Jaimee Foxx's Electro Was a Major Nerd Before He Blue Himself in THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2

Before he blue himself, Jaime Foxx’s character did not look so hot as Max Dillon, the man who turns into Electro in The Amazing Spiderman 2. He’s rocking the comb-over equivalent of squid-ink angel hair pasta and sporting pre-Heisenberg Walter White glasses. At least after some kind of electricity accident, he turns into a cross-breed between an Avatar Na’vi and Star War‘s Emperor Palpatine in this first look.

Let’s hope that the villain’s motivation are a little stronger in this sequel than they were for The Amazing Spiderman where Curt Conners wanted to make everyone a lizard because…lizards are STRONGER! If this snapshot is any indication, the internal struggle of this dude seems to stem from his total lack of a social life. It’s pretty clear he’s not the belle-of-the-ball (that “style” hardly ever is an effective lady-killer look) and seems to have developed a little crush on Spiderman and orange yarn so why NOT like become a lightning-powered super-villian and hunt down the spider-influenced vigilante? Motivation: solved.

The Amazing Spiderman 2 will see the return of director Marc Webb and stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone but also features a whole cast of new actors including Dane DeHaan, Shailene Woodley, Paul Giamatti, Felicity Jones, Chris Cooper, and Sally Field. The Amazing Spiderman 2 opens May 2, 2014.