Spidey to Battle the Vulture and The Vulturess in Spider-Man 4?

Comic Book Movie News, Spider-Man 4 (Reboot, 2012) Movie — By Nix on December 8, 2009 |

And oh yeah, John Malkovich is apparently being “circled” to play geriatric bad guy The Vulture in “Spider-man 4″, or so says Movieline, who cites the always popular “sources close to the production” as evidence. Besides Malkovich as Spidey’s villain The Vulture, the site also says that Anne Hathaway is still very much in the running to join the production, only she won’t be playing the Black Cat as originally speculated, but instead a whole new villain called The Vulturess.

Look, folks, I’m not making this stuff up, although come on, The Vulturess? That sure sounds made up, and I wouldn’t blame you for thinking this is all one big April Fool’s joke. ‘Cept it ain’t April, so draw your own conclusions.

Moving on: Apparently the reason why Curt Connors will never get his time in the sun and finally turn into The Lizard? Sony is having difficulty wrapping their heads around what Movieline calls “such an odd-looking enemy”. Really? The Lizard is odder looking than, say, a guy who can turn into sand? Or a dude flying around in a skateboard wearing armor and trying to slice Spidey with a sword? Ooooookay.

Now don’t get me wrong, Malkovich in a villainous role is awesome, as I’m sure his role as the bad guy in “Jonah Hex” will indeed be quite awesome. But The Vulture? The old, bald dude with skin-tight green costume and wings? Ugh. At least give it to Bruce Campbell. He could make it fun. By the way, did I imagine it or was there a “Spider-Man” comic book issue that had, at one point, Peter Parker’s Aunt May dating The Vulture’s civvy alter ego?

And why in the world would you cast a major Hollywood starlet and then have her become something as lame-sounding as “The Vulturess”? Felicia Hardy aka The Black Cat is a killer role, and that skin-tight black costume is equally killer. Then again, I am a guy, so maybe it’s just the perv in me talking.

What say you? The Vulture instead of The Lizard? The Vulturess instead of Black Cat?

Fear me, puny mortals! For I am old and bald and have wings and -- hey, get off my lawn!

Fear me, puny mortals! For I am old and bald and have wings and -- hey, get off my lawn!


  • http://www.originalgeekspodcast.com/ Dedpool aka Jiinx

    Spectacular Spider man (tv show) updated the Vulture succesfully, and Malkovitch would be awesome but I’d much rather have “The Lizard.” I read somewehere they don’t want to use him because he doesn’t talk…um YES HE DOES!!! When ever the reptile side calms down a bit, he actually speaks quite a bit, especially when ranting about changing humans to reptiles like him. The Vulture would just be another Norman Osborn type character. And Vultress? Really? There was a female vulture in a group of theives that stole and replicated the suit calle The Vulturians but even that’s pretty bad.

  • http://www.originalgeekspodcast.com/ Dedpool aka Jiinx

    Spectacular Spider man (tv show) updated the Vulture succesfully, and Malkovitch would be awesome but I’d much rather have “The Lizard.” I read somewehere they don’t want to use him because he doesn’t talk…um YES HE DOES!!! When ever the reptile side calms down a bit, he actually speaks quite a bit, especially when ranting about changing humans to reptiles like him. The Vulture would just be another Norman Osborn type character. And Vultress? Really? There was a female vulture in a group of theives that stole and replicated the suit calle The Vulturians but even that’s pretty bad.

  • Dedpool

    Spectacular Spider man (tv show) updated the Vulture succesfully, and Malkovitch would be awesome but I’d much rather have “The Lizard.” I read somewehere they don’t want to use him because he doesn’t talk…um YES HE DOES!!! When ever the reptile side calms down a bit, he actually speaks quite a bit, especially when ranting about changing humans to reptiles like him. The Vulture would just be another Norman Osborn type character. And Vultress? Really? There was a female vulture in a group of theives that stole and replicated the suit calle The Vulturians but even that’s pretty bad.

  • andrewarbo

    I hope this isn’t true!

  • andrewarbo

    I hope this isn’t true!

  • andrewarbo

    I hope this isn’t true!

  • Jacob

    Malkovich even looks like a vulture.

  • Jacob

    Malkovich even looks like a vulture.

