Spider Man 2

[whoman69]

Jamie Foxx reportedly up for the villain in ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2′

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man will face off against a "shocking" new adversary in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." According to Variety, Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx is in early talks to play the villain Electro in Sony's superhero sequel to this summer's reboot of the Marvel Comics' franchise.

While the studio hasn't officially commented on casting, Foxx all but confirmed the role Thursday with a post-Halloween tweet:
Dressed up as Electro for Halloween last night. Costume fits well.
— Jamie Foxx (@iamjamiefoxx) November 1, 2012

The classic Spidey villain Electro, aka Maxwell "Max" Dillon, gained the ability to control electricity after being struck by lightning. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man #9" in February 1964. Foxx would be a departure from the comic-book character, who has traditionally been depicted as being Caucasian.

There was a hint that Electro would be the villain of the next movie at the end of "The Amazing Spider-Man." In a short scene during the credits, Dr. Curt Conners, aka the Lizard (played by Rhys Ifans), was visited in his jail cell by a mysterious figure obscured in the shadows. The man (played by actor Micheal Masse) asked Connors if he told Peter Parker the truth about his father, and when Connors says no, he disappears with a flash of lightning. This lead some people to assume that figure was supposed to be Electro, but others believe it to be Norman Osborn, who was mentioned throughout the film (and later becomes the villain, Green Goblin).

This would be the first time Electro would appear in a movie, but back in 1991, director James Cameron developed his own "Spider-Man" project that would have featured the character as one of the villains. Cameron's version got caught up in a web of legal issues surrounding the rights, and he eventually left the project, going on to direct "True Lies" and "Titanic." "Spider-Man" wouldn't hit the big screen until the next decade.

Stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are set to reprise their roles as Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy, respectively, with Shailene Woodley ("The Descendants") reportedly in talks to join the cast as a young Mary Jane Watson. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is scheduled to swing into theaters on May 2, 2014. Jamie Foxx will next be seen playing the title role in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," opening this Christmas.

UPDATE: In an interview with Collider.com, director Marc Webb confirmed that the villain of the sequel will be Electro. He said, "I think Electro is an incredibly visual, exciting, dangerous villain. So, there's a lot of appealing stuff that's going to happen."

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[Halfcan]

This movie is getting 1 to 1 and 1/2 stars. Already figured it for a DVD film-should be there soon. Maybe spidey 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 will be better?

[Aries Walker]

55% on Rotten Tomatoes, 37% among 'Top Critics'. From what I've been hearing, Garfield, Dehaan, and Stone give great performances in a mediocre movie.

It wasn't a good sign when Jimmy Fallon said to Jamie Foxx that they should talk about the movie, and Foxx replied, "Aww, do we have to? I was having fun here."

[Bowser]

I really have little interest in seeing this, but a buddy took his kids to see it in the new AMC Prime theater, and he said it made the whole thing worth it.

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

55% on Rotten Tomatoes, 37% among 'Top Critics'. From what I've been hearing, Garfield, Dehaan, and Stone give great performances in a mediocre movie.

It wasn't a good sign when Jimmy Fallon said to Jamie Foxx that they should talk about the movie, and Foxx replied, "Aww, do we have to? I was having fun here."

He's probably pissed because his screen time got major trim?

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by Anyong Bluth

He's probably pissed because his screen time got major trim?

I actually thought he was decent. Didn't care much for his dorky persona as Maxx, but Electro was pretty sweet.
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[Rams Fan]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Also, a compliant........the entire Spidey universe feels awfully small. Everything begins and ends with Oscorp. Everyone either works for them or is connected somehow. Then, it all hinges on the coincidence of Peter getting bit by his fathers spiders? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense?

You could make the same case with Superman and Lexcorp for the most part.

[Anyong Bluth]

I'd like to see them be adventurous enough at some point to take a stab at coming up with an original villain.
Not everything has to rehash as if the comics are the requisite source for any good story.

The comics are spun off in 1000 directions and free to introduce and create as they please.

[Valiant]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

55% on Rotten Tomatoes, 37% among 'Top Critics'. From what I've been hearing, Garfield, Dehaan, and Stone give great performances in a mediocre movie.

It wasn't a good sign when Jimmy Fallon said to Jamie Foxx that they should talk about the movie, and Foxx replied, "Aww, do we have to? I was having fun here."

Fans are giving it a 70+ on there though.

[Gravedigger]

I liked it, about as much as the first Amazing Spiderman. Yeah it has its flaws, but I got my money's worth.

Spoiler!

Rhino was wasted, he was exactly as I figured. All those clips you see with Rhino/Paul Giamatti are right at the beginning of the movie and right at the end of the movie. When he spins the sewer covers and hits Rhino in the side of the head thats the last shot.

It took a bit for the villains to catch their stride but I liked Dane Dehaan as Green Goblin/Harry and I liked Electro, I don't know what the critics are really talking about. Electro has the best action scenes in the movie with the Times Square scene and the Power Plant scene towards the end. In the Times Square scene he hears voices and metal music as he shreds the entire place, it's a pretty badass way to introduce his psychotic side instead of the Lizard just hearing an evil side. I really loved the power plant scene how it goes from Electro fight directly in Green Goblin fight. BUT Green Goblin just gets his ass kicked really quickly, the worst thing he does is nab Gwen Stacy. And speaking of that scene.... scroll down if you want to be spoiled...




















































She dies. Painfully too. She falls and Spidey catches her by the chest with his webbing but when her head snaps back it still hits the floor even though he caught her body right before she hit the ground so in a way it's similar to the comics but with a cool twist. But the sound that it makes when her head snaps back and hits the ground..... OUCH. Painful sound. Also after that it follows the predictable ending from the first one. Gwen's graduation speech "inspires" him to continue being Spiderman... kinda lame. And how the hell did Harry look all badass and Goblin in the final fight and then look normal in Ravencroft? Explain that one to me, seems the Spider Venom would've deformed him forever.

Then the Rhino end scene, like Rhino would just stop for Spiderman to talk to the kid, and as if a ton of bystanders would be just sitting behind a police barrier as machine guns and rockets are fired 100 feet away from them.

[Aries Walker]

Other movies that rated higher on Rotten Tomatoes: Spider-Man 3, X-Men 3, Superman Returns.

One critic called Amazing Spider-Man 2 "the Batman and Robin of the Spidey series."

Ouch.

[Easy 6]

So in other words, it blows... just like the first one.

[Aries Walker]

Moreso, apparently.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

Moreso, apparently.

I read a funny article on Cracked.com (god bless that site, LOVE 'em) that basically said you know a superhero franchise has jumped the shark when they try to pack too many villains into one movie.

It means they didn't have a strong enough story for one villain, so they just try to dazzle everyone with multiple bullshiters... I hated the last one anyway, Spiderman was never supposed to be "dark and gritty".

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by Gravedigger

I liked it, about as much as the first Amazing Spiderman. Yeah it has its flaws, but I got my money's worth.

Spoiler!

Rhino was wasted, he was exactly as I figured. All those clips you see with Rhino/Paul Giamatti are right at the beginning of the movie and right at the end of the movie. When he spins the sewer covers and hits Rhino in the side of the head thats the last shot.

It took a bit for the villains to catch their stride but I liked Dane Dehaan as Green Goblin/Harry and I liked Electro, I don't know what the critics are really talking about. Electro has the best action scenes in the movie with the Times Square scene and the Power Plant scene towards the end. In the Times Square scene he hears voices and metal music as he shreds the entire place, it's a pretty badass way to introduce his psychotic side instead of the Lizard just hearing an evil side. I really loved the power plant scene how it goes from Electro fight directly in Green Goblin fight. BUT Green Goblin just gets his ass kicked really quickly, the worst thing he does is nab Gwen Stacy. And speaking of that scene.... scroll down if you want to be spoiled...




















































She dies. Painfully too. She falls and Spidey catches her by the chest with his webbing but when her head snaps back it still hits the floor even though he caught her body right before she hit the ground so in a way it's similar to the comics but with a cool twist. But the sound that it makes when her head snaps back and hits the ground..... OUCH. Painful sound. Also after that it follows the predictable ending from the first one. Gwen's graduation speech "inspires" him to continue being Spiderman... kinda lame. And how the hell did Harry look all badass and Goblin in the final fight and then look normal in Ravencroft? Explain that one to me, seems the Spider Venom would've deformed him forever.

Then the Rhino end scene, like Rhino would just stop for Spiderman to talk to the kid, and as if a ton of bystanders would be just sitting behind a police barrier as machine guns and rockets are fired 100 feet away from them.

Spoiler!

Giamatti talked about this long ago. He said that his appearance was really just a cameo and to set up for being featured in the future.

Have to see the Gwen scene again, but all the clock parts falling would have done her in anyway- somehow they magically never fall all the way to the ground?

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

Other movies that rated higher on Rotten Tomatoes: Spider-Man 3, X-Men 3, Superman Returns.

One critic called Amazing Spider-Man 2 "the Batman and Robin of the Spidey series."

Ouch.

Originally Posted by scott free

So in other words, it blows... just like the first one.

I'd disagree with any of those being better movies. Seriously, even with it's flaws, this is a better movie by far. I'm sure that there are some that don't or won't care for it, but it's still not the disaster those other 4 mentioned above are.