In The Amazing Spider-Man, the fate of Dr. Rajit Ratha was never revealed after Spidey saved him from The Lizard's first attack, but an alternate scene would later give us an answer of sorts as it showed him being killed by the villain. While reshoots mean that no longer fits into the reboot's narrative, it appears as if the following obituary (which is written by Dilbert Trilby, a minor character from the comics) at least confirms that The Lizard did indeed somehow get his claws on him! Whether this will be referenced in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 remains to be seen! That scene - which dropped some hints at "The Untold Story" we never actually got to see - can be viewed below.
The New York City Coroner’s Office yesterday positively identified a badly decomposed body found in the sewers beneath lower Manhattan as that of Dr. Rajit Ratha, 46, formerly of Oscorp Industries. A resident of New York City, Ratha was born on March 13, 1967 in Jaipur, India. Ratha was the Director of Business Development in the Biogenetic Division of Oscorp in Manhattan.
In The Amazing Spider-Man™ 2, for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away – but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.
STARRING:
Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy
Shailene Woodley as Mary Jane Watson
Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon/Electro
Sally Fields as Aunt May
RELEASE DATE: May 2nd, 2014.
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