The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (released with the subtitle Rise of Electro in some markets)^[6] is a 2014 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, directed by Marc Webb and released byColumbia Pictures. It serves as a sequel to the 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man and was announced in 2011. The studio hired James Vanderbilt to write the screenplay and Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to rewrite it.^[7][8] Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, and Sally Field star.

Development of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 began after the success of The Amazing Spider-Man. DeHaan, Giamatti, Jones, and Cooper were cast between December 2012 and February 2013. Filming took place in New York from February to June 2013. The film was released in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D on May 2, 2014 in the United States. The film received mixed reviews; some critics highlighted Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone's performance and the engaging visual style, while others criticized the lack of improvement from the previous films, such as overuse of characters and subplots. The film grossed over $708 million worldwide, becoming the lowest grossing film in the series.