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Otto Octavius

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Otto Octavius
Sam Raimi's Spider-Man and
Marvel Cinematic Universe character
First appearanceSpider-Man 2 (2004)
Last appearanceSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Based on
Adapted by
Portrayed byAlfred Molina
Voiced by
Information
Full nameOtto Octavius
AliasDoctor Octopus
NicknameDoc Ock
SpeciesHuman cyborg
OccupationPhysicist
AffiliationOscorp Industries
WeaponFour robotic arms with artificial intelligence
SpouseRosalie "Rosie" Octavius
NationalityAmerican

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Otto Octavius is a fictional character portrayed by Alfred Molina in Sam Raimi's film Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Jon Watts' Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Molina also voices the character in the 2004 video game adaptation of Spider-Man 2.

Octavius is introduced in Spider-Man 2 as a nuclear physicist and friend and mentor of Peter Parker, whose research into fusion power with his wife Rosie (portrayed by Donna Murphy) is being sponsored by Oscorp's genetic and scientific research division, headed by Harry Osborn.

When Octavius' fusion reactor experiment using tritium becomes unstable, resulting in Rosie's death, the harness of powerful robotic tentacle arms equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) which he was using safely handle the materials is fused to his body, burning the inhibitor chip keeping the arms from controlling his nervous system. After ending up in the hospital and massacring the surgeons attempting to save Octavius by sawing them off, the arms' AI convince him to steal funds in order to attempt the experiment again, over the course of which crime spree the Daily Bugle dubs him Doctor Octopus, or "Doc Ock" for short. Along the way, he comes into conflict with Spider-Man, with Osborn offering to give Octavius the tritium he needs to complete his experiment in exchange for handing him over to him. Ultimately, as the experiment begins to destroy New York City, Spider-Man reveals himself as Peter to Octavius after damaging his arms, and inspires him to regain control of them and sacrifice himself to sink the fusion reactor into the East River, where he presumably drowns. The character returns in Spider-Man: No Way Home, being transported into another universe moments before his death due to a magic spell gone wrong, and ends up clashing with that universe's Spider-Man and his allies.

Molina's performance as the character, considered one of the earliest portrayals of Octavius as a tragic villain, has been positively received by critics and audiences, and the character has come to be considered to be one of the most iconic villains in superhero films.

Concept and creation[edit]

Alfred Molina in 2009

Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus was intended to be the secondary antagonist of Spider-Man (2002), but director Sam Raimi eventually dropped the concept in favor of spending more time with Harry and Norman Osborn.[1] Raimi decided to use Octavius as the antagonist of Spider-Man 2 (2004) due to being both a visually interesting villain and a character who could be seen as sympathetic.[2] Several actors were considered for the role, including Alfred Molina, Ed Harris, Chris Cooper (who would later portray Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Christopher Walken and Robert De Niro;[3][4] In February 2003, Molina was cast as Octavius for the film, undergoing physical training for the role.[5]

Raimi had been impressed by his performance in Frida (2002) and also felt that his large physical size was true to the comic book character.[6] Molina was not aware that he was a strong contender for the role, only briefly discussing it.[2] He was excited to get the role, being a big fan of Marvel Comics.[7] Although he was not familiar with Doc Ock, Molina found one element of the comics that he wanted to maintain, the character's cruel, sardonic sense of humor.[8]

Special effects[edit]

To create Doctor Octopus' mechanical tentacles, Edge FX was hired to create a corset, a metal and rubber girdle, a rubber spine and four foam rubber tentacles which were 8 feet (2.4 m) long and altogether weighed 100 pounds (45 kg). The claws of each tentacle, which were called "death flowers", were controlled by one puppeteer sitting on a chair. Each tentacle was controlled by four people, who rehearsed every scene with Molina so that they could give a natural sense of movement as if the tentacles were moving due to Octavius' muscle movement.[5] On set, Molina referred to his tentacles as "Larry", "Harry", "Moe" and "Flo".[9]

For Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), Doctor Octopus' mechanical tentacles were created through CGI instead of puppetry. According to Tom Holland, Molina had to subsequently "relearn" how to act using them.[10]

