http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/10/possible-villain-mj-revealed-for-amazing-spider-man-2
Some possible info has surfaced about the AS sequal Amazing Spiderman 2. One is MJ will possibly be in it with Shailene Woodley in talks to play her and two is the villain is possibly Electro.
Shailene Woodley is the best. Would love to see her as MJ.
Electro, eh? Electro's a pretty cocky villain, I'd say moreso than Venom.
What is it with villains with electricity powers being cocky, and having a 'name' beginning with the letter "E"? Enel (or Eneru), Electro etc.
I liked Amazing Spider man a whole lot better than any of Raimi films especially Spider-man 2 (yes get the pitchforks) but it was still very flawed, with the Lizard being one the worst on screen comic book villains, seriously their decision to make him talk was one of the dumbest mistakes they could make adapting the character for screen(I don't give a shit if it was in the comics it doesn't work on film) . I laughed every-time he talked as he came off as unintentionally hilarious everytime. The Lizard's '' Peter Parrrker!'' line doesn't help, but that's much more a writing prob than. Also the film feels really chopped down, that Indian guy role goes no where. and the film doesn't feel much like an untold story, is so much a less stylized version of an origin told over ten years ago and while I appreciate them laying plot seeds that will blossom over the next two upcoming sequels coming but the the sequel hook was just…... bad. Tell a standalone story dammit!
Greatly excited about a non-Kirsten Dunst played Mary Jane. Kirsten Dunst did an atrocious job in the role and really could never pull of the ''red headed spit fire, party girl that deep down had a lot dimensions to her'' very well.
Hopefully they characterize her closer to her comic book counterpart, as well as hope the actress can pull off Mary Jane better than Dunst did.
Oh and after seeing Chronicle I nominate Dane Dehaan to play Harry Osborn. Never cared much for Franco's portrayal of the character. Also fuck Electro he's a boring thug who's really more of the muscle of the operations.
He's a who isn't an interesting enough villain that could carry a film on his own like Venom, Kraven, Goblin and Doc Oc. If he is in this(which I pray he's not) then he will just be the quarterback while Norman Osborn or his associates will be his coach from behind the shadows. I can't see Electro being in the sequel unless they change him enough for him to be organically implanted into the story of this trilogy.
Oh and after seeing Chronicle I nominate Dane Dehaan to play Harry Osborn. Never cared much for Franco's portrayal of the character.
Oh my god this. Raimi's Harry was way too "cool and suave". However, I don't like the loner thing Peter has going in this series, so I'm glad Harry's appearing.
Also, I really hope Peter gets some confidence in this sequel.
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I just want to see a good Venom portrayal.
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I just want to see a good Venom portrayal.
Yeah, a good way for introducing Venom in this series is just going the Ultimate Spiderman/Spectacular Spider-man route and make Brock a high school peer of Peters who's parents die along with Peter's parents in the plane crash. I think taking cues from the Spectacular Spiderman( the best adaption of Spiderman to date) and get the starting point for Brock's disdain for Peter Parker/Spiderman is do to childhood jealously of Peter having a parental figures in his life even after losing his real ones(Peter had Aunt May and Uncle Ben) while he was stuck in orphanages for most of his life. This would be fitting thematically with one of the themes of this movie, and the sequels will be continuing which is the theme of abandonment and how that shapes you.
I'm looking for Hobgoblin actually, as much as I like non-power ranger suit Green Goblin. I think bringing him in would be kinda a retread, and personally I pray to god they don't use the awful beastal Ultimate version of the character if they do bring him in. Just go the more traditional version of the character again, while giving a new spin.
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Oh my god this. Raimi's Harry was way too "cool and suave". However, I don't like the loner thing Peter has going in this series, so I'm glad Harry's appearing.
Also, I really hope Peter gets some confidence in this sequel.
Aside from being memory-less in the third film, Franco's Harry wasn't really cool or suave anyway, he was much more conflicted and insecure about his wealth, and his position as the "rich guy son" and often downplayed his rich status so he could fit in. He's sorta jealous of Peter's admiration he gets from his father as the son he wish he could have. In the second film he is just crazy, losing his mind over his obsessive urge to avenge his father by killing Spiderman. By the third film…well you know the rest.
His portrayal was annoying and kinda dry at points, but I guess it would be unfair to place blame soley on him, since Raimi's deserves fault. In the comics he was cool, suave guy that let drugs envelope him and it put a strain on his relationships.
I think the only character the Riami films has done true justice to was Jonah Jameson. Who is to date the best adapted comic character on screen.
Edit: You know what, I'm rereading spiderman. I'm sick of getting things wrong.
