Reply #4: Greg's Preview Thoughts

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Greg's Preview Thoughts

3/29/05 - According to AICN, the villain Thomas Haden Church will be playing may be the Sandman, a criminal who has the power to, you know... turn into sand. Never one of Spidey's brighter foes, there's something refreshing about Sandman's chief interest in a) trying to get rich robbing banks and the like and b) swatting away that Spider-Punk that keeps getting in his way. That, at least, is a quick summary of the character's history in the comics over the last forty years. Raimi's version might be a bit different, but it's still, to this old school Spidey fan, a better choice than any version of Venom. If Sandy (as Spidey might call him) can take the fight down to the beach (Coney Island?), he has the potential of being much more cinematic than Venom fans probably think he would've been. I also think Sandman probably fits in more smoothly with the continuing Harry Osborn arc. Now, we just have to get confirmation Harry Knowles' tip is on the money.

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Here's a link to the AICN article mentioned above: http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=19747