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Trivia: The only film in the "Spider-Man" trilogy to have neither a VHS release nor a fullscreen DVD release. VHS had been quietly discontinued between the release of "Spider-Man 2" and "Spider-Man 3," while widescreen HD-TVs were beginning to become more prevalent and had started their gradual takeover, making the fullscreen format antiquated by the time it came out.

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Trivia: While the studio has only acknowledged that the budget was just over $250 million, insiders have suggested that its actual budget was closer to $350 million once you account for things like research and development for the visual effects, the astronomical cost of filming in New York, extensive last-minute reshoots, etc, making it one of the most expensive movies ever made.

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Trivia: Scarlett Johansson was reportedly a serious contender for the role of Gwen Stacy. Ironically, she would later go on to play the character "Black Widow" in the MCU - a spy/assassin whose name is taken from a breed of spider.

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Trivia: Reportedly, astronaut John Jameson from "Spider-Man 2" was originally going to have a cameo where he'd be returning to Earth from a space mission, and the symbiote (presumably drifting through space) would latch onto his shuttle to explain where it came from. This scene was deemed to be too long and costly by the studio, so the symbiote had to be hastily re-written to have arrived on a meteor.

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Trivia: In a strange bit of irony, the red-headed Mary Jane is played by Kirsten Dunst, who is naturally blond... while the blonde Gwen Stacey is portrayed by Bryce Dallas Howard, who is naturally a red-head.

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Trivia: Despite the common complaint that he wasn't muscular enough for the role, Topher Grace actually put on over 20 pounds of muscle mass for the movie through an intensive training program.

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Trivia: The "Birth of Sandman" scene in which Sandman reconstitutes himself took over six months to produce because the particle effects were so intricate to render, and the filmmakers wanted to really nail the look, pacing and tone of the scene. In fact, before producing that scene, the visual effects artists actually studied sand looks, physics and dynamics for several years, knowing that Sandman was intended to be a major villain in the third film.

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Trivia: Bryce Dallas Howard performed most of her own stunts... she was unaware that she was actually pregnant at the time. Thankfully, she had no complications.

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Trivia: For the scene where Spider-Man punches through Sandman's chest, a very simple trick was used. For that scene, Spider-Man was played by a stuntman/actor who really was missing his arm from the elbow-down. Therefore, he was able to punch Sandman in the chest, and have it looks like his arm went "into" him. To tie the scene together, simple digital effects were added to put in the rest of the arm coming out of Sandman's back.

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Trivia: Director Sam Raimi has openly stated that he disliked how the film turned out, even going so far as to call it "awful" in a podcast interview for Nerdist. While he refused to openly lay blame on the studio interference, he said that he "didn't believe in the characters," and stated that trying to follow his instincts to raise the stakes and make the story bigger after the first two movies ultimately "doomed" the film, as he should have just focused on progressing the character's various arcs.

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Trivia: An alternate cut of the film was released on the movie's 10th anniversary in 2017. Dubbed the "Editor's Cut," this version of the film reinstates several deleted scenes, in addition to removing several other scenes for pacing reasons. It also features some alternative musical cues in key scenes. It was initially released as a digital exclusive, before being included in newer Blu-Ray and 4K releases of the "Spider-Man" trilogy.

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Trivia: This film features the final on-screen performance of Cliff Robertson, who portrays Uncle Ben in flashbacks. Robertson passed away in 2011, four years after the film's release.

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Trivia: With this film, Sam Raimi became the first director to helm three entries in a comic-book movie series.

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