‘Spider-Man 2’ Star Alfred Molina Says He’d Love To Return As Doctor Octopus In Future Films

‘Spider-Man 2’ Star Alfred Molina Says He’d Love To Return As Doctor Octopus In Future Films

Alfred Molina, no stranger to the comic book world with his role as Spidey’s nemesis Doctor Octopus in “Spider-Man 2” (and voice roles in both the “Wonder Woman” animated movie and “Justice League” cartoon), actor Alfred Molina said he’d love to reprise his role as the wall-crawler’s tentacled enemy in future films — if he can just get past the whole “dead character” thing.

“No one’s mentioned it, and I think it’s highly unlikely, seeing as he died,” Molina told MTV News during a press event for his upcoming film “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” when asked if there was any talk of him returning to terrorize Peter Parker. “[But] at the ‘Spider-Man 2′ premiere in London, I turned around to one of the producers and said, ‘It’s a real shame that I died, because I would’ve loved to do another one of these.’ And he said, ‘Oh, characters don’t die in this universe, they just disappear.’”

And as any comics fan will tell you, that statement has proven true time and time again in the pages of nearly every long-running series. So, while it’s certainly a remote possibility, the fact that “Spider-Man 2″ is widely regarded as one of the best films in the franchise could mean a return appearance for Doc Ock isn’t entirely out of the question.

So, in the absence of his return to the franchise, however, who else would Molina like to see take on our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man?

“There were so many wonderful villains in Spider-Man stories,” said Molina. “Venom was a great character, and I’m not biased, but I thought Doc Ock was a brilliant character in the comics, too.”

“The only thing I’d like to see is to concentrate on one villain,” he added. “Having two or three of them sort of dilutes the potency of it.”

Pondering the possibilities, Molina quickly back-tracked on his original suggestions, saying, “it would be nice to see a female villain.”

“Yeah, that might be nice,” he said.

Its been a great character for Mr. Molina indeed.

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Kirsten Dunst will return as Mary Jane Watson, "Spider-Man 4" producer Todd Black told the New York Post.

Kirsten Dunst will return as Mary Jane Watson, "Spider-Man 4" producer Todd Black told the New York Post.


The star will rejoin director Sam Raimi and star Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker's love interest in the latest installment in the popular superhero franchise, which is slated for May 6, 2011.

However, don't expect wedding bells for Mary Jane and Peter - Black told the newspaper that he was unaware of such a subplot. At the close of "Spider-Man 3," the two had an emotional - but ambiguous - reunion after the film's events drove the lovers apart.

Additionally, Black hinted at the film's villain, shooting down online rumors that pegged comic book character Morbius the Living Vampire as the latest member of Spidey's rogue gallery.

Instead, the producer told the Post that the villain had a significant connection to the Big Apple.

"We're just coming up with who the villain is now," he said. "We'll be shooting in New York again. Trust me, people will appreciate who we pick, because it'll be a big part of New York."

In past films, Spider-Man has faced off with the Green Goblin, Dr. Octopus, Venom and Sandman, leaving a number of famous villains who could make their silver screen debut in "Spider-Man 4."

Among the popular options are Kraven the Hunter, Chameleon, the Hobgoblin, Mysterio, Venom offspring Carnage and the Lizard, whose human alter-ego, Dr. Curt Connors, had a role in the previous two movies.

Another potential foe could be New York crime boss the Kingpin - however, the character appeared in 20th Century Fox's "Daredevil" and would likely require a rights acquisition by Sony Pictures.

But the crime lord would give the film a New York connection - and would also be Access Hollywood film critic Scott Mantz's top choice.

"The Kingpin is grounded in reality, and that's the appeal of Spider-Man," Mantz said, adding another suggestion to the mix - femme fatale the Black Cat. "I'd like to see the Kingpin and the Black Cat, to stir the pot with Peter's relationship with Mary Jane." It will be a great sequel to Spider Man 3

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