Andrew Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man – New pic!

Marc Webb’s Spider-Man reboot has a new title, according to Collider, and a new picture, courtesy of Sony and photographer Peter Tangen, that gives us our first picture of the web-crawler in full costume. You no doubt remember our first look at Garfield as Spidey showed him sans mask.

While I was really starting to look forward to the movie hitting theaters as Webb’s Spider-Man, Sony has officially announced that the film shall for now and forever be known as The Amazing Spider-Man… which really doesn’t strain the imagination too much since there’s a comic with the same name.

As far as the new Spidey suit goes, I think it has its good points and bad points. I love the styling of the gloves; the mixture of blue and red seems more appealing than just the regular red gloves that Spider-Man has worn in the past. The eyes look a little yellow and I don’t know if that’s a trick of the light or what, but I sincerely hope it is because the arachnid super-hero never had jaundice in the comics so there’s no reason for him to suffer from it in the movies. The web-shooters being visible on the wrists aren’t too bad; different but acceptable. At least they’re not the big, clunky bracelets from the old 70’s television series. The textured mesh look seems just a little (and I really mean a lot) overdone. I can understand a little texture to add to the realism but Spidey’s new suit looks like it could peel flesh if you rubbed up against it… which could actually be a neat little self-defense tactic if you’re going to dress up in tights and prowl around fighting bad guys.

You can check out the official press release from Sony below and see the new suit in action when The Amazing Spider-Man swings into theaters on July 3, 2012.

What do you think of Spider-Man’s new look?

“THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN”

TO BE RELEASED JULY 3, 2012

CULVER CITY, Calif., February 14, 2011 – Columbia Pictures announced today that the title of the next Spider-Man film will be The Amazing Spider-Man.

The studio simultaneously released a photo of Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man, the first shot of Garfield in the famous full mask and suit.

The film, which is now in production and is being shot entirely in 3D, will be released on July 3, 2012.  The film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen, and Sally Field.  The film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.  Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing the Marvel Entertainment production for Columbia Pictures.  The executive producers are Stan Lee, Kevin Feige, and Michael Grillo.  The film’s official website is http://www.TheAmazingSpiderMan-movie.com.

About Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation.  SPE’s global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; a global channel network; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of entertainment in more than 140 countries.  Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.

About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation) and publishing (via Marvel Comics). Marvel’s strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportunities around the world, including feature films, consumer products, toys, video games, animated television, direct-to-DVD and online. For more information visit www.marvel.com.