Actor Rhys Ifans, best known for his role as the quirky flat mate of Hugh Grant in Notting Hill, will play the bag guy in Spider-Man reboot. Ifan will make things difficult for actor Andrew Garfield, who replaced Tobey Maguire as the new superhero in the franchise, the Variety reported online.
Actress Emma Stone was recently announced to play Spidey’s love interest Gwen Stacy. “We have been very fortunate to attract some of the best actors working today to play the villains in the Spider-Man movies, and it is exciting to see that trend continue with Rhys Ifans,” said Columbia Pictures prexy Matt Tolmach.
Ifans joins the franchise’s former bad guys, who have included Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace. Marc Webb has replaced Sam Raimi as the director of the fourth movie, which will focus on the younger days of the superhero. The script is by James Vanderbilt and the film will be produced by Avi Arad and Laura Ziskin. —PTI