I... I got nothin'. In the good way.

[thehefner]

New SPIDER-MAN 3 trailer.

Oh holy bejabbers mother of fuck.


And adding to the surrealness of today, Alan Moore to guest-star on THE SIMPSONS

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[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Well, the future of the movies will be interesting, since I don't think Maguire, Dunst, or even Raimi are up for a part 4. But of course, time and money will tell.

As for other villains or storylines, that's a very good question. One possibility that comes to mind is the very darkest Spider-Man story, "Kraven's Last Hunt," about a b-list villian who decides to retire by "killing" Spider-Man. He defeats Spider-Man, shoots him with tranquilizers, buries him alive (in a coma), and takes his place. After an internal mental battle, Spider-Man wakes up and crawls out of his grave. It's a powerful story, if only for how bloody dark it is for that particular character.

There's also the Black Cat, who's essentially his version of Catwoman (only I think a tad more wild) as villain/love interest. And hey, there's the Kingpin. Oh yes, there very much is the Kingpin. Michael Clarke Duncan could easily reprise the role, and I think he was actually good for it, but oh yeah, Kingpin is very much a big villain. And there's also Scorpion, a villain who was basically created by J. Jonah Jameson himself, so that's ample for movie-length conflict right there. And there's the Hobgoblin too, but that could go any number of ways.

And, most importantly, there's the death of Gwen Stacy. And the death of her father, Captain Stacy. We'll see if both or either will be explored in part 3 first. If not, then ohh yes, there you go. Even without a Green Goblin, it could still be done.

And also, in the comics, Norman Osborn came back from the dead. Which, if done as effectively as it has been in the comics, could really work. (Also, I am in such denial that I still want to believe Doc Ock's arms pulled him out of the water and brought him back to life somewhere...)

Sandman and even Doc Ock (to an extent) don't have the inherent emotional impact, but that's up to the script for the movie to find. They did it beautifully with Ock, and it looks like they've found a very real place of relevance for Sandman (as opposed to just a bank robber who can turn into sand).

[kali921.livejournal.com]

I want Frank Castle to shoot Norman Osborn.

I do. I want to see that showdown SO VERY BADLY.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Norman: CRAZYCRAZYCRAZYPETERMYSONPETERCRAZYCRAZYIMPOSSIBLEHAIRCRAZYCRAZYCR-

*Frank shoots him in the face*

The End.


(... all that remains of Norman's head is that hair. That hair will outlast cockroaches)