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The results of the Sideshow Collectibles SPIDER-MAN 3 bust contest are in!!!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with the results of the Sideshow Spider-Man 3 contest.
Here’s the recap:
One winner takes home the pair of busts from Sideshow Collectibles. The contest was an art-driven one. I wanted you guys to create a design for the villain of SPIDER-MAN 4 and I wanted you to tell me your ideas on who should play the character.
I ended up with around 50 entries. You’ll see the top eight here, counting down to the winner.
All eight of these interested me and the top three or four were all in contention for first place at one time or another. Thanks to all who entered.
The first one was never going to win, but it made me laugh. From “Rick Stevens (aka Tim Story).” Here’s what he wrote:
“"Cloud" as Galactus, Ravager of Planets - I can't really take full credit for this idea (as much as I'd like too). Nimbus, Stratus ... it doesn't really matter as long as it's not Cumulous (because cumulous clouds are boring and don't focus group well). Cirrus would be good.”
Awesome…
The next entry comes from Dax Hamon. He suggested a twofer of Lizard and Black Cat, with Dylan Baker returning as Doctor Curt Connors and Jessica Biel as Felicia Hardy. I didn’t really take to his design of Lizard, but Biel’s about as perfect a Black Cat as you can get. Here’s the photoshop job he did for Hardy and the sketch he did.
Kraven The Hunter was only suggested by a couple of people and of the two this was my favorite art and suggestion. It’s a photoshop job of Russell Crowe as Kraven from Juan Diaz. Not bad.
Vulture was also a popular entry, with at least 4 or 5 suggesting Ben Kingsley for the role. I never took to the art on those. There was one Patrick Stewart as well, but the art was always really sloppy. This is my favorite Vulture design, a radical redesign that makes the Vulture a more FLY-ish tragic monster. I like the artistry of it, but I can’t say I’m crazy for the idea of casting James Marsters, but then again I never was a Buffy kind of guy. Here’s that entry, from Jorge Lacera!
We’re in the final four now.
I’d say the most popular villains suggested were Lizard, Vulture and Rhino. None of the Rhino entries really got my juices flowing (suggesting everybody from The Rock to Batista), so you won’t see those here, but I got a surprising amount of good Lizard entries. The art on this one, by David McAdoo is probably the best art of all the entries, but it doesn’t really fit in with the contest. It’s more of a comic book page. It’s a fantastic piece, something I’d love to have on the wall, and I couldn’t help but at least showcase McAdoo’s talents, but it didn’t quite fit in enough to be the winner. Again, Dylan Baker returning… here’s McAdoo’s piece!
This entry is a design from Neil Cook. He suggested Electro as played by Peter Stormare. The casting of Stormare as Electro is the main reason this is here. Full disclosure, Neil’s a friend of mine, so he was never really in contention to win this contest… it’d be a little too unfair even if he sent in the best entry. But I like his art here, I like the thought put into the generator. I got a couple more Electro entries and at least one other had the idea of a generator, too, but Neil’s costume and casting (the other guy suggested Jason Statham) gave him the edge. Here’s his piece.
Next up is one more Lizard design. I loved the look of this piece from James Groman. Pretty sweet looking, if I do say so myself. The idea was to go back to Bruce Campbell for the role of Doc Connors, a role he reportedly turned down back during SPIDER-MAN 1. That’s interesting, but I don’t like the idea of ditching Baker for the role. I do like this piece, though…
And finally, the winner… A man by the name of Keith V. Whalen sent in a piece of art that I believe topped all the others. Out of all the entries, this one really did feel like something you’d see from a design team on a movie, a color and design test for a character. Looks like it was done with watercolors… I like Carnage as a character and I do think he should be introduced into the films at some point… I wouldn’t pick him for SPIDER-MAN 4… I’d probably go for Lizard before hitting Carnage… and reintroducing Venom as a character, of course… what’s Carnage without Venom? The whole idea is that Spidey and Venom have to put aside their brawl for the common good.
But this piece was my favorite that fit the parameters of the contest. He suggested Jude Law (in all his ROAD TO PERDITION creepiness) to play Cletus Cassidy. Good job, Keith! Keep an eye on the mailbox for those busts!
Here’s the piece he sent in!
I love the skeletal look of the mouth and nose. Good work all around.
Thanks to all who entered!
-Quint
quint@aintitcool.com
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SPIDERMAN 3 sucked
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hed better be, because topher was great as brock/venom...we just need more of spideys antithesis. The skeletal carnage is truly creepy though, it looks like the symbiote is melting!
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For once. I seriously hope they re-introduce Venom in the next film and do his character justice. Actually, I hope they film SPIDER-MAN 4 and 5 back-to-back and have a large story involving Venom, Carnage and possibly the Lizard. That'd be sweet, but it probably won't happen.