  • Jacob

    Malkovich even looks like a vulture.

  • http://www.myspace.com/kurotsurugi The_Strongest_There_Is

    Agreed. Vulturess = Lame Sauce. Give me the Lizard or Bruce C as Mysterio. If you need to Villains then give me Both of them at the same time. If Tobe Mcguire wants to evolve Peter Parker as was reported, he needs to face new types of enemies. If he wants to go darker, The lizard is how you do it.

  • http://www.myspace.com/kurotsurugi The_Strongest_There_Is

    Agreed. Vulturess = Lame Sauce. Give me the Lizard or Bruce C as Mysterio. If you need to Villains then give me Both of them at the same time. If Tobe Mcguire wants to evolve Peter Parker as was reported, he needs to face new types of enemies. If he wants to go darker, The lizard is how you do it.

  • http://www.myspace.com/kurotsurugi The_Strongest_There_Is

    Agreed. Vulturess = Lame Sauce. Give me the Lizard or Bruce C as Mysterio. If you need to Villains then give me Both of them at the same time. If Tobe Mcguire wants to evolve Peter Parker as was reported, he needs to face new types of enemies. If he wants to go darker, The lizard is how you do it.

  • shadopup

    vulture, lizard, kraven are in my opinion the only viable options for villains left. Even then, they’re not that great, the films have used up all the A-listers.

    The only thing remotely interesting would be The Jackal, Kaine & Ben Reilly (and nobody else) but that will never happen (nor should it) on screen.

  • shadopup

    vulture, lizard, kraven are in my opinion the only viable options for villains left. Even then, they’re not that great, the films have used up all the A-listers.

    The only thing remotely interesting would be The Jackal, Kaine & Ben Reilly (and nobody else) but that will never happen (nor should it) on screen.

  • shadopup

    vulture, lizard, kraven are in my opinion the only viable options for villains left. Even then, they’re not that great, the films have used up all the A-listers.

    The only thing remotely interesting would be The Jackal, Kaine & Ben Reilly (and nobody else) but that will never happen (nor should it) on screen.

  • shadopup

    oh and electro…forgot him. Chameleon ehh, to me he’s a complimentary villain

  • shadopup

    oh and electro…forgot him. Chameleon ehh, to me he’s a complimentary villain

  • shadopup

    oh and electro…forgot him. Chameleon ehh, to me he’s a complimentary villain

  • shadopup

    crap forgot scorpion. still doesn’t matter much, they’re all b-list villains.

  • shadopup

    crap forgot scorpion. still doesn’t matter much, they’re all b-list villains.

  • M-Cat

    Raimi hasn’t learned a thing from spidey 3.

  • M-Cat

    Raimi hasn’t learned a thing from spidey 3.

  • http://www.youtube.com/xin0 xino

    thanks.

    sounds sick! I love Vulture but vulutress…seriously:/

    I hope they are not planning a Weapon 11 laser like they did in Wolverine Origin.
    Black cat being the Vulturess:/

  • http://www.youtube.com/xin0 xino

    thanks.

    sounds sick! I love Vulture but vulutress…seriously:/

    I hope they are not planning a Weapon 11 laser like they did in Wolverine Origin.
    Black cat being the Vulturess:/

  • http://myspace.com/kurotsurugi The_Strongest_There_Is

    ONE THING I THINK WE SHOULD ALL REMEMBER IS THE FACT THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE B LIST VILLAINS, THESE ARE MOVIES NOT COMICS AND THE B LIST COULD BECOME A LIST IF CARE IS PUT INTO THEM AND A GOOD WRITER TAKES THE HELM, ALONG WITH AN ACTOR WAITING TO PROVE HIMSELF. SORRY FOR IT BEING ALL IN CAPS, IM AT WORK AND THE COMPS ONLY DO CAPS FOR PROGRAM PURPOSES.

  • http://myspace.com/kurotsurugi The_Strongest_There_Is

    ONE THING I THINK WE SHOULD ALL REMEMBER IS THE FACT THAT JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE B LIST VILLAINS, THESE ARE MOVIES NOT COMICS AND THE B LIST COULD BECOME A LIST IF CARE IS PUT INTO THEM AND A GOOD WRITER TAKES THE HELM, ALONG WITH AN ACTOR WAITING TO PROVE HIMSELF. SORRY FOR IT BEING ALL IN CAPS, IM AT WORK AND THE COMPS ONLY DO CAPS FOR PROGRAM PURPOSES.

