Corona Coming Attractions has heard from a scooper who provides a conflicting report from their story on the absence of Doctor Octopus from the latest \'

Corona Coming Attractions has heard from a scooper who provides a conflicting report from their story on the absence of Doctor Octopus from the latest 'Spider-Man' screenplay. This new scooper reports that Doc Ock is still set to be a prominent villain in the first movie. Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Magnolia) is said to be the frontrunner for the part.
CA's sources also claim that Curt Connors (who becomes The Lizard) won't be the only character seeding the first movie with a cameo. Supposedly Eddie Brock (Venom) and Harry Osborn (Parker's best friend and future Green Goblin) are also set to have bit parts played by big name actors.
However, CA does caution that the above scoop comes from an unproven source, so we must look upon these stories as pure rumor for now.