Spider-Man: No Way Home VFX Supervisor On Why Electro's Powers Were Limited
Spider-Man: No Way Home VFX Supervisor Brendan Seal explained why Jamie Foxx's Electro's powers were limited when compared to his original appearance. Foxx made his return along with fellowing The Amazing Spider-Man series stars Andrew Garfield and Rhys Ifans in the 2021 Marvel film. Spider-Man: No Way Home marked the conclusion to Tom Holland and Jon Watt's Spider-Man trilogy.
In Spider-Man: No Way Home, after Doctor Strange's (Benedict Cumberbatch) spell is altered by Peter Parker (Holland), villains who know the hero's identity from across the Multiverse are transported into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After encountering Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina) and Green Goblin (Willem Defoe), Strange brings Parker back to the Sanctum Sanctorum, enlisting the help of MJ (Zendaya) and Ned Leeds (Jacob Batalon) to capture the villains. Electro is the first villain the team tracks, finding him absorbing electricity from powerlines. With a drastically altered design from his original look, Electro causes trouble for the hero following a sneak attack by the Goblin, ultimately leading to Peter joining forces with Variants of himself from across the Multiverse in the form of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's Spider-Men to make things right. It wasn't just his appearance that saw a change, as Seal explained that Electro's powers were changed for his MCU debut.
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In an interview with IGN, Seal explained that they had to adjust Electro's powers to fit the narrative. Seal elaborated that Electro's abilities featured in the film were limited when compared to his appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 so that it would be easier to believe Holland's Spider-Man
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