In the reboot of  Spiderman , one of the villains has been cast.  Rhys Ifans has been tapped to play The Lizard.  You might know Rhys from The Replacements where he plays the quirky kicker or from Notting Hill where he played Hugh Grant’s sidekick.  Most recently he is making an appearance in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.

Ifans will take on the character of Dr. Curt Conners that was made famous in the Marvel Comic books.