Only
recently
the
news
of
Anil
Kapoor
playing
the
main
villain
in
Tom
Cruise
starrer
Mission
Impossible:
4
created
a
furore
in
the
entertainment
world.
Now,
yet
another
B-town
actor
has
been
roped
in
for
a
major
Hollywood
film.
The
actor
in
question
is
the
super-talented
Irrfan
Khan
who
will
be
playing
the
main
villain
in
the
new
untitled
Spiderman
reboot
film.
Irrfan
will
be
playing
the
role
of
Van
Atter
(one
of
the
main
villains
in
the
film)
and
would
clash
on
screen
with
the
new
Spiderman
played
by
Andrew
Garfield
(of
The
Social
Network
fame).
Besides
Irrfan,
the
film
will
also
feature
yet
another
villain
Dr.
Connors
aka
The
Lizard
played
by
Rhys
Ifans.
The
new
Spiderman
film
is
being
directed
by
Mark
Webber
and
is
expected
to
hit
screens
in
2012.
In
the
past,
Irrfan
has
been
a
part
of
several
Hollywood
productions
such
as
The
Namesake,
A
Mighty
Heart
and
even
Slumdog
Millionaire.
Now
with
the
actor
bagging
a
coveted
role
in
the
new
Spiderman
film,
his
popularity
world
over
is
only
going
to
increase
even
more.
Story first published: Monday, December 6, 2010, 12:19 [IST]