Spiderman 2

A disappointingly low-rez but very cool teaser trailer for Spider-Man 2 just hit the net.

(via The Movie Blog)

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The full screen Quicktime version is out! Woo!

(via MacMinute)

The first pic (that I’ve heard of, at least) of the villain in next summer’s Spider Man sequel — Doctor Octopus — hit the ‘net yesterday. Looks quite promising, from the one shot that’s up, I definitely like the design (though the arms do seem to bear a definite resemblance to the arms of the ‘squidies’ in the Matrix films).

Even better to find out, though, was that Tobey is still on board as Spidey, Sam Raimi is directing again, and Doc Ock is being played by Alfred Molina. USA Today has the details:

Alfred Molina, who has done wrong in everything from Chocolat to Dudley Do-Right, is the man bearing those malevolent arms.

“Alfred happens to be a great actor who has some of the qualities of a loved character,” says director Sam Raimi, who returns for a second spin with the web-slinging superhero reprised by Tobey Maguire and due next July 2. “Doc Ock had to have a commanding presence and intelligence,” Raimi says. “He’s got the look of a bodybuilder from 1954.”

Molina fit the bill as well as the costume, which includes dark goggles and a swept-forward hairdo.

“I’m told he’s one of the more popular villains,” says Molina, 50, who occasionally flipped through the comics as a kid. “It would have been foolish to have said no.” Originally a humanitarian, the doctor conducts an experiment that goes horribly awry and accidentally fuses a quartet of huge squid limbs to his spine.

(via Chaos Theory)