Spider-Man 3 Is Bringing Back Alfred Molina's Doctor Octopus!

Alfred Molina is returning to the Spidey-verse. The actor, who portrayed the evil Doctor Octopus in Tobey Maguire's 2004 `Spider-Man` sequel, is reprising his role for the third installment of the Tom Holland-led superhero blockbuster. The upcoming web-slinging adventure is expected to feature multiple generations of `Spider-Man` actors. Jamie Foxx will reportedly appear as Electro, a villain he first played opposite Andrew Garfield in `The Amazing Spider-Man 2.`

`Spider-Man 3` will also include Marvel Cinematic Universe crossovers: Benedict Cumberbatch is making an appearance as Doctor Strange in the next entry.

Director Jon Watts is returning for the third `Spider-Man,` with Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers writing the script. Zendaya, Marisa Tomei and Jacob Batalon are all reprising their roles from the first two Holland-led `Spider-Man` films. Sony plans to release the film on Dec. 17, 2021.

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Holland's first solo outing as Spidey was in 2017's `Spider-Man: Homecoming.` In between, he appeared in multiple `Avengers` movies before returning to the spotlight in 2019's `Spider-Man: Far From Home.` His stag ventures were enormous financial successes, with the first generating more than $880 million globally and the second surpassing the coveted $1 billion milestone.