The latest Spider-Man: No Way Home still shows Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) crushing Peter Parker (Tom Holland) with his metallic tentacles.
Empire Magazine published said image, which appears to come from Peter/Spidey's first battle with Molina's multi-limbed villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film. The outlet also included an intriguing description of No Way Home, referring to it as "a massive, meta, multiverse outing in which Peter Parker finds himself fighting iconic villains from past lives."
Molina famously played Otto Octavius/Doc Ock in 2004's Spider-Man 2, prior to reprising the role for No Way Home. The second of three pre-MCU Spider-Man movies that Sam Raimi directed in the 2000s, Spider-Man 2 was a critical and box office smash-hit upon its release and remains one of the best-reviewed superhero movies of all time. Molina, in particular, was heavily praised for his performance as the tragically flawed Dr. Octavius -- a noble scientist-turned super-criminal whose sentient limbs make him a terrifying force to be reckoned with, as illustrated by the now-infamous Spider-Man 2 scene where his metal arms brutally murder a team of surgeons.
"It was really fun to watch [Molina] see how technology has advanced," said Tom Holland, speaking in a recent interview. "When he was making [Raimi's Spider-Man 2], the arms were puppets, and when we did it, they're all imaginary and CG. It was quite cool to see him relive it, but also relearn it [for No Way Home]."
Raimi, for his part, said he's looking forward to Molina's return as Doc Ock, based on his brief appearance in No Way Home's teaser. "That was beautiful. He looks great, the animation's great," said Raimi in September. "I'm assuming it's not puppeted because when we did Doc Ock, we had puppets and animation for his octopus tentacles. But it was smooth and powerful and I loved his costume they kept [from Spider-Man 2]."
Jon Watts directs Spider-Man: No Way Home, rounding out the trilogy he started with Spider-Man: Homecoming and continued with Far From Home. "We're definitely trying to be ambitious," Watts told Empire, describing the film and its multiversal plot as "Spider-Man: Endgame." Audiences will find out what he means when the movie opens in theaters on Dec. 17.
Source: Empire Magazine