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After making the first Spider-Manand turning it into a massive hit, director Sam Raimi had a great responsibility: Make the sequel even better. With the benefit of hindsight, it’s pretty clear he did; Spider-Man 2 grossed $800 million worldwide and got even better reviews than the first Spider-Man. Today, it’s widely regarded as one of the best superhero movies ever made. That doesn’t mean, though, that it was an easy film to make, or that the path from Spider-Man to Spider-Man 2 was an obvious one. In fact, the script for the film went through many different drafts from many different writers…
