Last week
word came down that actor Jamie Foxx would be reprising his role as
Electro for the next
Tom Holland Spider-Man movie. As you likely know, Foxx first played the electrified Spider-villain in the
Andrew Garfield-The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
From the original report it was not clear if Foxx would actually be portraying the same version of Electro from AS2, or be playing an entirely new version, but the news definitely seemed to open up the possibilities of seeing some kind of Multiverse theme come into play, where characters from previous Spider-Man movies might cross-over into the Tom Holland universe. After all we had already seen actor
J.K. Simmons reprise his role of
J. Jonah Jameson at the end of
Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Well now word is that Foxx himself late last week posted on his personal Instagram account this image with this caption:
"Tell Spidey let's run it back!" Foxx wrote on Instagram along with an image featuring his version of Electro in the sky over New York City as three different Spider-Men look on. "Super excited to be part of the new Marvel Spider-Man new installment [sic]. Can't wait for y'all to check out the new one." Foxx went onto say that this new version of Electro "won't be blue," but will be "badass."
The image shows
three different versions of Spider-Man looking up at an electrified sky with Foxx's
Electro character seen in the clouds. The most obvious assumption here is that the three Spider-Man characters are
Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and
Tom Holland. Foxx also says Electro won't be blue anymore, which makes us think he will now be yellow, the color he is in the comics.
I personally did not see the original Foxx post, and word is that it was quickly deleted. It's hard to believe Foxx would put up such an image without the studio's permission, which we should note hasn't even officially confirmed Foxx will be in
Spider-Man 3 yet. We have however seen this tactic to build up hype used by Sony with the previous Spider-Man movies. You may recall how
Holland himself "accidentally" posted images for what appeared to be Hydro Man in the last movie on his personal social media.
Sony has already dabbled in the Marvel multiverse thanks to their animated hit
Into The Spider-Verse, which I suppose could actually end up tying into the live-action movies if you think about it, and if they really wanted to get creative. We also know based on the title of the next Doctor Strange movie, which is called
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, that the
MCU as a whole will be diving more into the whole Multiverse theme, a concept that has often been used in the comics and was most notable used onscreen during
Avengers: Endgame.
Whether the third Spider-Man movie ends up playing a major role in the
MCU as a whole or not is really not clear at this time, but I think if fans get to see
Holland, Garfield and
Maguire all on screen together, that alone will be worth the price of admission.
So utterly pointless. The whole thing is really putting me off from the Spider-Man movies altogether. Its gonna just end up ruining things till the franchise implodes again, another actor comes in, another Spider-Man franchise....the upside there will be a "back to basics" formula, tossing out the silliness of Peter Parker having to be "mentored" by Stark, bringing in a supporting cast that reflects what the books had, etc. Really its starting to get a little wash/rinse/repeat and I'm not entertained by this...
4 hours ago, MonsterChris said:Man, I'm glad to hear this and really hope it's the case. They need to concentrate on paying off that post-credits scene from Homecoming. Get the Sinister Six together. You're not going to beat Into the Spider-Verse at its own game in live action.
Exactly, if they want to use any previous Spidey, do it in Into the Spider-verse 2. there's no need for a live-action version
Man, I'm glad to hear this and really hope it's the case. They need to concentrate on paying off that post-credits scene from Homecoming. Get the Sinister Six together. You're not going to beat Into the Spider-Verse at its own game in live action.
mako -
2021-02-09 @ 9:19 pm
And so it begins, the ugly side of the "Multiverse" story-line. Soon EVERY franchise is gonna have to put up with "Such-and-Such from an Earlier Version of the Franchise is Going to Appear!" rumors.
Satam -
2021-02-09 @ 8:25 pm
54 minutes ago, watanabefan said:Hey remember when Tatiana Maslany said those rumors she'd been cast as She-Hulk were all lies and she didn't even know what that was?
This. This exactly.
Hey remember when Tatiana Maslany said those rumors she'd been cast as She-Hulk were all lies and she didn't even know what that was?
1 hour ago, memocromatico said:I'm more than ok with this. I love the previous movies, but I don't need them to come back into the MCU. I'm happy with how things are going and I mean, it would be a cool concept, but with the MCU as big as it is right now, I don't think it needs to expand THAT much into the multiverse.
I agree 100%. People have been clamoring for Tobey, Andrew, even Miles to join this movie, but that really feels like it would take away from the evolution of Hollands character. Im all for Miles joining later down the line, but for now I just want to see Toms Peter being Spidey in a normal Spidey movie. Its too early for stuff like that.
I'm more than ok with this. I love the previous movies, but I don't need them to come back into the MCU. I'm happy with how things are going and I mean, it would be a cool concept, but with the MCU as big as it is right now, I don't think it needs to expand THAT much into the multiverse.
Hopefully Tom is telling the truth and we wouldn't be seeing Into the Live-Action Spider-verse
See, Im torn. On the one hand that seems like a big thing for him to not know about, but on the other hand, if they are in it they would have undoubtedly not told him cause spoiler reasons lol. My guess is they are in it, but not more than a cameo. Pretty sure theyve already said that Molina and Foxx wont be in it for long either.
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