Take a look at a new featurette on 'The Lizard' and 3 new international character posters featuring 'Dr. Curt Connors' aka 'The Lizard', 'Peter Parker' aka 'Spider-Man' and 'Gwen Stacy', promoting the upcoming 3D comic book adaptation "The Amazing Spider-Man".
Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the 'Peter Parker' story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen and Sally Field, directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comics character created by writer Stan Lee and illustrator Steve Ditko. Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are producing the film in association with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures, opening in theaters in 3D, July 3, 2012 :
"...'The Amazing Spider-Man' is the story of 'Peter Parker' (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his 'Uncle Ben' (Sheen) and 'Aunt May' (Field).
"Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, 'Gwen Stacy' (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. Spider-Man is also set on a collision course with 'Dr. Curt Connors’ alter-ego, 'The Lizard', making life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero..."
'The Lizard', aka 'Dr. Curt Connors', debuted in Marvel Comics' "The Amazing Spider-Man" #6 (November 1963).
According to the original story, Connors, born in Coral Gables, Florida, became a doctor who enlisted in the army, then was sent off to war to perform emergency battlefield surgery on wounded GIs. But his right arm was injured in a blast and had to be amputated. 
Returning to civilian life as a research technologist, Connors became obsessed with uncovering the secrets of 'reptilian limb regeneration'.
From his home in the Everglades, with the assistance of war buddy 'Ted Sallis', Connors developed an experimental serum extracted from reptilian DNA.
After successfully regrowing the missing limb of a rabbit, Connors ingested the formula. His missing arm grew back, but he also transformed into a reptilian humanoid monster.
As the 'Lizard', Connors' strength increased to superhuman levels, with his speed, stamina, agility and reflexes, equal to that of 'Spider-Man'.
The Lizard can also scale walls using a combination of claws and micro-scales on his hands and feet by creating molecular friction. He is highly resistant to injury due to his hide, with enhanced healing abilities, allowing him to quickly recover from grievous wounds.
He also has a powerful tail which he can whip at high speeds and razor-sharp teeth set in muscular jaws that can deal a lethal bite.
Like all reptiles, the Lizard possesses cold-blooded characteristics and acutely sensitive to drops in temperature, causing his metabolism to slow down and become dormant if exposed to frigid temperatures.
The Lizard can also mentally communicate and command all reptiles within a mile via telepathy.
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