And it's been a wonderful, wonderful experience to work on these films, it really has. "I applied for citizenship as soon as I could. "Ever since I've been living in the States, I came here in the very early '90s, I wanted to live and work in America, I wanted to be part of the industry here," he elaborated. Still, Molina continues to hold endless reverence for his time in the role.
So with that, and the likelihood that he may not even survive back in his own realm (given how things ended up last time), asking for anything more would just be overkill. Even considering how this version of Doc Ock has always been a much more sympathetic villain than many others in the Spider-Man rogues gallery, that's far more than the character could have ever expected in the first place. Now, essentially getting the chance for a do-over in No Way Home, he's sent back to his own universe with a clearer mind and some satisfying closure with Tobey Maguire's version of Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Otto's original appearance in Raimi's Spider-Man 2 did end with his redemption, but he sacrificed himself in the process. But it's been an extraordinary experience and one that… I would never sort shortchange it, cause it kind of made my career here." "Because I don't think you can be a good person with a moral compass who turns into a villain, and then comes back to being the decent person he was and then.
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"Here we see the full redemption, certainly of Doc Ock, which makes me think that maybe they may be putting him to bed," he said, referring to his character's completed story arc in No Way Home. Molina recently appeared on the Household Faces with John Ross Bowie podcast, and naturally, the subject eventually moved to his time as Doc Ock. Well, according to the man himself, he can't really see the point of coming back after Spider-Man: No Way Home. RELATED: How Spider-Man: No Way Home Follows Up On Far From Home's Spider-Sense Storyline Molina seemed to have a lot of fun with the role, but can fans expect to see him again? Naturally, one such inclusion was Alfred Molina's return as Doctor Otto Octavius (or Doc Ock) even after sacrificing himself at the end of 2004's Spider-Man 2. The result was Spider-Man: No Way Home, which saw the return of fan-favorite characters from several different Spider-Man versions, all the way back to Sam Raimi's early 2000s trilogy. There's a reason these movies and shows have remained so popular, after all.īut even after the unprecedented crossover event seen in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, it seemed like the Marvel bosses still wanted to keep cranking the dial. But while some might feel a bit put off by the ever inward-facing focus of the gargantuan franchise, many others are just as happy after the 70th Easter egg as they were when seeing 2012's The Avengers for the first time.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a superpowered magnet for cameos and callbacks, with even the most far-removed entries seemingly dealing with a biological imperative to include at least one obscure reference for the sake of survival. He looked like an old guy! That's what worried me about doing it again.The following contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home "They made Robert De Niro's face younger, but when he was fighting he looked like an older guy. Jackson when they were de-aged in past Marvel movies. As for Molina's concern regarding his age, Watts told the actor to look at what Marvel did for Robert Downey Jr. Presumably where Doc-Ock sacrifices himself to submerge his energy machine. 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. Play "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.
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