He was cool and suave in the comics, but the Raimi films wanted him to be more relatable, so they pretty much threw those qualities aside to make him this "angsty teenager insecure about his wealth, that wanted to be normal middle class kid"
And they overdo the father issues thing, his problems largely stemmed from him using drugs which his father indirectly made worse by being the Goblin. Harry fell apart and became the second Goblin for more complicated reasons than just him wanted revenge in the comics. The Raimi films simplified many things from the comics to tell a more concise story.
I think the only character the Riami films has done true justice to was Jonah Jameson. Who is to date the best adapted comic character on screen.
Truer words have never been said. Completely agree.
Can you kids ever go through a single Spider-Man topic without the infinite whining about the Raimi films? It's like he went through your houses and personally raped all of your childhoods.
The actor for Gwen Stacy says she wants her character killed off in this sequel.:ninja:
Can you kids ever go through a single Spider-Man topic without the infinite whining about the Raimi films? It's like he went through your houses and personally raped all of your childhoods.
Oh my dearest apologies! seeing this is a sequel to a film that came directly after those films ended and this sequel may contain new(and hopefully better) versions of the previous film franchise characters from the comics, I thought I reflect.
I think the only character the Riami films has done true justice to was Jonah Jameson. Who is to date the best adapted comic character on screen.
If they were to reintroduce him to this new "serie", I do hope they get J.K. Simmons to play him again. I can stand all the replacements, but J.K. Simmons will always be Jonah Jameson down to the appearance and voice. No other actor effectively captured comic book character like this fellow.
If they were to reintroduce him to this new "serie", I do hope they get J.K. Simmons to play him again. I can stand all the replacements, but J.K. Simmons will always be Jonah Jameson down to the appearance and voice. No other actor effectively captured comic book character like this fellow.
I love what J.K Simmons did with the role but getting the same actor would feel…... odd, and quite frankly I'm interested in what a new guy can do with the role, many folks were saying that Jack Nicholson as the Joker would never be surpassed but years later Heath Ledger came. I'm waiting for a fresh take on the character, hell they could make a more serious, deeper version of the character and have him actually be more involved in the story-lines. I mean it would make sense and fit with this more "realistic" universe of this Spider-man.
I enjoyed the first film. Overrall, it was really well shot, well told, well acted but some of the action scenes looked weird.
I loved the fact that there were a lot of character development and setups for sequels. I would rank this film as my second favourite Spiderman film behind Spiderman 2.
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Huh? Aaah weak. Electro is the villian in the sequel.
And he's black (no, I'm not racist). The Spider-Man universe must have an issue with race and nationality swapping, because last I checked, Electro is white. lolz
Why can't Electro be black? What about him makes him have to be white?
Have there ever been black villains in a superhero film? If not, I blame political correctness.
Why can't Electro be black? What about him makes him have to be white?
Since his initial creation WAS white, and he's remained that way up to this point.
It would be like Nintendo initially creating Mario as a white guy, keeping him a white guy for 20+ years, then, all of a sudden turning him into a black man.
It would be like Oda turning Luffy, after 15 years of being white, into a black man.
etc. etc.
I'm not complaining perse, just making an observation about the Spider-Man universe. The new Spider-Man in the comics is black (or is he hispanic?), and now, Electro will be black in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Have there ever been black villains in a superhero film? If not, I blame political correctness.
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Since his initial creation WAS white, and he's remained that way up to this point.
It would be like Nintendo initially creating Mario as a white guy, keeping him a white guy for 20+ years, then, all of a sudden turning him into a black man.
It would be like Oda turning Luffy, after 15 years of being white, into a black man.
etc. etc.
Is that a fact because you know he's like a fictional character.
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Is that a fact because you know he's like a fictional character.
People can respect and even admire fictional characters (and don't like them changed that much), whether you do or not is another question.
Sam Jackson is a better Nick Fury than Hasselhoff ever was.
Ho hum Electro, what an exciting choice for a villain (just like the Lizard). Hoping another villain will show up in the film (even as a cameo).
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People can respect and even admire fictional characters (and don't like them changed that much), whether you do or not is another question.
First you still haven't answer the question. Second as a black guy your
And he's black
really pisses me that i literally want to punch you through my computer screen not because of whateverrace you are but because you're dumbass.
Watched the first one recently, it's fine, much better visuals then the Raimi films. Only gripe was Peter's stuttering in his civilian form, I know he can be awkward and all but that got annoying real fast. And Sally Field as Aunt May, I'm sorry I can't really see her in the role and really brought me out of the film every time she was onscreen.
Still the first just felt like they were testing the waters and not quite going for the full potential just yet. So hopefully they'll improve on this one.