Return of the character[edit]

Molina first expressed interest in portraying the character again in The Amazing Spider-Man series. In an August 2014 interview, while promoting Love Is Strange (2014), Molina expressed his openness to return as Doctor Octopus in Sinister Six, then-intended for a 2016 release, after the character's appearance in that film was teased at the end of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), but reflected that the filmmakers could choose to go for other actor.[11] By September 2019, The Sinister Six had re-entered development,[12] Amy Pascal stating the following October that it would feature villains of Marvel Studios' Spider-Man films.[13] By September 2021, The Sinister Six was confirmed to be in active development, to be set in Sony's Spider-Man Universe.[14]

In December 2020, it was reported that Molina would reprise his role as the character in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), which is intended to be set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[15] In April 2021, Molina confirmed his involvement with film, calling it "wonderful" to reprise his role. He also revealed that Octavius's story in the film would pick up mere moments after the events of Spider-Man 2. Molina will be digitally de-aged in the film to resemble how he appeared in 2004, despite his concerns about his fighting style not looking realistic due to his age in a similar way to Robert De Niro's character in The Irishman (2019).[16]

Fictional character biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

Otto Octavius is a brilliant nuclear physicist and a scientific idol of Peter Parker, who aims to write his college paper on him. His work is connected to Oscorp, run by Norman Osborn, whom Octavius was close to. Years later, Osborn would die as the Green Goblin by his glider in front of Spider-Man.[lower-alpha 1] Octavius attends his funeral, and returns to do his work.[N 1]

Becoming Doctor Octopus[edit]

Further information: Spider-Man 2

Parker meets Octavius through Norman's son Harry Osborn's Oscorp funding of Octavius. At first, Octavius dismisses Parker until he remembers that Oscorp pays the bills and that Parker is the "brilliant but lazy" student of Dr. Curt Connors. Octavius sets up an artificial sun with four mechanical tentacles controlled by a device by his neck, attempting a fusion reactor experiment using tritium. The experiment goes awry, resulting in the death of his wife, the harness being fused to his body, and the inhibitor chip controlling the arms being destroyed. The arms' artificial intelligence (AI) massacre the surgeons attempting to save Octavius, convincing him to steal funds and attempt the experiment again.

Along the way, he comes into conflict with Spider-Man and offers to bring him to Harry in exchange for more tritium. To lure Spider-Man, Octavius kidnaps Mary Jane Watson and battles him atop an elevated train, which he sends careening out of control. Octavius takes Spider-Man captive, delivers him to Harry, keeps Watson as a hostage, and begins another attempt at the fusion reactor experiment. Spider-Man arrives to stop him and damages the arms before revealing his identity as Parker to remind Octavius of how he believed intelligence should be used for good. Inspired by Parker's words, Octavius sacrifices himself to sink the fusion reactor into the East River.

Entering a different reality[edit]

Further information: Spider-Man: No Way Home

Due to a malfunction in Dr. Stephen Strange's spell to erase people's memories of this Spider-Man's identity, Octavius is brought into an alternate reality moments before his death, along with other individuals from other realities (and his own reality, from different points in time) that knew Parker's identity. He attacks Parker at the Alexander Hamilton Bridge, using Parker's nanotechnological suit to upgrade his arms, though Parker takes advantage of this to remotely control the arms from his own suit, subduing Octavius. After learning he is in a different reality with a different Peter Parker, they are nearly attacked by the Green Goblin, and Octavius is captured and held in a cell in the Sanctum Sanctorum alongside the Lizard. Octavius denies that the Goblin on the bridge was Osborn, explaining that the Osborn he knew had died years prior.

Upon the rest of the villains being captured, Octavius learns that he would have died fighting Spider-Man. He reluctantly accepts Parker's offer to cure them, accompanying them to Happy Hogan's apartment. Despite initially resisting Parker's efforts, his inhibitor chip is restored, curing him. Out of gratitude, he returns the nanotech to Parker's suit. Octavius was forced to flee the apartment after the Goblin—who had overwhelmed Osborn—encouraged Max Dillon / Electro to attack him. Octavius returns to cure Dillon at the Statue of Liberty, and reunites with his Peter Parker, also brought in by the spell, though years into his future. Strange subsequently casts another spell to make everyone native to the alternate reality forget the existence of the alternate Parker entirely in order to counteract the first one, causing Octavius to be returned to his universe in his Parker's present as a reformed man, taking an arc reactor with him.

