Spidey Villain Goes "Sideways"

[Jgel]

From Yahoo.....

 

Spidey's new villain is going to Church: Thomas Haden Church.

 

The Oscar-nominated Sideways star has been tapped to play the webslinger's new archenemy in Spider-Man 3.

 

"In addition to the on-going relationship between Peter Parker and M.J., these films are driven by the great actors who have brought our villains to life," director Sam Raimi said in a statement Tuesday. "Thomas Haden Church will be a fantastic and challenging new nemesis and we all look forward to working with him."

 

Raimi was mum on exactly which villain Church will essay in Sony's next installment of the Marvel Comics-bases superhero saga.

 

Church was best known as wide-eyed mechanic Lowell Mather on NBC's Wings before scoring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination for his role as a womanizing soap star on a wine-soaked road trip in Sideways. His big-screen credits include Tombstone, 3000 Miles to Graceland, Monkeybone and Spanglish, and he has signed on to voice a character in Paramount's upcoming CGI adaptation of Charlotte's Web.

 

When last we left our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire), he had saved M.J. (Kirsten Dunst (news)) from the clutches of Doc Ock (Alfred Molina). Meanwhile, Peter Parker pal Harry Osborn (James Franco) had just stumbled upon father Norman (Willem Dafoe (news))'s secret lair and discovered daddy was the Green Goblin.

 

That opens the door for multiple villains in the next film, since Marvel fans know that in the comics, Harry follows in his father's nefarious footsteps and becomes the new Green Goblin. Raimi had initially toyed with, but ultimately discarded, the idea of having Spidey take on several baddies in Spider-Man 2. Now, not only do we have Church on board as an undisclosed nemesis and Harry finding out his dad's secret, but Raimi also foreshadowed the presence of another classic villain, the Lizard, by introducing the character of Dr. Curt Connors (Dylan Baker) in the sequel.

 

When news of Church's casting hit the Web Tuesday, Spidey fans began spinning the possibilities of which foe he might play.

 

Chief on the wish list is Venom, Spider-Man's alien alter ego who emerges when Parker's new experimental suit goes haywire.

 

Other hotly rumored rogues include: Sandman, Electro, Scorpion, Carnage and Hobgoblin. One thing the wallcrawler has yet to face is a female opponent, but that could change according to the New York Daily News.

 

Chlo Sevigny hinted to the newspaper that she's in the running for a villainous role in the third installment.

 

"I'd love to be in Spider-Man 3," the 30-year-old actress said. "There's a villain in it who's a blonde, buxom girl, and I'm trying to get it!"

 

All bets are on Black Cat, aka Felicia Hardy, a former burglar and martial arts expert who becomes a potential love interest for Parker.

 

Whichever bad guy (or gal) that he chooses, Raimi is predicting Spider-Man's definitely going to have his hands full in his next adventure.

 

"We wanted to have a villain not only who would fulfill the character needs but somebody who could entertain the audience on a visceral level and provide great visuals, something we haven't seen before, and create a real challenge and great foe for Spider-Man and his unique spidery, spider-like powers," the helmer told Now Playing magazine.

 

Spider-Man 3 will be swinging into theaters on May 4, 2007.

[goldust40]

Sorry guv, but you're late........

[Aces]

I hope they don't do too much in III.

They should save some for IV and V I hope.

[Hobgoblin]

I hope they don't do too much in III.

They should save some for IV and V I hope.

 

But with different actors? Won't be as good.