Marc Webb

Birth Name:

Marc Preston Webb

Birth Place:

Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editorial department

Graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison with a degree in English
Recorded shows on tour with the band No Doubt for six months, which influenced his music video directing style
Started out as a music video director who worked on Green Day's "21 Guns" and My Chemical Romance's "Teenagers․"
Quote: "You want to give inner life to the character․ That's always a compass for how I shoot a scene, my work with the actors․ It's all about connecting the thought process of a character to the audience․"
Quote: "[on "(500) Days of Summer"] "There's huge big love all around us, and it's deeply romantic ․․․ at the same time, there is love [with] consequences ․․․ that doesn't turn out the way that we hoped․ Love is more complicated than people give it credit for․""
Best known as the director of "(500) Days of Summer" and the rebooted "The Amazing Spider-Man" franchise
(500) Days of Summer was the only feature film he had directed before being offered the chance to direct "The Amazing Spider-Man․"

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