Warning: SPOILERS follow for Spider-Man: No Way Home [poilib element="accentDivider"] Alfred Molina is set to reprise his role as Dr. Otto Octavius, or Doctor Octopus, in the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home. And while Marvel actors are normally bound into a strict code of secrecy, Molina seems more than happy to share his experience debuting in the MCU. Speaking with Variety for his appearance in the Oscar-nominated Promising Young Woman, Molina spilled a lot of beans on how he returned as Doc-Ock, a role he popularized in Sam Raimi's 2004 Spider-Man 2. Spoilers Below [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2021/02/24/spider-man-no-way-home-tom-holland-reveals-title-for-spider-man-3"] "It was very interesting going back after 17 years to play the same role, given that in the intervening years, I now have two chins, a wattle, crow's feet, and a slightly dodgy lower back," Molina says in the interview. Molina spoke with No Way Home director Jon Watts about how Octavius could return after seemingly dying in Spider-Man 2 and was told that "In this universe, no one really dies." The director also apparently told Molina early on that No Way Home will pick up where Octavius' story left off, from "that moment" in the river. Presumably where Doc-Ock sacrifices himself to submerge his energy machine. As for Molina's concern regarding his age, Watts told the actor to look at what Marvel did for Robert Downey Jr. and Samuel L. Jackson when they were de-aged in past Marvel movies. But Molina still had concerns. "They made Robert De Niro's face younger [in The Irishman], but when he was fighting he looked like an older guy... He looked like an old guy! That's what worried me about doing it again." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=marvel-cinematic-universe-every-upcoming-movie-and-tv-show&captions=true"] However, Molina said he remembered that even while filming Spider-Man 2, the puppeteers controlling his mechanical arms (which were practical effects, not CGI) did most of the heavy lifting. "The arms are doing all the killing and smashing and breaking," Molina says. All the while the actor can stand back and glare menacingly. Molina isn't the only actor returning for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Jamie Foxx will reprise his role as Electro from yet another Spider-Man universe, The Amazing Spider-Man 2. This has led to speculation that the third Tom Holland Spider-Man movie will feature the multiverse and converge the Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland universes together. Though Holland denies reports that the other Spider-Man actors will appear in the movie. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor.
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