MUMBAI: HBO has announced that it will premiere Sony's box office sensation Spiderman in Singapore on 25 January at 8 pm.

Released in cinemas last year, the film ensured that Columbia Tristar India crossed the one billion rupee mark for the first time. The title character Peter Parker is played by Tobey Macguire. Orphaned at an early age, Spiderman lives in Queens, New York with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben. Peter leads the life of a normal student, working as a photographer at the school paper, pining after Mary Jane Watson (Kristen Dunst) and hanging out with buddy, Harry Osborn played by James Franco.

His life changes forever on a fateful school trip. He is bitten by a genetically-altered spider. Soon after the incident he discovers that he has unusual powers. He is endowed with the strength and agility of a spider. He no longer needs to wear spectacles. The rest of the story concerns his battle with a villain the Green Goblin played by Willem Dafoe.

Meanwhile in Singapore Spiderman fans can also catch HBO Sneak Peek: Spiderman on 22 January at 8:30 pm. This will give them a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the blockbuster.