Filming for Spider-Man 2 begins in New York

Filming of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” began in New York City, according to the Marvel website.

In this sequel, Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), goes up against his newest villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx) while an old friend Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) returns. In addition Peter uncovers new clues about his past.

The movie stars Garfield, Foxx, DeHann, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Shailene Woodley, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, and Sally Field.

The movie is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Jeff Pinkner, with a previous draft by James Vanderbilt, and based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are the producers.

The movie is scheduled to be released May 2, 2014.