21 Perfect Superhero Movie Casting Choices That Nailed Their Characters

By Ewan Paterson / January 6, 2017

15. Alfred Molina As Doctor Octopus - Spider-Man 2

Say what you will about Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films, but you can't deny they had a knack for good casting.Sure, the performances we got may have been borderline hammy and cartoonish at times, but for the most part we were treated to some truly emotive works, all accentuated beautifully by Danny Elfman's wonderful composition.

Alfred Molina's take on Doctor Otto Octavius presented audiences with the quintessential sympathetic antagonist - a flawed man stripped of his humanity by ambition and manipulation - rather than a straight-up contemptible doer of evil.

Molina deviated from Otto's obnoxious egotism to create said sympathy, but the consequence was a magnificent performance fondly remembered by all who'd seen it.