Spider-Man 3 Villain

[Taelorn76]

He first appeared in the Venom/Carnage LS that came out last year, in #1 to be exact. From what I know, he's a police officer that was impregnated with Carnage's symbiote kid. He's a good guy symbiote. That's about all I know. You should be able to find some reviews of it... here's one.

Here's a picture of Toxin from the cover of his upcoming series.

Thats a good guy?

 

[Villano]

A quick comment (1) and a question (2):

1. What I'd ideally like to see is a 10-15 minute intro in the vein of James Bond opening sequences wherein Spidey takes down a minor super-villain. That way you can cameo old skool villains like Rhino or Scorpion, or Electro, or what-have-you, yet not entangle the actual main plot of the movie with too many villains.

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   I like that idea. It would help establish that there are more supervillains in the world (that don't have an origin connected to Spidey). I'd pick a minor villain rather than the ones you listed. Some semi-forgotten character like Tarantula, Trapster, Scarecrow, Vermin, or Jack O'Lantern.

 

[AFGNCAAP]

Though I hope it isn't so, I could see THC as Venom, or rather, as Brock--a rather unethical man who'll do what he can to get the scoop, even if it means wrecking someone's life by doing so (Brock's already popped up name-wise in the films, so it's viable).

Then again, what if THC is Hobgoblin--Harry wants revenge against Pete/Spidey, but isn't willing to don the GG suit and use the formula to do so? Enter one Jason Macendale, merc for hire. Harry gives Hobby the task of taking out Spidey, and can be present when Hobby attacks (giving him an alibi & making Spidey guess who could be behind the mask).

 

[Psychic Warrior]

Still... it does not bode well. Venom as the villain might actually keep me out of the theater, because it will be the first sign that marketing has won over screenwriting.

??? I don't think I quite understand. You mean the first two movies weren't market driven? You mean anything coming out of Hollywood these days isn't market driven?

 

[John Crichton]

Thats a good guy?

My thoughts exactly. He looks like he's about to eat the entire room.

Oi.

 

[Cthulhudrew]

My thoughts exactly. He looks like he's about to eat the entire room.

Oi.

I guess it's a little more complicated than that, though I don't know enough about Toxin to say for sure. Here's the solicit for Toxin #1, though:

TOXIN #1 (OF 6)
Written by Peter Milligan
Penciled by Darick Robertson
Painted Cover by ESAD RIBIC

As each new generation of men must hand down the torch to the next, so each new generation of alien symbiotes must hand down the, ah, stringy, fleshy tendrils. So move over Venom, step aside Carnage, because TOXIN is getting his own limited series as Spider-Man Month continues with a nod to NEW AVENGERS! When a full-scale jailbreak [see NEW AVENGERS] leaves New York overrun with super villains, Pat sees the perfect opportunity to use the creature sharing his body for good. But Toxin might have other ideas! Featuring a special guest appearance by Spider-Man and a different villain encounter every issue!
32 PGS./Marvel PSR …$2.99

Both the Venom/Carnage series and Toxin are being written by Peter Milligan, so there will be some consistency between the character at least. Peter Milligan is also known best (to me) for his excellent Human Target series from DC/Vertigo- which has sadly been cancelled. He's really, really good at character driven, character intensive stories, so I'd imagine he'll really get into the head of the Toxin/Symbiote combo. I've never read any of his superhero stories (he wrote X-Statics with Mike Allred a few years ago), so I don't know if his non-spandex work translates as well across genres. Some writers don't do the transition well- I love Azzarello's 100 Bullets, but I wasn't very impressed with his Batman, for instance.

Anyway, I'm sure someone else might have some more Toxin info if you want more. You might check out the spider-man boards at Comicboards if you want some more info. I'm sure the archives will have something.

 

[Jeremy Ackerman-Yost]

??? I don't think I quite understand. You mean the first two movies weren't market driven? You mean anything coming out of Hollywood these days isn't market driven?

Not PURELY market-driven, no. Raimi, for one, seems to have a fair amount of respect for the source material.

 

[Xath]

I'm going to vote that Harry Osborne is going to become Hobgoblin. Either that or he'll be Green Goblin, but I think they'll go with the new villain rather than the rehash. They set up for it at the end of 2; I don't think they'll skip out on it.

 

[Nuclear Platypus]

How bout this for an James Bond-ish opener / movie? The Scorpion vs Spiderman! Naturally Scorpy fails miserably to thwack Spidey. However, JJJ didn't sponsor the project that created him (like the comics) but Harry Osborn! In frustration, he hires other mercs like Jack O'Lantern / Hobgoblin or Kraven to take down his former friend or even Mysterio to really screw with Peter's head.

Other classic Spidey mooks include:
the Shocker
Vulture (really mess with people and have -this- be Curt Connors!)
Rhino (also could be a result of Harry's experiments with his dad's stuff)
Owlman
Electro (ditch the starfish mask tho)
the Beetle (Spidey could make jokes like "Where's Sgt Pepper when you need him?", etc)
Boomerang
Spider Slayers?
Bonesaw McGraw (Snap into a Slim Jim! Ooo yeah!)

 

[Taelorn76]

Church's character revealed?

Dark Horizons reports that Thomas Hayden Church will be playing The Sandman.

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050329c.php