Spider-Man in film
The first live-action film based on Spider-Man was the unauthorized short "Spider-Man" by Donald F. Glut in 1969. This was followed by "Spider-Man", an American made-for-television film that premiered on the CBS network in 1977. It starred Nicholas Hammond and was intended as a backdoor pilot for what became a weekly episodic TV series.
Superhero film
At the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel confirmed that an "Ant-Man" film was in development, as well as a film based on 2008 comic series "Guardians of the Galaxy", which was released in August 2014. "Iron Man 3" was released in May 2013, "" was released in November 2013, and "" was released in April 2014. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2", the sequel to the 2012 reboot was also released in May 2014, which became the lowest grossing and poorest critically rated film in the "Spider-Man" film series. In 2013, a sequel to the 2009 film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", titled "The Wolverine" was released. In 2014, "" was released to critical acclaim and financial success; the film became the highest-grossing film in the "X-Men" series, and effectively rebooted the franchise.