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December 9, 2020 12:30:33 pm
Alfred Molina will reprise his role from the 2004 Sam Raimi film.
Veteran actor Alfred Molina is set to reprise his role as the antagonist Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 3, with Tom Holland in the title role.
Sources told The Hollywood Reporter that Molina has joined the cast as Otto Octavius, an eight-member groundbreaking scientist turned villain who challenged Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 2, which was cast as the 2004 sequel to the director’s 2002 film.
The actor, whose credits include the films Frida, The Da Vinci Code, and Feud: Bette and Joan, was first rumored to be part of the next Marvel-Sony film late last month, when GWW reported that the actor had been seen on set.
In addition to Molina, Jamie Foxx is also coming as Electro after playing the role in 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, starring Andrew Garfield as the cobweb thrower. In October, Foxx hinted in a since-deleted Instagram post that three different Spider-Men could appear in the film.
Spider-Man 3 will see Holland return to the helm along with director Jon Watts, who directed Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home. Sony Pictures is scheduled to release the film on December 17, 2021.
Benedict Cumberbatch will also reprise his role as Doctor Strange and returning stars of the Spider-Man franchise are expected to include Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Jacob Batalon and Tony Revolori.
Marvel and Sony did not comment on Molina’s casting.
