B.J. Novak confirmed as Alistair Smythe in The Amazing Spider-Man 2

With Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 heading our way in a matter of months, it has been confirmed who BJ Novak will portray in the eagerly anticipated film.

Taking to Twitter, Webb confirmed that Novak, best known for The Office will portray the villainous Alistair Smythe.

In Marvel Comics lore, Smythe is the son of Spider-Slayer robots creator Spencer Smythe, and he continues his father's mission to terminate Spider-Man, fighting as the cybernetic Ultimate Spider-Slayer.

It is not known how much of Smythe's backstory will be in the feature, however it is thought that it will be expanded in future sequels.

Hitting cinemas on April 18, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will see Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker aka Spider-Man face off against multiple villains - Electro (Jamie Foxx) and Rhino (Paul Giamatti) and also explores his relationship with returning prodigal son Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan).

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 also features Emma Stone, Sally Field, Martin Sheen, Colm Feore, Felicity Jones, Embeth Davidtz, Campbell Scott, Chris Cooper, Marton Csokas and Sarah Gadon.

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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 HITS CINEMAS ON APRIL 18