/fullnews.cgi?newsid988165755,77196, |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010617012357/http://spidermanhype.com/cgi-bin/archive/fullnews.cgi?newsid988165755,77196, |url-status=dead |archive-date=2001-06-17 |access-date=2024-12-24 }}</ref> The crew returned to Los Angeles where production continued, and filming wrapped in June 2001.<ref name="greg" /> The [[Flatiron Building]] was used for the ''Daily Bugle''.<ref name="greg" />