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The Amazing Spider-Man (aka Spider-Man 2) (2004)

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16 April, 2003

Superhero Hype got some interesting details on the design of the Doc Ock costume. "Doc Ock's costume will more or less consist of a dirty lab coat (to suggest that he's gone crazy and hasn't even changed his clothes), the tentacles come out of the harness from his back rather than his sides, and the end of the tentacles, while having the comic version 3 pronged metal claws, will also have another set of tiny claws in the middle that come out to do things like typing, and more delicate tasks which big claws couldn't do. Also, the reports of doc's tentacles being all animatronic is true (obviously since dykstra himself said so, but that said...), although I believe they're more referring to the close-up shots etc. it'd be absurd to think that no cg would be used at all (aka the wide shots)."

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14 April, 2003

Dylan Baker has been added to the cast. He will be playing Peter's mentor, Dr. Curt Connors. Fans of the comic will recall that Connors eventually becomes one of Spidey's nastiest foes, The Lizard. That won't be turning up in this film though. Baker will be playing a strictly human character.

It also seems that Ted Raimi, Willem Dafoe and Cliff Robertson will return. Presumably Dafoe and Robertson would appear in flashback as their characters died in the first film.

19 February, 2003

The main villain of the movie is Doc Ock and he will be played by Alfred Molina. That's not necessarily a name that leaps immediately to most people's minds but I love this bit of casting. Molina is a very flexible actor who should have an absolute blast with the role. Anyway, here is Sony's press release on it:

CULVER CITY, CA, February 19, 2003 ? Alfred Molina (Frida, Identity) will join Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and James Franco in Columbia Pictures' highly anticipated sequel to Spider-Man, it was announced today by Amy Pascal, Chairman of Columbia Pictures.

Molina will portray Spider-Man's new archenemy "Doc Ock" in the second installment to Columbia Pictures' 2002 worldwide phenomenon Spider-Man, which grossed more than $820 million worldwide and became the fifth highest grossing movie in U.S. history. Spider-Man is based on the classic Marvel Comic book series.

The sequel will reunite the cast and filmmakers from the original blockbuster, including Maguire, Dunst, and Franco along with director Sam Raimi, and producers Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad. Columbia Pictures co-president of production Matt Tolmach is overseeing development of the project for the studio.

Raimi will begin principal photography in April and the new film will be released in 2004.

"Alfred Molina has a remarkable facility for everything from classic drama to mainstream comedy and he is the ideal choice for 'Doc Ock,'" said Pascal. "We wanted an actor that would bring irresistible depth and dimension to this role and we are all tremendously excited to be working with Alfred. "

Molina recently earned a SAG nomination for his portrayal of Mexican artist Diego Rivera in Julie Taymor's film Frida. Featured in Columbia Pictures' upcoming psychological thriller Identity, Molina has appeared in more than 50 film and television productions, as well as enjoying an extensive theatrical career. Born in London, he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. His stage work includes two major Royal National Theatre productions "Speed The Plow" and "Night of the Iguana." He made his Broadway debut in 1998 in the Tony Award-winning play "Art" opposite Victor Garber and Alan Alda. In addition to a Best Actor Tony nomination, Molina received a Drama Desk Award for his performance. Other theatrical performances of note include a starring role in the off-Broadway production of "Molly Sweeney," for which Molina garnered a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Debut Performance.

Molina made his movie debut with Raiders of The Lost Ark and had a notable role as a Soviet sailor in Letter To Brezhnev. His breakthrough movie role came in 1987 when he played the role of Kenneth Halliwell, the tragic lover of Joe Orton in Stephen Frears' Prick Up Your Ears. In 1998, Molina won accolades for his powerful performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's film Boogie Nights, which won the SAG Award for outstanding performance by a cast in a theatrical motion picture. He also appeared in Anderson's Magnolia. Other film credits include The Imposters, Anna Karenina, Species, The Perez Family, Maverick, Enchanted April, Not Without My Daughter, Dudley-Do-Right, Texas Rangers and Chocolat. He will next be seen in the film drama Luther.

5 April, 2002

Sam Raimi has officially been named the director for this sequel. Unlike stars Maguire and Dunst, he didn't have an option in his contract for sequels. He has now signed a new deal for this film. Also coming on board are Smallville writers Miles Millar and Alfred Gough to write the script.

Production is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2003.

25 March, 2002

Producer Avi Arad talked about this sequel in a phone conference recently.

"We are now developing Spider-Man 2 and I can tell you the only reoccurring character that's exactly the way it was in the first movie is the costume of Spider-Man," he said. "Everything else will change. He grew, there will be new villains, he'll deal with new issues and so on and so forth.

"From a product standpoint, when you look at the movie, there will be new opportunities; in fact, there will be more opportunities than in movie one. It takes the first movie, the origin movie, really to tell the story and explain the world. And therefore, it's tougher to deal with more than one villain.

"We know that we are shooting for Spider-Man 2 for two years after the first one. And each one of these movies prove that our franchises lend themselves to become sequels again and again."

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17 January, 2002

Production will begin in January 2003 for the sequel to Spider-Man. Tobey Maguire is on board, having been contracted for three films. This is of course contingent on the financial success of the first film.

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