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DELHI: Renowned director Marc Webb, whose latest film
The Amazing Spiderman is continuing to create newer
records in India, has said Spiderman 'is a character
that many Indians have grown up with and hold dear to
their hearts.'
In
a letter thanking Indian audiences for giving it the
largest opening for any Hollywood film in India, Webb
said, "We are honoured to be part of the continuing
legacy of Spiderman in India."
"We
hope that you will continue to offer us the same support
in the weeks to come as The Amazing Spiderman continues
its record-breaking run at the Indian box office,"
he concluded.
'The
Amazing Spiderman', one of the few films from Hollywood
that was released in India on 29 June prior to its
international release on 4 July, opened with over
1000 prints which is the largest ever release for
a Hollywood film in the country.
The
film was released in 3D, 2D and IMAX formats, and
in four languages - English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
One
of the world's most popular comic characters, The
Amazing Spiderman tells an untold story of the Peter
Parker tale. The new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma
Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, and
India's Irrfan Khan with Martin Sheen and Sally Field.
The
film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written
by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comic Book
by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad,
and Matt Tolmach are producing the film in association
with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures.
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