SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Concept Art Reveal Electrifying Alternate Takes On Electro By TASM 2 Artist

SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Concept Art Reveal Electrifying Alternate Takes On Electro By TASM 2 Artist

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 star Jamie Foxx returned as Electro in Spider-Man: No Way Home, and a concept artist who worked on both movies has now revealed some electrifying alternate takes on the villain.

By JoshWilding - Sep 07, 2023 04:09 AM EST
Filed Under: No Way Home

The Amazing Spider-Man 2's take on Electro was undeniably weird. From the role played by electric eels to the way Max Dillon's appearance completely changed when he gained his powers, it all felt a bit like what we'd seen from Poison Ivy in the widely derided Batman and Robin

Jamie Foxx eventually found redemption in Spider-Man: No Way Home, and while there's still no sign of that rumoured spin-off, Marvel Studios definitely did right by the Oscar-winning actor. 

Now, artist Jerad S. Marantz has shared some of his designs for Electro's MCU debut. What's interesting about this is that the artist also worked on The Amazing Spider-Man 2, giving him the chance to revisit a character he first designed nearly a decade prior. 

"[I'm] very excited to finally be able to share some concept art I did for Spider-Man: No Way Home," Marantz says on ArtStation. "It was such a huge honor to work on this project. I'm so excited it turned out to be such a great film. I had an incredible time working with the team over at Marvel Visual Development and the head of the department Ryan Meinerding."

"It was really fun for me [to get] a chance to work on electro again after so many years. I worked on the original Electro from Amazing Spider-Manan 2 at Jose Fernandez's Ironhead Studio back in the day. So many talented people under one roof and arguably the [best] super suit guys in the industry!"

As you can see below, Electro is now yellow rather than blue, with electricity forming his trademark mask from the comics. The artist explains, "One funny thing, I've always tried to get on Electro was the idea of the electricity forming his classic bolt mask from the comics. I tried to get it in an Amazing Spider-Man 2, but they didn't like the idea. For Spider-Man: No Way Home, [I] finally got it in."

"One idea I was playing with in this series was the concept that Electro's suit would burn off, exposing an underlayer that was green and gold and more in line with his traditional comic look," Marantz adds. "Not everything makes it in the movie and as a concept artist, you can still get a lot of fulfilment out of just getting your version out. The process still brings me so much joy and fulfilment."

You can see more alternate Electro designs by following the link above, but we're sure you'll agree that all of these would have been fun to see on screen back in 2021. 

When all was said and done, Max was seemingly depowered, so it's hard to say whether we'll ever get to see more of Foxx's Electro in either the MCU or Sony's Marvel Universe. Spider-Man: No Way Home allowed his story to end on a high, regardless.

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TheClungerine
TheClungerine - 9/7/2023, 5:11 AM
The last Image is decent.

I liked electro better in far from home but his personality change and rejuvenated hairline was a little bit hard to ignore 😅
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 9/7/2023, 5:38 AM
@TheClunges -


Electricity stimulates hair follicles 🤡
TheClungerine
TheClungerine - 9/7/2023, 5:49 AM
@AmazingFILMporg - why tf he go bald in TASM2 then 🤡🤡🤡🤡
Fogs
Fogs - 9/7/2023, 6:16 AM
@TheClunges - that bad blue energy, lol
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/7/2023, 5:16 AM
Movie version is better
dracula
dracula - 9/7/2023, 5:26 AM
weird that he is the only character they felt the need to radically redesign.

not like the original design is bad, and could have just switched him from blue to yellow
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 9/7/2023, 5:39 AM
@dracula - he is another variant from another amazing spiderman timeline
FinnishDude
FinnishDude - 9/7/2023, 6:34 AM
@dracula - He is easily the most disliked live-action Spider-Man villain from the ones they were bringing back (although, I personally would argue that the Lizard is worse on the grounds of being boring), so they probably felt that he had to be revamped to get people excited.
VictorAlonzo
VictorAlonzo - 9/7/2023, 6:18 AM
That last pic IS the one. I want to see him return! The idea of a fully powered Electro is a potentially terrifying idea.
Spike101
Spike101 - 9/7/2023, 6:30 AM
I’d have to say both times we have seem Electro have been thoroughly disappointing, the actor was awful and was the special effects used to bring the character to life. The last couple of pictures whilst still not great look way better than what we actually got.
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 9/7/2023, 7:07 AM
Maybe he has a second job teaching a yoga class.
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