Sony’s viral campaign for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has so far consisted of a number of news stories posted on a website for The Daily Bugle, each of which mention various characters from Spider-Man’s history. Unless Marc Webb is planning on making this the most packed out adaptation in comic book movie history, it seems fair to say that they won’t all be making an appearance, but the fact that they are teases in such as way as being part of this universe does seem to indicate an intention to perhaps introduce them further down the line.
The latest to be featured is Professor Miles Warren, who as you can see from the excerpt below, has a great deal of interest in clones. In the comic books, Warren becomes obsessed with Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy, cloning both of them. In Peter’s case, this would lead to him facing off against a number of his doppelgängers in the infamously convoluted story known as “The Clone Saga”.
However, should Sony decide to somehow adapt these events, they’re presented with the option of even more spin-offs to add to Venom and The Sinister Six. Ben Reilly took over the mantle of Spider-Man for a while before being killed by the Green Goblin, while the villainous Kaine (who was scarred as the result of being an imperfect clone) would later be cured, redeeming himself for his past actions by taking over the Scarlet Spider mantle. Either way, this leads to some very interesting story opportunities for Sony, and seeing Spidey face off against The Jackal – as Warren later becomes known – could be very interesting.
It’s either a sign of the times or a sign of the apocalypse…
Manhattan’s Empire State University announced a new class for the 2014 fall semester in advanced biogenetics that will actually require the successful cloning of a living creature. Introduction to Live Cloning, taught by noted geneticist Professor Miles Warren, is the first class of its kind anywhere in the world.
When asked about the ethical aspects of teaching a class on how to clone living cells, Warren said, “Our responsibility is to educate our students and prepare them for life. For those who study genetics or biology, cloning will be a fact of life.”
The ethical aspects of cloning are irrelevant to Warren, who added, “We are cloning single-celled amoeba. Maybe one day we’ll work our way up to mice. There is no ethical dilemma. Save your red flag for when I start cloning co-eds…”
