In an exclusive interview with the New York Post(that bastion of legit news, oh wait..), producer Todd Black let slip a few details. Most notably being that Kirsten Dunst is definitely on board. There had been some speculation that the extremely hot actress was tiring of the part and wanted to move on, with director Sam Raimin not knowing if she'd sign.
But what's also intriguing is Black's hinting as to whom the villain will be this go 'round:
"We're just coming up with who the villain's going to be now. We'll be shooting in New York again. Trust me, people will appreciate who we pick, because it'll be a big part of New York."
Wha? Speculation has it that it will be the Kingpin, since the rotund mob boss has ties everywhere from Manhattan to Hell's Kitchen. I have my doubts on this, though. First of all, I think there is some question as to whether or not the character can be used since he was last seen in the Daredevil film which is under a different studio. Also, they've seen fit to introduce yet another previously who would work just as well, and that's the Lizard. My personal opinion is that it will be one of the many Goblins (Green, Hob, or Demi), all of whom have ties to New York, especially since it was the Green Goblin who killed Peter's beloved Gwen Stacy(introduced just last film) atop the George Washington Bridge.
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Mysterio? The Rhino? The Lizard? There are still quite a few good villains we haven't seen yet!
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Doc Oc and The Goblins are the only two film worthy enemies, IMHO. I think Sandman was a bit of a letdown, and Rhino and the Lizard will be more of the same. What are the chances they'd pull out a Marvel villian that isn't considered a central part of the Spidey mythology?
ReplyDeleteI'd enjoy Kingpin being the villain, I just hope it's not Michael Clarke Duncan.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't like the Lizard because I don't see him as a villain, just a dumb animal.
And please no more goblins.
I have a feeling that this spiderman won't redeem the damage done in number 3.
There are a lot of villains that wouldn't be good in a film on their own but it would be cool to use these "B" villains somewhere in the film instead of spidey chasing the usual burglars and bank robbers, and saving citizens from a burning building. I imagine it James Bond style, opening up the movie with a fight with the rhino, elektro, or whoever, and then going to the opening credits before hitting the main story. That's really the only way they could introduce a lot of the villains into the movies without cramming in too many aka batman and robin.
ReplyDeleteThe producer goes out of his way to mention that this will not be a new villain, and I think with so many Spidey villains available they won't go outside of that and choose say, an X-men villain or something. Y'know what'd be cool? If they used The Punisher. I know it'll never happen, but I thought it'd be pretty sick.
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