Alfred Molina Returns as ‘Doc Ock’ In Spider-Man 3!
We have exciting breaking news to report this afternoon as actor Alfred Molina who played ‘Doc Ock‘ in Toby McGuires, ‘Spider-Man 2‘, will be reprising the role for the new Spider-Man 3 film starring Tom Holland. For more on this check out the news below and let us know what you think AFTER THE JUMP!
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Alfred Molina is putting back on the metal arms and will reprise his role as the villainous Doctor Octopus, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter.
Molina turned in a fan-favorite performance in Sam Raimi’s 2004 sequel Spider-Man 2 as Otto Octavius, a brilliant scientist who becomes an eight-limbed villain who pushed Toby Maguire’s Spider-Man to the limits. Molina’s involvement in the upcoming Spider-Man movie was first was rumored late last month, when GWW reported the actor had been spotted on set.
Molina’s involvement ties together three generations of Spider-Man movies. Jamie Foxx is returning as Electro after playing the role in 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which starred Andrew Garfield as the wallcrawler, while Molina’s Doc Oc terrorized Maguire’s version of Spidey. In October, Foxx suggested in a since-deleted Instagram post that three different Spider-Men could appear in the film.
Marvel and Sony had no comment.
