Jamie Foxx Talks About His Excitement Playing Electro In ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Sequel

Earlier today alongside the announcement that actor Dane DeHaan (Chronicle) has officially signed on to play Harry Osborn in the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man, director Marc Webb also announced that Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx has also signed on for the sequel to play the super-villain Electro in the film. While speaking with Entertainment Tonight just hours after Sony’s press release hit, Foxx commented on his excitement for the film:

“Electro is a great character! I met with the director, Mark Webb, I met with Andrew Garfield, and we talked. I think Electro will be an exciting character to play because he’s a … genius electrician-type person, and he gets the short end of the stick from the whole world, and the next thing you know he turns it on.”

While many may frown upon this casting, I believe we are in for a treat here. Foxx is a fantastic actor who I believe will blow many away with his performance. Remember people, we also said that Heather Ledger was wrong for a certain role when they cast him.

The currently untitled sequel will be hitting theaters May 2, 2014.