With Spider-Man finally swinging into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I decided to make one of these, let me know what you think in the comments!!
1. Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
The best portrayal of Norman Osborn so far has been by Willem Dafoe (Spider-Man, 2002). Dafoe was great but there are still so many aspects of Norman Osborn that have never been seen on film. I want to see the Green Goblin again too, but Norman Osborn must be established and have a presence in the upcoming Spider-Man movies and in the MCU in general. Amongst his many qualities, Osborn is extremely manipulative, and I want this to be believable. I want to see Osborn as the head of a company that people respect in many ways and have Osborn be a name that you can trust, but behind the scenes Osborn is completely crazy, and obsessed with Spider-Man. Obviously, I also want Osborn’s arc in the movies to lead into “
Dark Reign”.
2.
Peter Parker
I got 99 problems and money is one. I think one of the advantages to Marvel casting Parker so young is that we can finally see Peter Parker done justice. I want to see a Peter Parker that finds a way to get to get through the day despite the fact that he is struggling to keep it together both financially and emotionally, the underdog. I want the movie to show us the definition of “Parker Luck”. I want to feel like he’s really struggling to get by and at the same time, he’s fighting to protect the people as Spider-Man. They’ve touched on this in the other movies, but I want this to be a more realistic and believable take on Parker, because Parker’s story is cinematic gold. He is one of the most relatable characters in comics and I have faith that Marvel will bring that to the big screen.
3.
Betty Brant/Gwen Stacy/Mary Jane Watson
The ladies. I don’t want the stories to rely on Parker/Spider-Man’s relationships but I do think that they should have a presence. Brant, Stacy, and Watson should all make an appearance eventually, and I think the Brant/Daily Bugle connection is cool and could play really well into the stories. It would be cool to see Parker starting a relationship with Betty Brant after she dropped out of high school and took a job as J. Jonah Jameson’s secretary. Personally, I also would love to see the death of Gwen done right someday, but not until her character is established and hopefully we won’t see it coming.
4.
Daily Bugle and JJJ
Something that was sorely missed from TASM franchise, I want The Daily Bugle. The Bugle needs to be a major part of the movies and it needs to be established from the start. Joe “Robbie” Robertson must make an appearance. In the words of
J. Jonah Jameson, “Parker!!”
5.
Jean DeWolff/Norah Winters/Cletus Kasady
Jean DeWolff was an awesome suggestion by DrDoom, check out DrDoom’s Top Ten list
click here. In “The Death of Jean DeWolff” comic arc, Peter Parker (Spider-Man) hunts down the person who murdered police captain
Jean DeWolff, one of his closest friends. In the arc, Matt Murdock (Daredevil) also makes an appearance and there is a really cool mystery vibe to the comic as Spider-Man is trying to piece everything together.
I think adding Jean DeWolff as a character would also be a good way of introducing Cletus Kasady to the movies. Having DeWolff be a friend to Parker while he’s growing up would be cool, and then later having DeWolff arrest Kasady or having Kasady murder DeWolff could make for some really intense scenes. Having DeWolff catch Kasady and put him in jail, could work well, and lead into Carnage’s origin. I feel like Kasady would translate really well to the big screen.
Another character that would fit is Norah Winters. Norah is a young reporter at the
Daily Bugle and her first assignment was with
Peter Parker. Norah and Parker had numerous assignments together, one of them was to expose
Norman Osborn as the villain he was during his reign of power in the events of
Dark Reign. Winters was sneaky, one cool scene in the comics was when she flirted with a male receptionist at Norman Osborn's headquarters so that Peter could sneak inside Norman's building. She also interviewed Osborn. Norah could be a really cool character in the movies, and not only tie into Dark Reign but it would give Parker someone else to play off, and Winters could be connected to DeWolff and the Bugle. I think that would be a cool connection, DeWolff finds some clues leading to Kasady, Winters jumps on it, and then the Daily Bugle tells the story to the world. It would also really play into how Spider-Man often looks like a villain in the public eye, seeing Winters talking about Spider-Man and Parker defending him.
6.
Clones
Again, eventually, I want to see “The Death of Gwen Stacy” done right on the big screen. With that said, The Clone Saga would be the aftermath. The “Clone Saga” is such a crazy, mind **** of a story but I think it could definitely find it’s place on screen. Again, this would be risky and hard to translate to the big screen but I think if someone really knew the material, it could make for an awesome adaptation. Also, after watching "
Orphan Black" , with the right cast, clones would be amazing, but extremely hard to pull off and fit into a movie universe.
7.
Rogue Galley
I’m not going to spend a lot of time here, because everybody wants to see this…. In no particular order, I want to see these guys and more, and I also hope we see these guys to show up in the larger MCU
· Doctor Octopus
· Green Goblin
· Kraven The Hunter
· Alistair Smythe
· Chameleon
· Mysterio
· Vulture
· Black Cat
· Venom
8.
Interactions with the larger MCU.
I can’t wait to see Spider-Man/Parker sharing scenes with Tony Stark, Captain America, Thor, S.H.I.E.L.D. I think it would be cool to see Parker share scenes with Daredevil and Jessica Jones too. This is nothing new though, I’m sure everybody wants this.
9.
Science
I want to see Parker doing science. I want to see him outsmarting people and creating and inventing. This is essential to Parker’s character and I hope they focus on this, because Parker should be right up there with Banner, Stark, and Pym when it comes to science.
10.
Awesome Action
I remember after leaving the theatre and watching Raimi’s Spider-Man 2, I was ready to jump off walls. With all the parkour stuff and the current technology, I can’t wait to see how Spider-Man will look swinging through the city. Marvel has gotten extremely creative with their action sequences and I can’t wait to see that same energy put towards Spider-Man.