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We've got a good first look at Paul Giamatti in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. And he looks
crazy.
Giamatti plays Aleksei Sytsevich, aka Rhino.
First, director Marc Webb posted this photo on Twitter last Friday.
Now a few set photos give us an even closer look at the character.
In the comics, Sytsevich is a thug in the Russian mafia who volunteered for an experiment
to be grafted with the Rhino suit that gave him superhuman strength and speed.
He betrayed the scientists behind the experiment and ultimately went rogue where he wound up
fighting Spidey.
So this is apparently pre-Rhino Sytsevich.
Given how the Lizard was created in the first movie, it could be a genetic thing for Rhino,
as well, rather than a suit like the comics. Maybe they blend his DNA with a rhino's or
something.
This will be the first time Rhino has appeared on the big screen. He will be joined by Electro,
played by Jamie Foxx, and Norman Osborn, who eventually becomes the Green Goblin.
Other recent set photos show Spidey holding up a bus, although it is unclear which villain
is causing the havoc.
For more on The Amazing Spider-Man 2, stay tuned to IGN.