Viral Tumblr page for The Daily Bugle reports that Dr. Curt Connors, aka the Lizard, was found guilty for his crimes from the 2012 movie.
One of the most fun aspects of any superhero movie launch is in the increasingly elaborate viral marketing campaigns that herald their arrival. Whether it is episodes of “Gotham Tonight” or PR for “Trask Industries,” the viral Interweb world-building is as enjoyable as many of the movies. Consider The Amazing Spider-Man 2's“The Daily Bugle’s” Tumblr page, which has dropped the hammer on Dr. Curtis Connors.
The villain of the previous 2012 The Amazing Spider-Man, Connors has been found guilty (in movie time) about three months after his crimes as the reptilian Lizard, including for the death of Captain George Stacy. The full write-up is below:
The trial of Dr. Curt Connors came to an end as the former geneticist for Oscorp Industries was found guilty on all twenty counts for which he was indicted, including the murder of NYPD Captain George Stacy.Connors and his attorney, Anne Weying, were unable to convince the jury that he was not responsible for his deadly actions while transformed. His defense that he only injected himself with the serum that changed him into the Lizard to prevent Oscorp Industries from experimenting on innocent civilians did not sway the jury.Next stop: Rikers. But even that is controversial. Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane has said their facility is better served for housing and studying a prisoner such as Connors, but the judge has yet to rule on where Curt Connors will spend what is likely to be the rest of his life.
Worth noting is that despite likely heading to Rikers, the story mentions the Ravencroft Institute, which is the equivalent of Arkham Asylum for any well-versed Web-head and True Believer. Could this mean a cameo for Connors in The Amazing Spider-Man 2? Possibly! After all, there are more than a few hints of itin the first trailer. However, we likely won’t see the Lizard again until the already announced Sinister Six movie, lest they appear in one of the Amazing Spider-Mansequels first. And if that time comes, we hope that filmmakers finally give him his much needed lab coat and awesome comic book looks. The Connors family would be nice to see too.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opens May 2, 2014.