ROTTEN TOMATOES: Scoop on a FOURTH "Spider-Man 3" Villain?

Scoop on a FOURTH "Spider-Man 3" Villain?

by Scott Weinberg | October 30, 2006

It was Villain Overkill that helped to kill the Burton/Schumacher "Batman" series -- but somehow we don't expect the same thing to happen with Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man 3" -- we hope.

From Dark Horizons and Film Ick: "The appearance of Bruce Campbell as Quentin Beck [aka Mysterio] in "Spider-Man 3" is to play out something a like this reports Filmick:

"Peter Parker finds out about a Spider-Man movie being made and goes to the set to check it out. Avi Arad and Sam Raimi have cameos as the producer and director. Quentin Beck is the movie's special FX guy.

The fact that Peter and MJ are both in the public eye - though one can never reveal that he is - is milked for a little bit of fun too.

This brief cameo appearance by Beck is just about the full the breadth and depth of the "4th villain" mystery".

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unbreakable_samurai writes:
on Oct 30 2006 11:28 AM

That's sweet, I'm glad that the 4th villain doesn't do much in this film. It will be sweet as hell though if they keep making sequels and have Campbell as the main villain in one.

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aconline writes:
on Oct 30 2006 11:57 AM

Well, some unknown actor was Henry McCoy in one of the earlier X-Men movies then was recast to Kelsey Grammer in the third X-Men. Same could happen here. Same thing happened in the original Batman movie in 89 with Billy Dee Williams as Dent then Tommy Lee Jones recast in the role for Forever.

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nogard64 writes:
on Oct 30 2006 11:59 AM

bruce Campbell was already in Spiderman 1 he was the ring caller guy in the wrestling match

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lucidslumber writes:
on Oct 30 2006 12:02 PM

[b]With every piece of news.......[/b]
I get a little more exited.I love this idea.I hope to god they pan this out into a sequel...(number 5 perhaps?)

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TheMaster847 writes:
on Oct 30 2006 12:28 PM

In reply to this comment (#847624)
Oooh, he was in 2 as well, as the usher at The Importance of Being Earnest that Peter arrives at late. At least he's been doing entertainment related things in the previous movies, so having him be the same guy, but now as an SFX guy for a Spiderman movie, might work. As long as no one looks too closely.

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TheMaster847 writes:
on Oct 30 2006 12:29 PM

In reply to this comment (#847623)
Bruce Campbell is NOT an unknown actor! Everyone knows Bruce Campbell!

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TheIceGhost writes:
on Oct 30 2006 12:38 PM

God if Bruce Cambell became a main villian in a future Spidey movie...oh man, my brain can't even compute how awesome that would be...

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Merlin235 writes:
on Oct 30 2006 01:29 PM

This movie is going to rock, and rock hard. I am so looking forward to this.

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ash303 writes:
on Oct 30 2006 01:41 PM

It make perfect sense for him to be Quentin Beck since he was random people in the first 2 movies. It's like he was being mysterious and blending in with everyone else. Hopefully if they make another movie with him as the villan, they will illude to the fact that the previous characters he played in the other 2 movies were infact Quentin Beck.

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Mister_Potpourri writes:
on Oct 30 2006 01:55 PM

[b]More![/b]
I hope that it gets even more ridiculous, a la the film adaptation of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead... the movie that Parker discovers should be about Spider-Man discovering a school that's making a Spider-Man musical. That way there'll be a play-with-in-a-movie-within-a-movie.

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245_trioxin writes:
on Oct 30 2006 02:16 PM

i was kinda picturing campbell as electro myself. but seeing that mysterio is a b-movie fx guy campbell should fit right in! "gimme some sugar web-head"

thomas of the living dead

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Banana Kid writes:
on Oct 30 2006 02:28 PM

The ring announcer in the first movie, the usher in the second movie, the narrator in both the games, and now Mysterio (sort of). Bruce Campbell is officially the best running cameo ever.

I really look forward to how the game's going to handle this. They had Mysterio in the Spider-Man 2 game, so it'll be something confusing to be sure.

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agentjames007 writes:
on Oct 30 2006 02:58 PM

This franchise just keeps getting better and better. (No, not being sarcastic)

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dagreenman18 writes:
on Oct 30 2006 03:16 PM

YAY!!!!! BRUCE CAMPBELL!!!!!!! sweet, iv'e always wanted him to be more than a cameo and actually have an affect on the main story.

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jeremyf1977 writes:
on Oct 30 2006 04:48 PM

I think Mystero would've made more sense than Sandman he Blows............And Bruce Campbell....Bout Fucking Time.

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dracus writes:
on Oct 30 2006 05:48 PM

Bruce Campbell as Mysterio; what a hook! No doubt they will tie in his appearances in the other two movies as the ring announcer and usher. Both times he faced Peter Parker in cameos yet you remember both roles; his attitude of belittling Parker came across as if he knew something about Parker that he didn't know himself. If they tie in this with his character of Mystertio, then Raimi will once and for all prove his brilliance beyond any doubt. This series is getting better with each movie.

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SozeStrangelove writes:
on Oct 30 2006 09:58 PM

They did this in Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 10 "Hollywood"

It is almost exactly the same, even Toby is in it.

Check it out, for those of you who don't know

Talk about overreaction

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dylan21484nj writes:
on Oct 31 2006 12:35 AM

sounds cool, Bruce as Mysterio, or at least as the guy who becomes Mysterio. even if they never get to Mysterio in future films likr Dr, Connors/Lizard, it sets up the possibility and is a nice nod to the fans. Groovy!

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aconline writes:
on Oct 31 2006 06:20 AM

In reply to this comment (#847627)
I did not say he was. I don't agree that everyone knows who he is. He is not mainstream either. I like Bruce a lot.

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killermonkey8822 writes:
on Nov 02 2006 09:46 PM

wat? bruce campbell? in a spider-man movie?

THIS IS GONNA BE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bruce Campbell is a great actor that has been in some cult horror classics...........but wow i didn't even know that he was in the previous spider-man movies. interesting.

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