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Spider-man 3 was an epic fucking mess and living proof that studios don't give a rat's asshole about investing in a good script. Something like 3 years after the excellent spidey 2 and all we get is a cameo from venom and a boatload of sentimental bullshit that'd make spielberg blush? Please! Everyone's too busy blowing their loads over the fact we got to see venom for all of 20 mins, that they aren't realising the script was something Uwe Boll would've refused to wipe his ass with. Who's in charge at sony? They should have their fucking head examined for letting Raimi and his hack of a brother write a movie of this size. Where was Alvin sargent? Did they him tied up or drugged while they were writing all the lame dialogue and under developed plot points and character arcs? The only way this "franchise" should be continued is under new direction and with all new actors. I like Sam but he's always been a director with a lack of self controll and he's shown that again gradually over the course of these three films (culminating in that fucking dance number and 10min "evil peter" montage). Fresh blood!
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Love that Carnage!
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um well I give a fuck about it and want a better Spiderman 4 than 3, you little twit.
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That's all I'm sayin'
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I'd have to say it's The Mighty Molecule. What is the point in reading a story that you obviously care not a wit about and then taking a dump on the people who participated in this contest? These people actually CREATED something, and to you it's all shit. Well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. But I would suggest two things, Mighty, that might serve you well throughout your life: 1)Follow this rule--if you can't say something nice, say nothing at all; 2)Fuck off.
Congratulations to the winner, and best regards to all those who gave it their best. And a tip of the hat to Quint for giving these contestants your time and efforts. -
Spiderman. Russell Crowe Should've played Octavious, though. I liked Molina, but Crowe would've been perfect. Just perfect.
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at the film and its makers, but the headline to your post comes across as a direct insult to the people whose work you then complimented in your following post. It still begs the question, If you don't truly give a shit, why come in here in the first place? To prove you hated SM3? Check, got it. You're a real rebel with that opinion.
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all art in black and white, could be cool. Deserved winner as well, great stuff. Gratz.
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no offense to Neil Cook's art but I meant McAdoo's. With lizard.
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...I suspect that you didn't receive my entry... Oh well, if someone is interested, it was the Scorpion http://tinyurl.com/25dhwt
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other "stinger" probably intimidated Quint.
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http://www.imagecoast.com/images/Knightsong/carnage.jpg
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Looking at all the entries here makes me think of how well Spiderman 3 could have been if they had just kept vintage villians in the serires for now. Thanks for letting me dream.
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LOL, thanks anyway... ;)
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But here's what I was going for in the ten minutes or so I did contemplate entering... http://tinyurl.com/2f8xav I was gonna have The Bi Show as Rhino, and his look would be similar to Juggernaut in X3 minus th fake abs. The horn was gonna be a implant and with a scar around the forehead and up the side, sorta like baseball stitching. I was thinkig of some sort of wrist shields that were bulletproof. There was this, and Gwen Stefani as the Black Cat, but that character, I knew would be overdone, and there's not much in terms of look, that you need or would want to change. So there was no need to bother.
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It's too campy. The whole idea of a hunter running around in New York dressed like that would never fly on screen. The Vulture design looks like it should be credited to Brian Froud instead.
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Nicely done. And Black Cat would actually work in a movie.
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huh.
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Spidey 3 was one of the sloppiest and most disapointing movies i have seen in a while, i was surprised how bad it was. New Line, dont even think about it. nice carnage.
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Fuck Carnage and Venom.
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but whatever, i'm sure just suggesting he would fit the role is good enough to account for any differences in body size, etc.
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Very professional job on the vulture rendering. Great bit of casting as well. Not going with a mega-star, but optioning for a cult favorite.
Its funny that Van Rant posted so close to when the winners were announced. Must have been checking the site every hour since the contest began. -
Damn you people, I gave you the winning entry suggestion, and you went with people like Carnage and Kraven... Come on, what is more cinematic than a guy shooting his load of sticky gooey stuff at you?
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First, quit bitching about Spiderman 3. We get it. You didn't like the film. Move on. Some of us thought it held up to the previous two installments.
