Marc Webb

Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974) is an American filmmaker and music video director. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer. He then directed The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), which later were dubbed the "Webb-Verse" by Marvel Studios in 2021. He also directed the 2017 dramas Gifted and The Only Living Boy in New York and the Disney live-action remake of Snow White (2025). His next planned film is Day Drinker (2027).

Early life Webb was born on 31 August 1974 in Bloomington, Indiana, the son of Margaret Ruth (née Stocker), a scientist, and Norman Lott Webb, who works in math education at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin. When he was eighteen months old, Marc's family moved to Madison and he grew up there. He graduated from Madison West High School in the city in 1992. He attended Colorado College

Career Marc Webb began as an editor before turning to directing music videos. He told The Daily Beast: "The very first video I did was for a band called The Shame Idols in Birmingham, Alabama, and I paid for it on a credit card and my mom loaned me about $500 to finish it. It was actually about a superhero—a Catwoman-y type of thing. This woman who sewed the costume together, and we shot it on 16mm film. You can't see it anywhere and it's not on YouTube—and I'm glad it's not. The first video that got shown was a Blues Traveler video called "Canadian Rose," but I just did the concept stuff for it." Between 1999 and 2009, he directed videos for the likes of Good Charlotte, Evanescence, AFI, 3 Doors Down, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, and Snow Patrol.

His feature-length debut, 500 Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, was released in July 2009 to a positive critical reception. In January 2010, Columbia Pictures hired Webb to direct The Amazing Spider-Man, a reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise, released in July 2012 and starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. He returned to direct the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which was released on May 2, 2014. Developing the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: No Way Home for Marvel Studios, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers officially dubbed the fictional universe of Webb's Spider-Man films as the Webb-Verse in his honor. In 2015, Webb directed promotional ads for a partnership between Samsung and Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Webb is represented by DNA in Hollywood, California and Academy Productions Ltd in the United Kingdom. In February 2019, he signed on to direct the live-action reimagined version of the 2016 Japanese anime film Your Name before he was replaced on September 18, 2020, by Lee Isaac Chung and a year later by Carlos López Estrada. In May 2019, it was announced that Webb will direct a live-action adaptation of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

In 2013, Christopher Keyser and Webb pitched the mystery drama The Society to Showtime, but the network later decided to pass on the series. Netflix turned the pitch into a series instead; created by Keyser and executive produced by both Keyser and Webb, The Society premiered on May 19, 2019. In July 2019, it was announced that Webb and Black Lamb Productions, his production company signed a deal with ABC Studios. In March 2022, Webb signed on to direct the supernatural thriller Day Drinker, written by Zach Dean.

Personal life On June 8, 2018, Webb's girlfriend Jane Herman had a daughter, Georgia. The couple married on October 4, 2019. Their son, Walter, was born on April 5, 2021.

Webb's lamb

Webb's signature is a white lamb, which appears in a few of his videos. In Brand New's "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" video, the lamb appears on the door before Jesse Lacey enters the bar. It also is on the shirt of a girl in the bar. In Yellowcard's "Ocean Avenue" and "Rough Landing, Holly" videos, the lamb appears on a briefcase Ryan Key carries.

Filmography Film Year Title Distribution 2009 500 Days of Summer Fox Searchlight Pictures 2012 The Amazing Spider-ManSony Pictures Releasing 2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 22017 Gifted Fox Searchlight Pictures The Only Living Boy in New York Amazon Studios 2025 Snow White Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 2027 Day Drinker Lionsgate

Television Year Title Director Executiveproducer Writer Note 2010 The Office Episode: "The Manager and the Salesman" Lone Star Episode: "Pilot" 2012 Battleground 2015–2016 Limitless Directed "Pilot"Co-wrote and directed "Badge! Gun!" 2015–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Directed "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!",Co-wrote and directed "Where Is Josh's Friend?" 2018–2019 Instinct Episode: "Pilot" 2019 The Code Episode: "Blowed Up" The Society Episodes: "What Happened", "Our Town" and "How it Happens" 2019–2022 Blood & Treasure 2019–2021 Why Women Kill Episodes: "Murder Means Never Having To Say You’re Sorry" and"I'd Liked To Kill Ya But I Just Washed My Hair" 2021 Rebel Episode: "Pilot" The Republic of Sarah Just Beyond Episodes: "Leave Them Kids Alone" and "We've Got Spirits, Yes We Do"2024 Death and Other Details Episode: "Chapter One: Rare" High Potential Episode: "Dancer in the Dark" TBA Rose Hill Filming; 2 episodes

Music videos

Editor videography MxPx – "Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)" (November 2003) Brand New – "Sic Transit Gloria.... Glory Fades" (December 2003)