Returning to theaters April 22nd, for one week only. • Set two years after the events of Spider-Man, the film finds Peter Parker struggling to manage both his personal life and his duties as Spider-Man, which affects his civilian life dramatically. Meanwhile, Dr. Otto Octavius becomes a diabolical villain after a failed experiment kills his wife and leaves him neurologically fused to mechanical tentacles. Spider-Man must stop him from successfully recreating the dangerous experiment, while dealing with a subconscious desire to stop being Spider-Man that is stripping him of his powers. Winner of the '05 Oscar® for Best VFX. the Extended "2.1" Cut has been initially released on DVD on April 17, 2007, in anticipation of the theatrical release of its third installment. starring Tobey Maguire, Kristen Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, and Donna Murphy. Sam Raimi directs from the screenplay by Alvin Sargent; Screen Story by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Michael Chabon; Based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Produced by Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad; Executive Producers: Stan Lee, Kevin Feige and Joseph M. Caracciolo. Music by Danny Elfman • Soundtrack on Columbia. VFX Designed by John Dykstra; SVFX by Sony Pictures Imageworks. a Marvel Enterprises/Laura Ziskin production for Columbia Pictures. Theatrical [2]: Approved [#39546]/rated PG-13 for stylized action violence. Extended [2.1]: Not Rated