Even if you've only seen trailers for The Amazing Spider-Man 2,
you know that the latest film from Sony must have entailed a hefty sum
of effort in the design of sets and characters alike. One scene in
particular showcases an electrified Jamie Foxx wreaking
havoc on Times Square — no mean feat for even the most able-bodied of
production teams. Check out a few remarks from director Marc Webb and stars Foxx, Dane DeHaan, and Emma Stone to hear about all the work that went into creating the world of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and the villains who inhabit it.
On the mammoth Times Square scene:
Marc Webb: "We shot for only one or two nights in
the actual Times Square, and then we built and entire version of Times
Square out in Long Island. Simply because the logistical obligations of
that scene were so complex that we had to... and we could, amazingly. I
remember that scene came up in the script and we worked on it a little
bit, and I was denying myself the pain and fear of thinking about how I
was going to [do it]. Like, 'Oh, that’s so cool.' I was like, 'I don’t
know how the f**k I’m going to do this.' And then I was like, 'Well,
we’ll just build part of Times Square.' They’re like, 'Okay.' I kept on
waiting for someone to be like, 'Are you insane?' But they were just
like, 'Oh, okay, yeah. We’ll just do this here…' But it ended up being a
logistically very difficult thing, just in terms of bringing the amount
of lights that were required and the amount of cement that was
required. Marc Friedberg, our production designer, did a really
extraordinary thing, and there’s a huge spectacle, of course. There’s
lots of explosions and extras and all that stuff, but really it’s a very
important scene for Electro. Spider-Man’s biggest fan becomes his
biggest foe, and there’s an emotional texture that has to ring true."
Columbia Pictures via Everett Collection
The actors talk how costumes and makeup helped to bring their characters to life:
Dane DeHaan: "My makeup took three and a half hours
for the Goblin. And then it was another hour just to get into the suit. I
literally had four people using screwdrivers and wrenches getting into
that suit."
Jamie Foxx: "Mine was like taking me and dipping me
in blue candlewax for like four hours. And then I’d come out, and then
the CGI guys would be there, and they’d look at me, take pictures, and
say, 'Stand this way, say this, laugh.' [Performs evil laughs and grunt]
All these things. It was really fun. It’s like you were back at your
crib, where you’re looking in the mirror, practicing how to act. Then
when I looked at it and saw what they did with the CGI, it was
incredible. Because people don’t even know that that’s actually me. They
think it’s all CGI."
"We [spent] 16 to 17 hours on finding the right suit to wear, or the
right makeup. And they took it from there. These guys are geniuses at
what they do. The guy that was the head of the CGI department, he was
like, 'We got it. We know what we want to do. We want to make a
thunderstorm inside your body,' and all these other different things. It
was great to see it all work."
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