Spider-Man 3 - UK-Exclusive DVD on Page 37

[KROW]

Topher Grace might be picked to play Jason Macendale, a.k.a. Hobgoblin. The report said that he will portray a major Spider-Man villain, but which villain wasn't specified. I took a longshot and guessed Venom due to the outcry from the general fanbase.

Grace as Hobgoblin could work. The film could feature him inside the Daily Bugle as Betty Brant's boyfriend, who talks excessively to Peter about the Green Goblin, fascinated with the villain's technology. Then, perhaps, after a battle between Sider-Man and Harry as the next Green Goblin, Macendale arrives to steal a fallen and damaged glider and some other gadgets.

Of course, that's just my little, "Oh, what if they had..." statement.

[Mondo J. Gecko]

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Originally Posted by Brodie

Well, the skinny dudes playing crazy hulked out characters isnt that hard, I.E., Ed Norton in American history X. or Christian Bale in The Machenist, and compare that Bale to the Bat-Bale.

point taken... but still can you see Topher playing Venom... lets hope to God not... I'd really like my Venom to be a huge massive beast of a dude... some unknown actor....Topher as HobGoblin I could see... but I thought that role was already taken... isn't that Harry Osborn's alter ego? or am I just out of date (I haven't read a Spiderman comic in a while...) maybe he'll play an updated vulture? ... maybe not...
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[Tetsu Deinonychus]

IMO, With the exception of Wilmer Valderama (Fez), "That '70s Show" actors are only good in "That 70s Show".

Eh, still would rather have Razorback

[Brodie]

Have you seen anything else Topher Grace was in? The guy is a great actor, check out Ocean's 11 and 12, and So on.

[KROW]

Originally Posted by Mondo J. Gecko

Topher as HobGoblin I could see... but I thought that role was already taken... isn't that Harry Osborn's alter ego? or am I just out of date (I haven't read a Spiderman comic in a while...)

No. Harry became the Green Goblin after Norman died. Hobgoblin's real alias is Jason Philip Macendale, a mercenary/assassin.

Originally Posted by Tetsu Deinonychus

Eh, still would rather have Razorback

I still say Stilt-Man.

[cowabunga14]

I thought Roderick Kingsley was the Hobgoblin. Is there more than one and is that Jason Macendale guy like the second Hobgoblin?

[Peanut]

I'm actually pretty sure there were four different Hobgoblins. Kingsley was the first Hobgoblin, then there was some random criminal as Hobgoblin. Macendale was actually the foruth, he was originally Jack-O-Latern, if I'm not mistaken. Ned Leeds was the other one, he was originally thought to be the first Hobgoblin. I'm not too sure on all of this, my Spidey knowledge has become rusty.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by cowabunga14

I thought Roderick Kingsley was the Hobgoblin. Is there more than one and is that Jason Macendale guy like the second Hobgoblin?

1. Roderick Kingsley
2. Lefty Donavan
3. Ned Leeds (under hypnosis)
4. Jason Maendale (later demonised, demon half becomes Demogoblin)
5. Roderick Kingsley

[The Stryker]

Ram-Rod for Spider-man 4 Villian!!

[KROW]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

1. Roderick Kingsley
2. Lefty Donavan
3. Ned Leeds (under hypnosis)
4. Jason Maendale (later demonised, demon half becomes Demogoblin)
5. Roderick Kingsley

There we go.

I think Grace, if he does play a potential Hobgoblin, might be Ned Leeds or Macendale. I think those two were the more popular Hobgoblin alter-egos.

[cowabunga14]

I didn't know that Roderick Kingsley was Hobgoblin twice. Is he the Hobgoblin that's currently in the comics or is that Ned? I think its funny that there was a Hobgoblin alter-ego named Ned Leeds. He reminds me of Ned Flanders. Anyone got a picture of the Ned Leeds Hobgoblin?

[KROW]

Originally Posted by cowabunga14

Anyone got a picture of the Ned Leeds Hobgoblin?

How's this?

[Anarky]

Spiderfan.org has the following to say about Ned Leeds, who doesn't look anything like Flanders.

