Another Amazing Spider-Man Game Character Enters The Movie Universe

Recommended Videos

Spider-Man fans might recall that Alistair Smythe, the inventor of the Spider Slayers, was a part of The Amazing Spider-Man game, which was a story we broke last year.

 

Alistair, in addition to Dr. Otto Octavius, was employed at Oscorp, and was responsible for building the drones (and later Spider Slayer robots) that were meant to keep cross-species hybrids like Spider-Man in check, in order to prevent further incidents like the one involving the Lizard.

 

Now, it looks like Alistair is making his way into the movie version of The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Director Marc Webb revealed over Twitter (thanks, SuperHeroHype) that Alistair will be played by B.J. Novak in the upcoming movie. Additionally, while he hasn’t been confirmed for the movie yet, Alistair’s father, Spencer Smyth, is working at Oscorp as Head Engineer, according to the movie’s viral blog.

 

Alistair Smythe isn’t the only example of a character from the videogames making it over into the movies. The Rhino was featured in The Amazing Spider-Man game as well, and he, too, will be in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie. That leaves us with two more game characters that haven’t been confirmed for the new movie yet—Otto Octavius and the Scorpion, who was created using the Venom symbiote.

 

Of course, just because they aren’t in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 doesn’t mean we won’t see them in future movies. You’ve probably heard that The Sinister Six—who Octavius is part of—and Venom are set to get their own spin-off movies at some point.

 

Marvel have always maintained that The Amazing Spider-Man games and movies are only loosely-connected, and that they both take place in their own separate universe, but oddly enough, it almost feels as though the games are signalling the future of the movies a couple of years in advance. If that’s the case, I wonder what The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will tell us about the future of the movie franchise. A recent trailer for the game did reveal Kraven the Hunter…


Siliconera is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. Learn more
related content
Read Article Nintendo 2DS and New 3DS Repairs Will Cease Soon in Japan
Nintendo 2DS and New 3DS repairs to cease in Japan
Read Article Reminder: Online Services For 3DS and Wii U Will End in April 2024
nintendo 3ds wii u online
Read Article Nintendo Offers Free Repairs to Users Affected by the Noto Earthquake
Nintendo offers free repairs to Switch 3DS and Wii U affected by Noto Peninsula earthquake
Read Article All the Shin Megami Tensei Games Available in English
Read Article Nintendo Will Discontinue 3DS and Wii U Online Functions in 2024
nintendo 3ds wii u online
Related Content
Read Article Nintendo 2DS and New 3DS Repairs Will Cease Soon in Japan
Nintendo 2DS and New 3DS repairs to cease in Japan
Read Article Reminder: Online Services For 3DS and Wii U Will End in April 2024
nintendo 3ds wii u online
Read Article Nintendo Offers Free Repairs to Users Affected by the Noto Earthquake
Nintendo offers free repairs to Switch 3DS and Wii U affected by Noto Peninsula earthquake
Read Article All the Shin Megami Tensei Games Available in English
Read Article Nintendo Will Discontinue 3DS and Wii U Online Functions in 2024
nintendo 3ds wii u online
Author
Ishaan Sahdev
Ishaan specializes in game design/sales analysis. He's the former managing editor of Siliconera and wrote the book "The Legend of Zelda - A Complete Development History". He also used to moonlight as a professional manga editor. These days, his day job has nothing to do with games, but the two inform each other nonetheless.