Main Cast and Characters
The 2006 Spider-Man film features Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker / Spider-Man, Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson, James Franco as Harry Osborn, and Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus. The film is part of the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy produced by Columbia Pictures, a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. For more on the production company, see the Sony Pictures official site Sony Pictures.
The supporting cast includes Rosemary Harris as Aunt May, J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson, and Cliff Robertson as Uncle Ben. The film was released in 2004 and is sometimes referred to by its full title "Spider-Man 2" in databases and box office reports. Box office data and studio details are tracked by sources such as Forbes Forbes.
Production and Release Details
Spider-Man 2 was directed by Sam Raimi and written by Alvin Sargent, with a screenplay based on the Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The film was produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Enterprises, with distribution handled by Sony Pictures Releasing.
The movie premiered in the United States on June 30, 2004, and grossed over $789 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films of its year. Public financial data and market tracking are available through the SEC filings portal SEC.gov for Sony Group Corporation disclosures.
Cast Roles and Character Breakdown
Tobey Maguire portrays Peter Parker, a college student balancing superhero duties with personal life. Kirsten Dunst plays Mary Jane Watson, an aspiring actress and Peter's primary love interest. James Franco plays Harry Osborn, the son of Norman Osborn and Peter's conflicted best friend.
Alfred Molina stars as Dr. Otto Octavius, a nuclear physicist whose fusion experiment goes wrong, bonding him with mechanical tentacles. The character design and visual effects were handled by Sony Pictures Imageworks, with additional details on the franchise available on the Marvel official site Marvel.com.