Upon learning that fans are mad that Doctor Octopus has CGI tentacles in the upcoming movie, the Peter Parker depicter claims Alfred Molina does 'method acting' for his portrayal of the villain.
- Oct 29, 2021
AceShowbiz - Having been used to critics of his movies, Tom Holland is taking in stride when fans expressed displease at a certain detail in "Spider-Man: No Way Home". Following the release of the first trailer, some people complained that Doctor Octopus' (Alfred Molina) tentacles are rendered to CGI in the upcoming movie.
The British actor has apparently caught wind of the complaints as he has given a witty response. Instead of taking offense with it, he showed his sense of humor and joked that instead of using CGI, Molina does "method acting" for his portrayal of the villain.
In giving his response, the Peter Parker depicter took to Instagram on Thursday, October 28 to post a screenshot of a scene from the trailer, in which Doctor Octopus wraps and lifts Spider-Man with his tentacles. In the caption, he wrote, "Absolutely no cgi in this picture. Method acting at its finest," tagging the official Instagram account of the movie.
Molina first portrayed Doctor Octopus in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man 2" (2004). In the Tobey Maguire-starring movie, the villain got his menacing look thanks to fully-articulated puppet tentacles. However, technology has developed a lot since the said movie and "No Way Home" is making use of this advanced tech to bring Doc Ock back to life.
Molina isn't the only actor from Raimi's "Spider-Man" trilogy who will appear in the forthcoming Marvel film. Maguire has been long rumored to reprise his role as Spider-Man, though it has not been confirmed yet. "The Amazing Spider-Man" star Andrew Garfield is also said to make appearance as his own version of the web-slinger, while "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" star Jamie Foxx will return as Max Dillon a.k.a. Electro.
"Spider-Man: No Way Home" is directed by Jon Watts, who helmed the previous two installments, with the script written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. The superhero film is slated for a December 17 release in the United States.
