David Koepp has previously spoken about how his initial vision for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy differed from the final version. Now, Koepp has released an early draft of the screenplay for the first film, dated August 1999.
The film pulls elements from James Cameron's original treatment, with Electro as its main villain; Electro is obsessed with getting Spider-Man to join him, even influencing J. Jonah Jameson to write a smear campaign against him. Sandman also acts as Electro's bodyguard, and the famous kiss scene between Mary Jane Watson and Spidey remains intact, albeit with Peter revealing his secret identity to her.
The script also features some trademarks of its time. Peter refers to "eBay, eBuy or eBid" when suggesting an easy way to make money to his Aunt May. MJ listens to Nirvana as a way to escape her home life. Most telling is the fact that the final battle between Spidey and Electro takes place at the World Trade Center.
Koepp has also marked the page with several notes, intending to move scenes around and add dialogue. It's clearly very much a rough draft, which paints a different picture of the web slinger's first silver screen adventure.
The first film would eventually feature the Green Goblin as its first antagonist. Koepp would contribute to the screenplays for all three of Raimi's Spider-Man films, as well as The Amazing Spider-Man.