19 June,2013 12:44 PM IST | | IANS
The studio set opening dates for the third and fourth instalments of the saga in June 2016 and May 2018, respectively.
'The Amazing Spider Man'. Pic/Santa Banta
"Spider-Man is our most important, most successful, and most beloved franchise, so we're thrilled that we are in a position to lock in these prime release dates over the next five years." Sony Pictures vice chairman Jeff Blake said.
'The Amazing Spider-Man', starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone with Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen and Sally Field, earned $751 million at the box office worldwide.
Original director Marc Webb is directing the second film, but has not signed on yet for installments 3 and 4.u00a0