Tom Holland admits he was “terrified” by Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock in “Spider-Man 2” as a child

Actor Tom Holland is set to enter the madness of the multiverse created by Doctor Strange in the next third installment of his Spider-Man franchise titled Spider-Man: No Path Home in December. The young superhero will not only have to deal with the consequences of the spell, but also push back some of the web crawler’s notorious villains across the multiverse. The hype surrounding the film was doubled by rumors and speculation about the new hires and the return of some old familiar faces featured in the film.

After the trailer launched, fans got a glimpse of the villains that would appear in the upcoming films, namely Electro, Green Goblin and more. However, a familiar set of mechanical tentacles caught the attention of fans as actor Alfred Molina appeared on screen as mad scientist Dr. Octavius ​​also known as Doc Ock. While netizens were tasked with seeing high-octane action between Marvel’s scientifically designed superhumans, Holland revealed a rather interesting anecdote about meeting the Mad Scientist.

Tom Holland on Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock

In an interview with Empire as reported by CBR, the 25-year-old actor revealed he was “terrified” of the character when he looked at him as a child. Doc Ock was first introduced in Sam Raimi’s film in 2004 Spider-Man 2. The actor was only 8 years old when the film was released.

In the interview, Holland said he was obsessed with Raimi’s movies and remembered seeing Molina for the first time in her full outfit as Doc Ock. He said: “He was wearing glasses and he was wearing his belt, to which the legs were attached,” he added. As a child, he was “terrified” of Molina. However, that quickly changed when the actor told EW that watching Molina adapt to Marvel’s new CGI technology for mechanical tentacles was “cool.”

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Holland will be seen playing the lead role in Spider-Man No Way Home while Zendaya will play the role of Michelle “MJ” Jones. The third installment of the Spider Man franchise is rumored to bring together the three actors who have played Spider-Man over the past two decades, namely Tom, Toby Maguire and Andrew Garfield for the film. The rumor was never officially confirmed. The film will also star Benedict Cumberbatch, Jon Favreau, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei playing key roles. The Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer premiered on August 24, and the film is slated to hit theaters on December 17, 2021.

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