The Amazing Spider-Man: Back in Black

The Amazing Spider-Man: Back in Black is a 2019 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man. The film is the twenty-ninth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the first film in Volume Four. It was directed by Jon Turteltaub, written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and released on July 2, 2019. The film stars Logan Lerman, Dove Cameron, Timothée Chalamet, Bob Odenkirk, Denis Leary, Tyler Posey, Daisy Ridley, Booboo Stewart, Sally Field, and J.K. Simmons.

A sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man: Reckoning is set to be released on December 17, 2021.

Plot
After the events of Avengers: Infinity - Part Two, Peter Parker graduates from New York University, at the same time as Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn. Despite Peter's worries of putting Gwen in danger, he asks her out on a date, which she accepts. However, Peter misses the date when there is an armed robbery and he is caught up as Spider-Man. This causes Gwen to force herself to move on from him. Meanwhile, Harry becomes a board member at OsCorp, his father Norman's company. Norman is secretly working on a replication of the radioactive spider that bit Peter, though he is keeping this from Harry.

At the Daily Bugle, Peter collides with his boss J. Jonah Jameson over the Bugle's apparent bias against Spider-Man. This leads to Jameson firing Peter and replacing him with rival photographer Eddie Brock. Harry and Gwen get closer as a result of her and Peter growing apart. While alone in the forest, Peter comes into contact with an alien symbiote that bonds with him. The symbiote models itself after the Spider-Man suit, only in black. Peter begins fighting crime in this to give off a darker imagine to stop the increase in crime. However, Eddie and the Daily Bugle use this as a means to frame Spider-Man in many criminal acts.

Norman and his team of scientists are unable to replicate the spider, but they use some of its genetics to booster a seperate formula to create a new serum that Norman takes without proper testing. The serum immediately gives him super-strength, super-speed, increased reflexes, and a healing factor, but his team warns it could have degenerative effects on Norman's body. Seeing Spider-Man's decreased repuation, he creates an armor in an effort to take the spotlight and gain the city's trust in order to gain more power. Norman takes on Spider-Man and the fight leads to Peter being hospitalized. Gwen leaves her date with Harry to be by Peter's side, which takes a toll on their budding relationship.

Gwen is with Peter through his recovery, while she also begs him to tell her what he has been hiding from her. When he refuses, she decides she cannot continue putting herself through his lies and leaves. Norman has committed several major criminal acts in a plot to take down New York's defenses, and allies himself with Eddie, who is able to frame it all on Spider-Man. Peter learns of this and goes after Eddie. With the symbiote still attached, Peter takes out all of his rage on Eddie, who is beaten senseless. Peter realizes what he has done and is able to remove the symbiote from himself. The serum begins taking on a toll on Norman, who collapses in front of Harry. Norman admits what he has done to his son, who is still loyal to his father. With Spider-Man regaining the public's trust by returning to his old suit, Norman decides he must kill Spider-Man, though Harry does not go along with his plan and decides to warn the hero.

Norman activates a large energy reactor on the roof of OsCorp to draw Spider-Man's attention. Harry is able to warn him but gets angry when he doesn't let Harry help. In learning that the reactor could take out several blocks within radius of the building, Peter finds Gwen and, as Spider-Man, tries to get her to leave. When she refuses and wants to help him shut down the reactor, he reveals his identity and they kiss. However, she convinces him to let her help him. Making it to the top of OsCorp, Gwen distracts Norman so Spider-Man can attack him. While they fight, Gwen begins shutting down the reactor. Norman, with new power in his armor, nearly kills Peter, but Gwen stops him. Norman launches a grenade at her, forcing Peter to fling it back at Norman, who is mortally wounded by the explosion. Peter tells Norman he did not want to kill him, and the villain apologizes for his actions, blaming it on the serum.

Peter reveals Eddie's intentions in working with Norman, tarnishing his reputation, and forcing Jameson to give Peter his job back. He and Gwen decide to enter a relationship now that she knows his identity, though he makes her promise not to get involved in his heroic activities, for her own safety. Harry learns of his father's death at the hands of Spider-Man and vows revenge. In a mid-credits scene, Eddie goes to a church to ask for forgiveness, where he is confronted by the symbiote. In a post-credits scene, an unseen man is contacted by Kl'rt, who informs the man that Veranke has moved their plans up, forcing them into action quicker than they thought. The man turns around to reveal himself, in the form of Norman.

Cast

 * Logan Lerman as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
 * Dove Cameron as Gwen Stacy
 * Timothée Chalamet as Harry Osborn
 * Bob Odenkirk as Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
 * Denis Leary as George Stacy
 * Tyler Posey as Eddie Brock
 * Daisy Ridley as Felicia Hardy
 * Booboo Stewart as Ned Leeds
 * Sally Field as May Parker
 * J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson