With the early financial success of The Amazing Spider-Man showing that comic book fans really are willing to see a favourite character rebooted so quickly on our screens, Sony have already greenlit a sequel that will be coming our way in May, 2014.
That means pre-production will be kicking in almost straight away on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and casting should be all but sewn up by the end of the year. So inevitably the one thing everyone wants to know is who the next villain will be? Not only that but who will be the face Spidey’s next dastardly foe?
Rhys Ifans’ Lizard is a tough act to follow, but Spider-Man has a fantastic rogues gallery to choose from. Let’s just remember what we learned from Spider-Man 3: stick to just one villain at a time.
1. The Vulture
Long thought to be the main villain of choice for Sam Raimi’s scrapped Spider-Man 4, The Vulture is still at the top of many fans’ wish lists for a big screen outing. Breathtaking possibilities of aerial battles and a wicked storyline make the Vulture seem like a pretty clear choice for the sequel.
In the comics, elderly Adrian Toomes, an inventor who created a working flight suit, became the Vulture after being betrayed by his business partner. He also later developed the ability to suck people’s life forces, granting him temporary youth. That ability in particular would fit perfectly into the goals of the OsCorp in the new film.
Toomes could be an OsCorp employee also tasked with saving Norman Osborn’s life. Disgruntled that his work in human flight is being ignored, he decides to combine his inventions to grant himself new youth and wealth. The character’s desire to regain his youth would contrast perfectly with Peter Parker’s growing up and entering the world of adulthood.
Even better, Lizard + Vulture = Green Goblin?
Suggested Actor: Christopher Heyerdahl
While the talented John Malkovich was previously cast for the role in Spider-Man 4 before Sony got nervous over the use of the character, Heyerdahl seems to be an even better choice. In addition to looking great bald, Heyerdahl has a great knack for action and could probably play both the young and old Toomes with some strategic make-up. He Or, if the producers decide to go with two actors, Smallville’s Lex Luthor Michael Rosenbaum would make a great younger Toomes.
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11 Comments
Thanks David. I would love to see Venom in the Amazing Spider-Man cinematic universe. It would be a much better fit than in the original trilogy.
One of the big improvements that I saw in the new film was the fight scenes. A Spidey/Venom fight would be epic.
agreed…venom needs to be done right and not with topper grace..maybe a triple h or brock lesnar type build
Channing Tatum is such a lame actor. I vote for Charlie Hunnam as Eddie Brock.
We’ve already had an awesome Spidey/Venom confrontation in the brilliant Spiderman 3. Another would be a waste of a movie unless they were able to bring Carnage, the best Spiderman villain to date into the scene.
There was a brilliant Spiderman 3 and an awesome Spidey/Venom confrontation ? Oops, I think I was busy watching the lame Spiderman 3 and the completely destroyed Venom character, might have missed that one !
I think there was one positive thing about that Venom, and HUGE positive, it’s the costume. Hell I loved the costume they made, and doubt they can ever make one that’s as true to the original as this one. But again, they completely ruined it by putting his mask off in half of his screen time (wich rounds up at something like 10 seconds ?)
Where’s the most obvious choice, the Green Goblin?!?! Norman Osborn was name dropped throughout the entire movie and was described as “very sick” and “dying.” The storyline should be drawn from the Ultimate Spider-Man universe, where Norman injects himself with “Oz” and morphs into the Green Goblin as opposed to wearing a suit and glider, like the one in the Amazing Spider-Man universe.
For the first three Spidey films, please:
-No Mary Jane. The model/actress doesn’t fit well in the sci-fi theme.
-Don’t kill Gwen Stacy in the next movie, killing two Stacies would just be too redundant, even though most fan boys want to stay true to the comics. Wait until at least the third movie.
-Focus on Peter’s progression as Spidey as opposed to his conflict with the villain.
I think they should get away from the idea of a trilogy and do 6 or 7 film series, like Harry Potter. Each film could feature a villain or two that are either killed, captured or get away. Osborn is manipulating things behind the scenes the whole time. The Green Goblin is introduced in the third film (after being teased in the 2nd) and peter loses to him and loses Gwen in the fight. The next three films are the Goblin gathering forces, Mary Jane is introduced, and the final film has some version of the Sinister Six, lead by Goblin/Osborn that Spidey has to lay a smackdown to. I almost think these should be all classic villains like The Vulture, Scorpion, Mysterio, Kraven, etc. As much as a love newer villians like Venom and Carnage, I don’t see how they would fit in. Maybe they could be saved for the inevitable “Spectacular Spider-Man” reboot.
Channing Tatum as Venom? What next? Ben Affleck as Kraven, Hayden Christensen as Electro, Vinnie Jones as Carnage?
Ben Affleck would make a good Kraven, he is actually a great actor. But Gerard Butler or Javier Bardem are both better fits for Kraven
I agree with what @Gobby is trying to say. They should try and base it on a marathon story arc like the Spectacular Spider-man TV Show did.
i want to see carnage..