In other media[edit]

Video games[edit]

  • Molina reprises his role as Octavius in the video game adaptation of Spider-Man 2.
  • This version of Octavius appears as a playable character in the 2007 game Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, voiced by Joe Alaskey. The game is set in an alternate timeline where all of the villains from the Spider-Man film series survived their initial deaths. Octavius is present with other villains from the films during an attempt to kill Spider-Man in the game's opening cutscene. After Spider-Man defeats the villains, the group is attacked by a swarm of symbiote-like creatures known as P.H.A.N.T.O.M.s. The villains, including Octavius, are suddenly teleported elsewhere while Spider-Man is rescued by S.H.I.E.L.D. Octavius is then brainwashed by the villainous mastermind behind the P.H.A.N.T.O.M.s using a mind-controlling amulet and is sent to Tokyo to create a P.H.A.N.T.O.M. generator, which resembles Octavius' original fusion reactor. There, Spider-Man fights him by the generator and destroys the amulet, restoring his free will. Afterwards, Octavius reluctantly joins forces with Spider-Man and becomes playable for the remainder of the game.

Other[edit]

Reception and legacy[edit]

Alfred Molina's role in Spider-Man 2 was widely well-received. In May 2014, IndieWire ranked him as the 5th greatest film supervillain of all time.[17] Additionally, Abraham Riesman of Vulture.com in his February 2018 list placed the character as number 16 in the rank of his 25 greatest movie supervillains.[18]The special effects used for his robotic arms were also praised, with Roger Ebert calling it the film's "special-effects triumph".[19] In Chicago Tribune's Mark Caro stated that Octavius was a "pleasingly complex" villain in Spider-Man 2,[20] with Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times concurring with Caro, opining, "Doc Ock grabs this film with his quartet of sinisterly serpentine mechanical arms and refuses to let go."[21] IGN's Richard George felt "Sam Raimi and his writing team delivered an iconic, compelling version of Spider-Man's classic foe... We almost wish there was a way to retroactively add some of these elements to the original character."[22] Empire also praised Octavius as a "superior villain" in 2015.[23]

The character’s revival in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2021) was spotlighted before the release of the film with a trailer. The reveal was cited as a highlight and inspired various internet memes of the scene of Octavius saying "Hello, Peter". [24] [25] Looking back at the Sam Raimi trilogy, Tom Holland, who portrays Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, praised Molina's performance in Spider-Man 2, noting that he was initially terrified of the character back when he saw Spider-Man 2 for the first time.[26] Holland later expressed his enjoyment at later working with Molina in Spider-Man: No Way Home, calling Molina "one of [his] favorite people [he]'s ever worked with".[10]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Molina has received numerous nominations and awards for his portrayal of Otto Octavius.