Ned Leeds was one of the earliest characters introduced in Peter's life. He was a field reporter at the Daily Bugle. Peter and Ned fought for Betty Brant's heart, and Ned got the best of it. They eventually got engaged, and Ned was also promoted to city editor for the Bugle. They got married in Amazing Spider-Man #156, and in the beginning it all went well. Unfortunately, things got rougher, though it took a long while for Betty and the readers to know why.

We all remember the classic van battle between Spidey and Hobgoblin (Amazing Spider-Man #249 and following), don't we? Well, while they battled, Ned was following them. He waited until he saw the Hobgoblin leave the river, unmasked. He followed him to his hideout, getting closer and closer, in an attempt to see his face. The Goblin captured him, and brainwashed him with a bio-electric instrument. Kingsley (the Hobgoblin, if you didn't know) started by using Leeds to steal info from the Bugle's files, but he eventually decided that it was safer to have someone in his place in the risky battles. Thus, Hobgoblin 3 was born. Ned Leeds then approached Richard Fisk as a reporter, trying to find out about his father, the Kingpin. Knowing that Richard wasn't too fond of his father, he insisted with him, until one day, Richard and Alfredo decided to move against the Kingpin. Then, Ned revealed to them that he was the Hobgoblin, and helped Richard creating the Rose identity. Of course, Kingsley had his own agenda, which involved taking down the Kingpin, so he was keen on Leeds' moves.

Eventually, the regular exposure to the brainwashing instruments started taking their toll: Ned's personal relations, both with his colleagues at the Bugle and with his wife, were affected by his increasing agressivness. Ned's mental instability drove Betty to Flash Thompson's arms. And after Flash made a public statement against the Hobgoblin, Leeds drugged him, dressed him up as Hobgoblin, and dumped him for the police to find. Flash was arrested, and for some time, everybody (even Peter) thought that Flash was in fact the Hobgoblin. While Flash was cleared a few months (real time) after, because he was seen being attacked by the true Goblin, Ned's insane actions starting to reflect also on his behaviour as the Hobgoblin. For instance, he sold out his friend, Richard, to the Kingpin. Kingsley considered that Leeds was no longer needed, and also decided that he would stop with his criminal activities for the time being. He leaked the word to the criminal underworld that Ned Leeds was the Hobgoblin, and that he was traveling to Berlin soon. Jason Macendale, aka Jack O'Lantern at the time, who had his share of problems with the Goblin, hired the Foreigner to take Ned out. His intentions were clear: take the mantle of the Hobgoblin for himself. (See Hobgoblin IV)

Damn, Krow beat me. I'll never forgive you!!!

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by cowabunga14

I didn't know that Roderick Kingsley was Hobgoblin twice. Is he the Hobgoblin that's currently in the comics or is that Ned? I think its funny that there was a Hobgoblin alter-ego named Ned Leeds. He reminds me of Ned Flanders. Anyone got a picture of the Ned Leeds Hobgoblin?

Hob Gobly Ho

[KROW]

From superherohype.com:

Spider-Man 3 star Thomas Haden Church has dropped a few hints about which villain he is playing. 'Abysstare' says...

On page 57 of this week's double issue Entertainment Weekly (#826/827):

EW: After reminding the world he could really act in Sideways, the Oscar nominee will play an undisclosed, top secret villain in 2007's Spider-Man 3. How about a hint?

THC: "He's a horse of many colors."

EW: There are horses in Spider-Man?

THC: "Let's just say he's an amorphous collection of protons, electrons, and neutrons, of different colors."

There's some more, but that's the only part with any clues.

Oookay. Now this brings me to think that he might not be Sandman after all. Could he possibly be portraying Electro or Chameleon instead?

[ZariusTwo]

Chamelion. Got to be.

[Barkworm]

Maybe it was just some kind of joke.

[Anarky]

Originally Posted by Krow quoting Entertainment Weekly

"Let's just say he's an amorphous collection of protons, electrons, and neutrons, of different colors."

Interesting, that just might be everything in the Universe, that shuts out none of Spidey's vilains.

[BartAllen]

Originally Posted by Anarky

Interesting, that just might be everything in the Universe, that shuts out none of Spidey's vilains.

yeah, but i think they are trying to imply somthing..

[Anarky]

Like what? An "amorphous collection of protons, electron and neutrons" is everything. It could even be your desk or Batman. Or the martians or your pizza leftovers.