Trivia about Spider-Man 2. * Sam Raimi officially signed on to direct on 1 April 2002, more than a month before the first film opened. * Bruce Campbell, who played the obnoxious usher in this film, was the star of Sam Raimi's classic Evil Dead trilogy. Bruce also had minor roles in Spider-Man 1, as an announcer at a pro-wrestling event, and Spider-Man 3, as a waiter at a French restaurant. * Director Sam Raimi wanted the movie to be set in an "idealized" New York City, including elevated trains (which no longer exist in New York). The scenes featuring fighting on the exterior of a commuter train amidst a crowd of skyscrapers were filmed in Chicago, Illinois, on the famous elevated Loop standing in for New York's 9th St. El in Manhattan (torn down in 1940, with routes transferred