by Ana Perez

Alfred Molina to reprise Doctor Octopus in untitled Spider-Man 3 

Alfred Molina’s performance as Doctor Octopus is too iconic to recast. 

Molina played the infamous villain, Dr. Octopus in the 2004 sequel Spider-Man 2 and has been tapped to reprise the role in the upcoming Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland. Molina quickly became a fan favorite as Otto Octavius, a brilliant scientist turned villain who faced off against Tobey Maguire‘s Spider-Man. 

Sony has dated the untitled film for Dec. 17, 2021, with Jon Watts back in the director’s seat. Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, The Grinch, Sherlock Holmes) will appear in the film as Doctor Strange, with Zendaya (Euphoria), Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny), Jacob Batalon, and Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel) returning to the screen.

Jamie Foxx has also confirmed he will be returning as Electro after playing the role in 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which starred Andrew Garfield as the titular character. The rumor going around amongst fans is that the three generations of Spider-Mans will come together for the film similar to what the 2018 animated Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse gave fans.  

Molina, who earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for 2017’s Feud: Bette and Joan,  starred in Frozen II last year and starred alongside Salma Hayek in 2002’s Frida.

Up next for Molina is Netflix and DreamWorks’ Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans which will release next year.

Oscar Isaac Tapped to Play Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid for Sony

Oscar Isaac’s phone does not stop ringing! Isaac is set to play Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid, a movie adaption of the 1998 Playstation video game. 

The film is currently in development at Sony Pictures with Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island) slated to direct the project. Avi Arad will produce the movie for Sony.  

The film is based on the video game created by Hideo Kojima and published by Konami. The script is written by Derek Connolly (Jurassic World: Fallen Kindgom, Kong: Skull Island, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker).

The video game follows Solid Snake, a soldier who infiltrates a nuclear weapons facility to stop a terrorist group known as Foxhound from launching a nuclear strike while liberating hostages.

2021 will be full of Isaac. He is set to star in HBO’s Scenes From A Marriage alongside Jessica Chastain, followed by playing the title role in Marvel’s Moon Knight. Isaac will be seen in the reboot of Dune starring Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name) and Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter. He is also set to star in and produce the adaptation of Brian K. Vaughn’s Ex Machina comic The Great Machine and star in Barry Levinson’s Francis And The Godfather alongside Jake Gyllenhaal (Spider-Man: Far From Home).

Isaac is repped by WME, Inspire Entertainment and Mitch Smelkinson at GGSSC. 

Ana de Armas Named IMDb’s #1 Star of 2020 List 

Ana de Armas (Knives Out) has had an incredible year which only continues to be highlighted by IMDb’s list of the Top 10 Stars of 2020. 

Originally reported by TheWrap, de Armas led IMDb’s list ranking No. 1. According to IMDb, the list ranks the 10 stars “who consistently ranked highest on the IMDbPro STARmeter chart throughout 2020.”

Not too far behind de Armas is yet another Latina star! The Queen’s Gambit’s Anya Taylor-Joy ranked at No. 8 amongst IMDb’s Top 10 Stars of 2020. Taylor-Joy known for her breakout role in Robert Egger’s The Witch and M. Knight Shyamalan horror-thriller Split. 

The full Top 10 Stars and Top 10 Breakout Stars list is below: 

IMDb Top 10 Stars of 2020

1. Ana de Armas

2. Julia Garner

3. Anya Chalotra

4. Millie Bobby Brown

5. Erin Moriarty

6. Margot Robbie

7. Aidan Gallagher

8. Anya Taylor-Joy

9. Linda Cardellini

10. Henry Cavill