Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have been brought on board the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man. The Star Trek writers will rework a draft by James Vanderbilt for the new movie, starring Andrew Garfield as the superhero, which already has a set opening date of May 2, 2014.

“Alex and Bob have a unique ability to write great character and spectacular action that makes them pitch perfect for Spider-Man,” co-producer Matt Tolmach explained. “They have an innate understanding of what makes Peter Parker not just a superhero, but a hero for all of us.”

The writers noted, “We grew up as huge Spider-Man fans so, to us, the opportunity to work on this film is akin to being handed the Holy Grail. We love the direction Sony and the filmmakers are taking the Peter Parker/Spider-Man mythology and we couldn’t be more excited to be a part of this legendary franchise.”

They follow in the footsteps of Smallville’s Alfred Gough and Miles Millar who co-wrote the sequel to Sam Raimi’s original Spider-Man film.