Year Film Award Category Result Ref(s)
2005 Spider-Man 2 London Film Critics' Circle British Supporting Actor of the Year Nominated [27]
MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Nominated [28]
Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama Nominated [29]
Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [30]
Visual Effects Society Awards Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Visual Effects Film Won [31]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ As depicted in Spider-Man (2002).
  1. ↑ Norman Osborn's identity as the Green Goblin is retroactively established to have been widely reported upon his death in Spider-Man (2002), and known to Octavius by Spider-Man 2 (2004) in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Also in No Way Home, Octavius mentions that he attended Osborn's funeral.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Subtitled Factoids: Weaving the Web (DVD). Sony. 2002.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Making the Amazing (DVD). Sony. 2004.
  3. ↑ Cohn, Angel (May 20, 2004). "Meet Spider-Man 2's Dr. Octopus". TV Guide. Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Cohn, Angel (May 20, 2004). "Meet Spider-Man 2's Dr. Octopus". TV Guide. Archived from the original on December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020. "[Director] Sam Raimi saw a whole bunch of us character actors," Molina reveals. "It was me, Ed Harris, Chris Cooper and Christopher Walken. We were all actors on a list because we all had movies that made a bit of a splash. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hiatt, Brian (February 13, 2003). "Eight Arms to Hold You". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 25, 2007. Retrieved April 30, 2007. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  6. ↑ Otto, Jeff (June 29, 2004). "Interview: Sam Raimi". IGN. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2007. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  7. ↑ Brett, Anwar (July 9, 2004). "Alfred Molina". BBC. Archived from the original on February 28, 2006. Retrieved April 30, 2007. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  8. ↑ Otto, Jeff (June 25, 2004). "Interview: Tobey Maguire and Alfred Molina". IGN. Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  9. ↑ Mike Cotton. "Spider-Man 3." Wizard: The Comics Magazine June 2007: p. 30–31.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Coggan, Devan (October 14, 2021). "Tom Holland opens up about Spider-Man: No Way Home and facing off against Alfred Molina". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  11. ↑ Nemiroff, Perri (August 18, 2014). "Alfred Molina Would Bring Back Doc Ock in a Heartbeat for SINISTER SIX". Collider. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  12. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 27, 2019). "Spider-Man Back In Action As Sony Agrees To Disney Co-Fi For New Movie, Return To MCU: How Spidey's Web Got Untangled". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 27, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  13. ↑ Hood, Cooper (October 7, 2019). "Spider-Man Producer Hints At Plans For Sinister Six In A Future Movie". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  14. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Pattern, Dominic (September 24, 2021). "Hero Nation Podcast: 'What If?' EP A.C. Bradley Teases Marvel Animated Series' Season 2 + The Captain America & 'West Wing' Crossover That Never Happened". Deadline Hollywood (Podcast). Retrieved September 28, 2021. Because Sony's always kept, outside of the current Spider-Man stuff they're doing with the Disney MCU...I know one of their long-term goals is to make Sinister Six. That's kinda the project we're all waiting for; their version of the bad guys from the Spider-Man [universe].
  15. ↑ Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron (December 8, 2020). "'Spider-Man 3': Alfred Molina Returning as Doctor Octopus". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved August 31, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  16. ↑ Aurthur, Kate (April 16, 2021). "Alfred Molina Details Doc Ock's Return in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home': 'The Tentacles Do All the Work' (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  17. ↑ "Ranking The 10 Best And 10 Worst Villains In Superhero Movies". IndieWire. May 1, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  18. ↑ Riesman, Abraham (20 February 2018). "The 25 Best Movie Supervillains, Ranked". Vulture. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  19. ↑ Roger, Ebert (June 30, 2004). "Ebert reviews Spider-Man 2". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  20. ↑ Caro, Mark (June 28, 2004). "Caro reviews Spider-Man 2". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 28, 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2007. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  21. ↑ Turan, Kenneth (June 29, 2004). "Turan reviews Spider-Man 2". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2007. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  22. ↑ George, Richard (April 19, 2007). "Spider-Man in Film Volume One". IGN. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2007. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  23. ↑ "Empire's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time". Empire. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  24. ↑ "'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Trailer: First Look Provides So Many Memes - Thrillist". Thrillist. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  25. ↑ Hasnain, Qasim (22 December 2021). "Alfred Molina Asks Spider-Man: No Way Home co-star Jacob Batalon for His Autograph". MovieWeb. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  26. ↑ Prosser, Keegan (2021-10-29). "Spider-Man: Tom Holland Was Terrified of Molina's Doc Ock as a Child". CBR. Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-10-31. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  27. ↑ Soares, Andre (February 9, 2005). "London Film Critics Awards 2005". Alt Film Guide. Archived from the original on December 8, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2011. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  28. ↑ Multiple sources:
  29. ↑ "2005-A* 9th Annual Satellite™ Awards – January 2005". Satellite Awards. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  30. ↑ "The 31st Annual Saturn Awards Nominations". Saturn Awards. Archived from the original on October 29, 2005. Retrieved December 30, 2020. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  31. ↑ "3rd Annuel VES Awards". Visual Effects Society Awards. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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