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Apr 16, 2021 · Alfred Molina confirmed his role in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” and detailed his experience making the movie, in which he will be de-aged.
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Early life
Otto Octavius was born in Schenectady, New York. Otto Octavius was a scientist by profession who studied science together with Curt Connors during his youth. In his mid-twenties, while pursuing a science degree in college, he met his wife Rosalie("Rosie"), who was studying English literature. He tried to explain the Theory of Relativity and she tried to explain T. S. Eliot. The two maintained an open and honest relationship, which led to a long and happy marriage. The two of them were never a...
The fusion accident
In the 2000s, Otto dedicates his life towards researching and building a sustainable fusion power reactor with his wife's help. However, Otto was dismay to hear that his friend Norman died and saw on the news that he was a villain that went by Green Goblin, but his feelings about it were mixed. During the year 2004, he received funding for his project from Oscorp under the leadership of his old friend Harry Osborn. Oscorp also provided tritium, a precious and rare material vital to the succes...
Becoming Doctor Octopus
Devastated by the destruction wrought by his tentacles and actions that caused the death of Rosie and reputation as a scientist, Octavius resolved to drown himself and his "monstrous" arms into the river. However, Octavius started hearing something in his head talking to him. Realizing that the A.I. within his arms were invading his mind, Octavius discovered that his inhibitor chip was destroyed in the accident. Octavius was then suggested by his arms, who were playing on his vanity, ego, and...
Kidnapping Mary Jane
Doctor Octopus found Peter and Mary Jane Watsonin a coffee shop and greeted them by throwing a car through the window. Peter sensed the attack with his spider-sense and threw Mary Jane and himself out of the way. Doctor Octopus, realizing he can use Mary Jane as leverage, abducted her and told Peter to find Spider-Man or he would "peel the flesh off her bones." Spider-Man engaged Doctor Octopus in a battle, which started at the top of a clock tower at 3 o'clock and then continued on top of a...
The alternate Octavius returns to his universe, but is part of a branched/alternate timeline in the Raimi universe. As he returns with the arc reactor, he likely can destroy his machine without sacrificing his life, unlike his original counterpart in the original timeline. If the alternate Octavius survives, he gets a second chance at life, but wou...
Otto Octavius is a genial friendly man who believes intelligence to be a gift to be used for the good of mankind. He is dedicated to his work and his wife, Rosie, and not necessarily in that order. Having grown up seeing gross misrepresentations of science in media, he wants to change the public's perception on "mad scientists" and prove that scien...
Powers
1. Mechanical tentacles: Otto Octavius originally created four mechanical tentacle arms to allow him a high degree of fine motor control in environments no human hand can enter. The tentacles are controlled via nanowires connected to Octavius's cerebellum, which are connected via a series of needles along his spinal column. These needles melt and fuse to his spine after the reactor malfunction, permanently affixing the tentacles to his body. 1.1. Superhuman strength: Each tentacle has superhu...
Abilities
1. Genius-level intellect: Otto Octavius is a scientific genius with a PhD in nuclear physics. He is also a gifted roboticist and programmer, having developed the artificial intelligence in his tentacle arms.
David Duchovny, Liev Schreiber, Robert De Niro, Sam Neill, Ed Harris, and Chris Cooper were all considered for the role of Doctor Octopus. Apparently Sam Raimi decided to cast Alfred Molina as Octavius after his wife watched the film Frida which Molina had starred in. Molina was a huge fan of the Marvel Comics since childhood. Cooper would later be...
The mechanical tentacles were each made up of 76 individual pieces. Each one of them were controlled by four people, who rehearsed each scene with Alfred Molina to get a more natural sense of movem...In the video game, Octavius introduces himself as "Doctor Octopus." However, in the film, he never adopted this alias.The Doctor Octopus news article "Doc Ock Still At Large", shown in Spider-Man 2, can still be seen hanging on the wall inside J, Jonah Jameson's office in Spider-Man 3.In the Spider-Man 2 game, Otto's fight scene with Peter and death is slightly altered than in the actual movie. When Peter enters the building, one of Otto Mechanical arms grabs and slams his head...Apr 30, 2024 · By Felipe Rangel. Published 1 day ago. There are many Spider-Man movie villains, but few stand up to Alfred Molina's Doc Ock, and the actor has opened up on why the role is special to him. Summary. Alfred Molina returned as Doc Ock in Spider-Man: No Way Home after 17 years.
Oct 14, 2021 · Alfred Molina reprises his role as Doctor Octopus in the upcoming Spider-Man film, after 17 years. He faces new challenges with CGI motion-capture and a possible multiverse variant of his character.
See photos, quotes and trivia of Alfred Molina as Doc Ock, Dr. Otto Octavius, the villain of Spider-Man 2 (2004). Learn about his character, his motives, his dialogue and his transformation.
Apr 30, 2024 · Alfred Molina never thought he’d play a Marvel villain, but he quickly became a fan favorite as Doc Ock in Sam Raimi’s second Spider-Man film. He reprised the role in Spider-Man: No Way Home, as one of several throwback cameos. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Molina spoke about his unlikely beginnings as a Marvel villain.
Apr 30, 2024 · 20 years after the release of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2, Doc Ock star Alfred Molina has reflected on how the role changed his life. "Apart from the fact that it's great fun to play, playing...
