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Only One Villian in Spider-Man 4: The Lizard?

Published by Jeff Leins on: October 28th, 2009

Spiderman vs. LizardThere’s a rumor floating around that Spider-Man 4 is not only being shot in stereoscopic 3-D, but there will only be one villain: The Lizard.  This would bring the franchise back to the style of first and second installments where Spider-Man fought a single foe.

I urge you to take this info with a Texas-sized grain of salt because the site reporting the rumor is none other than MarketSaw, the outlet who spread the hoax about a new and 3-D Star Wars trilogy.  Of course that one came up false when logic prevailed.

The Spidey series has been setting up the Lizard character since Spider-Man 2 by introducing Dylan Baker as Dr. Connors, the human scientist who transforms into the reptilian beast in the comics.  Baker has confirmed he’ll be back for Spider-Man 4, but didn’t reveal what capacity.

The possibly fabricated news may have spawned from Baker’s return and an MTV interview with director Sam Raimi in mid-October where he broadly discussed the villains of the Spider-Man universe.  He said he loves the Lizard and “there’s a great story there,” but of course didn’t reveal who would be appearing in the sequel.

Shooting isn’t even scheduled until March 2010, so while the script is closing in on completion it’s premature to think the biggest piece of news from the movie has already been leaked.  Plus the stereoscopic 3-D format hasn’t been confirmed either, so for now that is just more blind enthusiasm from a fervent champion of 3-D.  Trust me, if this turns up fake (and it probably will), I won’t be referencing that site anymore.

  • bud_o
    Spidey 3 was poor because of the story, not the amount of villains. The Lizard would make Spider-man 4 a great story, but not alone! Remember, the Lizard is actually Peter's friend in need of help. If part 4 is the last with Tobey Maguire as Spider-man, then there needs to be a more evil second villain. I prefer Morbius or Electro to be the complimentary villain. But Bruce Campbell being seen in different roles in the previous films is almost as if he's spying on him... like Mac Gargan aka the Scorpion! And if Scorpion comes in to the story, that means J Jonah Jameson will need a bigger role.
  • sodacake
    Personally, I hope that there is only one villain in Spider-Man 4 and that it is the Lizard. Raimi really screwed up with the third movie and I hope he's learned his lesson.
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