  • http://www.originalgeekspodcast.com/ Dedpool aka Jiinx

    Very well said. Scorpion could be badass if done right. Lizard too. And what the hell is this about Felicia Hardy being the Vultress. She’s the Black Cat, plain and simple. Marvel do not go the Wolverine route and give us a character that is crap cause you thought it was a good idea. Really? The Vultress? Um no. Lizard and as Strongest stated Bruce Cambell as Mysterio. Wait maybe he already is and this is a horrible illusion.

  • Dedpool

    Very well said. Scorpion could be badass if done right. Lizard too. And what the hell is this about Felicia Hardy being the Vultress. She’s the Black Cat, plain and simple. Marvel do not go the Wolverine route and give us a character that is crap cause you thought it was a good idea. Really? The Vultress? Um no. Lizard and as Strongest stated Bruce Cambell as Mysterio. Wait maybe he already is and this is a horrible illusion.

  • soshica

    vultress ? what a joke…,i hope they will change their mind..

  • soshica

    vultress ? what a joke…,i hope they will change their mind..

  • http://www.myspace.com/kurotsurugi The_Strongest_There_Is

    I don’t think Marvel would do something so silly but they have tricked me before. I for one would be all for a newer version of the Sinister Six, push spidey too his limits and make him go super dark on us. Think Bane meets Spider-man.

  • http://www.myspace.com/kurotsurugi The_Strongest_There_Is

    I don’t think Marvel would do something so silly but they have tricked me before. I for one would be all for a newer version of the Sinister Six, push spidey too his limits and make him go super dark on us. Think Bane meets Spider-man.

  • http://www.myspace.com/kurotsurugi The_Strongest_There_Is

    God typing that just made me want to see Bane done right and Azrael in a Batman movie

  • http://www.myspace.com/kurotsurugi The_Strongest_There_Is

    God typing that just made me want to see Bane done right and Azrael in a Batman movie

  • Carlos Cardona

    I’d rather see Disney make a spiderman movie at the rate this is going. or a live action tv series.

  • Carlos Cardona

    I’d rather see Disney make a spiderman movie at the rate this is going. or a live action tv series.

  • http://www.originalgeekspodcast.com/ Dedpool aka Jiinx

    I’d rather Disney just renew the rights to “Spectacular Spiderman,” as it’s a great show and already on DisneyXD so why not. And if they do Vulture they better use the current black and red color scheme.

  • Dedpool

    I’d rather Disney just renew the rights to “Spectacular Spiderman,” as it’s a great show and already on DisneyXD so why not. And if they do Vulture they better use the current black and red color scheme.

  • Tuckerrr

    WTF is the ‘Vulturess’?!?!?!? They’ve built up SO much hype about the Blackcat by having her in ALL of the games since Spidey has become a franchise, and now they’re just going to throw that out the window? The Blackcat is HUGELY important in the Spideyverse. And Anne Hathaway isn’t even that attractive. This film is going to be a tremendous let down.

  • Tuckerrr

    WTF is the ‘Vulturess’?!?!?!? They’ve built up SO much hype about the Blackcat by having her in ALL of the games since Spidey has become a franchise, and now they’re just going to throw that out the window? The Blackcat is HUGELY important in the Spideyverse. And Anne Hathaway isn’t even that attractive. This film is going to be a tremendous let down.

  • PISSED OFF FAN

    WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE MAN EVERY SINGLE MARVEL MOVIE THEY FIND A WAY TO SCREW UP THE CHRACTERS THE SCREWED UP THE SPIDERMAN 3 MOVIE BY KILLING OFF EDDIE BROCK NOW THATS PROBALLY THE REASON WHY WE CANT HAVE CARNAGE AS THE MAIN VILLAN IN SPIDERMAN 4…..IDIOTS!! NOW THEY ARE GONNA DELETE THE CHARACTER BLACK CAT AND PUT IN VULTURESS THATS NOT EVEN A REAL MARVEL CHARCTER??!!!!!WTF!!!?!?! WHOEVER IS MAKI9N THIS CRAP UP SHOULD BE BACKHANDED IN THE FACE BY EVERY MARVEL FAN THERE IS AND SHOULD QUIT

