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 , its 2014 sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Gifted and The Only Living Boy in New York .
Life and career Webb was born in Bloomington, Indiana , the son of 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.
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
In 2015, Marc 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 .
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.
(500) Days of Summer (2009) - DirectorThe Amazing Spider-Man (2012) - DirectorThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) - DirectorGifted (2017) - DirectorThe Only Living Boy in New York (2017) - Director"The Manager and the Salesman ", The Office (2010) "Pilot", Lone Star Battleground (2012) - Executive producer"Pilot", Limitless "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!", Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015) "Where Is Josh's Friend?", Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2016) - Co-writer/Director 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"True Vibe – "On the Line" 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"MxPx – "Everything Sucks (When You're Gone)" (November 2003)Brand New – "Sic Transit Gloria.... Glory Fades" (December 2003) 
