Spider-Man's Jamie Foxx Explains Why Electro Looks Different In ...

Jamie Foxx explained why Electro has a whole new look in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

In an interview with Marvel, Foxx discussed returning to the role of scientist-turned-supervillain Max Dillon and the redesign the character went through upon joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. When asked how he brought Electro's new look to life, Foxx answered, "That was the whole team. A whole Spider-Man team on how to make this guy cool. How do we make him impactful, but make him a little more grounded? When he acquired some [abilities], it really made sense in the way he was able to project himself."

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Foxx first played Max Dillon in 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, where he is introduced as an unkempt electrical engineer with thick glasses, crooked teeth and a combover. Upon gaining superpowers and becoming Electro, his skin turns an ethereal glowing blue, similar to how the character was depicted in the comic series Ultimate Spider-Man. In No Way Home, Electro looks far more like Foxx himself and spends most of the film wearing a recovered electrician's uniform.

"It's electrician-chic," Foxx said of the costume. "What I'm saying is that it's fly. It's not a cape or anything like that. I really dug that. That's cool because it keeps it practical. 'Practical magic' is what you could call it, because he's so practical. When they put the CGI on it, we were really gifted in the way the costume lit up as a wink and nod to the comic book character. That gives us room so that when they strap it up again, it's like 'Yo, maybe I might need to get a costume to go with this.'"

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Foxx also discussed what it was like being invited to reprise his role as Electro. "[Producer] Amy Pascal, who's been so supportive of my career, brought it up to me and I was like, 'Man, oh yeah, I want to be in there.' And the fact that I’m coming to this new universe and I look different, and the fact that they were able to craft something that was slick, simplified, but cool." He continued, "When I came on, there were some tears. There comes the tears; I said, 'Whoa, this is about to happen.' So when you get that call, they work it out and now you're on set with some of the most incredible actors and actresses in the world. I mean how can you not be happy about it?"

To see Electro's new look, check out Spider-Man: No Way Home, now playing in theaters.

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Source: Marvel