Jack Aubrey Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Thanks to Coming Soon: During an interview this weekend promoting Elizabethtown, Kirsten Dunst confirmed rumors to Zap2it that Thomas Haden Church will play Sandman and Topher Grace is Venom in director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3, opening in theaters on May 4, 2007. "We have really great people though as the villains in this film, Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace -- Venom and Sandman," said Dunst, who plays Mary Jane Watson in the Spidey films. "Maybe I wasn't supposed to say that," she added before reversing her claim. "It's the other way around. You're right," she conceded to a journalist. Dunst has yet to receive a script for the third film that will begin shooting in January. "But I know the general story. There's a lot that they're trying to fit into this one." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signals1982 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Sweet! VENOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilPeartFan2112 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Kick ass! Should be another great addition to the Spiderman movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endlesslymocking Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 SWEET! Venom, I used to be an avid fan of the cartoon. And I was hoping to see venom in one of the films.. WHo's sandman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazzman Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Figured they'd get Venom in there sooner or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustard Death Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 Eric is playing Venom? O_o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom_Fighter Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 yea i learned about this quite a while ago. yes, Eric from That 70's Show (topher grace) IS gonna be play venom. weird isn't it? lol i always saw Topher Grace as a comedy actor. but really i have good expectations i think he'll prove to be a good villain too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Sounds good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 QUOTE (endlesslymocking @ Sep 27 2005, 09:45 AM)SWEET! Venom, I used to be an avid fan of the cartoon. And I was hoping to see venom in one of the films.. WHo's sandman? Sandman is basically a thug...a villain seeking monetary gain only. That's why I think he's probably the secondary enemy. But that's me assuming they're going to keep his character along the same lines as the comics. At the very least, I'm expecting him to look unbelievably cool. As for Venom, they're really gonna have to change his history for him to work in the movie. Fine by me but I'm sure hardcore fanboys will be crying a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arndrake Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 What kind of surprises me is that the character Eddie Brock (think I got that right) who becomes Venom was a big bruiser looking guy. Kind of hard for me to see Topher Grace as that kind of character. One would also think the story would have the introduction of the alien symbiote in order to introduce Venom. Maybe not. I figured the story in Spidey 3 would continue the issue of Harry Osborn avenging his father's death as the new Green Goblin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modest Man From Mandrake Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 QUOTE (Arndrake @ Sep 28 2005, 05:07 AM)What kind of surprises me is that the character Eddie Brock (think I got that right) who becomes Venom was a big bruiser looking guy. Kind of hard for me to see Topher Grace as that kind of character. It doesn't matter. Hugh Jackman playing wolverine is a good example of that. In the comics wolverine was about 5' 2" and was extremely massive. He was short and stocky as all hell. Hugh Jackman is the farthest thing from that. I think the next spidey movie is going to kick supremem ass. Even if Topher isn't a big brute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowdog Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 I'm very curious to see how Topher Grace does in this. Somehow, he just doesn't fit the bill as a villain to me, but he might surprise me. What would be a hoot is to give Red a cameo in a crowd scene or something calling him a dum@$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Venom is all about the sybiant suit. This still might be a deversion, time will tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necromancer Posted September 29, 2005 Share Posted September 29, 2005 From what i can tell, the movies try to go along the lines of the more modern versions of Marvel lore found in the ULTIMATE signature line. This can be good and this can suck big time. FF was a travesty just because of the way they portrayed Doctor Doom. Doom is not just some corporate bad guy. Doom has a nobility to him that although he is quite hampered by his insanity, leaves you admiring him. The Doom in the movie was just a bad guy. I fear that Venom will become that also. I think that without the alien storyline, he will become just another bad guy to be beaten and not spiderman's GREATEST enemy. I haven't read anything in awhile from the Spidey titles, but i remember that Venom had turned a new leaf anyway. So this should just plain ol' SUCK. I just try to go into these movies with low expectations anyway. They seem to go out of the way to appeal to the masses and ignore the "fanboys" in their portrayal of characters we love and helped make a success. So yeah... we, the fanboys, do cry and we have every reason to do so. I have only been thrilled by one comic related movie in recent memory, and that, of course, is Batman Begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaine mac Roth Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 The SFX website has just posted the teaser poster for Spidy 3 http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a222/jazzbass2112/spiderman/spidy3/spiderman3poster.jpg Pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signals1982 Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kazzman Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Old poster and no, it's not in black and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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