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Just days ago we told you that Rhys Ifans was cast to be a major villain in director Marc Webb’s 3D SPIDER-MAN reboot. Today we learn via TheWrap that the mysterious villain he’ll be playing is in fact Dr. Curt Connors, a.k.a. The Lizard. It’s a role that Dylan Baker had been building up to doing in the Sam Raimi SPIDER-MAN films, but never got past just being the professor at Peter Parker’s college. In the comics, Connors lost his arm, and in an attempt to grow it back he accidentally transformed himself into a reptillian creature, which Spidey would then have to fight. Many were speculating that Ifans would be playing The Vulture, as at one point John Malkovich had been rumored to play that villian in the next Spidey outing. There was also some question about Venom being in this new take, but TheWrap is also saying that sources close to the production are saying that’s not true now. I like The Lizard in the comics, but I’m not sure that one character is enough to hold the antagonistic side of a superhero story. What do you think? Do you like the idea of Ifans playing Dr. Connors? Tell us in the comments below.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
