Jamie Foxx is an Oscar-winning actor, though you'd never have guessed after watching The Amazing Spider-Man 2. That version of Electro was, quite frankly, abysmal, but Spider-Man: No Way Home gives Foxx a shot at redemption. He certainly finds it, with a scene-stealing performance that's already led to chatter about a spinoff movie for Max Dillon.
It helps that Electro has been given a new look and attitude, and while the threequel does explain those changes (to an extent, anyway), Foxx himself has now weighed in.
"The [biggest] thing that changed is that he acknowledged the way he looked," he tells Marvel.com. "He acknowledged, ‘Oh, I like this, I dig this.’ By doing that, it answers any questions like why or what's this thing? Being able to do that, and just bringing a little of the way I wanted to talk and how I wanted to present myself, [Electro] has a little hipness to him."
"That was the whole team. A whole Spider-Man team on how to make this guy cool. How do we make him impactful, but make him a little more grounded?" Foxx continues. "When he acquired some [abilities], it really made sense in the way he was able to project himself."
The Electro actor also praised his costume and the way it features "a wink and nod to the comic book character" when he powers up. Appearances aside, it seems the most exciting part of working on No Way Home for Foxx was his famous co-stars. "Just looking to my right, and looking to my left, the people that were onset, and going, ‘Wow, It's a moment.’ It transcends art right now. I remember saying, ‘When you walk out sir, there will be cheers and tears.’"
Electro may or may not have a future on screen beyond Spider-Man: No Way Home, but Foxx made the most of this chance to play Max again and delivered a far more memorable take on the villain in the process. If a solo movie were to happen, we're not entirely sure what direction it could head in, but if a certain web-slinger were to join him, it could be one of Sony's best Marvel movies to date.
Check out our breakdown of what did and didn't work in the threequel by clicking here.