I agree with the winning entry here both because it looks awesome and because Carnage would be the best villain for Spidey 4. This way, you can reintroduce a revived Venom, first as Spidey's opponent again, and then have the two have to team up against Carnage. This way, you'll satisfy all the whiney bitches who just wanted to see 2 hours of Venom saying sentences with the "we" pronoun, and we can really spend a little more time exploring the nature of the black suit. All this is still contingent on tying these plots somehow to a universal theme that relates to what's happening in Peter Parker's life, like the previous 3 films have done beautifully. But I must admit, I'd never think to cast Jessica Beal as Black Cat, but I loved the look of this entry. Great job on the costume. It'd totally work for the movie. Also, Russell Crowe looked surprisingly awesome in that Kraven image. I also like meltedface's suggestion of Oded Fehr as Kraven. That one is dead-on, dude. I'm against the idea of them using characters like The Lizard, because I don't think the character would work for these films. The Vulture's not a terrible idea though only if they have a strong mortality theme running through the film. Maybe Aunt May is dying or something and Peter is desperate to find a way to save her. That could work. I liked the idea of Larry David as The Vulture, provided he was aged a little more. James Marsters could maybe play his younger self. Also, a friend suggested Bruce Campbell playing Mysterio and establishing that it's no accident he pops up as different character's in Spidey's life. I thought that was kind of a neat idea. But yeah, my top suggestion is to go the Carnage route while resurrecting Venom. And throw in Black Cat to also assist Spidey & Venom cause she's hot. -
But, I like this lizard design better b/c it has a shred of scientific plausibility.
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Agreed on all points.
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Good going Quint.
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A deep character with a good back story. I sort of liked the early Spidey vs FF stories too.
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...and yet Quint said he only received two entries with Kraven, and I sent mine in way before the deadline. Hmmm...oh well, my entry proposed Philip Seymour Hoffman as Mysterio, Stone Cold Steve Hunter as Kraven the Hunter and Steve Buscemi as the Ringmaster of Crime. Here's the link to my artwork: http://www.jackmagic.com/Spider_Vills.jpg
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I liked the Kraven one, maybe not Russel Crowe, but Kraven and the Lizard would be great! Plus I could see that tag line The Hunt Is On! The winner's did look great.
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But I forgot about it because it was packaged in with the other villains and not it's own singular entry. Sorry for that. The Buscemi and Hoffman stood out to me more, I guess.
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I like meltedfacetoht's Kraven the best, Oded Fehr is inspired casting. I did a combo drawing of three bad guys because Quint posted "specific character team-ups (Secret Six style) is fine, too." No hard feelings, I think all the posted choices are better than mine, I'm just happy that my e-mail is working!
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It's a given. Heck, he doesn't even have to deny his prior appearances.
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I'm not a big Spidey comic nerd, but I enjoy the character and the movies. Now, I never fully got Kraven, but I gather he's a hunter bent on capturing/killing Spider-Man, which seems rather odd for a movie. Would it be too much of a canon change if a large lizard is terrorizing NY, and Kraven is called in by the authorities to track him down, but in reality he's there with his own agenda to hunt Spider-Man. This would create two Buffy-esque issues, where Spidey would have to make sure Kraven doesn't get the Lizard, since he knows it's really Dr. Conners, and he would have have to deal with fighting and possibly killing Kraven, a skilled but superpower-less opponent.
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He looks like a Skeksis.Good work everyone!
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Looks suspiciously like the Chozo race from Metroid Prime. Still a good drawing though.
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Congrats to the winner! If anyone is interested in checking out some more entries check out:
sketch-o-rama.blogspot.com
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get away from the symbiote in the future movies. congrats to the winner and to the other artists who participated in the contest.
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The best one though would have to be Russel Crowe as Kraven the Hunter. Great job by that dude. Although at this point I dont know if you could get Crowe to don a loincloth. So in his stead I suggest maybe King Leonidas hisself Gerard Butler.
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well? WELL??
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as the two baddies for 4 in one of the earlier Spidey TBs, and my story treatment was okay, IMO. Lizard wouldn't even be a "bad" guy per se--Dr. Connors would just be like a dangerous element on the loose. I like the Russell Crowe version of Kraven above, but I would suggest that dude who played Leonidas in 300.
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...please never bring Carnage into the films.
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...it happened during the "MAXIMUM THURMAN MURMAGE" story arc.
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The Vulture. First, I think it's clear that Raimi should be the director if another one is done but that the third Spider-Man kind of proves that he's a bit uncomfortable with less-human villains like Venom. Making The Vulture an actual, human-sized vulture would still be less than human and, worse, a betrayal of the comics. Even though he's an old man in the comics, I doubt an audience would accept that old of an actor in the part and realistically I doubt an actor of that age could pull it off.
Middle-ground is someone in his fifties and Keaton (in spite or because of his "Batman" history) would be an interesting choice. He'd certainly bring pathos to it, a very entertaining cavalier and a lot of energy that, frankly, has been lacking in all the movie villains save for the still-flawed Goblin portrayal of Willem Dafoe. -
Great job, all. Either Kraven or the Lizard are probably the best choices for the next movie though. I'd like to see them get back to focusing on one villain per film. Not a symbote though. Venom would probably be better used in a spin off movie rather than another Spidey sequel.
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Jun 14, 2007 11:18:22 PM CDT
spiderman 3 shouldve made 500 million
by supercowbell 4 cant stop the cowbell
but it dissapoined alot of fans and didnt generate repeat views.
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But why didn't McAdoo’s (Lizard) piece fit with the contest rules?
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