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First official pic of 'Spider-Man 3' villain released

Posted Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 2:56 PM Central

by Tim Briscoe

Sony Pictures has released the first official photo of Thomas Haden Church as Spider-Man 3 villain Flint Marko.

But who is Flint Marko? As any comic book dork fan (or simple Google search for that matter) could tell you, it's the career criminal and infamous Spidey nemesis Sandman.

Co-star Kirsten Dunst previously spilled the beans on the villains for the third film but this is the first, official glimpse.

And how does Church compare to Sandman? Well, take it from this dork fan, he's spot-on. The square jaw. The hairline. The ugly striped shirt. This is the most faithful representation of a character in the franchise so far. (When the hell did Thomas Haden Church get this buff?)

This nugget only has us dying for May 4, 2007 -- the film's far-off release date. So, Sony, how 'bout a shot of Topher Grace as Venom? It's OK, you can just refer to him as Eddie Brock.