  • PISSED OFF FAN

    WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE MAN EVERY SINGLE MARVEL MOVIE THEY FIND A WAY TO SCREW UP THE CHRACTERS THE SCREWED UP THE SPIDERMAN 3 MOVIE BY KILLING OFF EDDIE BROCK NOW THATS PROBALLY THE REASON WHY WE CANT HAVE CARNAGE AS THE MAIN VILLAN IN SPIDERMAN 4…..IDIOTS!! NOW THEY ARE GONNA DELETE THE CHARACTER BLACK CAT AND PUT IN VULTURESS THATS NOT EVEN A REAL MARVEL CHARCTER??!!!!!WTF!!!?!?! WHOEVER IS MAKI9N THIS CRAP UP SHOULD BE BACKHANDED IN THE FACE BY EVERY MARVEL FAN THERE IS AND SHOULD QUIT

  • XIII

    Raimi is a straight up retard! Forget the other disaster of movies and just focus on this particular movie. Any fan (hardcore or otherwise) knows that the name Felicia Hardy is associated with the Black Cat. Why bother wasting time and effort on creating some new character that people aren’t gonna take seriously because that character is straight BS. You might as well change the whole story and say that Peter Parker is really Sasquatch!
    Now I’m not saying Malkovich is a bad actor or anything….but I gotta say Ben Kingsley could play a better Vulture…
    Dude, these last movies are like a bad photocopy: It just gets worst after each copy.

  • XIII

    Raimi is a straight up retard! Forget the other disaster of movies and just focus on this particular movie. Any fan (hardcore or otherwise) knows that the name Felicia Hardy is associated with the Black Cat. Why bother wasting time and effort on creating some new character that people aren’t gonna take seriously because that character is straight BS. You might as well change the whole story and say that Peter Parker is really Sasquatch!
    Now I’m not saying Malkovich is a bad actor or anything….but I gotta say Ben Kingsley could play a better Vulture…
    Dude, these last movies are like a bad photocopy: It just gets worst after each copy.

  • http://ASDASD.COM/ michael

    I WANT THE BLACKCAT NOT The Vulturess! ANNE HATHAWAY IS HOT/ SO IS THE BLACKCAT.
    SHE LOOKS LIKE THE PERSON TO DO THE ROLE FOR THE BLACKCAT. THE VULTURESS SOUNDS GAY, LIKE THE NEW GOBLIN. I WANT TO SEE THE LIZERD. AND YES HE DOSE TALK. AND GET SOMEONE FROM THE 70S SHOW TO PLAY MARYJANE GET Laura Prepon JUST DYE HER HAIR RED AGAIN. BUT THE VULTURESS? SOUNDS LIKE A ROCK GROUP TO ME.
    WE WANT HATHAWAY IN TIGHTS. NOT WINGS. TIGHTS.

  • http://ASDASD.COM michael

    I WANT THE BLACKCAT NOT The Vulturess! ANNE HATHAWAY IS HOT/ SO IS THE BLACKCAT.
    SHE LOOKS LIKE THE PERSON TO DO THE ROLE FOR THE BLACKCAT. THE VULTURESS SOUNDS GAY, LIKE THE NEW GOBLIN. I WANT TO SEE THE LIZERD. AND YES HE DOSE TALK. AND GET SOMEONE FROM THE 70S SHOW TO PLAY MARYJANE GET Laura Prepon JUST DYE HER HAIR RED AGAIN. BUT THE VULTURESS? SOUNDS LIKE A ROCK GROUP TO ME.
    WE WANT HATHAWAY IN TIGHTS. NOT WINGS. TIGHTS.

  • http://cnn.com/ michael

    YES SHE IS SHES FING HOT! JUST LIKE MEGAN FOX, IM SEROUS BOTH OF THEM ARE HOT AND ATTRACTIVE!

  • http://cnn.com michael

    YES SHE IS SHES FING HOT! JUST LIKE MEGAN FOX, IM SEROUS BOTH OF THEM ARE HOT AND ATTRACTIVE!

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