REVIEW

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

By Matt Oakes · April 22, 2013

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-villain 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.