Es ist zwar sicher, dass Topher Grace die Rolle eines Bösewichts im 3. Teil spielen wird, aber nicht, ob dies auch Sandman sein wird. Es ist vielleicht kein Zufall, dass Raimi jemanden ausgwählt hat, der Peter Parker optisch so ähnlich sieht.

Published on Thursday, May 19, 2005
Topher Grace Vs. Your Friendly Neighborhood SPIDER-MAN?
Ahoy, squirts... Quint here and I'll be goddamned if this isn't the weirdest bit of casting yet. I love Topher Grace, who has just been announced by HOLLYWOOD REPORTER as being cast as the 2nd of two villains in SPIDER-MAN 3, but I'm a little confused by this casting.
Don't get me wrong. I love the idea of Grace in the movie. However, if the rumblings I've heard about who villain #2 is going to be are true... then this doesn't fit.
He have a source deep inside Sony who has seen the wardrobe and effects tests. These tests were later confirmed by Raimi. The source said there was a ton of sand being used, which fit in with all the Sandman rumblings I've heard out of the industry. We've heard from him/her/it very recently and he/she/it made mention of seeing something else.
There were apparently 3 different busts featuring VENOM in different poses. One, apparently, had an arm pointing its claw-like fingers out, one had an open "monster mouth" and one was just a regular bust. These were in the vein of McFarlane's vision of the character. There was also a lot of black cloth laying about the wardrobe area.
I've been sure Venom wasn't going to be in the film, but this source has nailed a few specifics in the past, so I'm inclined to believe him/her/it.
If this is true, then does that mean Topher Grace is Venom? That doesn't fit. I could see Thomas Hayden Church as Venom, though. So, then does that mean Topher is Sandman? He's not a fit for either character.
But no matter what, we know that Topher Grace is playing one of two villains in SPIDER-MAN 3 and Thomas Hayden Church is playing the other villain. I love Venom as the polar opposite of SPIDER-MAN, but would rather see him develope over a couple movies... and certainly not being in a movie with Sandman, who has very, very similar powers. What do you folks think?


Quelle: AICN