Marc Webb

Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974) is an American music video, short film, and film director. He made his feature film directorial debut with the 2009 romantic comedy-drama (500) Days of Summer and went on to direct the 2012 Spider-Man reboot The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in 2014. In 2017, he directed the drama films Gifted and The Only Living Boy in New York.

Marc Preston Webb was born on August 31, 1974, in Bloomington, Indiana, to Margaret Ruth (née Stocker) and Norman Lott Webb, who works in math education at the University of Wisconsin. When he was eighteen months old, Webb's family moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where he was raised. He graduated from Madison West High School in 1992 and subsequently attended Colorado College, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, from which he graduated with an English degree.

Early years

Webb started as a music video director, making his debut in 1997 with Canadian Rose song by Blues Traveler, starring Denise Richards and the band members (John Popper, Chan Kinchla, Brendan Hill, and Bobby Sheehan.)

Three years later, in 2000, he directed the music video for Anastacia's Not That Kind.

Over the years, Webb has directed music videos for such musicians as No Doubt, Green Day, Maroon 5, Puddle of Mudd, 3 Doors Down, Yellowcard, Jesse McCartney, Daniel Powter, Fergie, Miley Cyrus, and Nelly, among others.

He also directed Blaqk Audio's video for Stiff Kittens, however, the video was never released and is now referred to as "the mysterious Stiff Kittens video" by band member Jade Puget (who is also in the rock band AFI).

2009-present

Webb made his feature-length debut in 2009 with romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, which 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, also starring Garfield and Stone (released on May 2, 2014).

In 2015, Webb directed promotional ads for a partnership between Samsung and Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Webb is signed to DNA in Hollywood, California, and Academy Productions Ltd in the United Kingdom.

In February 2019, Webb signed on to direct Your Name—a live-action remake of the 2016 anime film about two strangers who mysteriously swap bodies. However, in September 2020, Deadline Hollywood reported that Lee Isaac Chung had taken over directorial and writing duties, working off a draft penned by Emily V. Gordon, with J. J. Abrams, Lindsey Weber, and Genki Kawamura co-producing.

In 2019, he directed a TV movie Republic of Sarah, starring Daniel Ings and Sarah Drew. 

Also in 2019, Webb directed the Netflix series The Society. Earlier, in 2013, he and Christopher Keyser had pitched this mystery drama to Showtime, but the network later decided to pass on the series. On July 24, 2018, Netflix announced that they had given the production a series order for a first season. The series created by Keyser and executive produced by both Keyser and Webb premiered on May 10, 2019. 

Webb is also working on a Disney's adventure/drama titled Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which is slated for release in 2022.

Webb's signature is a white lamb, which has appeared 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 appears on the shirt of a girl in the bar. In Yellowcard's "Ocean Avenue" and "Rough Landing, Holly" videos, the lamb appears on the briefcase Ryan Key carries around.

Webb is married to his wife Jane Herman. They have one child.

Films directed

• 500 Days of Summer (2009)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
• Gifted (2017)
• The Only Living Boy in New York (2017)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (TBA)

Television

Music videos

1997

• Blues Traveler – "Canadian Rose"

1999

• Earth to Andy – "Still After You"

2000

• Cold – "Just Got Wicked"
• Anastacia – "Not That Kind"

2001

• On the Line All Stars featuring Lance Bass – "On the Line"
• 3 Doors Down – "Duck and Run"
• Good Charlotte – "The Motivation Proclamation"
• AFI – "The Days of the Phoenix"
• Big Dumb Face – "Duke Lion"
• Oleander – "Are You There?"
• Green Day – "Waiting"
• Good Charlotte – "Festival Song"
• Live featuring Tricky – "Simple Creed"
• Professional Murder Music – "Slow"
• Stereomud – "Pain"
• Godhead – "Eleanor Rigby"
• Pressure 4-5 – "Beat the World"

