I woke up this morning and read the following tweet by Mark Millar:
“Aranofsky talking Wolverine, Ifans as The Lizard and Superior #1 out today with Leinil Yu. What a great week to be a geek.”
“No way!,” I think. “Great idea! Great casting!” Then he tweets the following retraction shortly thereafter:
“Oops. My bad. Just checked online and Ifans as The Lizard is just speculation. My bad."
Tonight the online community is abuzz with rumors that Rhys Ifans, recently cast as the next Spider-Man movie villain, is going to play one of the web-head’s oldest foes: the Lizard. While on the surface, a guy that turns into a big reptile might not be enough to carry a film, but the character’s story is akin to Frankenstein and has enough emotional heft to work cinematically.
Dr. Curt Connors is a scientist and amputee who has worked for years to restore his missing limb. Eventually he concocts a serum made from lizard DNA and his arm grows back—tragically it turns Dr. Connors into the monstrous and criminally insane Lizard, half man/half reptile. Add to the mix a grieving wife and son, and you’ve got the emotional center that makes the Lizard one of Spidey’s most tragic rogues.
Stay tuned for more casting developments!
