Actor-musician Jamie Foxx arrives at the GQ Men of the Year Party at Chateau Marmont on November 13, 2012 in Los Angeles
*“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” officially has its Electro.
It was announced by Columbia Pictures that Jamie Foxx will indeed play the character in the second film of the Mark Webb reboot starring Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man.
“Electro is a great character,” Jamie told “Entertainment Tonight’s” Nancy O’Dell as he revealed the role. “I met with the director, Mark Webb, I met with Andrew Garfield, and we talked. … I think Electro will be an exciting character to play because he’s a … genius electrician-type person, and he gets the short end of the stick from the whole world, and the next thing you know he turns it on.”
Marvel describes Electro as such: “After being convinced by his mother that he was not smart enough to pursue such a career, Max [Dillon, the character’s real name] instead reluctantly took a job as a lineman for an electric company. While repairing a power line still connected to its spool, Max was struck by lightning. Instead of being killed, the freak accident caused a mutagenic change in his nervous system, allowing him to generate and control vast amounts of electricity. After creating a colorful costume, Max turned to a life of crime as Electro.”
I am an avid reader of comic books, and Jamie better deliver! Comic fans are going to watch his performance intensely, and if there is a flaw, people will call it out! Plus, Electro is white guy in the comic book – therefore, all “eyes” will be on Jamie! Brother, I know you can bring it – just bring it, and bring it big time as your performance could open doors for other black thespians portraying white characters to the screen! Electro in the comics is a bad dude and his custom is really cool – I hope they can get the colors right on the screen! He also uses electric bolts (pulsating) from his hands and has an arsenal of electrical weapons!
Electro isn’t a top rate villian like the Kingpin was and a black guy payed him. Folks won’t give a damn about the color of Max Dillion.
Costume- misspelled!