2002

• Unwritten Law – "Seein' Red"
• Counting Crows – "American Girls"
• SOiL – "Unreal"
• Puddle of Mudd – "She Hates Me"
• Maroon 5 – "Harder to Breathe"
• Hatebreed – "I Will Be Heard"
• The Wallflowers – "When You’re on Top"
• O-Town – "These Are the Days"
• Hoobastank – "Remember Me"
• Disturbed – "Remember"

2003

• Cold – "Stupid Girl"
• P.O.D. – "Sleeping Awake"
• AFI – "The Leaving Song Pt. II"
• Santana & Alex Band – "Why Don't You & I"
• 3 Doors Down – "Here Without You"
• Memento – "Savior"
• Wakefield – "Say You Will"
• MxPx – "Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)"
• P.O.D. – "Will You"
• Brand New – "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades"
• Santana featuring Musiq – "Nothing at All"

2004

• Cold – "With My Mind"
• P.O.D. – "Change the World"
• Gavin DeGraw – "I Don't Want to Be"
• Smile Empty Soul – "Silhouettes"
• Puddle of Mudd – "Heel over Head"
• Midtown – "Give It Up"
• Yellowcard – "Ocean Avenue"
• My Chemical Romance – "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
• Sparta – "Breaking the Broken"
• Jesse McCartney – "Beautiful Soul"
• Dirty Vegas – "Walk into the Sun"
• Coheed and Cambria – "Blood Red Summer"
• Switchfoot – "Dare You to Move" (version 2)
• Hoobastank – "Disappear"

2005

• Jimmy Eat World – "Work"
• Daniel Powter – "Bad Day"
• The Used – "All That I've Got"
• My Chemical Romance – "Helena"
• Snow Patrol – "Chocolate"
• Low Millions – "Eleanor"
• Trey Songz featuring Twista – "Gotta Make It"
• Antigone Rising – "Don’t Look Back"
• Hot Hot Heat – "Middle of Nowhere"
• Incubus – "Make a Move"
• Hilary Duff – "Wake Up"
• My Chemical Romance – "The Ghost of You"
• Ashlee Simpson – "Boyfriend"
• Daniel Powter – "Free Loop (One Night Stand)"
• Yellowcard – "Lights and Sounds"
• Weezer – "Perfect Situation"

2006

• The All-American Rejects – "Move Along"
• Matisyahu – "Youth"
• Aly & AJ – "Rush"
• Daniel Powter – "Lie to Me"
• Yellowcard – "Rough Landing, Holly"
• AFI – "Miss Murder"
• Ashlee Simpson – "Invisible"
• Fergie – "London Bridge"
• Regina Spektor – "Fidelity"
• Evanescence – "Call Me When You're Sober"
• AFI – "Love Like Winter"
• The Pussycat Dolls featuring Timbaland – "Wait a Minute"
• Barefoot – "Rain"
• Teddy Geiger – "These Walls" (Version 2)

2007

• Good Charlotte – "The River"
• Relient K – "Must Have Done Something Right"
• P. Diddy – "Last Night"
• My Chemical Romance – "I Don't Love You"
• My Chemical Romance – "Teenagers"
• My Chemical Romance – "Blood"
• Evanescence – "Good Enough" (co-directed with Rich Lee)
• Blaqk Audio – "Stiff Kittens" (co-directed with Rich Lee)
• Fergie – "Clumsy" (co-directed with Rich Lee)
• Miley Cyrus – "Start All Over"

2008

• Maroon 5 – "Goodnight Goodnight"
• Nelly featuring Fergie – "Party People"
• The All-American Rejects – "Gives You Hell"

2009

• Green Day – "21 Guns"
• She and Him – "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (Version 2)
• Green Day – "21st Century Breakdown"
• Weezer – "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To"

2010

• Green Day – "Last of the American Girls"

2017

• ZAYN featuring Sia – "Dusk Till Dawn"

Editor videography

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