
While there has been
recent talk about the villains in an upcoming superhero sequel, it seems there might be a feline villain in the film.
Mania.com is reporting that Rachel McAdams has met with the
Spider-Man 4 producers to play Felicia Hardy a.k.a. The Black Cat.
It was said that McAdams is the top contender to play the character, who starts out as a petty cat burglar in the comic books and develops an obsession with Peter Parker/Spider-Man.
The site is also reporting that the film would be a two-villain movie, with casting under way for a male villain. With the new casting, it seems that Dylan Baker's Dr. Curt Connors would not turn into the villain Lizard in this film, although Baker has
revealed he will reprise his role of Curt Connors in the sequel.
Meanwhile,
The Observer ran a column from actress Romola Galai, where she indicated she was vying for a role in the film as well.
"Love is at the root of everything good that has ever happened and will happen." This phrase swam into focus as I moved up the escalator at Oxford Circus tube on Tuesday morning on my way to put myself "on tape" for a part in
Spider-Man 4. This is the acting equivalent of the London Marathon in that it's important to try your best as long as you understand that you aren't going to win.
Of course, it isn't clear if Galai is auditioning for the Felecia Hardy role, but at the very least, things seem to be moving forward on the film.
Spider-Man 4 will go before cameras in March 2010 for a May 5, 2011 release date.
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It's official: Rachel McAdams is NOT in the movie.
And I agree, Rhino is too one-dimensional for this film.
All I can say is I hope for Dylan Baker to become Lizard in this, and I would love to see Mysterio, if not in this one, than in 5 or 6.
Hoosierhero, don't pull this "no homo" shit. No one on here would care even if you are homo. A man can call another man gorgeous, James Franco is pretty hunky.
Geek, I like Rhino, but I don't think it's his time yet.
And yeah CBF, sometimes Movieweb misspells some thing. Don't be tooo hard. Lol.
BTW MW, the name is Felicia, that's one "e", two "i"s. I swear, you guys have a horrible editing staff.
Aficionado, I meant to say "prequel", not sequel. I was in a rush too.
Chad, your right, Venom is a popular character, but not the most, and besides popularity has nothing to do with quality. Venom was just someone thrown in just to please the fans.
CBF, I've been watching 24 for a long time and there's nothing spunky about Elisha. Everytime she's on she's being chased and getting into trouble. She's more like a meek, damsel in distress. She could've either been a Gwen Stacy or Mary Jane, but not a Felicia Hardy.
And Chad, yes, "24" is where we should really judge Cuthbert's true acting ability, which is quite decent, by the way.
In which she DOES show spunk, and anyone who had seen her in the series would know.
But most importantly, Black Cat sucks. You would have to have the best writing staff in the world craft a mildly intriguing plot to have her serve to her minimal expectations. Plus, and I'm calling "no homo" on this one, if they wanted to have eye candy, they shouldn't have gotten rid of Franco.
And why do people feel like they need to tell us that they fucked up Venom is SM3? We FUCKING KNOW, you don't need to tell us. Repeating the same fucking thing over and over. WE KNOW. Drop it.
Back to this, I've always thought McAdams was hot, so naturally, I'm happy. I'm glad to see another hot face to eventually replace MJ lol. Hopefully anyway.
And if the villian isn't The Lizard then who the fuck would it be? I don't see Morbius fitting into this storyline at all. Mysterio could. Electro could. Hobgoblin could. Carnage would be too dark for Spiderman, well in a film version anyway. Kingpin would be a stupid idea, don't even bring that up please. I'd rather see The Vulture who I hate compared to Kingpin lol. But that's just me.
Cuthbert is a hit and miss, depending on what she's doing. She is a good tease in Girl Next Door, which doesn't rely on acting really, just being a hot girl. In 24, is where she actually performs. I was quite impressed. She always has that "I'm a bitch" look on her face though, which sucks, but she isn't a bad choice either.