Grace said his character is "kind of a case study in if someone very similar to Peter [Parker] got the same powers but didn't have a good upbringing."
Raimi also got all solemn and earnest, riffing on the "responsibility" of telling "the story of this character that kids look up to as this great hero," and "certainly you don't want to make anything that isn't worthy of their admiration."
Raimi revealed that what was implied at the end of Spider-man 2 would come to pass: Peter Parker's best friend Harry Osborn would indeed follow in his father's cackling Green Goblin footsteps and become Hobgoblin.
Back at the blog, fans left hundreds of comments in response to the Comic-con revelations, many bursting with unbridled enthusiasm: "This is going to be the greatest movie of all time!!!"; "I love spider man and venom so much - venom is so sick can't wait!!!!!!"; "WOW, I ... trusted Raimi after seeing Spiderman 1&2, but this stuff is WOW!!!..awesome"; and music to a filmmaker's ears, "Spider-man 3 is going to be the best movie of the summer ... Going to be there at the midnight show on the released day SPIDER_MAN ROCKS!!!"
A challenge hurled at new box office monster Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: "Pirates may have taken away Spider-man's opening record, but Spider-man 3 will bring that record back."
And an ecumenical voice of reason: "How about we don't get too hyped up about Venom, lest we forget about Flint Marko and Harry Osborn. Sandman and the Goblin will definitely create some great tension and action, even though Venom will be the main challenge in Spidey's next movie. I honestly cannot wait for the THREE-ON-ONE battle that seems to be looming about this story. Come on, people, you know you want it."
Clearly, the makers of Spider-man 3 have learned what it takes to make people "want it": superior filmmaking and interactive, viral marketing.
Article comments
1 - El Bicho
"doing bongs"?
I believe the kids say "smoking bongs" or "taking bong hits", "...rips", or "...tokes".
While at the Con, I was told by someone in attendance at the panel and the press room that Raimi said Harry was not going to be Hobgoblin.
Bruce Campbell is going to be in the film, either as Mysterio or else they are just playing with the fans because they refused to confirm or deny it.
There are rumors that while Topher's character Eddie Brock appears, Venom only makes a brief appearance at the end, setting up S4.
With as much money as the first two have made, there's no way, and I can't believe anyone for a second believes it, that S3 will be the last film. Now it might be the last for Raimi, or it might be the last for Sony now that Marvel is producing their own films, but if anyone thinks this will be the final Spider-man movie, name the wager because I'll take all comers.
2 - DragonX
sweet a spiderman 3, if its good I hope they come out with a four, but since I wasn't at comic-con, I have to take others word for it..
3 - Eric Olsen
in the '70s, wherein the show is set, they said "doing bongs," I have been told.
Yes, I would also guess 3 will not be the end of the line, but if it's a new cast and director, in essence it starts over again, sort of like Batman