Plans were in motion to continue the story withaSinister Sixspin-off filmandThe Amazing Spider-Man 3.

“They were going to make a Sinister Six movie before we did [The Amazing Spider-Man 3].

But I wanted…Chris Cooper was going to come back and play the Goblin.”

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Andrew Garfield, as Spider-Man, 2012. ph: Jamie Trueblood/©Columbia Pictures

Andrew Garfield in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’.Everett Collection

The film also included Easter eggs for characters like Vulture and Doctor Octopus as teases forSinister Six.

And then there was that character calledThe Gentleman.

But it was a fun exercise.

I look back very fondly on those days."

The filmmaker also confirmed, “[Norman] was going to be the main villain.

He was going to come out and lead the Sinister Six.

We had talked aboutVulturea little bit, too, actually.”

Now Spider-Man’s cinematic world looks much different.