And he's black (no, I'm not racist). The Spider-Man universe must have an issue with race and nationality swapping, because last I checked, Electro is white. lolz
In the 90's toon he was German so not the first time this happened. I got no problem with this as long as his actor can do the job.
First you still haven't answer the question. Second as a black guy your really pisses me that i literally want to punch you through my computer screen.
Firstly, if you could form a legible sentence (or actually ask a question) I WOULD answer your question (or maybe if you could read my original comment or any comment, where I said it isn't that big of an issue)…better, and see that my comment wasn't really racist). And no offense...I'm pretty sure I could kick your ass; you're threat did bring the 'lolz' though; not sure why you really made one.
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Watched the first one recently, it's fine, much better visuals then the Raimi films. Only gripe was Peter's stuttering in his civilian form, I know he can be awkward and all but that got annoying real fast. And Sally Field as Aunt May, I'm sorry I can't really see her in the role and really brought me out of the film every time she was onscreen.
Still the first just felt like they were testing the waters and not quite going for the full potential just yet. So hopefully they'll improve on this one.
In the 90's toon he was German so not the first time this happened. I got no problem with this as long as his actor can do the job.
Germans are Caucasian, for the most part. And I too don't really have an issue with it either (I'm pretty sure Jamie Foxx could pull it off), just stating an observation.
Have YOU read your original post because I'm pretty sure everything you're saying now is not in your original post.
Electro is allright. Better than another goblin or doc rehash.
But i'd love some more b-list villains. Throw the fans a bone by including shocker already
Electro is allright. Better than another goblin or doc rehash.
But i'd love some more b-list villains. Throw the fans a bone by including shocker already
We need some Mysterio.
I don't even like mysterio but i still want to see his campy ass on the big screen.
And rhino! Everybody loves rhino
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It would be like Oda turning Luffy, after 15 years of being white, into a black man.
Luffy …..white?
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It would be like Nintendo initially creating Mario as a white guy, keeping him a white guy for 20+ years, then, all of a sudden turning him into a black man.
It would be like Oda turning Luffy, after 15 years of being white, into a black man.
Not….really the same thing at all. No.
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And he's black (no, I'm not racist). The Spider-Man universe must have an issue with race and nationality swapping, because last I checked, Electro is white. lolz
There apparently is a black Electro going by this image
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There apparently is a black Electro going by this image
Yeah. Thinking on it, I believe the Electro from Ultimate IS black–but the one everyone knows about is white. That's the one I know about the most, anyway.
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And he's black (no, I'm not racist). The Spider-Man universe must have an issue with race and nationality swapping, because last I checked, Electro is white. lolz
In the ulitmate verse he's black.
Luckily for us, Electro is not an iconic enough villain for many to care to even care….. he isn't Lex Luthor or The Joker so no one gives a shit.
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Ho hum Electro, what an exciting choice for a villain (just like the Lizard). Hoping another villain will show up in the film (even as a cameo).
In the comic he becomes electro because of the Scorpion so he might show up.
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No. It's pretty much the same.
No its not, Electro isn't even iconic, there's no real definitive version of him like there is for Luffy or even Mario. There's a version of him that was reinvented as a black guy, that they could use as inspiration.
Nick Fury is a better comparison than what you made.
The most exciting villain is Venom, and I'm afraid they will butcher him again.
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If Jamie Foxx does play Electro he better be somewhat cheesy. Because, to be honest, Electro is by-and-far the cheesiest Spider-Man villain. Also, the final showdown better end in a power plant–because Electro's stories always seem to end in power plants.
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If Jamie Foxx does play Electro he better be somewhat cheesy. Because, to be honest, Electro is by-and-far the cheesiest Spider-Man villain. Also, the final showdown better end in a power plant–because Electro's stories always seem to end in power plants.
Are we forgetting Mysterio or Big Wheel?
Are we forgetting Mysterio or Big Wheel?
They're cheesy alright, but not Electro cheesy.
Heck… They should all be in the same movie together; making it extra cheesy.
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No. It's pretty much the same.
It's not the race, it's the moniker. It's why Spider-man wears a full-body suit. Stans Lee's original intention was so that ANYONE could be inside the suit. It engrosses the reader and makes them imagine themselves as Spider-man. There's no holy bible on whether a superhero or supervillain have to be a certain race cause they've been that way for most of their existence. These characters are going to be around forever, their race is gonna change eventually, but the point is it shouldn't matter in the slightest.
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No. It's pretty much the same.
Mario and Luffy are iconic figures and the main characters of their respective works and have not been re-imagined or re-adapted.
Electro is a B-grade Spiderman villain and this is (yet another) re-adaptation of the Spiderman story.
