Hey, folks. Quint back with some new developments on Spidey 3... Now, I still believe the below spy saw what he/she/it saw, but he/she/it got a few things wrong... beware heavy, heavy spoilers for the second film below. I'm not kidding, think twice before continuing on...

I got contacted by a few people who claimed to have seen a rough cut of SPIDER-MAN 2 and they told me that MJ DOES NOT marry John Jameson in the sequel and they confirmed the long ago rumors that the movie ends with the set up of Harry Osborne picking up his father's suit to be the next Green Goblin. I've confirmed this with a friend who I know for a fact has seen the rough cut of the film, although this friend kept reminding me that they've done massive reshoots and reediting since the rough.

I've also heard that Raimi hates the character of Venom, but I do believe that Avi knows the fanbase for the symbiote and is trying to get him into the movie, which is what I think the original scooper saw.

Some other people have been pointing at Dr. Conners (aka the Lizard) and his involvement in the sequel... Well, count the Lizard out for the third film... He might be popping up for a later film, but check out this email below... it jibes with all the word I've heard as well.

Ahoy Quint,

With all this Spiderman news being thrown around I thought I'd throw my little bit of information in too. My sister is an actress in New York and she recently was in an off-Broadway show, Sea Of Tranquility, with Dylan Baker. After one of the shows my brother and I had a chance to talk to Dylan about his recent experience working on Spiderman 2, where he is going to make an appearance as Dr. Curt Conner. My brother, being the huge comic fan he is, immediately asked if the Lizard was going to make an appearance anytime soon. Dylan's response was that maybe in a couple of movies they would bring him on as the main bad guy. They just want to set him up as a character in the Spiderman movie universe so they have the option in later movies to bring him on. Not sure if this is really any news that people couldn't figure out on their own, but I thought I'd throw it out there.

Cheers,

Dynamo

So, to Venom or not to Venom? I'd love to see it tackled onscreen, but if Raimi doesn't have the passion for the character, then I think the Arads need to back off (if they are indeed pressuring Raimi into the inclusion of the character) and let Sam make his passion. When Raimi is through with doing SPIDER-MANs, I'm sure there will be quite a few people who would jump at the bit to take on Venom with the respect the character would deserve. Right now, I'd bet my bottom dollar that we'll see Harry Osborne put on that damned suit... Which I think is a shame... It's much too early to start recycling villains, especially with such a deep and rich pool to draw from. Thanks to "logan", "Dynamo", and "Sr. Bobby".